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Nah just saying you can have all of it you want but others that don’t go a lot need to be careful. City sucks, and tradition is gone. It’s actually sad, Nashville in the 90’s and was incredible. Now half the population is out of state transplants and foreigners. Dangerous too, my friends girlfriend was assaulted there (not on broadway
) from someone not from the area then my sister had her car stolen outside of TDB. Believe it’s #1 for car thefts now, can’t park anywhere. Nashville has a bad problem with assaults in different forms. Glad y’all like it, haven’t met many that do anymore. Good spots outside of it but then you have to drive in a lot. And driving in Nashville is worse than Atlanta. It’s moving into the top 10 most dangerous cities in America now too. The fall of Nashville was really unfortunate. When it was just Tennesseans / southern Kentuckians without the influx of out of staters and people from all over it was an incredible place. But if you like it that’s great. Glad she likes it there.
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Well you know what happens when a coach calls and begs Mitch….
God forbid Jimmy Sexton is the agent, then you’re really getting it.
I do think this matters however you still get fired if it doesn’t turn around quickly. I’m worried about it because injuries can derail a coach and ruin his career. I wouldn’t recruit a guy like JQ anymore who won’t even be ready until mid-end of the season. That’s not helping.
I’m hoping this turns around quickly
I just canceled our hotel in Nashville this morning after thinking on it overnight. Put my tickets up for sale hoping some Zags might want them. Just couldn't justify driving all that way and spending money on the hotel and other bills to see exactly what you just said about their BBigs killing us all game. Staying home and going to the volleyball tournament instead, UK volleyball is much more exciting than our basketball team. And, I've been a huge UK basketball fan for many years, just feel sick about this team after being so excited to start the season.
Well, Mitch’s as already taking back control over Calipari. Calipari had free rein with his program and Mitch doesn’t interfere with that ever. He was at that time, so the even though Calipari was going to be retained, it would have had to be a quick turnaround or he would have been fired the next year. He was not going to stay based on that contract.
it’s important to remember how much the university loses if they don’t produce. Apathy will kill your cash cow. It’s worse than spaying a contract like that. That’s why programs don’t do it and make a move. Too much pressure and too much money in the line.
The glaring issue from the start, you got injured players who are important.
How do you expect us to do well, when lowe is out?
You think Oweh has the same ability as Lowe?
The times I saw this team play with Lowe out there we were fine, now we are not.
Oh and the game was closer than we all thought, so its not like UNC whooped us good.....they barely won.
How do you expect us to do well, when lowe is out?
You think Oweh has the same ability as Lowe?
The times I saw this team play with Lowe out there we were fine, now we are not.
Oh and the game was closer than we all thought, so its not like UNC whooped us good.....they barely won.
It’s going to happen, and it’s on National TV, so another embarrassing loss is coming along with more excuses.
Seems like when Pope got the resources from UK, he just went crazy paying for role players and not a single Stud that could lead the team. He needs to promise to let the Studs shoot it. We might not get either top recruit in the 2026 class. He can also get rid of a good number of players from the team before next year, why bring back scrubs!
This is the timeline IMO. Just hope he doesn’t burn through the goodwill entirely before the end of this season.
It’s amazing to me that Mitch Barnhart is still allowed to have his office. Unbelievable. It’s even harder to think he had the support of about 30% or so until recently. Just don’t get it the guy has been absolutely trash his entire tenure here. Gotta consider he was given UK of the 90’s and this is where we are. He was given the program at the top and wanted to retain Tubby when he even knew it was over, hired Gillispie (and this was by himself no committee), the Calipari contracts and didn’t want to hire him anyway, stoops contract, Joker, football scandals, smaller program scandals, and now our basketball program just just have fully recovered from his tenure. He must really do the bidding of certain people is all I can say. There isn’t another major blue blood or football program who would have retained him. Im at a loss with it, 23 years is too long for one guy. And this is Barnhart we’re talking about. Insanity doesn’t begin to describe it.
were an SEC school and he’s proven over and over he’s not about winning big. He’s about a low expectations, settle, and collect money. I guess that’s why he’s lasted, must think he’s good for status quos and keeping the money rolling. It’s not about winning.
were an SEC school and he’s proven over and over he’s not about winning big. He’s about a low expectations, settle, and collect money. I guess that’s why he’s lasted, must think he’s good for status quos and keeping the money rolling. It’s not about winning.
Last year the players were a team, out to prove they belonged and played team ball. For the $$$ they are really bad and we are going to drop Gonzaga, Indiana, St. John’s. At least we have NC Central on the 9th to provide false hope.
I could see this being a NIT year with a 22 million dollar roster. He has to go if this happens.
You haven’t been around Kentucky basketball very long. Not only does pope have to go you have to bring in the right guys to coax a nate Oates to come. Good ads fire coaches as soon as it’s obvious it’s not going to work out not. They don’t keep them around an extra year. Pope is easy to deal with because he has a reasonable contract. We are in a phase where we have to get basketball right in the next 2 years or it may be lost. Too many seasons of unbelievable failures. Gonna lose a lot of fans especially genz who want to pull for winners
Kyra Elzy, BCG, Joker, retaining Stoops after 2022. Holding onto Tubby too long, Mark Pope, swim team scandal, football probation. It really is unreal.
I had two lowers and decided to give them away. I have no excitement to watch this team. Glad I didn’t go.
Wilson and the transfer UNC got from Arizona are better than any player they had on their team last year. They also have a really good young guard and when Trimble gets back, they’ll be better.
But let’s also be clear, if the Heels are playing any other team in the top 15 last night on the road they lose the game. No other team is going to go 13 minutes and not score. Kentucky was absolutely begging Carolina to take that game and finally the Heels decided to oblige them. It was a bad loss.
But let’s also be clear, if the Heels are playing any other team in the top 15 last night on the road they lose the game. No other team is going to go 13 minutes and not score. Kentucky was absolutely begging Carolina to take that game and finally the Heels decided to oblige them. It was a bad loss.
You don't have to worry about gen Z. Most grew up with early-mid Cal squads. Alpha doesn't care either way...
That goodwill burned and the ash blew away already.
that’s the problem. They are used to winning. They aren’t like us thick and thin. I’m watching it with my 22 year old kid.
Idk man, those 2010-2017 cal teams weren't slouches. Hell, even 2019 was solid. It's only been since covid, that UK has been trash.
Pearl would strip naked and roll across broken glass for the UK job.
That's where i'm at. Pope made the Sweet 16 last year with a roster he assembled in about a month. He has yet to coach a full roster this season. We have practically had at least 2 starters out every game so far due to injuries.
I think he overestimated the quality of our depth. So these injuries are having a much bigger impact than we initially thought.
I’ll be there too unfortunately! We’re gonna get smacked! I did cancel my hotel in Atlanta for St. John’s, just now have to unload the ticket. Not spending $700 to see us get our teeth kicked in..
That is literally going to happen, this will be worse than 2021. It's December, we are going to be getting embarrassed on national TV for the next 4 months. No coach here is surviving that, nor should they.
Wait, what? Someone blamed the doctors for our injured players sitting out? Hahahahahaha! What a maroon!
yeo. It was a caller in the KSR pre-show this morning. Said someone ought to look into these “doctors”.
I turned it off and didn’t even listen to KSR like I normally do.
Be pissed at Pope. Be mad at players who aren’t giving effort. But suggesting our injured dudes are faking is moronic and it makes us all look stupid.
What if that never happens? That an excuse to have zero credible wins this yr?It's a different game if you got JQ and Diubate out there with Lowe.
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Anybody saying anything else is just hyperbole and overreaction.
If They suck when they got all three of those guys out there then I will buy into this team sucks.
We play with who's available and make contingencies for unfortunate circumstances l. That's what leaders and winners do. Shareholders expect dividends and BBN wants wins. There are anomalies but this is past that. Win or goodbye
He's done June 26 then a cushy retirement job as special assistant to the Prez.
Keep the faith. Stranger things have happened. Not sure what, but, has to be something stranger.UK will lose the All Time Wins lead to a semi bad Kansas team this season, when they should have pulled away a little!
But remember, this team WILL NOT FAIL. They have only failed up to this point… Until this Friday, when they fail again… But only up to that point!
I feel you. I didn’t even waste 2 hours watching for free on tv. I’ve got to where I don’t watch any game against a team with a pulse. If we win then I’ll watch a replay.
No use making myself mad for 2 hours+.
To be fair, we would still have Cal had he not messed up. He gave uk the ability to get out of the buyout.
Matt Jones said the boosters told Mitch they weren’t paying for stoops buyout so I guess the AD is taking out a loan from the school to pay for it.
Thankfully Popes buyout won’t be much. Even less if Barney is gone. Kinda pisses me off we had to pay $6 million just to buy pope out of his byu deal.
I've watched Gonzaga 3 x this season and they are good The thing that stands out is their size and strength down low plus they have lethal shooters. This will be a rough one.
There's no Andrew Carr's or Jaxson Robinson's on this team either.
This kind of thing should absolutely be the end of Mitch's career. But no, UK gets all that USAID money so they just don't care what the fans think.
I may be wrong but I believe if Kentucky continues on this path Mark Pope will stay one more season and leave of his own accord because he does know what basketball means to the state of Kentucky and he will not want to be a part of a epic collapse. Like Jedwar mentioned earlier something has happened to this team since season began, we all know the rumors and that would definitely be a game changer.This team still has time to right the ship this season if JQ and Lowereturn and Mo gets to where he could play and they could resolve their differences it not too late we will see.
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Consider me of the camp that doesn’t expect any coach, no matter how nice, to just walk away and give up millions.
Oh I am sure he would want what was coming, but he would not be hard to deal with...just my thinking you are probably right
Next year its at minimum a final 4 or fired if he comes back.. Next part.. Recruiting is one thing that has a lot of us worried about.. He can't recruit,, as of now,, and on top of that can't buy top 3-4 players at their positions for whatever reason..