Didn’t support th hire when it took place felt the job was too big for him. But after the job he did last year I thought I was wrong. But that turned out to be fool’s gold and it’s showing
Do you still Support Pope?
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Do you not understand how the tournament works? Nobody beats great teams in the first two rounds as a 3 seed?
This isn’t the gotcha you think it is.
I don’t support Pope take my name down. We won’t make the tournament with this goofball as our head coach. It was a nice thought to believe he could do it but this is the Billy G bad.
Mitch and Pope both need gone. Mitch has been slow on the NIL curve since it started
Weren't we a 2 seed, 6 seed and a 3 seed twice during the last 4 years?
We were a 3 seed because we played in the SEC, not because we were that good. ****, we were like 5th or 6th in our own conference.
There is a reason you won't paint the whole picture involving last year.
Right now I'd prefer we have hired a coach who won something. Popes KSAs were atrocious for the UK job. I hope he turns it around but he looks in over his head.
Bingo! But that's my point...what happened when we didn't have to play the low seeded teams?
Yes because I watched what he did last year with a mix of guys. This team can't shoot AT ALL. Like NONE of them.
We were a 2-seed four years ago yes. We were a 3 seed and 6 seed in between. How is a three seed not a more full picture than cherry picking conference losses lol? The tournament seed encompasses the full body of work and not all conference records are equal. Do you think 15-1 in the MEAC is the same as 15-1 in the Big 12? I’m sure you don’t. Last year was one of the strongest conferences in basketball history. I’m sorry if that doesn’t fit the narrative.
Umm, I'm literally saying yes, the SEC was stronger, which pushed us to the #3 seed. In hindsight, we weren't near 3 seed level which is why we got waxed by UT when was a #2 seed.
Lol, it's literally my narrative so not sure how it doesn't fit.
Well, we are not a top 25 team.UK might drop out of the Top 25 come Monday
I so badly want him to succeed, but I did not like the hire to begin with. It was a settle, and another sign that Mitch can’t lead the department.
This, he did well as could be expected with scrambling to get a class together and the injuries his first year. Did more with lesser talent than Cal has done in years here.
But, this year he has went to hell. I mean NIT may even be out of the question. If he doesn't turn it around, he needs to leave.
No coach is leaving millions no matter how nice. I hope it turns around but I’ve lost just about all hope that we can with this team. We were shooting 35 percent from three going into the UNC game. At this point though, we have played five good teams and shot awful in every game. Not fixable. I don’t control whether Pope gets a third year, but I’m confident he will get a third year no matter what.
I don’t understand it. I don’t think any of Pope’s BYU teams, or even his Utah Valley teams were this bad. This is not the same team that played Purdue in exhibition. I know it was exhibition and didn’t count but we had offense and Purdue was trying to win the game. Something happened to the team between then and now to mess up chemistry in my opinion. I don’t know if there is any chance this team comes together with all the negativity around it right now. It’s embarrassing and frustrating to say the least.
We don't belong in the top 50...honestly.UK might drop out of the Top 25 come Monday
I like Pope a lot. But firing him would be reasonable
The pollsters hate us.UK might drop out of the Top 25 come Monday
Pope had never finished higher than 6th in any conference with any team he has ever coached.
I agree, it’s just a bad mix of players and why the hell does this roster only have one true point guard? Pope showed he could coach last year but he doesn’t seem to have a clue what to do with this bunch.
With Barnhart in charge, I'll be shocked if he doesn't get multiple years regardless of wins-losses.
Barnhart is willing to let a coach go in year 2. We have already seen that before. I think the situation is very different here though. If last year was a stinker, Pope would be getting papers. Last year exceeded expectations. He will get a fiery hot seat year three —- I believe that’s a very rational observation, even though the anger at 11 is 100% justified.
I can deal with bad shooting if everyone plays hard. Thing about it is, teams that play hard usually find ways to hit shots.
Think about recent Houston teams or even St. John’s last year.
I’m tired of hearing about roster construction. Roster construction might mean you lose 66-59 in the Sweet Sixteen in a decent year. That’s not what this is.
Think about recent Houston teams or even St. John’s last year.
I’m tired of hearing about roster construction. Roster construction might mean you lose 66-59 in the Sweet Sixteen in a decent year. That’s not what this is.
This is 100% the path we all took when it was announced, I think. I really wanted this to work because Pope is a great ambassador and person that loves the university but sometimes things just.... don't. He'll have a nice nice egg when its over but I feel terrible for the guy. It has to be brutal hearing those boos and just knowing you aren't getting it done.
The fix is this. Kick any cancer off the team no matter who *cough cough* Oweh. No threes for the first 10 minutes of every game and no more than 10-15 a game. Drive the ball down their throats and send four people to the glass every time. Beat the piss out of teams on the glass. Press, trap, foul the living **** out of everyone on defense. Make it absolute chaos on that end. Yeah, it's going to be ugly, but it's the literal only way. Oh yeah and Pope needs to abandon the Mr Nice Guy persona. Get ******* mean and start going ballistic. You want your team to play tough be a tough SOB. You want your team to play mean be a mean SOB. That's all I got.
