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JacobPolacheckMar 24, 10:27 PM

Jason Hart Update (March 24)

Recent conversations have linked SMU as a serious potential destination for Kentucky assistant Jason Hart, sources tell me and @JackPilgrim. Still working to get final confirmation, but there's serious smoke in that direction. There was talk of the Pepperdine job opening, but we can confirm he is not a likely candidate.
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JayCatz44

Mar 24, 10:29 PM

Oh yes, powerhouse SMU.
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Shidler8684

Mar 24, 10:30 PM

As head coach?
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Jamesw1988

Mar 24, 10:32 PM

Shidler8684 said:
As head coach?
I believe SMU just hired their HC last year so I would guess assistant
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ejyo223

Mar 24, 10:34 PM

Wasn’t it SMU that started the Pope cascade of events?
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OldDocCat

Mar 24, 10:34 PM

SMU is the reason we have Pope now. Enfield left USC to go to SMU which led Musselman to go to USC.....
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blurry

Mar 24, 10:35 PM

Good luck to him. SMU is a much easier job, less expectations. Hire Rondo to replace his position (partial sarcasm, partial being serious)
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OldDocCat

Mar 24, 10:35 PM

SMU has money......lots of money....and high aspirations as a new ACC member. Dink will be headed there if the tie to Hart is as reported.
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Jamesw1988

Mar 24, 10:37 PM

blurry said:
Good luck to him. SMU is a much easier job, less expectations. Hire Rondo to replace his position (partial sarcasm, partial being serious)
My first call would be coach o at Illinois because he brings in the recruits and he connects with the elite players.
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blurry

Mar 24, 10:40 PM

Jamesw1988 said:
My first call would be coach o at Illinois because he brings in the recruits and he connects with the elite players.
He’s got a great gig at Illinois. Wonder if he still has a home and family in Lex? I wouldn’t expect Pope to lure former Cal assistants back to UK but I always really liked Coach O
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C_Cov_

Mar 24, 10:41 PM

Need someone with some Nike connections.
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VaHi_Cat

Mar 24, 10:41 PM

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KENTucky_McK

Mar 24, 10:41 PM

blurry said:
He’s got a great gig at Illinois. Wonder if he still has a home and family in Lex? I wouldn’t expect Pope to lure former Cal assistants back to UK but I always really liked Coach O
I think someone said O still owns a home in Lex.
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akaukswoosh

Mar 24, 10:42 PM

I wouldn’t expect Pope to lure former Cal assistants back to UK but I always really liked Coach O. We could do a lot worse.
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elkcreekcat

Mar 24, 10:42 PM

JayCatz44 said:
Oh yes, powerhouse SMU.
nobody from this staff is going to get a major job.
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Caboclo4MVP

Mar 24, 10:42 PM

OldDocCat said:
SMU has money......lots of money....and high aspirations as a new ACC member. Dink will be headed there if the tie to Hart is as reported.
Yeah I’m pretty sure SMU was one of the places that had reached out to Dink beforehand if I remember correctly
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Jamesw1988

Mar 24, 10:42 PM

blurry said:
He’s got a great gig at Illinois. Wonder if he still has a home and family in Lex? I wouldn’t expect Pope to lure former Cal assistants back to UK but I always really liked Coach O
I believe his daughter is still in Lexington , she still talks about uk on her x page.
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elkcreekcat

Mar 24, 10:44 PM

OldDocCat said:
SMU is the reason we have Pope now. Enfield left USC to go to SMU which led Musselman to go to USC.....
popes garbage is all on barny.
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JackPilgrim

Mar 24, 10:45 PM

Additional confirmations on Jason Hart to SMU rolling in.
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LadyCaytIL

Mar 24, 10:45 PM

SMU as in an assistant role right? Would this be because Pope wants him to leave or is this the assistants leaving a sinking Pope ship?
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Jamesw1988

Mar 24, 10:47 PM

LadyCaytIL said:
SMU as in an assistant role right? Would this be because Pope wants him to leave or is this the assistants leaving a sinking Pope ship?
SMU got oil money and it would closer to his home in California
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Soak with Pope

Mar 24, 10:48 PM

Sinking ship for sure. Gonna be an offseason full of signs that the Pope era is coming to an end after a disaster year 3
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Jamesw1988

Mar 24, 10:48 PM

[email protected] said:
Not a good start to the off season for Pope.
Yes because as an assistant Hart brought in so many recruits. Pope needed to redo most of his staff going into to next season if he wanted to last past next season.
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ChaseP23

Mar 24, 10:49 PM

Will he take all the recruits he has committed here with him? Image

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