Mark Pope New Kentucky Basketball HC

[Canyon.usc]

Don't know much about C.Pope from BYU. Man dis is a shocker & ? hire, dat Kentucky went after a low profile HC. He's had an above average record at small schools. What do you think about dis hire, looking at a Kentucky fan eyes. Why not go after more high profile and successful HC. Here's my choices in dis order. Shoot, Kentucky da King of college basketball.

Bill Self-Kansas. Hard get though, not sure he would leave Kansas.
Dan Hurley-UConn. Dam good coach and think he would have killed it at Kentucky
Kelvin Simpson-Houston. Very good coach, A+ track record.
Tom Izzo-Michigan St. Very good coach, like his coaching style.
Scott Drew-Baylor. Very good coach, look at what he has done at Baylor.
Mark Few-Gonzaga. Very good coach. Great success at Gonzaga
Tommy Lloyd-Zona. Very good coach, great recruiter

Randy Bennett-St Mary. Very good coach, great success at St. Mary
Nate Oats-Bama. Very good coach, think he would have done a good job a Kentucky too.

 

[DP'4'Life]

As a Baylor fan (both daughters attend,) UK went hard after Scott Drew. Thankfully, Drew decided to stay at BU.
Rumor is UK also made Hurley a massive offer, but he declined.
Most of the UK fanbase is very upset with the Pope hire - as they believed there were better options, including:
- Bruce Pearl (Auburn)
- Nate Oats (Alabama)
- Todd Golden (Florida)
- Billy Donovan (Chicago Bulls)
- Tommy Lloyd (Arizona)

UK's fanbase are as zealous as they come. Pope will likely have the shortest of possible leashes - which is a very tough scenario for any coach.

 

[Canyon.usc]

Bruddah DP4life, Baylor U has the awesome Hurd Tennis Center (12 beautiful outdoor courts and seating stand, top 5 tennis facility) and Hawkins Indoor Center. (6 indoor courts). Baylor has top ranked men and women tennis teams. For sure, both facilities are great recruiting tools. I would love to see them and play there one day...

 

[DP'4'Life]

Bruddah DP4life, Baylor U has the awesome Hurd Tennis Center (12 beautiful outdoor courts) and Hawkins Indoor Center. (6 indoor courts). Baylor has top ranked men and women teams. For sure, both facilities are great recruiting tools. I would love to see them and play there one day...

Canyon - I can't say enough good things about both daughters experiences at Baylor. Top notch facilities and Waco is a very cool town (revitalized) with all of the Magnolia (Chip and Joanna Gaines) success. You can commute to the football stadium in a boat (Brazos River) and the brand new basketball arena is super nice.