That was a clinic in the 2nd half. I've been critical of him, but that guy earned it today.
Pope coached his f*&%ing a$$ off
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True. Pope was playing chess, Barnes checkers.
It sure was. I love that the staff has the kids looking at the analytics.
People that like Pope are not bumbling fools without grasp on reality. I still believe in my coach.
I thought that exact thought late in the first half.True. Pope was playing chess, Barnes checkers.
He coached a great second half. Maybe he can put together two halves? Coming from behind is not a good strategy. We do it far too often.
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Great job Mark Pope, from exhausting all your challenges (successfully), to coaching your *** off!!!!
We just need to stop this first half lethargy. If we can ever right the ship there we can really start to win more comfortably. But 2 road wins this week in the SEC is nothing to sneeze at. Happy for the victory. Much needed for the NCAA tourney resume.
Exactly right. The amount of hate the man has gotten has really shocked me man. When you consider the injuries this team has had, to gave what is admittedly a very flawed team back to 12-6, 3-2 is a heck of a job.
Hey if he doesn’t challenge those bastard refs two times we lose point blank.
So to anybody who says don’t blame refs. There’s literally two times they were wrong bad. And that’s only because we are limited to 2 challenges. Give us a few more challenges and we win by double digits.
Seriously screw Vegas and all the gambling **** going on
So to anybody who says don’t blame refs. There’s literally two times they were wrong bad. And that’s only because we are limited to 2 challenges. Give us a few more challenges and we win by double digits.
Seriously screw Vegas and all the gambling **** going on
Funnest week as a Wildcat fan in awhile
We had to take down the Vols and the crooked refs on this one, man!
I'm glad I don't have heart issues, I'm also a Chicago Bears fan and they have done the same thing all year.
The way I was screaming there at the end if I had any health issues I probably blew it out just like you gotta step on a old 350 engine sometimes lol
Surely not! Not the guy all the experts on here claim can’t coach! LMAO that’s the most absurd take I’ve ever heard! That he can’t coach, that is. Clearly, he can.
Pope starting to adjust and Jasper starting to get comfortable. This team is catching fire 
That first half whistle, man. Taking Aberdeen out of the game in the first two minutes of play. Piqued my conspiracy thinking.
Kinda odd, isn’t it?! It’s almost like they know we are down our starting PG rest of season. Almost like they also knew we would have to rely on a freshman backup, in a hostile environment, against one of our biggest rivals! Hmmmm….
Winning always makes a coach coach better just the way it is
It’s all about matchups. Mo o game Jelly the net, that is what and how good teams play. Anyway it’s hard to watch because of that puke Orange.
I'm also a Bears fan. I live about a half-hour southwest of Chicago.
Hopefully the weekend unfolds like it did last weekend, with the Kentucky comeback followed by a Bear's victory!
Coaching like his job depends on it. Because it frankly does.
Wish he could find away to stop these double digit deficits.
Wish he could find away to stop these double digit deficits.
It’s wetter than MoD’s GF in that locker room
He shows that kind of coaching every so often. He has it in him but why doesn’t he coach like that when it’s 0-0, maybe change his style a little to when we get down huge to his standard stuff and he would be solid.
I don’t know why I never saw this back when UK was rocking the “checkerboard” on our jerseys. Seems so obvious now… it’s a chess board, we play chess, Tennessee plays checkers.True. Pope was playing chess, Barnes checkers.
Yes it is, but again 12-6 and 3-2 in the SEC isn’t exactly Kentucky Material record wise. That’s the issue. I hope this continues with two good halves more often.
He showed he can coach last year, but he also showed a lot of red flags. They are the same red flags we have seen this year too.
He’s still an inexperienced coach and he built this roster. It’s flawed and that's going to happen with an inexperienced coach.
Hopefully he continues to mold this team, but more importantly, hopefully he gets rid of those red flags.
Yeah, but we get blown out by 30 if he doesn't make a ton of adjustments.
gotta stop being down double digits in the first half though.
I can't understand why it keeps happening
I can't understand why it keeps happening
If the Bears win tomorrow night, I'm going to have to start believing I just haven't woken up from a coma and this is all just a dream.
Agree, but a bit too hard on my nerves too.