Hate to be pessimistic but unless something has changed over the summer Pope is still a .630 win percentage coach. I think we'll find out early in the season with Kansas. It's sounds stupid but I really think this game is a must win for him.
Yup that's my whole point. You can give Pope all the talent in the world but if his coaching doesn't improve it's really not gonna matter. His team's are so bad at defense and rebounding and tend to give up when things go bad.
I agree so I'm not letting the recruiting stress me out. Even if he lands Wilkins and Stokes I'm still expecting a middle of the pack SEC team with 12-14 losses.