Except now we don’t have that 35 million black cloud hovering over the program. We’ll get rid of Popes a.ss in a year or two . It would have been hard to get rid of Cal .
Do we miss Calipari yet?
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Wisconsin is going to be a 3 or 4 seed and they don't have 3 injured players.
Again, Cal has elite players at all 5 positions, why is Arkansas only getting a 4 or 5 seed?
Nope, if you had told me back in 2018 that it would be 2026 before he would win the tournament I would have said fire him then.
Were any of those losses to Richmond, UNCW, or Evansville?
So if we land Stokes tomorrow because we paid the most are you gonna be upset or something because he really doesn't care about the state of Kentucky?
This line of thinking is antiquated and how programs get left behind and become mediocre or worse in the era of NIL.
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A loss to inferior teams at rupp shouldn’t happen, along with the blowouts he’s had. Is it not okay to point out popes shortcomings?
Okay, but Cal was not just losing at home, he was losing to mid majors with NBA level talent on his roster.
If you say losing at home is unacceptable, why would you wsnt Calipari back?
I never said I wanted Calipari back? Quite the opposite I wanted Calipari gone, his last years were terrible. It’s just irritating to me that people let pope slide. We wanted Calipari gone because of stuff like that and yet now it’s just excused because it’s mark pope
He did prob burn bridges
but I completely disagree thst he would not be winning here.
That’s where though I loved Cal, I disagreed with him. when he stopped winning he found a noble cause “lifting people out of generations poverty” or “ it’s about players first”.
while in general his argument is correct - treat the players / people that work for you right and they will reward you and you will win too as an organization- We all know this was just a made up excuse that he come out in order to keep up recruiting and keep himself relevant, but regardless it is a lie !
cal lost the fan base when he kept pedaling this lie, especially when the losses piled up.
regardless, I will always respect him for what he did for UK and the Commonwealth.
Calipari is lightning in a bottle. A freak.
You want those guys. then build a support network around him so there is assistance around short-comings.
He should not have been fired.
You want those guys. then build a support network around him so there is assistance around short-comings.
He should not have been fired.
I'm not sure how many times I have to repeat this, but nobody is letting Pope slide. Why do you guys kerp acting like we've lowered our standards, when all we're doing, is hoping for the best. This isn’t Pope's 15th year, it's year 2.
Pope, did a heck of a job last year after starting late with no roster, but losing Robinson and Butler being hobbled, derailed the season.
This year has been a huge failure, we all understand that, but his issues are fixable and it’s up to him to fix them. If he kills it next year, great, he stays, but if he loses 10 games, he's out.
You can still be understanding while being critical.
Injuries were a problem again this year, but the roster was never going to mesh well. It didn't fit Pope's style. He screwed up and I'm hoping he learned his lesson.
He has a lot to fix and in my opinion, he should have no problem fixing them. I'm hoping he does, that's all.
Given the results so far at Arkansas, I could only imagine the vitriol during the regular seasons if he had the same here.
Tacking on 10 and 4 seed caliber teams to where his UK career ended wouldn’t be satisfactory for anybody here.
Tacking on 10 and 4 seed caliber teams to where his UK career ended wouldn’t be satisfactory for anybody here.
Notice the same ones running down the coach that brought the only national title to Lexington since 1998 are the same ones running around defending Pope as much as possible. You can be on the side that wanted Cal gone. Nothing wrong with that. I can’t understand being on the side wanting him gone AND being all for what Pope is doing these first two years. If you think Cal’s last 5 years were horrific and we shouldn’t appreciate anything he done for the state or the program I’d love to know what you think make Pope’s first two seasons worth defending besides that he beat Troy and Illinois
I remember Vitale saying that Kentucky would set their program back 10 years by getting rid of Tubby.
That seems to be the case with the firing of Cal.
Just look at the top 150 recruits.
Not 1 of them chose Pope as a coach. Why in the eff are we settling?
I would have preferred to live in the 1 and done. At least we were eating 1st.
Now we sit at the back table waiting to find out who is in transfer portals.....
That seems to be the case with the firing of Cal.
Just look at the top 150 recruits.
Not 1 of them chose Pope as a coach. Why in the eff are we settling?
I would have preferred to live in the 1 and done. At least we were eating 1st.
Now we sit at the back table waiting to find out who is in transfer portals.....
It’s legal to pay players now and Pope can’t even convince anybody to come play with him. Think about that. Says a lot
No one wants Cal back. He was done n 2019. He had a solid 2020 other than the bizarre Evansville loss but was a train wreck from 2021 to 2024.
People told me I was crazy when I started a thread about it — we should make Cal the GM of Kentucky basketball and stick with a smart coach
They had a nice win today, that's for sure.
They aren't nationally relevant though, and I doubt they ever will be under Cal.
So, meh. Not much of an answer, IMO.
I will never be sorry that Cal is gone from Kentucky. He was destroying Kentucky and should have fired years before he was
If Calipari was still coaching Kentucky I wouldn't be watching Kentucky basketball, so no. He can have his fun at Arkansas until he gets bored and turns on their fans. **** that piece of ****.
I’d rather take a break from watching the ONLY sports team I care about than have to suffer looking at his smug, condescending face and his useless son on the sideline.
I’d rather take a break from watching the ONLY sports team I care about than have to suffer looking at his smug, condescending face and his useless son on the sideline.
I can't but think most of the players playing for Cal would have been at Kentucky if Cal was still a t Kentucky.
He lost to Kentucky lol
They just won the SEC tourney by beating Oklahoma, Ole Miss and Vandy. Cal slurpers are still alive and well apparently.
It’s hilarious all the talent Cal had at UK and won one tourney game in his last 6 years
I’m guessing you wish Cal would bend you over??
False, I have it on good authority that BBN has ZERO SAY in coaching and administrative decisions.
Didn’t we beat arky this season?Well, youre going to find out in the field of 68 just how good Arkansas is. Acuff is Derrick Rose 2.0! I hate it but thats the type of talent you wanted to run out of Kentucky!
Mark Pope- "I understand the assignment!"
Oh, and Pope is doing such an fantastic job with 13 soon to be 14 lossesHe lost to Kentucky lol
They just won the SEC tourney by beating Oklahoma, Ole Miss and Vandy. Cal slurpers are still alive and well apparently.
It’s hilarious all the talent Cal had at UK and won one tourney game in his last 6 years
I’m guessing you wish Cal would bend you over??