Confidence In Pope ?

Confidence Level?

  • I still have confidence

    Votes: 6 5.3%
  • I was excited for this team but now lost confidence

    Votes: 17 15.0%
  • I am concerned but hopeful

    Votes: 12 10.6%
  • I am very concerned

    Votes: 40 35.4%
  • I'm done. Pope needs to Get Out

    Votes: 33 29.2%
  • I'll reserve until end of year to make a decision

    Votes: 5 4.4%

  • Total voters
    113

mash_24

Heisman
Sep 26, 2011
8,469
25,608
108
Obviously nobody is happy. But we’re 5 games in. If he doesn’t make some lineup changes after this debacle he will lose some of my confidence. But just look at some of Izzo’s teams. They looked god awful early and ended up making final fours.
 

One2Three

All-Conference
Nov 15, 2025
785
1,841
93
Obviously nobody is happy. But we’re 5 games in. If he doesn’t make some lineup changes after this debacle he will lose some of my confidence. But just look at some of Izzo’s teams. They looked god awful early and ended up making final fours.
We have rumors of players fighting and chipping at each other. This goes beyond simply being a poorly constructed team.
 

mash_24

Heisman
Sep 26, 2011
8,469
25,608
108
We have rumors of players fighting and chipping at each other. This goes beyond simply being a poorly constructed team.
I don’t disagree. There’s something off. If he’s a good coach he fixes it. and I haven’t seen enough to say it’s poorly constructed.
 

Jtf2217

Senior
Apr 20, 2024
301
640
93
I think Pope is a good coach. I think that were more talented on paper than last year. Pope drew up some really good stuff last year. The Duke game coaching was great. I think this team has issues. Like bad issues.
However you can't coach lack of talent. He needs to do a better job of identifying pieces that will fit together and recruiting on the whole to raise the talent level. The roster construction is horrible and it wasn't from lack of money apparently just really bad construction.
 

Ford to Mashburn

Sophomore
Aug 10, 2025
107
161
43
I believe in the Coach and his Coaching. I’m not sure he’s prepared to deal with the BS of the players. However that’s part of the job as well. Feels like something is going on internally that if not resolved soon will be the end of the Pope regime. I hope that’s not the case as I like Pope and he proved he can coach last year. He’s going to stop being friends and put them in their place. He needs some of that Pitino fire
 

Farsight Clone

All-Conference
Aug 30, 2025
1,029
1,978
103
Pope just admitted that he wasn't a very good coach in his presser. He said that better coaches can find what needs to be found in this roaster and he's doubting himself. He's very hurt.

The first thing he needs to do is have a heart to heart with Rick and start discipline. Make Oweh the 6th man. Only play BG when Moreno is gased/foul trouble. Tighten rotation to 8.