Cal and Arkansas

[Kjuk24]

Gonna take us to the cleaners this evening. I do NOT like this matchup. I hope I am 100% wrong!

Acuff and Thomas are studs. Can't wait to see the analytic 1st half performance

 

[OleTiredBum]

Pope will have a bible study class 30 minutes before tipoff

 

[UKAlum84]

arkansas has played well at home, of all the teams who could give them fits..........this rivalry of schools just might have a different outcome this year.

I dunno, yeah arkansas is ranked but not top 10 quite yet. If we, IF we redeem ourselves and play like we mean it....I think we still have a chance to win this game.

 

[Bill_the_cat]

We win by 15.

 

[Kjuk24]

We win by 15.

I hope

 

[Crazy4Blue]

Pope will have a bible study class 30 minutes before tipoff

What is this suppose to mean?

 

[kyjeff1]

Guess the OP wanted his own thread to tell us the same thing that's being said in every other Arkansas thread.
When I saw the thread title, I was hoping it was going to say Cal and his team packed up and left town, giving us a nice forfeit win, but nope.

 

[Hunting9]

What is this suppose io mean?

It’s just an ignorant post by a smart *** fan that doesn’t merit a response.

 

[OleTiredBum]

What is this suppose io mean?

it means he doesn't know how to motivate players for a big game...or ANY game

 

[FridayAfternoonCat]

We win by 15.

I don’t see that happening unless we are down 15 at the half. So yea maybe we do win by 15.

 

[Kjuk24]

Guess the OP wanted his own thread to tell us the same thing that's being said in every other Arkansas thread.
When I saw the thread title, I was hoping it was going to say Cal and his team packed up and left town, giving us a nice forfeit win, but nope.

Oh wow! Yep, you caught me dead in my tracks. GTFO

I bleed Blue! Im just a realist.

 

[FridayAfternoonCat]

Everyone wants to say why are we all over Pope and not Cal if both are 38-19.

1. “ WE ARE UK” right?

2. our standard is higher than Arky right?

3. of those 19 losses for both coaches did Cal compete in a lot of his losses? Did many of those losses come down to the wire? Within 3-5 points?

4. Pope is getting dog walked every few games. How many times have we been beat by 30? 35? 20-25? 12-17 points?

5. that’s why the two 38-19 aren’t the same at all.


Yea yall go ahead and say a win is a win and a loss is a loss. Yea a win is a win. But a 35 point beat down isn’t the same as losing at the last minute after competing for 40 minutes.

So yea the record is the same but the perception is nowhere near the same. That’s the reason.

Cal isn’t coaching like a scared child. “Go get em tiger”

 

[OleTiredBum]

Oh wow! Yep, you caught me dead in my tracks. GTFO

I bleed Blue! Im just a realist.

Everyone wants to say why are we all over Pope and not Cal if both are 38-19.

1. “ WE ARE UK” right?

2. our standard is higher than Arky right?

3. of those 19 losses for both coaches did Cal compete in a lot of his losses? Did many of those losses come down to the wire? Within 3-5 points?

4. Pope is getting dog walked every few games. How many times have we been beat by 30? 35? 20-25? 12-17 points?

5. that’s why the two 38-19 aren’t the same at all.


Yea yall go ahead and say a win is a win and a loss is a loss. Yea a win is a win. But a 35 point beat down isn’t the same as losing at the last minute after competing for 40 minutes.

So yea the record is the same but the perception is nowhere near the same. That’s the reason.

Cal isn’t coaching like a scared child. “Go get em tiger”

stop talking sensical to the ole blue hairs that fall asleep inside Rupp...or most likely some of the 96 clan that earned it and just can't let it go.

 

[UKBB4Ever]

We can win this game. At some point you have to draw a line in the sand and say they can’t cross it.

We are there. If they don’t draw a line tonight then forfeit the rest of the season because it’s over.

I’ll be shocked if this team doesn’t come out and fight like hell from the tip

Maybe they won’t play well?

But there’s no way they mail this one in like Tuesday.

 

[UK4Life#9]

I think we win this game. Just have a good feeling about it! Cats by 7!

UK- 86
Piglets- 79

 

[KYFOSSIL]

Pope will have a bible study class 30 minutes before tipoff

 

[FridayAfternoonCat]

stop talking sensical to the ole blue hairs that fall asleep inside Rupp...or most likely some of the 96 clan that earned it and just can't let it go.

I’m just tired of acting like I have to support this mess to be a fan. I’m sick of it. We’ve had 1 and a half seasons to see exactly what Pope is.

He brings zero excitement in any kind of way. It’s fkn ridiculous and I’m not gonna get on here acting excited when not a single recruit in America is excited about Kentucky.

Some of yall claim to be realist but aren’t. Yall don’t have to support this ********. It’s a clown show. Take our program back. Literally zero excitement anywhere around our program. ZERO!

Of course I’m gonna watch and hope they win. Of course. But more than likely they get their *** whooped because we have against every single team with a pulse.



We have threads saying how can we beat Arkansas? That’s the state of the program. Yea maybe all of yall got the guy yall deserve. Maybe UK has its guy. Losing culture. Losing mindset. Reactive fanbase.

Folks to scared to get called a fake fan by people they have never met. How does the forum troll as yall say I am speak more common sense than a damn UK fan that’s watched for 70 years.

Why is everyone scared to be real about how bad we are. Yea yall bring it up but then yall always take back anything you say and try to find excuses.


“How can we get back to glory with Pope”

“What can Pope do differently “

“ I heard Pope is changing up his practices”

“ we don’t have a single fkn recruit but hey maybe he kills the portal”

“Kentucky always has down years we will be back. This is exactly like when we were on probation. We will be back in a couple years. A real coach can’t come in with NIL and make us a contender day one”


CAL CAME BEFORE NIL AND MADE US A CONTENDER DAY ONE.


I don’t blame Pope or Mitch. I blame the soft *** fanbase we’ve become. Yea yall sit on here and accept below average.

Average teams don’t get beat by 35. Maybe 10-15 on an off night. This is an all systems failure and yall are really gonna give this man another year.



At this point I can’t defend the program I love. Embarrassing.

 

[Kjuk24]

We can win this game. At some point you have to draw a line in the sand and say they can’t cross it.

We are there. If they don’t draw a line tonight then forfeit the rest of the season because it’s over.

I’ll be shocked if this team doesn’t come out and fight like hell from the tip

Maybe they won’t play well?

But there’s no way they mail this one in like Tuesday.

Love that response and I hope it happens!

Acuff and Thomas are way more talented than anyone on this team. I hope youre correct

 

[Kjuk24]

I’m just tired of acting like I have to support this mess to be a fan. I’m sick of it. We’ve had 1 and a half seasons to see exactly what Pope is.

He brings zero excitement in any kind of way. It’s fkn ridiculous and I’m not gonna get on here acting excited when not a single recruit in America is excited about Kentucky.

Some of yall claim to be realist but aren’t. Yall don’t have to support this ********. It’s a clown show. Take our program back. Literally zero excitement anywhere around our program. ZERO!

Of course I’m gonna watch and hope they win. Of course. But more than likely they get their *** whooped because we have against every single team with a pulse.



We have threads saying how can we beat Arkansas? That’s the state of the program. Yea maybe all of yall got the guy yall deserve. Maybe UK has its guy. Losing culture. Losing mindset. Reactive fanbase.

Folks to scared to get called a fake fan by people they have never met. How does the forum troll as yall say I am speak more common sense than a damn UK fan that’s watched for 70 years.

Why is everyone scared to be real about how bad we are. Yea yall bring it up but then yall always take back anything you say and try to find excuses.


“How can we get back to glory with Pope”

“What can Pope do differently “

“ I heard Pope is changing up his practices”

“ we don’t have a single fkn recruit but hey maybe he kills the portal”

“Kentucky always has down years we will be back. This is exactly like when we were on probation. We will be back in a couple years. A real coach can’t come in with NIL and make us a contender day one”


CAL CAME BEFORE NIL AND MADE US A CONTENDER DAY ONE.


I don’t blame Pope or Mitch. I blame the soft *** fanbase we’ve become. Yea yall sit on here and accept below average.

Average teams don’t get beat by 35. Maybe 10-15 on an off night. This is an all systems failure and yall are really gonna give this man another year.



At this point I can’t defend the program I love. Embarrassing.

Damn straight.

 

[Catlogic1552]

Pope will have a bible study class 30 minutes before tipoff

He’ll read them “The Little Engine That Could”.

 

[bleedsblue5]

I don't know how much more we can be nationally embarrased but I bet they can find a way today.

 

[Kjuk24]

I don't know how much more we can be nationally embarrased but I bet they can find a way today.

At Arky is never fun!

 

[Kjuk24]

Knowing the ****** that Cal is... You know hes had this one circled on his calender

 

[anon1772831261]

Cal is due to **** the bed. Go Cats

 

[bleedsblue5]

This is the kinda game Pope tends to pull out, one we should probably lose being overmatched on the road with the narrative against us.

But more than likely the karma for how we treated a coach that got us a national championship (I was pretty vocal myself after the sec tourney) is coming and we are about to take a beat down.

 

[Kjuk24]

Idk man... I dont think you all know how good Acuff is

 

[kyjeff1]

Oh wow! Yep, you caught me dead in my tracks. GTFO

I bleed Blue! Im just a realist.

You uh, obviously didn't read what I said, or you didn't understand it.

 

[kyjeff1]

Everyone wants to say why are we all over Pope and not Cal if both are 38-19.

1. “ WE ARE UK” right?

2. our standard is higher than Arky right?

3. of those 19 losses for both coaches did Cal compete in a lot of his losses? Did many of those losses come down to the wire? Within 3-5 points?

4. Pope is getting dog walked every few games. How many times have we been beat by 30? 35? 20-25? 12-17 points?

5. that’s why the two 38-19 aren’t the same at all.


Yea yall go ahead and say a win is a win and a loss is a loss. Yea a win is a win. But a 35 point beat down isn’t the same as losing at the last minute after competing for 40 minutes.

So yea the record is the same but the perception is nowhere near the same. That’s the reason.

Cal isn’t coaching like a scared child. “Go get em tiger”

Didn't Arkansas lose by like 30 to South Carolina last year? I know they were at least down by 30 at one point.

 

[Kjuk24]

You uh, obviously didn't read what I said, or you didn't understand it.

You think im a dirty Arkansas fan...
I am not, sir.

 

[kyjeff1]

You think im a dirty Arkansas fan...
I am not, sir.

You think I think you're an Arkansas fan? Where did I say that?

 

[Kjuk24]

Guess the OP wanted his own thread to tell us the same thing that's being said in every other Arkansas thread.
When I saw the thread title, I was hoping it was going to say Cal and his team packed up and left town, giving us a nice forfeit win, but nope.

Guess the OP wanted his own thread to tell us the same thing that's being said in every other Arkansas thread.

 

[KyKevin]

Idk man... I dont think you all know how good Acuff is

He will do the same as Vandys point guard done, what ever the hell he wants. We can't stop penetration for s.hit.

 

[FridayAfternoonCat]

Didn't Arkansas lose by like 30 to South Carolina last year? I know they were at least down by 30 at one point.

Maybe idk. Hasn’t been doig it enough for it to be tempered as common. I don’t remember it. For one I don’t keep up with Arky at all. And maybe my facts were wrong. But I wasn’t glazing Cal or tryna take up for Arky in the least bit. I’m all the way fed up with the weak loser style of basketball.


Pope is a coach that will pay a walk on like Trent Noah. But doesn’t want to pay for an elite talent? Does Pope have a bigger ego problem than Cal? I mean Cal had juice to back up his bull crap. Pope is running on fumes. I’m fed up. We aren’t gonna be better next year and fans trying to find any excuse to give him a third year are sorry imo. I’m just gonna assume anybody that wants him another year is an Arky fan on the low because of course any other team would want Kentucky to stay the laughing stock of college basketball.


I’m sorry we aren’t the laughing stock. We have 7 championships in the 1900s……

WAKE TF UP BBN.

 

[kyjeff1]

Guess the OP wanted his own thread to tell us the same thing that's being said in every other Arkansas thread.

Eventually it'll make sense to you. Keep reading it.
That is in no way accusing you of being an Arkansas fan.

 

[kyjeff1]

Maybe idk. Hasn’t been doig it enough for it to be tempered as common. I don’t remember it. For one I don’t keep up with Arky at all. And maybe my facts were wrong. But I wasn’t glazing Cal or tryna take up for Arky in the least bit. I’m all the way fed up with the weak loser style of basketball.


Pope is a coach that will pay a walk on like Trent Noah. But doesn’t want to pay for an elite talent? Does Pope have a bigger ego problem than Cal? I mean Cal had juice to back up his bull crap. Pope is running on fumes. I’m fed up. We aren’t gonna be better next year and fans trying to find any excuse to give him a third year are sorry imo. I’m just gonna assume anybody that wants him another year is an Arky fan on the low because of course any other team would want Kentucky to stay the laughing stock of college basketball.


I’m sorry we aren’t the laughing stock. We have 7 championships in the 1900s……

WAKE TF UP BBN.

You think Pope has a bigger ego than Cal because he doesn't know how to be a general manager?
Pope is training on the job, he's learning a lot of hard lessons, player evaluation, lack of star talent and recruiting to his system are just 3 of those lessons that bit him in the rump this year.

 

[FridayAfternoonCat]

You think Pope has a bigger ego than Cal because he doesn't know how to be a general manager?
Pope is training on the job, he's learning a lot of hard lessons, player evaluation, lack of star talent and recruiting to his system are just 3 of those lessons that bit him in the rump this year.

Ok you’re right. Seriously. And that’s why I’m fed up. You don’t learn on the job here. You don’t accept that. At all. In the slightest. It’s crazy to me. How many years are you ok with him learning on the job?

Maybe in ten years he will be a decent coach? Do yall understand people got it or they don’t. He will never have it even if he understands basketball. No connections. No pull. No excitement. No swag. No fire. Look how his teams play.

 

[FridayAfternoonCat]

Up seven at half. Let’s finish this thing. This game is so much bigger for Pope than any of us realize. This will shut up a lot of people. Including me to an extent. Arkansas isn’t a world beater. Actually our veteran guards are looking better than their freshman. We got this.

 

[Skyguyb27]

Ok you’re right. Seriously. And that’s why I’m fed up. You don’t learn on the job here. You don’t accept that. At all. In the slightest. It’s crazy to me. How many years are you ok with him learning on the job?

Maybe in ten years he will be a decent coach? Do yall understand people got it or they don’t. He will never have it even if he understands basketball. No connections. No pull. No excitement. No swag. No fire. Look how his teams play.

I’m with ya 100% but some people only started to follow the Cats under Cal and don’t know how it’s supposed to go. Shame really

 

[RunninRichie]

Up seven at half. Let’s finish this thing. This game is so much bigger for Pope than any of us realize. This will shut up a lot of people. Including me to an extent. Arkansas isn’t a world beater. Actually our veteran guards are looking better than their freshman. We got this.

No it wont. Win the SEC or SECT. This is UK. But it will be nice to beat Calipari and his fanboys on this board.

 

[kyjeff1]

Up seven at half. Let’s finish this thing. This game is so much bigger for Pope than any of us realize. This will shut up a lot of people. Including me to an extent. Arkansas isn’t a world beater. Actually our veteran guards are looking better than their freshman. We got this.

Yeah, if we win this game, I don't want to see dudes on here saying Arkansas isn't good. That's BS.

The win @ Tennessee was a hell of a win too.

It's fine to critisize Pope for the failures, but there's no need to go a step further and knock down any and all accomplishments.