I don't get why people are trying to argue Mitch didn't offer Nat Oats. It's almost like y'all's self-confidence depends on Nate Oats not having told us no.
Because Mitch Barnhart placed more importance and effort in the women’s basketball program than the men’s when searching for a coach. It’s f-ing absurd!
NIL changes the timeline for rebuilds now, especially when you're looking at a $15 to 22 million dollar team each year. It's not like what it was during the Pitino years or even the Smith years, where a rebuild might have taken a few years. Now you can bring in a brand new competitive team at warp speed.
exactly right .. i spoke directly with nate the evening he put out his statement.
Don’t be foolish. We all know how the coaching search went when BCG was hired. Mitch didn’t even try to find a decent coach then. This cycle he arrogantly assumed Scott Drew would take the job before getting cockblocked by the family and then lazily jumped on the first guy who fit his narrow view of morality and would take the job no matter what.
Oh, so it's us who told HIM no. Some of y'all are just hurting yourselves with the delusion.
There is no baggage, that incident chiefly involved a guy who wasnt even a player(he was a friend of Darius Miles) having words with the young lady's boyfriend, who was clearly looking for trouble. Very little journalism and thoroughness from the police. Media witchunt and complete effort to smear the program.
Ever since Oats came to Rupp and drug his junk over Cal his first time in Rupp, playing a style that I consider to be UK basketball, I've wanted him here. Add in his fire and intensity and it's a no brainer.
Why Nate Oats. That guy went 16-15 in his first year with returning players. In his 7th year and no titles. 147–64 at Bama. Got beat by Purdue this year at home.
If we had Oats, the goalposts would just shift. We would be angry about defense just like we are with Pope. And when we lose, we would say we need even MORE one and dones, talent. Then, if we got that and lose, we would say we need more older players and dominate the portal. We can’t get out of our own way as a fanbase. The path requires patience and none of us have it, me included.
We have a lot of pumpkin patches these days.“Go sit in the pumpkin patch and be really sincere” made me chuckle
He’s more proven than pope ever was he didn’t build a random team of bench role players either
That’s what it should’ve been . Mitch d**ed around with cal doing the stupid tv interview or whatever and was 3 wks late made pope not be able to recruit and his team last year wasn’t great came back from 15-20 pts all the time . Did the bare minimum of a sweet 16 . This year will be much worse will be lucky to make the tournament as of the way the teams looking. Much better last yr significantly worse this season
Good to hear from you SOS , I’m still alive … l
but we keep keeping our arse handed to us I might not show up here at all , football isn’t relevant, basketball is 🫤. I’ll start caring a lot more when our players do the same .. I’m looking at you OO . And a couple others .. I wish BG had my hoops smarts .. it would be a huge increase .I think some are confusing Oats with Beard and the divorce.
Scared move? Are you serious? Mitch cowering in the corner signing a napkin maybe.
Now I have to remember than Dan is 8729! Noooo!!!
So why don’t I show up with my old or as I would say normal user ID?
I don’t know but I’d fix it ASAP. I already have PTSD from the Anons. Usually if I see Anon, at this point, pattern recognition has taught me it means obvious troll
I’m so glad to see you’re still here, Draft Cat. Worried you may have been one of the ones who didn’t stick around after the merger.
he’s one of us so that means he can coach 