NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt believes in "Memorial Magic" but it was Hall of Fame coach John Calipari who waved his wand and turned Arkansas into the belle of the ball.
Both Kentucky and Arkansas suffered tough losses over the weekend to Auburn and South Carolina, respectively, but how coaches Mark Pope and John Calipari responded couldn't have been more different.
How bad was Arkansas in the first-half of a huge bubble game versus South Carolina? This was the worst of the worst, historically.
South Carolina had lost 14 straight games until knocking off NCAA hopefuls Texas and Arkansas. Another bubble team, Georgia, is next.
The awful South Carolina defeat could end up being what keeps Arkansas out of the tournament.