Remember, Remember

[KyCPA2000]

It's almost like a lot of dingleberries on here forget that problematic coach, took over a 2 win team loaded with MAC talent and turned in 2 10 win seasons, ended the Florida streak and built the foundation that Stein is standing on. And did that without the portal and NIL.

That is true and Stein has praised Stoops for that. Stoops just missed on QBs in his last few years.

 

[kyhankypanky]

I want to go on a Stoops/Pope rant, but anyone watching this game should realize how significant of a culture change a coach can bring to a program YEAR 1. It doesn’t take longer than that in this current college sporting world. But let Stein’s success press that point I’m trying to make. It. Doesn’t. Take. Longer. Than. A. Year. Not for Stoops; not for Cal; not certainly for Pope. It’s now. Immediately.

We’re seeing it with Stein; we’re seeing it with Cignetti at Indiana; Chesney at UCLA, Dusty May at Michigan. You don’t learn success on the job. You either bring it or you don’t.

Exactly. What I have been saying for years. In almost all cases, you can tell very quickly if a coach has it. The exceptions aren’t worth waiting on.

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

Not to hijack the thread, but how good does that win in Columbia look now? South Carolina got portrayed as a team that was completely dead in the water around that time, but it’s proven not to be the case since then.

It looks really good. We all knew USC was not a bad team. Sellers is a heck of a QB himself and he made a ridiculous play to tie that game.

 

[vhcat1970]

Honest question. What is it that bothers you that a handful of people want more time for Pope (or for Stoops back then)? I wanted Stoops gone and I’m ready for Pope to move on

it doesn’t even register to me if there’s a few guys that want him to stay. What is it you think is going to happen? The vast majority of the fanbase and this board will be ready to move on. A majority will be ready to move on with just “good” results.

Don't know if this is directed at me since you didn't quote me.

I'm not bothered by what people think of Pope. Not important to me. But what bothers the hell out of me is bringing him up in any manner in a feel good football thread. Why that negativity here? Leave it to hoops threads. Is that hard to understand?

 

[Nightwish]

Remember all the crap talk and old fuddy duddies that said we should just accept being the doormat of the SEC?
And how a lot of us said, "Just takes the right coach?"

Yeah, Pepperidge Farms remembers.

UK Football is currently GOOD.

7-1, an incredibly fun and wild season, a top 10 rating later today, and playoff conversations in Nov which isn't just a crazy dream anymore...

and you thought it'd be a good idea right after another SEC win to smack around nameless posters from years past. I mean, have at it but I don't get that mindset. Not to mention with the site change, who knows if the posters you're referring to post here anymore lol. I call it chasing or fighting ghosts online. Instead of being happy about our season and how we've got the right guy to take us even further, you're trying to fight ghosts who you disagreed with.

Again, have at it but at 11pm last night you wanted to battle posters from the past instead of celebrating another SEC win.

 

[Chadrock]

The lack of respect for UK football by supposed fans shows up in the repeated and frequent posts about Pope and hoops in football threads. Sickening. Leave football alone and to itself without the pollution. But I know won’t be able to help themselves.

It would be cool if we had a forum titled UK Football but they decided to kill that forum and move football to the basketball forum and keep its name. That was done on purpose to let us know that bball was still in charge. Now, we see both sports intermingled on one board.

 

[SenseMaker_Cats]

Don't know if this is directed at me since you didn't quote me.

I'm not bothered by what people think of Pope. Not important to me. But what bothers the hell out of me is bringing him up in any manner in a feel good football thread. Why that negativity here? Leave it to hoops threads. Is that hard to understand?

Not even close to being directed at you VH. We’re on the same page here.

 

[SenseMaker_Cats]

It would be cool if we had a forum titled UK Football but they decided to kill that forum and move football to the basketball forum and keep its name. That was done on purpose to let us know that bball was still in charge. Now, we see both sports intermingled on one board.

There could be a football thread. Just start a thread called “Football thread”. The problem is the abundant thread starters that start new threads with every thought. They wouldn’t post in the Football thread.

Look at the wrestling thread. They look to have a good time in that thread. What they don’t do is have several members posting random new wrestling threads across the board.

 

[darkshadesofblue]

Soak it all in..

 

[Johnnie Africa]

Just goes to show how important the coach is, even more so than the program. A great program (UK basketball for example) will have more opportunities to attract a great coach whereas a mediocre program (UK football for example) will have to get lucky to get one, and we certainly are with stein. And it’s sometimes better to be lucky than good. If stein stays for a while and turns the UK football program into a consistent winner than that will elevate the program and make it easier to hire a great coach. But at the end of the day, make no mistake, the coach is the most important piece.