John Calipari on the improvement of the SEC: "This is a hard league now"
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John Calipari is one of the longest-tenured head coaches in college basketball.
During his time at Kentucky, the SEC has seen a complete shift in the level of competition throughout the league.
"Basketball coaches win games and administrations win championships because they invest in it," Calipari said. "You think of what happened in this league. Mike Slide got this TV deal done and you had a choice of where you can put all that money."
Calipari talked about some of the advancements made in the behind-the-scenes aspects of recruiting.
"To recruit, you can’t -- If you think you are going to fly commercial during the year and do this job and recruit and then stay overnight and get a 5 o'clock flight back," Calipari said. "You better be 30 years old. And so, now the investment in the facilities, the way they travel, the way they treat their players. Everybody charters. That investment just came from the TV deal."
It is a different time in the SEC. Basketball has exploded in popularity throughout the south and the schools are taking full advantage.
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