Everyone knew it was coming and now it is official, the Kentucky Wildcats have fired their basketball head coach Billy Gillispie after missing the NCAA tournament for the first time in 18 years.

With the Wildcats being a guarantee to be in the Big Dance every season for almost the last two decades, the first time they missed the cut you know heads were going to roll. The Wildcats weren't a bad team this season with scoring machine Jodie Meeks leading the way, but they they just weren't good enough to make the tourney this time around.

It only took two years, but that was enough for Kentucky to make the decision that Billy Gillispie is not the guy for them. That is the chance you take when you take the head coaching job at a successful school like Kentucky.

One name that keeps coming up as a replacement is Billy Donovan of the Florida Gators. He turned down the job when he was winning National championships in Florida, but now he might jump at the opportunity.