they cared about playing cal. Cal made it about him and not the university. I do blame him somewhat for the culture not the kids.
Burks gone
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It is what it is. Good riddance to the Cal era. The aftermath is ugly initially and wish someone would have come back. Take our lumps now for a clean slate and a brighter future putting this fail and bail culture behind.
How do you know Pope didn't tell him to leave? Do you honestly think ANY of Pope's incoming players give a damn about Kentucky? If Central Michigan offered a kid 250 thousand and Kentucky offered 100 thousand, that kid is probably going to CM
My guy-who-lived-through-1989 brain was hoping Burks would stay and be one of those kids who could've left when things got tough but didn't and ended up living in UK lore. That was stupid of me.
Oh well.
The Calipari era has been completely washed away over the course of 12 days.
Oh well.
The Calipari era has been completely washed away over the course of 12 days.
7 Duke players have already transferred too. College ball is getting stupid honestly. We can’t even keep born and bred players anymore.
Well, it's possible Pope told him to leave. It's more likely he's leaving on his own. But if you listen to Pope, you'll hear him say how much of a privilege it was to wear that jersey and how he intends to instill that in his players. I'm not naive enough to think that the recruits we're talking to just love Kentucky, but I guarantee it will be taught by Pope when they get here. So, they might not "give a damn" right now, but Pope is going to try to instill that in them. And we know Cal didn't instill that in them. He brought them, got them ready for the NBA, and then sent them on, recruited over them, coerced many of them out the door, and sent others to transfer. I don't believe that will happen under Mark Pope.
This Burks portal move is a real head scratcher. He thinks he can make big money?? lol.
Stumbled across a prediction to Arkansas, if it isn’t already posted. I have NO earthly idea why Burks would follow Cal after getting zero run last season, unless it’s purely money (and I mean… how much could he possibly get?).
The I don’t care what happens to them, they’re dead to me when they leave group are really talking about loyalty to the program.
Also the Burks love was fake anyway, it was we don’t like Justin Edwards and you’re not Justin Edwards love.
Also the Burks love was fake anyway, it was we don’t like Justin Edwards and you’re not Justin Edwards love.
That guy is a clown. I blocked him. Only see his post because you responded to him.
Who gives a damn who was first to report or post something?
We live in a crazy world when people cry about not giving someone credit for being first to break a story.
I could care less if someone was first or hundred in line.
The players under Cal were ALWAYS mercenaries! You just now realized this? As long as they were winning I was fine with it…but not winning and bolting got old quick so I’m happy to see a change. However, if you think the reason most of the future UK players are playing at UK for the name on the front of their jersey instead of NIL $…you are in for a rude awakening. Sadly, It’s all about the $/NBA from here on out.
Well WhiskeyCity, I wouldn't say I "just now" realized they were mercenaries. I've known it's been about NBA and money for quite some time, but I tried to think the best of guys when they were here. My statement about playing for the name on the front of the jersey has to do with Pope and the statements he made in his introduction. His approach is very different from Cal's approach.
As I said, Cal brought them in with dreams of NBA, not UK. It was not just understood they would be one and done, it was expected. Guys who didn't have NBA prospects after 1 year were recruited over and expected to go anyway, either to the NBA or to another school. If they didn't go to the NBA after one season, they felt like failures and left. I don't think Pope will have the same approach or system and I'm thankful for that. I'm sure we'll still have some one and done but I don't expect him to basically have them with one foot out the door while they're here. That's Cal's mantra.
You aren’t wrong
I’m just hoping we don’t keep the tradition of a full roster turnover .