this argument would be great 5 years ago pre NIL or even last year when he made that team in the short time. Now, well it’s a bad excuse.
Pope had the most NIL money in college BBall and constructed this roster. Thats on him.
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Pope had the most NIL money in college BBall and constructed this roster. Thats on him.
Would anybody like to let Pope know, the best way for someone to get injured is to let them warm up then get them cold, warm up again get cold, warm up again get cold?
That’s JQ today!
The rhythm of a drummer with crippling anxiety. Thats what we develop.
We shot 38 free throws against Indiana. Pretty funny to cry about the refs.
I am, too. But I also think he has guys who aren't playing for one another.
If you swing at air and dislocate shoulder, you can't play. Do not need a Dr for that.
Brandon Garrison needs to be fired. That's what I call it now. These knuckleheads get paid. Brandon Garrison needs to be fired. Dude sucks !
Who honestly didn’t see this coming…. There really is no hope in Pope to right this. We lose this game and we’re 7-5. I mean 0 committed players for next year and he wants to bring all these guys back. I tell you I feel like I’m in Groundhog Day every year anymore with this basketball program!
I won't argue that. Happens to the best coaches...but you're still HEAD coach. You have to figure it out.
No crying on the yacht. He's more than fairly compensated. Just like Stoops was.
Getting real sick of society that places more accountability on fast food workers than people making 6-7 figures.
What is odd is how he puts a hand in his pocket while he talks to players in the huddle.
Nothing changes till Mitch is gone. He is root cause of UK basketball demise. Gillespie, last 5 years of Cal and now Pope. Those coaches are icing on this shitcake made by chef Mitch. And sad thing it appears he is feeling zero heat (unless undisclosed)..
Saving him for the juggernaut that is Bellarmine. Pope quickly destroyed any goodwill he had and has shown he is so soft and incompetent at building a team and managing a roster.
Not to defend Mitch, but Cal's failures were mostly his own. Mitch didn't lose to effing Oakland with TWO T10 draft picks.
I kinda feel for those fans. On the other hand, I spent many years traveling to football games I knew we would lose. You have to still make a good time of it.
Really no need for an update today to be honest. We knew he was done for the day when he went straight to the tunnel after light contact. We have no point guard.
Play JQ from 20-17.... if not getting blown out yet, then...
Play JQ from 16-13.... if not getting blown out yet, then...
Play JQ from 12-9.... if not getting blown out yet, then...
Play JQ from 8-5.... if not getting blown out yet, then...
Adjust from there. Offensively, he's not really ready for crunch time. Have to make offensive defensive subs if you can
Play JQ from 16-13.... if not getting blown out yet, then...
Play JQ from 12-9.... if not getting blown out yet, then...
Play JQ from 8-5.... if not getting blown out yet, then...
Adjust from there. Offensively, he's not really ready for crunch time. Have to make offensive defensive subs if you can
A game’s worth of turnovers in the first half.
Lowe’s injury problems and Johnson developing at a normal freshman pace has put a lot of pressure on off ball players to become ball handlers.
Chandler/Williams/Oweh are better being tertiary ball handlers but have been thrust into the role of primary handlers.
In a game like this against a feisty team, do we go small to try and limit turnovers? We are on pace for over 20. It’s near impossible to win with that many.
Small would be something like this:
Aberdeen
Oweh
Chandler
Williams
MoD/Quaintance
Hope and pray we don’t get mauled around the hoop.
I am not sure if we should expect JQ to be in a go to lineup at this point. It would take a series of good plays in a row to push that trust/confidence.
Lowe’s injury problems and Johnson developing at a normal freshman pace has put a lot of pressure on off ball players to become ball handlers.
Chandler/Williams/Oweh are better being tertiary ball handlers but have been thrust into the role of primary handlers.
In a game like this against a feisty team, do we go small to try and limit turnovers? We are on pace for over 20. It’s near impossible to win with that many.
Small would be something like this:
Aberdeen
Oweh
Chandler
Williams
MoD/Quaintance
Hope and pray we don’t get mauled around the hoop.
I am not sure if we should expect JQ to be in a go to lineup at this point. It would take a series of good plays in a row to push that trust/confidence.
That person is not a Kentucky fan. He/She is a loser with no life away from trolling basketball fans on a message board in 2025. Let that sink in. Bad enough we are here as much as we are, but think about how truly sad and desperate life must be to do what he/she is all doing?
No Lowe to run and control the offense in the second half like he did against Indiana.
of course, i am still on record Cal should have been gone in 2019 after THAT disastrous ******** season. and I don't want him anywhere near the program while he coaches again. screw CCC. anyone to coach here but CCC. But everyone ( most in BBN) is still obsessed with him. Pope is a fine guy, love the man as a human being and coach, but maybe the deck is stacked too much against him, and the AD that Ive hated for 25 years is still the AD AT KENTUCKY- and thats the REAL problem?
THAT sounds much more like it.
if they can't come back from this and win this game with whatever it takes, the season is on the brink already. If it isn't already.
we shall see.
in the meantime...
just gotta say - this game reminds me of those games when a 7 point lead seemed insurmountable before the three point shot.
I remember that cinci - kentucky game in whatwas it ? 83?
24 - 11 ?
God i have hated cinci every day since that day for that game. unforgettably bad game. enraging to even have called it a game.
ok.
mid game halftime rant over.
back to your regularly scheduled griping.
( isnt it cathartic to gripe amongst good friends equally as insabne as yourself ?
welcome to the rafters, fellow raftards !
THAT sounds much more like it.
if they can't come back from this and win this game with whatever it takes, the season is on the brink already. If it isn't already.
we shall see.
in the meantime...
just gotta say - this game reminds me of those games when a 7 point lead seemed insurmountable before the three point shot.
I remember that cinci - kentucky game in whatwas it ? 83?
24 - 11 ?
God i have hated cinci every day since that day for that game. unforgettably bad game. enraging to even have called it a game.
ok.
mid game halftime rant over.
back to your regularly scheduled griping.
( isnt it cathartic to gripe amongst good friends equally as insabne as yourself ?
welcome to the rafters, fellow raftards !
Man you cant even mention HQ with Garrison in the same sentence , Hakeem was better in 1 week than BG is after a lifetime of ball.
But this team and MPs preparation is gawd awful .. we gonna get up our 30 threes today ? L. freaking OL . Our offense looks like Cals on a bad day . Its that bad . And OO is a big ****** as another poster noted , total fake tough guy , prob mad he misplaced his murse . screw this bunch . do they deserve the constant adoration the state lays on them ? Let alone the NIL payments . Team is so dang lost .. did Pope not think Ricky was going to overplay EVER pass and passing lane ?? ManitouDan
It’s not that we don’t have the shooters, we can’t get them open for a decent look. See Noah, Chandler, and any other). Where’s Williams and Jelavich?