This dude think he’s LeBron or something lmao.. If we’re Kansas, I wouldn’t have anything to do with him. These kids thinking they’re above all, we’re talkin about a year in college lmao! Kick rocks 
This! Folks, it’s been past time to let this go! The dude literally… Does. Not. Want. To. Play. For. Pope.
And he never did! It’s always been KU, UK was only cannon fodder to raise the price on KU.
By the way… Get ready for KU to go all Zion/ Barrett/ Duke, on UK/ Pope next season at the Champions Classic! It might get uglier than that, considering the talent disparity that will be on display! Ooff
You mean like Duke did last year with there NBA stars Flagg, Knueppel, and Maluach? Funny you didn't mention last year![]()
But he will play for Convict University. Maybe that says a lot.UK could offer him $6 mil right now and he won't take it to play for Pope.
But wouldn’t you rather have Duke’s season than ours?
A good chance he pulls a JQ.takes the money and sitsThis. Even if we double or triple KU’s offer, he’ll just sit or take himself out of every big game or important spot.
Amazing how you didn't know it went into effect last July or how all of the money is still coming out of our collective lol. It literally did nothing but implement revenue sharingAmazing how many of you have no clue what the ruling did this summer.
We can’t wait even get lesser talent right now.Lol. Screw this dude. You can’t win with guys like this anyway. I’d rather watch lesser talented players give 100% than watch this clown dominate 20% of the time and dog it the other 80%
your lying by the way, the justin edwards game vs bama (last time we beat them btw) is more exciting and fun to watch than any pope gameLol. Screw this dude. You can’t win with guys like this anyway. I’d rather watch lesser talented players give 100% than watch this clown dominate 20% of the time and dog it the other 80%
It implemented a cap of 20.5 million that can come from the school, that includes collective money which is just a pool of money the school was distributing. Third party NIL deals do not count against this cap.Amazing how you didn't know it went into effect last July or how all of the money is still coming out of our collective lol. It literally did nothing but implement revenue sharing
He’s not going to Kansas for 6 million dollars so that article is dumb. We probably won’t get him but he’s not getting 6 millions from the teams supposedly in it.6 million dollars?
he can gtfo
What did Justin Edwards ever win? And how many games did he play like that again?your lying by the way, the justin edwards game vs bama (last time we beat them btw) is more exciting and fun to watch than any pope game
He will at least get 4.5 million. watch and seeHe’s not going to Kansas for 6 million dollars so that article is dumb. We probably won’t get him but he’s not getting 6 millions from the teams supposedly in it.
that one game was enough his career high is higher than anyones on this team lol, was fun to have guys that were exciting to watchWhat did Justin Edwards ever win? And how many games did he play like that again?
Who else could it be a bad reflection on when the number 1 recruit who is also from ky prefers not to play for ky after visiting here with our coaching staff.I can’t understand why fans would think this “news” is a bad reflection on Mark Pope. I will anticipate replies that Stokes doesn’t want to play for our coach and call BS right now. We shouldn’t rely on the opinion of some entitled teenager. If this is true, I’d cut Stokes from my recruitment list and look elsewhere.
Pope is the person that put this program in jail as you like to sayI don’t think anyone knows the truth, but all I know is this:
If he truly does not want to come here even for more money then he and his sunglasses can go to a beach in Antarctica as far as I’m concerned.
Can’t let somebody like this come in and put the whole program in jail.
This is not a JMI problem. This is a Pope problem period. I hate people trying to make all these excuses for him. Just stop. Stop the dumb stuff. Wake the .... up!I think Pope's desire to play everybody on his bench, no matter how much of a drop off they are from the starters, is a negative towards recruiting the big star players but it's not the reason NONE of the top 50 recruits are willing to go to Kentucky. Kentucky is the only school in the country to have the type of deal we have with JMI; the other schools affiliated with JMI mainly just have multimedia deals.
Our problem is Mitch and his JMI deal. Even if Pope were fired this situation would now cause any other coach we pursued and didn't vastly overpay to turn us down.
Quit with the he won't play crap. There has only been one dude do that. You have no basis to assume he will not play fully. He is a very competitive person. Sop with the POPE excuses.When he gets his numbers he’ll pull himself. They think they’re allowed to load manage themselves. They don’t care at all about winning college games. Rules need to be changed back allowing these guys to turn pro straight out of high school.
Piss off!This is not a JMI problem. This is a Pope problem period. I hate people trying to make all these excuses for him. Just stop. Stop the dumb stuff. Wake the .... up!
Why I agreed with a lot you said until you started making the excuses at the endPiss off!
I'm not making excuses for Pope; I don't think he's the right guy. (that's why I said "piss off")Why I agreed with a lot you said until you started making the excuses at the end
I can believe that because even tho Pope is a UK guy and won a championship here he isn’t a UK guy like Stein. I do believe Stein is about to have support even more than Mark Stoops could dream of. Hopefully he does some good things with the support.Footballprogram will get more money than the basketball
program this upcoming year
pope isnt todd goldenFlorida won it last year without 5* freshmen. Just a good well balanced roster that fit.
CMP needs to do the same. Get some experienced guys that he relates to and vice versa. Don’t focus on the me guys with their hand out. Get your type guys.
100%Because he is using Kentucky as leverage for more money from KU
You let Stokes go to Kansas then let Cyril transfer over to rough him up a little lol. I really wanted Stokes but at this point I’m tired of UK being a cuck. Like someone else stated… give him your final offer and X amount of days to accept and if not he can add some more teams to his list to drive up his price. We shouldn’t be used as pawns anymore.This! Folks, it’s been past time to let this go! The dude literally… Does. Not. Want. To. Play. For. Pope.
And he never did! It’s always been KU, UK was only cannon fodder to raise the price on KU.
By the way… Get ready for KU to go all Zion/ Barrett/ Duke, on UK/ Pope next season at the Champions Classic! It might get uglier than that, considering the talent disparity that will be on display! Ooff
The difference is expectations of the hire. When you look at ky football we are not a powerhouse so you want to take a chance on a homerun hire. Someone that has not really proven himself as a head coach but has ton of upside because his success as a coordinator at the highest levels. This works for uk but not Alabama football. Alabama football expects a coach with multiple years head coaching experience with a track record of success everywhere he has been.I can believe that because even tho Pope is a UK guy and won a championship here he isn’t a UK guy like Stein. I do believe Stein is about to have support even more than Mark Pope could dream of. Hopefully he does some good things with the support.
Mark Pope just had his chance with all that support and squandered it. Unless we make some miracle run in the tournament.
The difference is expectations of the hire. When you look at ky football we are not a powerhouse so you want to take a chance on a homerun hire. Someone that has not really proven himself as a head coach but has ton of upside because his success as a coordinator at the highest levels. This works for uk but not Alabama football. Alabama football expects a coach with multiple years head coaching experience with a track record of success everywhere he has been.
You see UK basketball is supposed to be equal to Alabama football. We should be getting a Memphis Cal hire not a mid tier coach that knows our AD. I guy we hoped could learn on the job that would be propped up by the UK brand. It was a bad decision from the ad level.
lol. Too stupid to be real. You have to be trolling.your lying by the way, the justin edwards game vs bama (last time we beat them btw) is more exciting and fun to watch than any pope game