That was just mean spirited and a character deficiency.
I wish nothing good for him.
I wish nothing good for him.
He played Pope and UK for a month
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I would assume Coach Self had a hand in this. He now knows his program will be the winningest in college basketball.
Thats a beautiful, beautiful story. I’m sure this just amplifies the impact and resonance of this young mans journey. UK will be better and We will play better, and we can play better in the future.
Because everyone wants to punch up at Kentucky, and since he's a feckless pushover it's the perfect time to do it. Do you think the Florida stalker would be constantly talking about how many minutes they led by if we had a real coach and roster that was dominating cbb?
A lot of his peers seem to do “meanspirited” things toward CMP. At some point we should be asking what is CMP doing to make these guys hate his freaking guts?
Pope is playing checkers while everyone else is playing chess.!!
I wish we had a new AD that would go ahead and take care of this situation and negotiate a buyout with Pope and end this embarrassment.
That’s embarrassing on Pope’s part and scummy on Stokes’ part.
I’m embarrassed for Pope and UK, and Stokes belongs at KU with some of the other real gems they’ve had over the years.
I’m embarrassed for Pope and UK, and Stokes belongs at KU with some of the other real gems they’ve had over the years.
I'm not gonna cry. I think we wanted a highly rated player because he was highly rated. But I truly believe Stokes makes those around him worse, he's a ball hog shoot anything kind of player. And is not known for his Defense. I think we are better for whiffing on who could be the next Rodrick Rhodes.
He played Pope just like so many other recruits did.
The *** clown is our coaching staff for following him around like a lost puppy. All the time knowing damned well they had no shot while other top recruits would’ve played here went elsewhere. This is a fireable offense of neglect and he should’ve honestly been gone at seasons end.
I personally think we dodged a $7m bullet fwiw.
This right here, Kansas told him to take the visit to delay our recruitment of other players
I doubt Kansas was worried about pope getting recruits. He hasn’t landed the big recruits outside of a 50 mile radius of Lexington in 3 years. It’s not going to happen now.
Yep. Pope has zero instincts. Compare to Kelsey - he knew stokes was stringing him out and sunk money into a great haul.
Pope sat and waited like a fool.
I don't think he will live up to the hype. His mixtapes are pretty unimpressive. He will got dominated by college players.
Might have but they focused on the unattainable. Many in the class didn't want to play alongside Stokes.
Pope is not cut out for the NIL era. At all. Everybody can get similar money, sometimes more, elsewhere and these kids obviously do not vibe with him. He is only ever going to be able to get guys who have fewer options than the elite players. UK has to get rid of him after this season. Only thing that could change things is if they somehow do away with NIL.
If true, it's not the least bit surprising. Self is probably the scummiest guy in college ball. K, or his staff, was almost as bad too. Remember when that one kid was toying with us about 10 yrs ago? Followed about a bunch of UK players, including Brad, the day before picking Duke. I doubt he came up with that on his own.
You mean a dude that changed his announcement date twice (due to leaks), scover his own brand deal (Nike), and shows up it his announcement wearing bling and shades like a celebrity is a self centered little twit?
You don’t say. he may be a great player but yeah, I’m glad in a way we didn’t get him. 1. Pope can’t handle a dude like that. I don’t think Self can tbh. 2. That’s a locker room problem waiting to happen.
Look we’re pissed at Pope. And validly so but let’s not spin being a liar to someone’s credit…..
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They have and always will be number 1 in my Christmas Fart list.
How that’s not tampering is anyone’s guess. But it’s not like KY would ever be punished for cheating.
Extreme gratitude. I can feel levels of gratitude that have never been seen before, especially on this journey toward finding the assignment. Because this is just a starting point, and the lessons we learn will make us better. They have to. And they will with this incredible Ferrari we have on order from the dealership. When it gets delivered, you'll see! And I'll bring my mentor Mark Fox around and let him test that beautiful Ferrari out too.
I hope Kansas enjoys the half season they get for their $7M
I’m not sure Pope even plays Checkers, he’s getting beat at Tic Tac Toe.
I think we dodged a bullet in more ways than one.
Do you really think Pope would have continued had he known?
He would be even more screwed because then it’s all up to the coach, he can at least offer more money to most guys lol.
What choice did Pope have? Seriously? If he had said that we‘re no longer interested in Stokes, our fans would have gone crazy and annihilated him for it.
This says more about Stokes than it does UK’s staff. What a piece of ****, low life Stokes is.
I would sue him to at least make life uncomfortable for him. Force him to pay back all costs for his recruiting visit.
Not a chance, but the Pope bashing squad has to stick to their agenda. I do wish Pope had moved on a while ago and focused on other players, but for whatever reason, he believed he had a chance of getting Stokes. I'm happy we didn't get him, I do think he would have been another cancer to the team, but I wish Pope gad made the decision to stop trying to get him.
that is a strategy that can work both ways though. I doubt Kansas has much money left to spend on any high quality player now.Just used KY for the
I'm not saying Pope did this, I'm sure he didn't, but as Kentucky, you could string a player like Stokes along to drive up his price without ever having the intention of taking him, and then being able to land players you need after he signs. Kansas was going to match whatever Kentucky was offering.
Use that to your advantage.
where was the media telling everyone the kid has already signed with Kansas then?