Anybody who stans for Pope at this moment hates UK basketball excellence
Do we miss Calipari yet?
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He beat an 11 and 15 seed to make it to today. He finally got a draw he didn’t choke away.
I thought Vandy played well today. Arkansas went 15-24 from 3. That may be the best outside shooting performance of a Cal team in his entire career.
I had no problem with Coach Cal leaving. I wish those last 4 years worked out and he retired here, but if you’re going to replace a HOF coach, you cannot hire a guy like Pope, especially with that kind of resume, that is not Kentucky basketball quality. It’s so damn embarrassing.
Nope, because Cal had basically given up here. He is actually trying now at Arkansas, he was done here.
I love Cal. He made us feel proud again of being BBN. His time was done here and we had to move on. Mitch was the idiot to give him a lifetime contract that was unwarranted. Pope however is way below on any scale of coaching than Cal.
Almost makes you wonder if MB is not entirely in possession of all of his faculties ... seriously, how could anyone think that was a good idea?
IU is about to miss the tourney for the 3rd straight season.
This is the absolute best post I have read on this site in a very long time. Well stated and I 100% agree with every bit of it.
He has a loaded roster and a pg that is as good as any he has ever had.
So why is he still looking at a 5 seed and how did he lose at home to a depleted UK team?
Any coach worth a damn would have that team in the 1 seed slot.
At one point last year, Arkansas fans thought they made a huge mistake.
2 things that are 100% fact, Cal had to go and Pope was a horrible hire. Cal destroyed almost every relationship he had with people of importance and donors. It was never going to work again and it was his fault. His arrogance and personality along with the results he was producing were too much. I for one am glad he's gone and wish he left years earlier. Barnhart knew he was retiring and wanted a safe hire to bridge the next AD so he could pick his own coach. He was sure Drew would take it and when that didn't happen he panicked. Barring something crazy, Pope has next year and maybe 1 more, if product is still the same, new AD will swing for the fences. Just my 2 cents
Dusty May lost at home to Greg Gard. Does that make Gard a better coach?
Don’t be dumb
You can go be a Razorback any time bud.
I’m sick to the teeth of UK “fans” that kiss their favorite coach’s ***. Last I checked this wasn’t the University of Cal or Pope.
HELL YES WE DO!
The trouble is most of us on this board are too proud to admit we made a mistake in not giving him more of a free rein than what he had. He could do so much that a lot of us didn’t agree with but other things Mitch did not allow. He was a great coach and he had some down years at the end of his reign but hell yes we miss him. Some people in here will just never admit it.
The trouble is most of us on this board are too proud to admit we made a mistake in not giving him more of a free rein than what he had. He could do so much that a lot of us didn’t agree with but other things Mitch did not allow. He was a great coach and he had some down years at the end of his reign but hell yes we miss him. Some people in here will just never admit it.
I couldn't be happier he is gone. Come back in here when he loses week 1.
I sure as hell don’t miss the bullstuff coach he was when he was here the last five years. He needed to leave here as he had pretty much quit caring about anything but draft picks. Now that he’s motivated and with the NIL he’s back to actually working and doing what he needs to do to win games. It was time for him to move on. I loved Cal when he had the desire to be the best for sure.
It’s a process and there are some great days ahead of Kentucky Basketball.
Enjoy the ride.
It was a meaningless regular season game! We all saw who got the last laugh
They won’t admit it because it simply isn’t true. I don’t miss him at all. You can stop saying we because I sure as hell am not pining for that jagoff.
The smart ones amongst us will never forget the last 5 years of losing, many embarrassing losses, and him screaming and yelling on the sideline. Unbearable.
Don’t over complicate things . Both UK and Cal needed a reset. It has done wonders for Cal . Mitch crapped the bed with his basketball hire . Sometimes you take a step back before surging ahead.
We stepped back with Sutton and hired Pitino, we stepped back with Billy Clyde and hired Calipari. This Mark Pope experiment will probably be over about this time next year and hopefully we can make a sensible hire this time .
He always says its about the players while he's bragging about himself. Infufferable narcassist.