I’m with ya on this. UK should not have a problem getting talent.
Thinking whining like a spoiled brat or firing the coach after two seasons short of utter catastrophe or serious off court issues is the answer is sheer stupidity.
Na I don't think that's the real problem. Pope's shortcomings have nothing to do with the fans. But I do feel like he's protected for being a ex player or something. Not sure what it is.Thinking whining like a spoiled brat or firing the coach after two seasons short of utter catastrophe or serious off court issues is the answer is sheer stupidity.
You think the real problem is fans have been too nice?
That's just a ridiculous take. Firing a coach under the circumstances that have played out here is almost unheard of anywhere whether the coach has any previous connection to a program or not.
My stance is that he is the guy that has the job and our best chance at success would have been to show him and the program some support. I have said all along that he will obviously need to achieve more to keep the job long term. I do not think he has proven he is the man for the job long term nor has he proven he can't possibly be the guy either. All the negativity only makes things more difficult.
Pope should have never gotten the job. Hes showed why. I'm supposed to be all jolly no matter what?
Whether he should have gotten the job or not is just your opinion and pretty irrelevant to the current situation. There is a wide gap between being jolly and being an incessant whiner.
I don't see anybody being a incessant whiner tho. Pope just needs to take his mid major self on up the road so we can get a real coach.
Why are you arguing with Duhdee and all his side accounts? This one was created yesterday and doesnt't deserve the light of day.
You are a whiner who considers himself an expert with the ability to see the future. You are just being a clown. BYU was not a mid major.
I don't consider myself a expert. You're the only one I see mentioning that. No BYU isn't a mid major. Not literally. But compared to Kentucky they are.
Agreed. I'm not sold on them playing high level winning basketball. Washington and Furman have totally different expectations than UK. Maybe they transition seamlessly but I think they'll be some growing pains. Every game matters in the Bluegrass so I hope they're ready for the spotlight.
I am saying you are being unreasonable and all the negativity has an impact on our ability to succeed. I can have a little patience and try to back our team so they have the best chance to succeed. If we aren't looking considerably better in the next year or two things will work themselves out anyway.
Man when you got the right coach all that stuff you're talking about doesn't matter. We don't have to find excuses for Stein. There's nobody being too mean to the football program.
So you're a UK fan and you suggest another fan walk away because he has an opinion? I'm not hurting any situation man. I'm a random internet poster. Are you defending Pope?
Fans whining and trying to run the coach out of town definitely has a negative impact especially on recruiting.
The only issue with recruiting is Pope’s socially awkward personality, his lack of success moving his players to the NBA, and his inability (so far) to advance deep in the NCAA tournament. Other coaches, fans, and the media don’t respect him.
Imagine if we ran mediocre Pope out of town. We could hire somebody more qualified. We don't have to be in the final four every year. You act like somebody is spoiled and whining. Can we just get a little respect back? Not be a complete joke?
What would it matter? The head coach is still going to be a big goober WHIMP awkward non recruiting philosophical chess player.
What would matter is the vast majority that like UK and actually look forward to the coming season wouldnt have to read your constant repetitive BULLSHI% every time we try to discuss the upcoming season.
You literally don't have to. I post positivity non stop about the positive things. I post negative about the negative parts and yall act like somebody got murdered in cold blood.
When Popes own teammate from 96 says this you know it's true.
You are just the kind of detached from reality person that hits reset every time your videogame doesn't get off to an optimal start. If you all would quit whining and insulting our coach it might very well help with recruiting and therefore our ability to win games. You call him what you call him knowing full well he could stomp you into a grease spot without breaking a sweat.
Losing Mitchell sucked but that is not Pope's fault. Just like you UK is my team and Pope is our coach and I will root for him and our team as long as that is the case.
Actually Paul your wrong on this one. Nothing will help Popes recruiting. No I don't think firing a coach every two years is the way to do things. But when you hire Mark Pope and get a Mark Pope program you have to move on from that quickly.
False. If not for Cal leaving him an empty roster, injuries, and the two most difficult schedules in school history he would have won a lot more to this point. It is pretty incomprehensible that so many fail to acknowledge that schedule, injuries, and fan negativity have an impact on winning and recruiting.
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