This is NOT how you win over BBN Pope. What happened to you telling the fans to HOLD YOU ACCOUNTABLE??????
I was there at Rupp during you're rally when you said this.
I was there at Rupp during you're rally when you said this.
Pope: I refuse to give control outside of our program "Fans included"
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Way to win over the boosters, my guy.
Just showing his true colors. This offseason and next year will make us miss the probation years.
Just showing his true colors. This offseason and next year will make us miss the probation years.
I’ve been saying it here all night. We do not matter. It’s naive to think we matter. Kentucky basketball is a business.
LOL,Cal was crushed for arrogant comments like that.
Then its time to boycott the business. Then they will see we absolutely do matter. Nothing loses a coach his job faster than empty seats.
You mean Dollar Store Cal
And I'm effing done with him.
A former player now turning on the fan base. He can kiss my fat white ***.
Nah Cal was better at least he won a championship and had exciting years
Pope is done, man. Caved to the pressure. We would be a 1 seed with Donovan right now
That’s not going to happen. Boycott is weak anyways. This will play out the way it plays out. With or without us.
For as frustrating as Calipari got, he earned his swagger by going to 4 final fours and winning a title. Pope is giving off substitute teacher vibes.
Get that guy out of that seat he’s an embarrassment. I’ve said it here before and few listened. I’ve tried to be nice, but mark isn’t the nice guy he’s made out to be. He’s a decent person but he’s not what he’s made out to be. So take it for what you want, but it is true.
He’s gone off on coaches, players, fans, and officials.
Never once holds himself accountable. Get him out of here.
He’s gone off on coaches, players, fans, and officials.
Never once holds himself accountable. Get him out of here.
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Did anyone suggest that the fans should control the program?
Calm down. He was referring to opposing team's fans in the game environment. I'm no Pope apologist but he is not talking about UK fans.
Btw this is why you don’t hire former players. He’s legacy in Lexington is now done. When he’s gone he’s gone and this is all he’ll be remembered for.
THIS is why I’ve been saying I want it TO END. Because I want his legacy in tact. Now some of you stubborn fidgets might start to get it.
THIS is why I’ve been saying I want it TO END. Because I want his legacy in tact. Now some of you stubborn fidgets might start to get it.
The personal stuff about players and coaches should be off limits. To my knowledge none of these guys has done anything to deserve it. His coaching ability and the players effort level are fair game. And they deserve all the criticism they are getting. He’s on the way out. He’s not the one. I’m personally sad about that. It would have been so great for the program for him to kill it here.
It absolutely should happen. You can say its weak all you want. But when dollars stop coming in, heads roll. That's how it works in a capitalist country.
There is no context at all to what he said. Any fan frustrated at Pope would assume he is talking about the UK fans or any fans included.
No. But if there's no one to watch, you don't have a sport. You have an intra-mural club.
Curious as to how you get that? Did the clip get edited/shortened to make him look bad?
What am I supposed to be upset about exactly?
Context matters. I wondered what it was.
If Donovan wanted to be here, he would have been.
We would likely do a much better job.
He wasn't given the chance.
And people say oats is a scumbag and no way we should be looking to hire him
It’s not that I don’t agree with some of that, but this is a top 5 program / organization for recognition and fanbase in ALL OF sports College or pro. That’s how big that seat is. So they signed up for this. They get no excuses. They get paid period end of story and they’re paid to produce. Everything else is just noise.
Mark wasn’t a standout player he was very fortunate to play here. And to coach here? My God, the guy really isn’t assistant quality not top assistant. He’s been the most fortunate guy associated with UK basketball in history.
And this is what he does? No. People are going to be upset and he should be the first to get it. 100 years building this place. No, he needs to stop wining and leave.
I would like to know as well. Very strange comment, but hard to really know without hearing what prompted that response.
This is a guy who has lost control and has no idea how to get it back. He knows he is in trouble and there is nobody coming in to save him.
Lol. Yeah this is way worse than blowing off murder.
You have no power Mark!! What happened to all of the speeches about 'the fans'. You said you knew the assignment and you have failed. Please save face and leave.
I do agree as well. I saw it. Took it personally, as if he was talking to BBN because of the negative stuff online from BBN towards Pope.
I would recant my OP if he was talking about the opposing team.
But either way, if there is no context, we live in the land of conjecture.
This is devolving very quickly. He is obviously not cut out for this job. He and Mitch should both be fired for this debacle.
He said 'outside of our program'. You don't seriously think he is trying to isolate the team from the fans? He is stating that he won't blame the refs or fans or anything else inside the game for a loss.
Pick on Pope all you want but he wouldn't insinuate that he can separate the UK fans from the team.