I don't have a percentage, but lower than ever before
I haven't confirmed if JMI will have a negative impact on this recruitment, but it's something you'd almost assume could be.
No your president does and wants this athletic nonsense to stop. Probably thinks he understands football like in his hometown of Tuscaloosa but basketball? That’s funny business. Bring in the revenue for the library.
I don't want to comment on Stokes' character here publicly. but what I can say is with recent events regarding Stokes, it has caused some level of concern, but thats across the board
Not surprised by this. But I think Pope may be at a professional crossroads in regard to recruiting. Bringing in Stokes may be his dance with the devil and he may not have much of a choice but to do it.
And with the rumored issues with this year's team, I am sure Pope doesn't want any more drama.
I know you have to be delicate about what you say but this seems to square with:
If Pope can’t handle Brandon Garrison, I don’t think it would be a good idea to try to handle Stokes lol. He needs to go back to building to the strengths of his system.
That is a good question. I think that Pope is such a weird dude that he has trouble landing that stud type player. Couple that with JMI and it's really concerning.
Even they don't want to play for Pope. But, rather, they want to play for UK/the program they grew up a fan of. Travis Perry didnt have much respect for Pope. According to UKortho, who knows the family.
What makes it lower than ever before, the only reason we had a lead was people like you saying it, we may have never actually lead but the "experts" jump the gun and say we do with nothing ever said from Stokes himself.
Not how this works. Joe's one of the good ones. Don't shoot the messenger
Dude, he’s just reporting. He was kind to jump in an answer questions. Cmon bro.
I believe you and really appreciate all your responses here. But I’m once bitten, twice shy. So I also find myself wondering:
No you are the example of an online drama *****.
Name a worse recruiter since 1940.
Is it dramatic? Gillispie is in the same ballpark as Pope maybe but who else? Tubby was a mid recruiter by UK standards but light years ahead of Pope so far
It seems like Pope can't handle the job from multiple facets =\
He's not. He landed multiple out of state 5 stars. Something Pope hasn't done once. People will point to him offering middle schoolers. But forget, Orton, Patterson, Liggins, Jorts, Miller. 3 of those were 5 stars. Miller was a high 4 star.
I believe Pope holds the record (a record I don’t associated with UK MBB)… 0-26 in HS 5*’s!
ya know, when you put it that way...we're absolutely f*cked.
not gonna happen, pope has star-less rosters
