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08:08 AM ET 03.06 | To put a number on it, John Calipari has 700,000 reasons to make the tournament, thanks to the bonus structure of his contract. Calipari nearly maxed out those bonuses last year, collecting $4.6 million in total school pay, a 21% increase on his base income. But of the $800,000 in bonus money, $700,000 were directly tied to NCAA Tournament play. ... While making the tournament doesn't guarantee Calipari much money (he only gets the full $700,000 by winning the whole thing, after all), missing the cut means he'll be saying goodbye to the chance of taking home a rather significant chunk of cash with just a few postseason wins. Making it to the Sweet 16 alone nets him $100,000.

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March 6, 2013 08:18 AM ET

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In honor of 0-6:

Go Kentucky Go

Go Kentucky Go

Go Kentucky Go

Deep Creek

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March 6, 2013 08:41 AM ET

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Originally posted 08:18 AM ET 03.06 by Deep Creek

In honor of 0-6:

Go Kentucky Go

Go Kentucky Go

Go Kentucky Go

I honor of GR:

Go Gatahs Go

Go Gatahs Go

Go Gatahs Go

hehehe -- of course, no disrespect to the Colonel, but you have to keep in mind that UK is our main division rival this time of year.

GR=O-6fan

Bumfrack, TX

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March 6, 2013 08:59 AM ET

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I would love to see nothing better than Calipari losing his $700,000. by not getting in the tourney but would love it even more if Memphis Tigers were to beat him out of it in the tourney!

tallguy47

Fort Pierce , FL

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March 6, 2013 10:25 AM ET

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How much are the players and their AAU coaches going to get? Come on, now, you know it's happening.

Dr. B-f-G

Bubbaville, TX

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March 6, 2013 10:30 AM ET

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Originally posted 10:25 AM ET 03.06 by Dr. B-f-G

How much are the players and their AAU coaches going to get? Come on, now, you know it's happening.

you have to wonder what the terms are for those guys.....it'd be tough to have a similar pay structure set up

TZ man

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March 6, 2013 10:46 AM ET

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Originally posted 08:58 AM ET 03.06 by Docmadinejad

Wow. That's some incentive.

That kind of incentive would make a man want to do whatever it takes to obtain.

PAPA ROCKS

Manchester , TN

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March 6, 2013 11:50 AM ET

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Originally posted 10:25 AM ET 03.06 by Dr. B-f-G

How much are the players and their AAU coaches going to get? Come on, now, you know it's happening.

World Wide Wes needs some coin to survive Doc!