Talk of Mark Pope as COTY.
“Er er uh, Pat Kelsey. Uhhhh Bruce Pearl”
“Er er uh, Pat Kelsey. Uhhhh Bruce Pearl”
Jimmy Dykes quick to dismiss
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I’ve got Tom and Goose synced with my TV. Can’t take any more of Dykes this year.
I just can’t see giving the COY to the preseason favorite to win it all. He’s coached to expectations. Pope has blown expectations out of the water. He’s almost a victim of his own success in regards to the COY competition.
Pope's done a great job, but we have too many losses for him to be COTY
Don’t really care what you think about Coty. No offense. Ravech tee’d it up for Jimmy to talk about Pope. He wouldn’t. Guy is terrible.
ESPN is hard up to have someone like Dykes announcing.
He skipped over Pope, because he isn't a candidate for COTY.
Wrong! Ravech said how about Pope as COTY with the camera on Pope. Dykes said nothing about Pope whatsoever! He immediately shifted to Pat Kelsey. He’s a joke but I’m glad you like him.
Jimmy is a piece of ****. Can’t stand the dude.
Auburn was definitely not the preseason favorite to win it all. They were #11 in the preseason AP poll.
I'm pretty sure the post you replied to is right. Pope was not on the official coach of the year watch list.
This board is suddenly obsessed with coach of the year this season. Who gives a crap. It's about national titles and final fours here.
Have you listened to the first half, he's doing it right now.
To sum up:
Ravech tossed Dykes a softball to brag on Mark Pope.
Dykes let the pitch sail by, then immediately started hyping Pat Kelsey and Bruce Pearl.
This post isn’t about whether or not Pope deserves COTY. It’s about a horrible announcer, calling a Kentucky game, actively avoiding giving our coach credit for his accomplishments.
Ravech tossed Dykes a softball to brag on Mark Pope.
Dykes let the pitch sail by, then immediately started hyping Pat Kelsey and Bruce Pearl.
This post isn’t about whether or not Pope deserves COTY. It’s about a horrible announcer, calling a Kentucky game, actively avoiding giving our coach credit for his accomplishments.
yeah i watched and listened. i don’t hear him cheering against kentucky. he’s calling out clear weaknesses, like letting sears go all the way to the rim whenever he wants.
On Friday, February 21, the Naismith Awards announced the 2025 Werner Ladder Naismith Men's College Coach of the Year Watch List.
Guess I'm not wrong.
| Greg Gard | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
| Dennis Gates | Missouri | SEC |
| Todd Golden | Florida | SEC |
| Penny Hardaway | Memphis | AAC |
| Tom Izzo | Michigan State | Big Ten |
| Pat Kelsey | Louisville | ACC |
| Dusty May | Michigan | Big Ten |
| Grant McCasland | Texas Tech | Big 12 |
| Ben McCollum | Drake | MVC |
| Matt Painter | Purdue | Big Ten |
| Bruce Pearl | Auburn | SEC |
| Rick Pitino | St. John's | BIG EAST |
| Richard Pitino | New Mexico | MWC |
| Kelvin Sampson | Houston | Big 12 |
| Jon Scheyer | Duke | ACC |
Ravech and Dykes are terrible.
He definitely isn’t coach of the year. Can’t be either double digit lossesTalk of Mark Pope as COTY.
“Er er uh, Pat Kelsey. Uhhhh Bruce Pearl”
Dykes is an idiot, makes up these stupid terms that nobody has ever heard of.Talk of Mark Pope as COTY.
“Er er uh, Pat Kelsey. Uhhhh Bruce Pearl”
Agree that this used to be case. Prior to this season I never had an issue with Dykes. But a switch has flipped this year. He clearly does not like Kentucky now.
Pope has done a fantastic job and is worthy in the conversation, you're totally missing the point.
I know he’s done a great job. I’m saying you can’t win coach of the year with double digit losses
