24-12 this past year ... what about '25-'26 ??
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35-5 and cut down the nets. Giving the full projection.
With a chance of being the worst 36-0 team in history! 
Pope tasted blood with a couple tournament wins. He wants more. Number one overall seed. 30-6
It all depends on how tough the SEC is this year, I think. Hard to imagine it being as stacked again.
I don't like to predict, but I would think better than your prediction, for 2 reason. 1. More talented roster. 2. The SEC won't be near as good.
Hard to say, but last year on this date we only had 2 players, Perry and Chandler. The outlook with the talent next year sure look fabulous. Getting to the final 4 would be a very successful season.
But your title says a very pedestrian 24-12. Absolutely ridiculous take either way.
You’d think a UK fan would know that was our record for the 23-24 season and with the improved talent what’s our record for this coming season.
*Joking…..mostly*
Too much flux on other rosters and the schedule isn't set but I'd guess 5-8 losses, plausible #1 seed.
I think we win at least 32 . Figure we go further in the SEC and NCAA tourney plus we got to win at least 4 more games in the regular season. Heck we probably would of won several more this year if not for all the injuries. Feels good to project over 30 again.
29–7 up to about 32–4 is most realistic imo.
It was our floor that hurt us last year, not our ceiling. This year we would be on the dishing out end of most of the things that undid us even if the SEC was just as strong, which it won’t be. Get JQ healthy, find a way to maximize what perimeter firepower we have in-system, and find a good substitution scheme is all I think we really need to worry about.
We definitely have the defensive tools this year.
Pope recruited for offense this year in one major way that no one is talking about. Last year we only got about 70-75% of the way into installing our offense when we suddenly had to start backpedaling, plugging holes, and coming up with stop-gap measures to make up for all the key pieces taken off the table due to injury. Also had to get real remedial with our focus on drilling rebounding and defensive fundamentals just to come down anywhere near top 50 in defensive efficiency.
Pope’s Corvette definitely left the garage, unlike Cal’s Maserati. But then it just spent so much damn time in the shop.
This year big, physical, natural defenders two deep at so many positions will protect us from getting derailed installing our offense. We should look to get the whole thing installed this year. And once we do that will ramp up our effectiveness a good ways.
It was our floor that hurt us last year, not our ceiling. This year we would be on the dishing out end of most of the things that undid us even if the SEC was just as strong, which it won’t be. Get JQ healthy, find a way to maximize what perimeter firepower we have in-system, and find a good substitution scheme is all I think we really need to worry about.
We definitely have the defensive tools this year.
Pope recruited for offense this year in one major way that no one is talking about. Last year we only got about 70-75% of the way into installing our offense when we suddenly had to start backpedaling, plugging holes, and coming up with stop-gap measures to make up for all the key pieces taken off the table due to injury. Also had to get real remedial with our focus on drilling rebounding and defensive fundamentals just to come down anywhere near top 50 in defensive efficiency.
Pope’s Corvette definitely left the garage, unlike Cal’s Maserati. But then it just spent so much damn time in the shop.
This year big, physical, natural defenders two deep at so many positions will protect us from getting derailed installing our offense. We should look to get the whole thing installed this year. And once we do that will ramp up our effectiveness a good ways.
Im going 6-7 losses. Team looks better on paper, Pope and staff have a year under their belt, there's some returning experience.
Our OOC slate will be tough but not TOO tough. And the SEC looks to be taking a step back (naturally). I don't see Tennessee, auburn, Bama being quite as good. So I think he can manage much better for those 18 games.
Our OOC slate will be tough but not TOO tough. And the SEC looks to be taking a step back (naturally). I don't see Tennessee, auburn, Bama being quite as good. So I think he can manage much better for those 18 games.
Seems about right. It's hard to project without knowing how they all mesh together.
The SEC can't possibly be better than last year. I say we go:
12-1 Non-conference
14-4 Conference
3-0 SEC Tourney
6-0 NCAA tourney
35-5
12-1 Non-conference
14-4 Conference
3-0 SEC Tourney
6-0 NCAA tourney
35-5
