Calipari: Without NCAA change, 'we need to separate from them'

Posted May 16, 2013
In recent months, talk of big-time schools uncoupling themselves from the NCAA has grown beyond a whisper. Most of that dialogue is with regard to football because football's bowl system isn't run by the NCAA. So if there were to be a split, the sever would seem easier to induce. But John Calipari became the most notable college basketball coach to play the leave-the-NCAA card when he went on a rant against the organization on radio Thursday. (CBS Sports)

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