Bill Self Appears to Troll John Calipari Over ‘Basketball School’ Comments

The Kansas head coach took a potential shot at his rival on the show.

Kansas has had a revival in football this year, which was highlighted by College GameDay’s first ever trip to Lawrence on Saturday. However, it was the Jayhawks’ basketball coach who used the publicity to take what appeared to be a shot at one if his rivals.

Making an appearance on ESPN, Bill Self said there is room in the university for success in both basketball and football.

“You know we are a basketball school… and we’ll be a football school,” he said. “I don’t know why we can’t be both.”

The quote can certainly be taken as a dig at Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari, who got into a public argument with Kentucky football coach Mark Stoops over how the school was allocating its resources. Calipari insisted that Kentucky is a “basketball school” despite its recent success in football.

Bill Self: “You know we are a basketball school… AND we’ll be a football school! This is good for basketball.”

Bill Self sending shots towards John Calipari. 👀 pic.twitter.com/KG6tQ1hZsR

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Meanwhile, Kansas is having one of the best athletic years by any team in recent memory. Self led the Basketball team to a National Championship, his second with the school, and the football team is off to a shockingly strong start.

On the other side, while Kentucky football is solid once again, the basketball team is coming off a first round upset loss to Saint Peter’s in March Madness. So, at least for the moment, Self has bragging rights over Calipari, and he isn’t afraid to share. 

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