Pearl would kill it here. Rick is one of the GOATS. But how do we fix the NIL mess ?
Idc about the off court stuff we need Pearl or Rick next year.
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Pearl, Oats, Ben McCollum. No coach is coming here with JMI/Barnhart though.
And anybody who wants to judge Rick. Do you really think that doesn’t go on at basically every school ? Yeah it does. He just got caught. I just care about my team winning and Pope ain’t it. Just facts.
How do we fix the JMI mess ? We have to unless we wanna be as relevant as WKU
And Mitch needs to go. The entire staff needs to go. Bring in Pearl. Fix the JMI mess and hire an AD that’s actually competent
UK does not need two geriatric coaches who are both awful human beings.
If a coaching change were to happen I’d think: Oats, Pearl, Lloyd, May, Iowa State’s coach (whose last name I won’t even try to spell)
maybe Billy Donovan and Pitino the next tier just because of age
maybe Billy Donovan and Pitino the next tier just because of age
Pitino is 73 years old. The 90s pitino is gone.
Pearl:
Auburn Tigers (Southeastern Conference) (2014–2025)
2014–15Auburn
15–20 4–14 13th
2015–16Auburn
11–20 5–13 13th
2016–17Auburn
6–14** 0–11**11th
2017–18Auburn
26–8 13–5T–1st NCAA Division I Round of 32
2018–19Auburn
30–10 11–7T–4th NCAA Division I Final Four
2019–20Auburn
25–6 12–6T–2nd NCAA Division I Canceled*
2020–21Auburn
13–14 7–11T–10th Ineligible**
2021–22Auburn
26–6 15–3 1st NCAA Division I Round of 32
2022–23Auburn
21–13 10–8 7th NCAA Division I Round of 32
2023–24Auburn
27–8 13–5 T–2ndNCAA Division I Round of 64
2024–25Auburn
32–6 15–3 1st NCAA Division I Final Four
Auburn:244–123 (.665)112–83 (.574)
Im sure you guys would be fine with those 1st/second rd losses and missed tournament in between each final four before he could get to the next one.
Pearl record against Cal at UK with auburn and TN combined 7-15
Pearl:
Auburn Tigers (Southeastern Conference) (2014–2025)
2014–15Auburn
15–20 4–14 13th
2015–16Auburn
11–20 5–13 13th
2016–17Auburn
6–14** 0–11**11th
2017–18Auburn
26–8 13–5T–1st NCAA Division I Round of 32
2018–19Auburn
30–10 11–7T–4th NCAA Division I Final Four
2019–20Auburn
25–6 12–6T–2nd NCAA Division I Canceled*
2020–21Auburn
13–14 7–11T–10th Ineligible**
2021–22Auburn
26–6 15–3 1st NCAA Division I Round of 32
2022–23Auburn
21–13 10–8 7th NCAA Division I Round of 32
2023–24Auburn
27–8 13–5 T–2ndNCAA Division I Round of 64
2024–25Auburn
32–6 15–3 1st NCAA Division I Final Four
Auburn:244–123 (.665)112–83 (.574)
Im sure you guys would be fine with those 1st/second rd losses and missed tournament in between each final four before he could get to the next one.
Pearl record against Cal at UK with auburn and TN combined 7-15
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Some want the woman beater and some like the flash in the pan Golden boy.
Many coaches would kill it here.
We just hired one that isn’t.
But he’s the coach for the foreseeable future.
We can only hope things get better.
Pitino not exactly killing it at St. John's this year.
That’s fair. I do think Pearl with UK’s brand, resources and NIL (assuming JMI isn’t a horrible roadblock) could elevate Pearl to a higher level than he had at Auburn.
Bulls are 9-14 to start the season. Time to bring Billy D home.
I understand the reaching for the stars attitude right now. If anything, Pope and this team have just shaken our confidence a great deal. College sports, UK Basketball specifically, can and might be at this time be, a fragile entity. I have seen several well respected teams drop into obscurity in my lifetime. With Mitch in control and Pope , seeming to be idling, this is a real time of concern.
If Pope is indeed doubtful to return, lets hope an organized search with Mitch on the fringe of the search committee can find us the best coach possible. Pearl and Pitino have had their day. We should be looking at coaches of their Ilk but with not as many birthdays. Obviously, Hurley, Oats, and Golden would be great but there are others out there. In depth search, in depth vetting and then hopefully we will get our guy. Mitch should have very, very little influence in the process. He has shown us what he can do already. jmo
If Pope is indeed doubtful to return, lets hope an organized search with Mitch on the fringe of the search committee can find us the best coach possible. Pearl and Pitino have had their day. We should be looking at coaches of their Ilk but with not as many birthdays. Obviously, Hurley, Oats, and Golden would be great but there are others out there. In depth search, in depth vetting and then hopefully we will get our guy. Mitch should have very, very little influence in the process. He has shown us what he can do already. jmo
Don't interrupt this ongoing tantrum with facts. People are busy with the kicking and screaming.
UK can forget about ANY top coach following Pope until the Mitch/ JMI/ NIL FUBAR is completely fixed!
The UK brand is damaged goods unless there’s a complete overhaul! Nothing less will suffice
The UK brand is damaged goods unless there’s a complete overhaul! Nothing less will suffice
Neither of them are coming, nor is Oats and Barnhart isn’t getting fired. It’s just a dead horse getting flogged over and over.
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Pearl is retired. Pearl is NOT coming to UK. He has all the money he needs and is going into politics. Money is not going to motivate Pearl or Rick to jump into the pressure cooker of the unrealistic hopes, desires,and demands of BBN fans. NIL has leveled the playing field in recruiting. If we have another $22 Million next year, there will be ten or more other schools that can and will match. It is no longer "Blue Bloods" with the recruiting edge. If Memphis, Clemson, Wake Forest, or even VT wanted to buy a potential NCAA championship team they would and could with the right NIL. This was not possible when cheating was under the table. Now all universities can and will do the cheating that it is now legal. Good Bad or Indifferent, this is today's college sports. As bad as we have been in football, we could with a good coach and enough NIL have a team competing for top five football team in two or three years. Basket ball takes less time because buy two or three studs can turn a program around in one year. Duke gets two or three studs every year to keep their team at the top every year.
I had no idea the agents of Brue Pearl and Nate Oats both posted on Rupp Rafters. Well, glad thats out of the way.
Pearl definitely has the personality for the job. He would have jumped at the job had we had a different AD someone who would have been aggressive in hiring a coach. Hell pats fits the bill and is younger. If he doesn’t win it all this year we need to go all in on Oates. He’s the perfect fit for a 10 year run.
Two Final Four's in the last 6 years at Auburn. I'm not sure what's supposed to be negative there. Cal hasnt won a tourny game in years.
Lol, I totally forgot about Auburn's 2nd final four. Good catch. But, Cal did win 2 NCAAT games last year.
Glad I am not the only one who noticed this. Pearl under achieves in the postseason 4/5 seasons. His 2020-24 is damn near identical to Cal’s 2020-24 that we all hated except they won an SEC Tournament and then went and lost to Yale in the first round of the NCAAs.
I am pretty sure it’s the recency bias from last year mixed with Pearl’s carnival barking personality that some people love.
I do like that his teams play hard. But they don’t play smart. Auburn and UT under Pearl were notorious for signing knuckleheads, hero ball and poor shot selection.
I wouldn’t revolt if we hired him, but he’s always gonna be the sweaty loudmouth in the orange blazer to me.
The years between 2019 and 2025?
Given UK fans’ great patience with coaches, if we were to hire Pearl and he goes Sweet 16, losing season, Round of 32, Round of 32, Round of 64 are we giving him a sixth year to make that Final Four?
I mean, I tend to give the benefit of the doubt. Because dude was at Auburn. Getting them to 2 final fours. After the disaster they were before with Barbee and really in the 2000's and 1990s. Is a miracle.
Should I also note he was 1-3 versus Billy Gillispie? Lol
I’ll take Ol Bruce. But I’ll be happy if I see Pope rip some more *** every game when someone isn’t giving effort. That was a nice change. GO SIT DOWM BG!
True.
I am not defending Cal. I just think Pearl is not as great as the rest of this board and with him being 65 don’t know how long he’d stay if hired.