Kentucky's John Calipari Talks March Madness Loss to Oakland: 'This One Is Painful'

The 3-seeded Kentucky Wildcats were upset in stunning fashion against 14-seed Oakland on Thursday night, 80-76, as Jack Gohlke sank 10 three-pointers for the Grizzlies.

It was the sort of result that makes March Madness so fun for the neutral observer, though for the Wildcats and head coach John Calipari it was a tough pill to swallow.

"I told them after, this one... this one is painful," he told CBS Sports' Evan Washburn after the loss (1:00 mark). "And the reason is—there are other times you lose a game, and you know your team is what it is. But this team, I really felt, was built for this moment. Even though we were young, I knew that could catch us. But we had our chances."

He added that Oakland "made unbelievable shots" and "deserved to win the game."

Much of Kentucky's season was was defined by inconsistency, however. And the program's performances in recent NCAA tournaments have not been pretty:

Calipari may have felt like this team was built for the moment, but an inconsistent season and recent struggles in the NCAA tournament had more than a few folks around the sport doubting these Wildcats, and for good reason.

There are about 33 million reasons why Calipari isn't going anywhere as Kentucky's head coach, but there's little doubt that expectations aren't being met in Lexington.