Cards lose again

FatCatMan

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Next year will be an important one for both programs. We're saying it here and they're saying it on their board. So far it looks as though both bunted with their respective hires.
It wouldn’t shock me if Kelsey gets fired before Pope. Louisville’s admin certainly has a higher standard for their teams than the jackasses running our program right now.
 
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Louis_Skunt

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It wouldn’t shock me if Kelsey gets fired before Pope. Louisville’s admin certainly has a higher standard for their teams than the jackasses running our program right now.
I don’t think they’ll fire him for years. Cards have been so far down that just making the tourny is huge. And beating UK this year easily buys him a lot more time.
 

rick64

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FatCatMan

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I don’t think they’ll fire him for years. Cards have been so far down that just making the tourny is huge. And beating UK this year easily buys him a lot more time.
Nah, Louisville admin won’t accept it. They don’t have Mitch Barnhart as their AD.
 
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Nightwish

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I’m not thrilled with Pope, but we definitely have the better of the two. So it could be worse.
For sure. Just an odd feeling to be in a similar situation. We had a better year one, they've had a slightly better year two thus far (and obviously thrashed us), and who knows for next year. I don't think they've got anyone coming in yet either. Can't deny Kelsey's enthusiasm but Pope has far more better wins in two seasons.
 
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bbnkat02

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For sure. Just an odd feeling to be in a similar situation. We had a better year one, they've had a slightly better year two thus far (and obviously thrashed us), and who knows for next year. I don't think they've got anyone coming in yet either. Can't deny Kelsey's enthusiasm but Pope has far more better wins in two seasons.
We hired the "nice guys"
 
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mash_24

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I don’t think Kelsey’s a bad coach. They just haven’t had any inside game at all either season. He needs to fix that if next year is gonna be any better.
 

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And have lost 3 of the last 4.

Kelsey is garbage, if they were in the SEC they’d be looking at the NIT.

Beating the Cats at home in Nov is still the only decent win they’ve had.
PK is 1-11 vs Q1a games in two years.. 0/6 wins this year vs currant ap top 25 and 0-4 vs NET top 25 road games.. Only Q1a win was vs Clemson last year,, only beat 2 teams that made ncaa last year..
 
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Louis_Skunt

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I don’t think Kelsey’s a bad coach. They just haven’t had any inside game at all either season. He needs to fix that if next year is gonna be any better.
They have so much talent it’s ridiculous. A great transfer portal group and the 2nd best PG coming out of high school, and they still can’t beat anyone except us. He’s failed.
They peaked this year. If Kelsey can’t win with that talent, wait till next season when he’s going to get portal kids that can’t hold a candle to Brown.
 
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CutNets

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PK is 1-11 vs Q1a games in two years.. 0/6 wins this year vs currant ap top 25 and 0-4 vs NET top 25 road games.. Only Q1a win was vs Clemson last year,, only beat 2 teams that made ncaa last year..


And somehow they are a projected 6-seed. I don't understand it. I get that they have a good overall record, but they've literally beaten no one of any significance. How does that warrant a 6-seed? To me they should be a 9-10.
 
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