But now Calipari’s latest team -- a No. 10 Arkansas squad which features three freshmen who played brilliantly on Saturday -- has busted into the Sweet 16 by virtue of a 75-66 victory over Rick Pitino and No. 2 St. John’s. Calipari improved to 3-2 all-time against Pitino in the Big Dance.

Despite a national title and six trips to the Final Four, John Calipari has had some recent tough showings in March. Despite being an NBA factory, consistently developing superstars at the next level,

On Friday, Rick Pitino talked a little bit more about John Calipari than he was willing to on Thursday and Calipari spoke more about their relationship than Pitino did.