Glad to see someone else who actually knows about Pelphrey vs what they have read in the last few days.  People don't understand just how popular he is among the UK folks, especially some of the boosters who are calling for Tubby's head. Talk about a tough job.  You can win 20 games and get to the tourney every year and unless you get to the final 4, you're viewed as a failure!  That's a tough pill to swallow.  I know they want to see him coach in a bigger conference first, but what I'm hearing is that they are so pissed at Tubby they may make the move quicker than they "should".  I've heard they ideally would like to see the switch in 3 years.  Which would give Pelphrey 3 years at USF or wherever, but that's not ideal for USF.  Only for UK.  It's hard to do anything in 3 years as that only gives you one year with a team of guys "you picked" and they're still young at that. Pelphrey is a good coach, but if I was him, I'd stay at South and wait on the UK job.  His wife loves the area, he's loved here, expectations are low and it costs a ton more to live in Tampa than Mobile so USF would have to really pile up some cash to make it so much more attractive and I don't think USF has that kind of money.  If they went to $400K, that's a paycut for JP when you factor in the cost of living differences. He must live in Fairhope if his wife loves the area... Being that you are up at Mobile, I'll take what you say over the people around here. Although he is not in my Top 5 he will still be a major upgrade. Correct me if I'm wrong but Mobile isn't a bball community. If he is loved in a town that either "War Eagles" or "Rolls Tide" then he can do his thing here.