Do we miss Calipari yet?
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Having Acuff and not even a top 10 team. The talent and experience that Arkansas team has , has no excuse to not be a top 7 team in the country this season and thats why we fans knew it was time for Cal to go. Its also not our fault our AD is a mental midget trying to sabotage our program by hiring the worst replacement we could get
I was firmly in “careful what you wish for”camp with Cal.
I was tired of him by the end, but knew replacing a GOAT level recruiter and mediocre tactician with someone else who wasn’t on his level could lead to a step backwards.
That said, I have moved on. I am not jealous of Cal, nor do I pine for him. This fanbase collectively decided we’d had enough of Cal and he decided likewise about us.
I was tired of him by the end, but knew replacing a GOAT level recruiter and mediocre tactician with someone else who wasn’t on his level could lead to a step backwards.
That said, I have moved on. I am not jealous of Cal, nor do I pine for him. This fanbase collectively decided we’d had enough of Cal and he decided likewise about us.
Noooo. He quit on UK while in the job and then quit to go to Arkansas.
If we absolutely had to pick between those two, then of course Calipari would be the better choice. Who knew that Mitch would make a guy with zero success his top pick. Would rather not have either of Cal or Pope.
Another troll trying to get people riled up. Nobody ran Cal off. He did it to himself with his non coaching ability. If I had been AD he would have been gone long before that.
Cal wouldn't be winning at UK.
The reason I don't miss Cal is because he was full of contempt for UK fans and UK media.
He had burned bridges with the boosters and he was done here.
What he's doing at Arkansas has nothing to do with UK in any way shape or form.
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!"
Still don’t get how you think pope is an elite coach.I don’t miss Cal. But I respect Cal. I regularly still watch games from all of our previous coaches. I’m glad we have Pope and I’m looking forward to better days.
AD or not. Im living in 2026.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!"
Like I said earlier, Cal has the most talented team on the floor 95% of the time when he plays and still loses a lot of games.
Cal was leaving Kentucky no matter what. He was fed up with the administration. Understandably.
Nice of an arkansas fan to sign up on march 3rd in preparation to sh*t on UK for our down seasonWell, 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!"
Still don’t get how you think I’ve implied anywhere that Pope is an elite coach. Do you decide what people think for them?
He would finally decide to do something after BS’ing his way they tournament after tournament here.
F that, Cal quit on us, he deserved what he got after his last 4 years here.
If he coached like this his last 4 years here, he would still be a king in Lexington.
Im a Kentucky fan and have deeper roots than you do! Harlan County.
You all were idiots for running off a hall of fame coach for Pope!
He still should have started Reed and Rob.
Well you say you’re glad to have pope so I would assume you think he’s a top coach, otherwise are you happy to have a mediocre coach?
No. That wasn't Cal's fault. That was Mitch and that woke liberal Matt Jones' fault.
/s/ Rupp Rafters
That’s only if he was worried about Kentuckys best interest. He was worried about Cal and his NBA players future.
I agree to. He should have started them no question.
No. I don’t think he’s elite right now. He has things to correct to get there. I believe almost every issue he has is correctable. He will have to show some of that potential next season or he won’t be here 380 days from now.
I don’t see him fixing it but hopefully he does. Would love to end this embarrassment and win something of substance next year
8 is a lot? Todd Golden is supposed to be Jesus reincarnated to a lot of people here and he lost 7 with a team that's supposed to be loaded and just got smacked by a team Cal just smacked.
So...ok lol
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Maybe the Kentucky media won’t do anything, but the outside media will be on Pope harder than even freaking Kentucky fans are, which is pathetic when you think about it.
Even they know something is wrong with our dope of a coach. Why are they more concerned about the direction of our program more than
Kentucky fans are!?
what UK fans saw was Calipari with all the leverage and no motivation.
His last 5 years here were the worst version of Calipari as a coach and one could argue it was intentional on his part because he simply didn't care enough to put in the work and shake up the process to prioritize winning at Kentucky. He got Fat, Cocky and Lazy to the extent he talked about wanting to be with his dogs than in the gym.
For the people that want him back, do you think he still had a final four in him? That he was capable of getting another title?
Don't answer that question referencing Pope, just tell me whether Cal had a final four in him if he stayed at UK
His last 5 years here were the worst version of Calipari as a coach and one could argue it was intentional on his part because he simply didn't care enough to put in the work and shake up the process to prioritize winning at Kentucky. He got Fat, Cocky and Lazy to the extent he talked about wanting to be with his dogs than in the gym.
For the people that want him back, do you think he still had a final four in him? That he was capable of getting another title?
Don't answer that question referencing Pope, just tell me whether Cal had a final four in him if he stayed at UK
Everybody missed this guy:
But he was gone and wasn't coming back. Nobody misses this guy:
But he was gone and wasn't coming back. Nobody misses this guy:
All I can say is we, and especially the Cult of Pope, deserve every bit of the ridicule. Keep your heads down and demand change.