re: What happened to A&M basketball

To keep the Moral Majority placated, I would like to say Billy Kennedy is a very nice, moral, family man and is to be congratulated for fighting health issues from almost the start of his tenure at A&M.

Now, the rest of the story. He does not have the ability to coach, recruit and lead a major conference basketball team. He has not been fired because of several reasons. 1. The big money Ag's don't give a flip about basketball. So there is not money available to buy him out. 2. It would be a PR nightmare to fire a coach who is fighting a horrible medical malady. The man for the job now coaches at Ranger JC, in the boondocks of North Central Texas. He is presently 15-2. His name is Billy Gillispie. He has matured, sobered up and doing the best coaching of his career right now. His old lifestyle even caused him to have a kidney transplant. I know Kentucky does not care for him but he and Kentucky should not have ever gotten together. His style is not Kentucky's and Kentucky's style is certainly not Billy Gillespie. When Kennedy's contract is over (next year?), it will not be renewed and if the powers that be rehired Gillespie, basketball would be the hottest ticket on campus again.