If Cal had stayed...

[kywildcats4life]

PG - Acuff/Wagner
SG - Thomas/Johnson
SF - Richmond/Knox
PF - We can guess here. CJ Wilson?
C - Quaintance/Moreno


This is a guess based on who he had recruited to KY before leaving, and guys that he recruited at Arkansas. It's VERY talented. It would be better than this mess we have.

Does JQ stay healthy if he never goes to Arizona St? Moreno is able to transition slower as the backup.

Acuff would've been the next great KY PG. I'll take Wagner as the backup.

Good scoring talent at the 2 spot and Jasper doesn't have to play PG where he gets exposed.

Richmond has elevated his game and brings athleticism and defense.

Cal recruited Wilson at Arkansas.

We'll never know.

 

[PacoGator]

Cal was no longer interested/engaged and he’s not a good X’s and O’s coach either.

 

[wccat]

I know it was time for Cal to go but wow Pope has taken us to a very low point.

 

[kywildcats4life]

Cal was no longer interested/engaged and he’s not a good X’s and O’s coach either.

Pope is?

 

[Damage_inc]

Pope is?

Pope is interested and engaged

 

[FredmanthecatfanAnon]

Cal should have been out after the Covid year. 9 wins.

 

[SECHonk]

You all wanted him gone and didn't want anymore OADs, remember?

 

[Shaudylo]

It would be more entertaining but we would most likely be frustrated and end up disappointed .

And we would have false hope of the next freshman class unlike with Pope right now .

 

[kywildcats4life]

Pope is interested and engaged

What's Cal's record and what's ours?

 

[chattanogawildcat]

You all wanted him gone and didn't want anymore OADs, remember?

Or first round exits

 

[kywildcats4life]

Or first round exits

You think Pope is winning a game this year?

 

[TheBlueMist]

It's like keeping your prom picture hidden from your wife and looking at it longingly from time to time.

 

[[email protected]]

Pope is?

I’m so tired hearing Pope is a great X’s and O’s coach. Great ones don’t have double digits losses every season.

 

[LineSkiCat14]

The problem with Cal staying is that he wasnt without his own problems, and I think he was too spiteful and stubborn to fix them. All he had to do was listen to *some* of the fair criticism he received for play calling and go get a capable assistant.

But it was too far gone, the divorce was inevitable.

 

[wccat]

Pope is?

At least Cal could recruit.

 

[chattanogawildcat]

You think Pope is winning a game this year?

I'm not pumping Pope like you're pumping Cal. Cal was atrocious his last several years at UK. He had to go!

 

[PacoGator]

Pope is interested and engaged

I think he is at least interested and cares because it is his Alma mater. He just really stinks at the coaching part

 

[fisherscatfan]

I know it was time for Cal to go but wow Pope has taken us to a very low point.

Barnhart did this-AGAIN! So Eli gives him 1 million per year as a reward.

 

[JimboBBN]

Ef Cal. I don’t want him back. I definitely don’t want Pope either. We don’t have to have either.

 

[UKAlum84]

We are becoming too picky. A bunch of cherry pickers.

Don't tell me Pope's not good enough to coach. The guy just tried to beat Florida, who is probably a one seed in march....

For some reason, Cal woulda done worse with more talent like he's already done here before....

 

[mash_24]

Give it up Cal danglers. Nobody wants him here either.

 

[FatCatMan]

I’m so tired hearing Pope is a great X’s and O’s coach. Great ones don’t have double digits losses every season.

And multiple blowouts.

 

[chattanogawildcat]

9-16, St Peters, Oakland

 

[Anon1759768907]

Popes two seasons here are comparable to Cals down years

 

[NociHTTP]

I know it was time for Cal to go but wow Pope has taken us to a very low point.

False. We were already at a low point in Cal's final days, but Pope turned out to not be the person to dig us out of that hole.

 

[ShakesTheClown564]

Who cares? Cal had given up working hard here. Waste of space for the last 5 years even with 5 stars. Pope not being the guy doesn't change it was past time for Cal to move on or retire. Remember also Cal wasn't fired, he chose to leave even after subjecting Mitch to the he's our guy embarrassing sit down.

 

[UKGrad24]

Stop with the cal stuff. Calipari was washed, he sucked. I knew this would be his best team to finish his career and they’re barely top 25. He can’t win titles anymore with his system so he can’t stay. But at the same time you don’t follow that with MARK POPE. The issues isn’t Calipari staying, he can’t. He literally keeps a system that will not be able to win. But you do what the boosters wanted and hire Pearl for 7. Then give mark time, he wasn’t ready. This was a failure of Mitch Barnhart. This wasn’t a failure because of Calipari. The boosters were done with his antics he was throwing games. People just don’t know the situation. And he doesn’t win titles anyway so no.

 

[Anon1759768907]

False. We were already at a low point in Cal's final days, but Pope turned out to not be the person to dig us out of that hole.

pope actually dug us lower but people and drooling over those two tourney wins last season

 

[KyCPA2000]

PG - Acuff/Wagner
SG - Thomas/Johnson
SF - Richmond/Knox
PF - We can guess here. CJ Wilson?
C - Quaintance/Moreno


This is a guess based on who he had recruited to KY before leaving, and guys that he recruited at Arkansas. It's VERY talented. It would be better than this mess we have.

Does JQ stay healthy if he never goes to Arizona St? Moreno is able to transition slower as the backup.

Acuff would've been the next great KY PG. I'll take Wagner as the backup.

Good scoring talent at the 2 spot and Jasper doesn't have to play PG where he gets exposed.

Richmond has elevated his game and brings athleticism and defense.

Cal recruited Wilson at Arkansas.

We'll never know.

And we still would have lost double digit games because Cal lost his fire. He was and is done. I hate that he let things go, but it is what it is. You are right that we would have had some big name players though.

 

[kywildcats4life]

9-16, St Peters, Oakland

Let's compare their full body of work.

 

[ZaytovenCat]

Get real. Knox and Richmond would have never both stayed a second year at UK.

I’d even be surprised if Wagner would still be here.

Fact is, even if all that went right you still have a coach who ***** the bed every chance he gets. Just because Pope is total *** doesn’t mean Cal doesn’t suck any less. Neither one remotely deserve to be at UK.

 

[KentuckyStout]

Ef Cal. I don’t want him back. I definitely don’t want Pope either. We don’t have to have either.

I'd buy you a beer if I could.

 

[chattanogawildcat]

pope actually dug us lower but people and drooling over those two tourney wins last season

I enjoyed those wins because it had been a long time for them under your boy Cal.

 

[KentuckyStout]

Dumb threads like this typify about 20% of our fan base now.

 

[chattanogawildcat]

Let's compare their full body of work.

Can't because Pope doesn't have a full body of work at UK. He may be over his head but so was Cal down the stretch.

 

[Anon1759768907]

I enjoyed those wins because it had been a long time for them under your boy Cal.

just shows that our fan base cares way too much about a couple down years huh

 

[Damage_inc]

What's Cal's record and what's ours?

Over two years it’s identical

I agree it was time for cal to go but if given the choice I prefer cal over pope. At least cal can bring in talent to bail himself out

 

[Vek96]

PG - Acuff/Wagner
SG - Thomas/Johnson
SF - Richmond/Knox
PF - We can guess here. CJ Wilson?
C - Quaintance/Moreno


This is a guess based on who he had recruited to KY before leaving, and guys that he recruited at Arkansas. It's VERY talented. It would be better than this mess we have.

Does JQ stay healthy if he never goes to Arizona St? Moreno is able to transition slower as the backup.

Acuff would've been the next great KY PG. I'll take Wagner as the backup.

Good scoring talent at the 2 spot and Jasper doesn't have to play PG where he gets exposed.

Richmond has elevated his game and brings athleticism and defense.

Cal recruited Wilson at Arkansas.

We'll never know.

You do realize Calipari won exactly 1 tournament game his last 4 years here, right? Popewon 2 in his first year.

 

[loublue22_rivals308424]

Arky is better than us but not in the class of the top teams, just look at their own game against UF. He's doing the same thing there he did here.

 

[chattanogawildcat]

just shows that our fan base cares way too much about a couple down years huh

I care about all down years, don't you?