I can’t believe some of you are actually trying to hype yourselves up over this
Stop rationalizing this. This is a terrible hire and Barnhart needs to go
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We HAVE TO REVOLT ALA Stoop to aTm. Call the athletic office
Now.
Now.
If anyone thinks that Pope would even be considered for the job if he hadn't played at Kentucky is kidding themselves. What a blatant homer pick from our wonderful AD.
Its a lazy hire who could pass Barneys moral litmus test. Ill give Mark a chance but Barney must go.
Mark Pope is 5-7 years away from being ready to be UK’s head coach. This is a bad hire for what is needed right now. It’s so bad it’s surreal. Barnhart has taken a blue chip program job and created a mid-level SEC job out of it.
No ****. Some people will just grasp on to anything. Isnt that what IU starting doing before the end?
We just hired a coach with zero tournament wins.
I couldn't agree more. This is Barnhart, again, living a life of virtue signaling. I'm so tired of it ... that's not his job. We all know of his strong faith but his job to put coaches in place that can best win games. Pope is not even close to ready. Maybe at some point but not now. If Barnhart is too lazy to make the hard choice, then resign or get out of the way. I've said from day one that Barnhart COULD NOT be allowed to unilaterally make this decision. By the way "kydmb99" ... never bet on the crowd being RIGHT, they're not.
Here’s what I don’t get…This hire could’ve been made in a week. Literally could’ve kicked the tires on Beard, Smart, Golden, and Pearl first. Could’ve waited on Billy D. FFS…could’ve called literally ANYONE that is or has been better. Mark effing Pope would’ve taken this job two days into practice in October. Hopefully the board rejects the hire and fires Mitch’s ***.
I hope it works but either way, on paper, this is a horrible hire. Even if it works out, it was too big of a risk.
Worst hire in the history of UK basketball. Id honest to god take Billy Clyde over this guy.
It is like an anti UK person made this hire. Maybe trying to get Kentucky fans priorities in line? Something telling us to get excited about other things in life that are more important? Why would this happen? We have been beaten down the last few years and this is like the last lethal final blow.
You boot out Calipari, and make no mistake it was time for him to go, to end up with Pope??? This can’t be real.
If they were gonna go the young up and comer route they should have went after Golden.
If they were gonna go the young up and comer route they should have went after Golden.
You never hire a coach because he played here. If Pope hadn’t played here we wouldn’t even know who he was.
There's a segment of the fanbase that will happyclap and explain away virtually everything.
Used to drive me crazy but I think it stems from anxiety issues more than anything.
Used to drive me crazy but I think it stems from anxiety issues more than anything.
Arkansas came after Cal and Texas A&M came after Stoops, so Mitch needs to play the same way.
UK, UNC, and Duke are doomed! It's the start of a new era in basketball.
It's a form of denial, which honestly can be a very effective coping mechanism. But yes the need to cope is born out of anxiety.
Honestly my one last sliver of hope is that this was intentionally leaked in order to gauge fan reaction and "something will come up" at the last minute to kill the deal.
I find it suspicious that everybody got this info at the exact same time. Hell, I got a WLKY news alert on my phone at the same time ESPN and CBS reported it. I don't think Fred Cowgill has any sources.
I hope you're right. 2 years ago he finished 5th behind Santa Clara.
I'm not taking a shot a Mark Pope when I say he isn't ready and hasn't proven himself capable of heading up Kentucky Basketball. One day he may very well be at that point but, he's not there yet. This is a very strange decision.
Crap's going to start flowing uphill. Barnhart takes the fall next. Hell, Capiluto is going to find his gig in peril soon.
Mitch has to be fired by the board of trustees….Matt Jones Reporting he refused to consider any Tier 2 coaches with “baggage”. Beard, Pearl, and Miller. And then somehow thought we should go to Tier 4 “never won a NCAA game” level.
Wonder if Barnhart was so mad at a lot of fans not wanting Drew and when he said no it made him so mad he went the tier 4 route just to spite the backlash for so many not wanting Drew?
I'm on the same boat of giving Pope a chance (what choice do we have?) but not excited whatsoever.
It was a bad hire at the time and still is if you think people should get jobs based on actual performance.
Time will tell if it works out.
Time will tell if it works out.
I wanted Pope from the beginning and think a lot of folks on this thread will be eating crow next season. Exciting offense , switches defenses . If he could have BYU at 16 he will kill it at UK
The general consensus of the fanbase was wtf at first since, no, he wasn’t anyone’s first choice (to put it lightly). But he’s grown on us. His spirit, love for the program, and coaching ability inspire confidence. As does the support of our boosters and administration.
No program in the country would go from courting Dan Hurley to Mark Pope and be like “yeah that makes sense.”
He’s our coach and he has our support. Initial reactions are just those- initial, emotional reactions.
No program in the country would go from courting Dan Hurley to Mark Pope and be like “yeah that makes sense.”
He’s our coach and he has our support. Initial reactions are just those- initial, emotional reactions.
It makes sense if there's a university shattering lawsuit about to drop the next day but I digress...
The way you think about who coach should be is exactly the problem we’ve got into with Cal.
Well, there were almost 30,000 people yesterday that were pretty hyped up about the hire
What's done is done. There's nothing anybody can do about it now.
No need in getting your blood pressure up and being so upset that it affects your health. I'll follow the team for you. Check back next March and I'll let you know how we're getting along...
No need in getting your blood pressure up and being so upset that it affects your health. I'll follow the team for you. Check back next March and I'll let you know how we're getting along...
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