Eh he might be a fan but there are big differences between the two. Have you ever rolled your eyes when will stein says something and then gone "man I bet players struggle to resonate with this guy"?
Mitch needs to never make another hire! Will Pope get year 3, Brady IYO?
Last season may be the most overrated nonsense I have ever seen by UK fans.
Buddy I have no idea. He gave him a buyout for no reason. Pope would have coached for a sweet letterman jacket and a few grand.
You are right on the money, caught hell for my opinion on the hire, no way he deserved the keys to this program, resume didn't match being hired here, so many others were deserving....
Oats, May, Pearl... If an alum or two like Pat Riley or the 96 guys has to twist Barnhart's arm off to get him to hire someone with a pulse, so be it.
Barney played most of y'all with the pep rally lol
I can't take you seriously. That's not meant as an insult, it's just a fact.
Exacty. Last year was the same crap. We didn't try in the first half and got blown out a ton.
This, people act like last year was a thing of beauty. With the money and resources, heck with the UK name, any coach should be able to find a team that can finish middle pack in the SEC in their first year. When Bill Self leaves I bet Kansas won’t hit rock bottom.
And the some of the big games that we did win last season , we were down double digits at halftime. The same crap we’re dealing with right now , but we’re not making the miracle come back in the 2nd half to win this season. Last year was a very overrated season in my book.
I was furious by the hire, but I drank some of the Kool-aid at Rupp that day.
You aren’t a serious UK fan if you believe this. Nobody agrees with youI can't take you seriously. That's not meant as an insult, it's just a fact.
The SEC conference last year was the strongest maybe in the entire history of the sport, Pope had weeks to assemble a roster from scratch AFTER most of the top talent had been snatched up, and had half a roster available to him at any given time.
So yes, overachieved. Last year's team had no business getting to a sweet sixteen or doing half as well as they did — all things considered.
That football coach has a ton more credibility
We didn’t pay him a huge salary and has a reasonable buyout if it doesn’t work in 3 years. So, I’m okay with Stein.
Both were the easiest hire on the planet for UK. That’s my point.
Same here. I was posting away in disgust the night of the hire, then I watched that stupid video on his offensive schemes and fooled myself into thinking we signed the next big name in coaching.
Everything he said seemed scripted and rehearsed. It was UFB that over 5,000 were turned away. It was laughable then and looks embarrassingly ridiculous now. Quite simply, he was not qualified for the job and is proving it this season.
The melt down this evening was just like our collaspe last year against Oklahoma in the sec tourney. Luckily Oweh bailed us out so that gets forgotten. Think we blew a 10 point lead in the last minute or two.
