FOX Sports' Aaron Torres is a full-on believer in John Calipari's Arkansas basketball program after beating Kansas by 16 points in a preseason exhibition. Torres gave the Razorbacks no ceiling - and mentioned winning the SEC and making the Final Four during Calipari's first season in Fayetteville.

"Arkansas destroys No. 1 Kansas 85-69 in an exhibition," Torres wrote. "Know its only an exhibition. Know Kansas was missing guys (as was Arkansas). And know we can't give John Calipari credit for anything.

"But... this Arkansas team really is capable of anything. SEC title. Final Four. More."

Jayhawks head coach Bill Self projected big things for Arkansas in 2024-25. Self also curiously said this Arkansas team is better than "some" of Calipari's Wildcats squads.

"I actually think this team is better than some of the ones he's had at Kentucky," Calipari said (h/t On SI). "There were a couple of [Kentucky] teams that were elite, elite, elite. This team, to me, has a chance to be terrific and may be more talented than some of the teams that [Calipari] had at Kentucky. Not all of them, but some of them."

Calipari didn't agree.

"Very early to make that statement," Calipari said. "Very early to make that statement. And yeah, I had some [elite] teams, I had some teams in the middle and I had all of it. Where will this thing play out? All I know is when you have really good guards you usually have a really good team."

Calipari is probably allergic to overhype after how many early exits the Wildcats have had in March Madness in the last decade. But he's also not going to rub it in Self's face after beating his Jayhawks by double-digits.

Calipari in a new locale could be just what the doctor ordered. Arkansas hoops is a well-funded program and the fanbase supports their team like few others. This could be a winning situation in a way Lexington only seemed to be because of how many NBA stars were produced.