Oh yeah, it was pretty good, he was a bit bummed because they weren't mean enough lol, it was a great segment though.
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I feel so sorry for Mark.
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Looks like Mormons don’t know how to properly be mean. He’ll get MUCH more entertaining material for this bit from UK fans.
NO, no, no......Shame on the fans for not giving Pope a fair chance.........the negativity on this board against a good, young coach, is criminal...........what did you people think would happen when you ran off a HOF coach...........most of UK's fans are flat out crazy.........how long would you have given any other coach to assume the throne of UK basketball.......only a portion of our fans think that all coaches are slobbering to coach at this school........THEY AIN'T! It is safe to say that unless Mark Pope is an unmitigated disaster his first season or two.......(see Kenny Payne) that he should have three years to get this program where it is supposed to reside. I for one feel good about Pope........it's his school........he has improved every program he has coached in his nine yrs...............I plan on watching every minute of every game which is something that I haven't done since the NCAA gave UNC a pass a few years ago.......There will be plenty of room on the wagon when the time comes........some of these post are shameful........."I love UK but........"
I think it would be funny if he opened his speech tomorrow with a few of these mean tweets or social media comments, then prove how he understands there will always be negativity but that he takes a positive approach to it and uses it as motivation.
No, we’d be very unhappy with 35/31. But if UConn followed your advice, and fired Hurley after 2 years, where would they be now?
I kind of felt the same way but after thinking about it ... this will be the best thing we could have hoped. We're gonna be fine. Pope is way ahead of the curve regarding style of play. Too many have been conditioned to look only for "brand". Cal is the master of "brand" but it's a flash and produces nothing sustainable. Pope is and will continue to be so far out in front of other coaches in this profession, all will be shocked. Just hang on ... we're better than fine.
Pope's BYU team beat Kansas, Baylor, Texas, Kansas State, North Carolina State and Iowa State this past season, that’s respectable doing so at BYU. UK lost to Kansas this year with the top ranked recruiting class.
May not be if Pope can bring some of his guys with him. They would be experienced, older and playing that system in the SEC would probably give a lot of teams fits. Like Samson said, it is a unique system that you never see and is hard to prep for. Pope's guys with the ones he adds would give us a lot of quality depth to play ten guys and wear a lot of teams down if they aren't very deep.
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I think most of BBN is behind him now or at least willing to give him a chance. I blame CCC the most for the mess that any coach would have to do a massive rebuild with the way Cal constructs rosters with a mass rebuild. Thankfully we are in this transfer portal era where a rebuild if done the right way doesn't have to be as drastic as it would have been 5+ years ago. Otherwise we would be so screwed with the roster. There is at least hope with the transfers and Pope bringing in players potentially from BYU to implement his system.
Archived this for future use. You've made a legacy decision. Too late to take it back. That ship has sailed...
He's Moscow Mitch, I will work my hardest to make sure he doesn't get a second term
Said he was a founding member of the LOD and said it proudly. No coach gets a chance here with the Legion of Dorks.
Biggest idiots in this forum. You should take note of who said what and remember them. It’s what I do. These are the worst of our fans in here
Whoa, I don't give them a second thought. Nothing you do will change them, don't waste your time. Only 24 hours in a day. Play with your grand children or children...or dog, or cat, or...
Ok, I guess you missed the follow-up post I made. If you want to archive the op, make sure to do the follow-up where I explained my thinking and my change of opinion after learning about BYU's unique roadblocks.
Frankly I think you're only interested in "gotcha" rather than honesty.
Actually, I don't care about gotcha, OR honesty. I'm just killing time until next season.
And nobody actually "archives" posts do they? I would hope not, because that would be weird...
IOW, I was kidding around. I haven't posted on HOB in YEARS, so maybe some folks don't "get" me yet.
I'll grow on you though. I promise.
And nobody actually "archives" posts do they? I would hope not, because that would be weird...
IOW, I was kidding around. I haven't posted on HOB in YEARS, so maybe some folks don't "get" me yet.
I'll grow on you though. I promise.
It's a pretty funny thread if I say so myself. Some of you might as well go hide under the bed. Be sure to take some snacks with ya. The rest of us will enjoy some ball and watch Pope and his kids win baby win.
I hope he will be fine. But to say definitively that he will is just pure conjecture. Regardless, he’s the guy.
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