FIRE MARK POPE

Bluegrass79

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I go through this very thing with the Green Bay Packers. I just love it.

16 years for the Packers now.

14 for Kentucky.


I'm going to go stub my toe cuz I love pain apparently.


For reals im at fan retirement age.

In order to find out your fan retirement age you have to take whatever your favorite teams are plus the years since they had a championship added on to your actual age. If that number puts you over 80.... Time to retire.
 
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Pygmy Sasquatch

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Cat_Man_Blue

All-Conference
Jan 5, 2003
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What the'hell is it with Pope? Not one NBA lottery type player wants to play for him. Some of these players are choosing lower tier programs over Pope. What is it about him that makes these players turn him down? I don't want him to coach at UK for another second. He can't attract high end tallent, therfore he doesn't belong at UK.
 

NociHTTP

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What the'hell is it with Pope? Not one NBA lottery type player wants to play for him. Some of these players are choosing lower tier programs over Pope. What is it about him that makes these players turn him down? I don't want him to coach at UK for another second. He can't attract high end tallent, therfore he doesn't belong at UK.
Here is my honest opinion, based on NOT having attended practices. Anyone listen to his shows and interviews? He literally can't answer a simple question. He beats around the bush, and likes to hear himself explain the things he doesn't know anything about. You can't tell me the practices are no different. Players want to run plays NOW. They don't to stand listening to someone go on and on and on. I have a very strong feeling that the vast majority of his practice time is anything but.
 

ChicagoCat90

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Oct 12, 2014
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This is like the scenario when someone makes a wish with a genie and the side effects are just crazy. We wanted to get away from Cal's recruiting style, and now we have a coach that went so far the other direction he can't recruit to save his life.
 
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NoDef

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Here is my honest opinion, based on NOT having attended practices. Anyone listen to his shows and interviews? He literally can't answer a simple question. He beats around the bush, and likes to hear himself explain the things he doesn't know anything about. You can't tell me the practices are no different. Players want to run plays NOW. They don't to stand listening to someone go on and on and on. I have a very strong feeling that the vast majority of his practice time is anything but.
I've heard from other coaches that have watched a Rick Barnes practice and a Pope practice and no comparison in what goes on. The only thing different is that Pope comes up to the crowd and tells them how much of an analytical mastermind he is on offense.
 
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Rick Honcho

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Meh. This pales in comparison to Sampson leaving UK at the altar and signing with Virginia. UK basketball survived that, so too shall BBN survive this.
 
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wildcatmac9999

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Agree. Only one option at this point. Pope needs to go. Get Donovan before someone else does
Why does everyone want Billy D. Sure we might win a bunch of games. But history suggests that we would not win a championship. Only 1 coach in the history of the game has ever won it all at 2 different schools.
 
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Cat_Man_Blue

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Here is my honest opinion, based on NOT having attended practices. Anyone listen to his shows and interviews? He literally can't answer a simple question. He beats around the bush, and likes to hear himself explain the things he doesn't know anything about. You can't tell me the practices are no different. Players want to run plays NOW. They don't to stand listening to someone go on and on and on. I have a very strong feeling that the vast majority of his practice time is anything but.
You migjt be 100% correct. Maybee, he just can't stop talking and likes to pontiicate to the players. Maybee he is clueles as too how annoying he is.

What I do know is that he just lost a kid who who was under contract with Nike to an Addidas school for probably less money. That is truly pathetic.
 

kyhankypanky

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Mar 21, 2004
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A day late and a dollar short.

Yeah, screw the GM talk. Screw any talk that even suggests minutely that Pope could be here next year. He’s a lame duck and nothing else. There is no saving him. The only talk needs to be when to dismiss him and who should the next coach be. Completely tone deaf to somehow work out a success story here.
 

Laparkafan

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Sep 5, 2004
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I cant believe I just put myself through that!

This is the state of Kentucky Basketball! Run out a HOF coach for a bunch of mid major recruits in Pope's THIRD YEAR!!

IM OUT on next season. Wouldn't walk across the street for free to watch them play!
Told yall a month ago - those guys visited and some people got excited but nothing happened as most logical people expected.
 

UKCowboys

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Oct 14, 2019
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Yeah, maybe if we call for it they will fire him now. They probably didn't realize we wanted him gone after the season
 

UKBB4Ever

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Pope can’t recruit because he doesn’t help players get better.

Players getting better and improving their draft stock wouldn’t care at all about Pope being goofy as hell.

It’s not about Stokes. Pope wouldn’t win with him either.

JQ’s dad just said out loud what the rest of the basketball world is saying.

Same for JJ’s uncle. At this site it’s just shoot the messenger.

Travis Perry even left Pope, his dream school, for less money.

These things are not coincidences.
 
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I cant believe I just put myself through that!

This is the state of Kentucky Basketball! Run out a HOF coach for a bunch of mid major recruits in Pope's THIRD YEAR!!

IM OUT on next season. Wouldn't walk across the street for free to watch them play!
You are the most hostel fans. Our recruits read what you say. No wonder they do not want to come here. Think about it.