So what are the bloggers writing about Cal's decision to stay at Memphis?

The Sports World According to Dub - Apparently, NCSU's pursuit of men's basketball coach John Calipari has ended as reports are coming out that Calipari will decline the coaching job. Evidently Calipari's not a fan of sweet tea and BBQ after all. (My note: obviously the author has never had Memphis BBQ or sweet tea; ours beats theirs any day of the week.)

Rick Bozich - John Calipari is reportedly out of the NC State job. Smart move by Cal. If you can dominate C-USA, why would you want to dine on any scraps left by Coach K and Roy Williams? I know NC State is talking major money, but who wants to be the third fish in a two-fish tank? (My note: yes, this is the same Bozich that writes for the Courier-Journal; which begs the question, why does a published journalist need a blog to publish?)

Unknown Column - Say what you will about John Calipari, and plenty has been said about the guy, both good and bad, but he made a wise decision in turning down bigger bucks from North Carolina State to stay at Memphis. Yeah, this may come as a surprise to some folks who believe the ACC is hallowed and sacred, but Calipari isn't dumb. The Tigers are huge in Memphis. Hell, before the Grizzlies arrived, they were the biggest - and, really, only - show in town. The city loves the team and they play in an NBA arena. With more seasons like the one recently completed, Calipari could be king in Memphis. (My note: even with the Grizz in town, the Tigers are still the biggest; last month was a prime example. Now if the Grizzlies make a little noise in the NBA playoffs, their fever will catch, too.)

StateFans Nation - With that comes the conclusion of the John Calipari 2006 Contract Renegotiation Tour Ultimately, the guy ended up being the slimeball that so many people warned us that he was. We don’t express these sentiments out of frustration for Calipari’s rejection of NC State. We say this because of they way that all of this went down. We also hope that our leaders at NC State take advantage of the opportunity to publicly call out Calipari for his behavior during the conversations - what the hell do you have to lose? (My note: hey, you win some, you lose some... you lost. Get over it!)

T.J.'s Take - John Calipari? "No thanks." Rick Barnes? "Nahh."
0 for 2. That's what NC State is batting so far in this contest of a coaching search. Well...perhaps we should make that 0 for 3, because afterall, they had a good coach that they let get away and move out west. But my question is this. Why is NC State having such a hard time filling this vacancy? Could what we, who are close to the situation have suspected for some time, actually be true? Could NC State be as irrelevant in college basketball as most Duke and UNC fans would have you believe? (My note: go hire Bobby Knight & get it over with.)