John Calipari’s future suddenly clouds with another Kentucky early exit in March Madness via 14-seeded Oakland [Video]

Fourteenth-seeded Oakland pulling up to Pittsburgh to punk blue-blooded, third-seeded Kentucky and walking out with an all-time 80-76 upset behind 32 points via 10 3-pointers from a 24-year-old bench player named Gohlke who began his career at Division II Hillsdale College is why the NCAA Tournament is the greatest sporting event in American history. 

Coach Greg Kampe, insta-star Jack Gohlke and those golden Golden Grizzlies will move to the forefront of the American sports landscape over the next two days. Their story will rightfully be celebrated on morning talk shows, national news broadcasts, around offices, over Zoom calls, in classrooms, board rooms, gyms, etc. across the country.

As it should be. That was an amazing sporting event that unfolded on Thursday night. 

But there is the other side to this, and on this night, the losing team — and its coach — feels like a story …