Colin Cowherd tweet about Donovan

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I like the way you think..... Now does the dumb *** Mitch think the same way......
Uh, no. He’s out and isn’t doing **** before he’s gone. When Mark is fired after next season, we will see what happens. If Mitch is replaced by anyone he recommends, we are still in a bad place so doesn’t matter. The **** cycle could continue for another decade.
 
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Uh, no. He’s out and isn’t doing **** before he’s gone. When Mark is fired after next season, we will see what happens. If Mitch is replaced by anyone he recommends, we are still in a bad place so doesn’t matter. The **** cycle could continue for another decade.
Really it was just super wishful thinking on my part.... I just wish all the boosters would come together and push for this to happen sooner rather than later... Then again it isn't their mess to clean up either.... I do have a really bad feeling about Mitch's replacement I feel it's going to be one of his recommendations.
 

Hopmix

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UK should offer $12 million per year. 20 to 25 million NIL package and hire a GM of Billy's choice to help with recruiting. The $12 million per year is negotiable up to $15 mill per year if needed. Instant credibility back.
Why are you all so high on Donovan? He was trash In the NBA and college ball is just a G league now with professional players. Is it because hes pitino pedigree? I don't get it. He gonna be just as handcuffed as Pope is.
 

TotheMoon88

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Why are you all so high on Donovan? He was trash In the NBA and college ball is just a G league now with professional players. Is it because hes pitino pedigree? I don't get it. He gonna be just as handcuffed as Pope is.
How is pope handcuffed?
 

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My uneducated prediction. He stays in the NBA with New Orleans. Big money, low pressure owner and city.The NBA is like the NFL, one teams bum is another teams savior...
 
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BBNSZN914

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It’s cutthroat. But if letting Pope go and hiring Donovan right now means we get Stokes, maybe Graves? And others. I’m all in. But there just isn’t anybody at UK with that type of pull or vision that could get that done.
I think the achievable win would be as AD. That way Donovan can sunset his career here without pounding the recruiting trail- which he didn’t love- its been noted. And we don’t railroad Pope (neg optics). It seems like it could work.
 

Hitman206

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Why are you all so high on Donovan? He was trash In the NBA and college ball is just a G league now with professional players. Is it because hes pitino pedigree? I don't get it. He gonna be just as handcuffed as Pope is.
He did well with OKC and was a few minutes from going to the finals.
 
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Johnnie Africa

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It’s cutthroat. But if letting Pope go and hiring Donovan right now means we get Stokes, maybe Graves? And others. I’m all in. But there just isn’t anybody at UK with that type of pull or vision that could get that done.

It wouldn’t be this year. Donovan if he accepted a college job this year would be scrambling to get players and a staff together and the whole timing wouldn’t make sense. If he wants college it would be next year, which obviously would work better for us having a new AD in place as well
 

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I think the achievable win would be as AD. That way Donovan can sunset his career here without pounding the recruiting trail- which he didn’t love- its been noted. And we don’t railroad Pope (neg optics). It seems like it could work.
I think if he’s going that route some NBA team would hire him as GM.
 

BleedBlue747

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It’s cutthroat. But if letting Pope go and hiring Donovan right now means we get Stokes, maybe Graves? And others. I’m all in. But there just isn’t anybody at UK with that type of pull or vision that could get that done.
Or lose the whole team to the portal with a coaching change ..
 

MegaBlue05

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Why are you all so high on Donovan? He was trash In the NBA and college ball is just a G league now with professional players. Is it because hes pitino pedigree? I don't get it. He gonna be just as handcuffed as Pope is.
Won big in college 20 years ago. Coached here. Pitino disciple.

With a fanbase that lives in the past as much as this one does, this checks so many of those boxes.

I mean, don’t get me wrong, I’d take Donovan over Pope right now, but I’d take a lot of coaches over Pope right now.
 
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LineSkiCat14

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It’s cutthroat. But if letting Pope go and hiring Donovan right now means we get Stokes, maybe Graves? And others. I’m all in. But there just isn’t anybody at UK with that type of pull or vision that could get that done.

Is the portal entry deadline still coming or did it pass? Ill tell you this, if Donovan came to UK I bet we'd see a few more guys declare for the portal in an attempt to get picked up by Billy D.

We honestly should just let Pope go and hire Billy D, today. Pope doesnt have the roster for next year, which many of us estimated. Its over. Next season we arent making the tournament. So let's pull the bandaid off now.
 

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Really it was just super wishful thinking on my part.... I just wish all the boosters would come together and push for this to happen sooner rather than later... Then again it isn't their mess to clean up either.... I do have a really bad feeling about Mitch's replacement I feel it's going to be one of his recommendations.
If it's Marc Hill then the LDS takes over and Pope will be around minimum the duration of his contract.
 

AllBall

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It wouldn’t be this year. Donovan if he accepted a college job this year would be scrambling to get players and a staff together and the whole timing wouldn’t make sense. If he wants college it would be next year, which obviously would work better for us having a new AD in place as well
Unless it's Marc Hill then Pope isn't going anywhere.
 
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