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I do not see the future. I learn from my mistakes. And my mistake was watching a Pope coached team. So, I stopped watching last year. I have been a fan of the program longer than Pope. I am from Kentucky and I am "one of us". Pope can go back to UTAH.
If you can't see the future then you concede Pope may well get this going the right direction. If you can only support your team when everything is going great then pick you another team to bandwagon or just go away until UK gets back to the success you can live with. All the negativity only serves to hold us back.
 

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If you can't see the future then you concede Pope may well get this going the right direction. If you can only support your team when everything is going great then pick you another team to bandwagon or just go away until UK gets back to the success you can live with. All the negativity only serves to hold us back.
I will concede he is not very good and Kentucky will not be very good until he is gone. It does not take a crystal ball to concede that.
 

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I will concede he is not very good and Kentucky will not be very good until he is gone. It does not take a crystal ball to concede that.
Speaking of crystal balls. Those have become a popular word in the last two years. We have definitely won the crystal ball championship on whiffs.
 

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Yeah, actually it does. You are claiming to know things you can't actually know. It is just a guess on your part.
It is like the old saying, "keep doing the say thing over and over but expecting a different result" is the definition of insanity.
Turning the TV on and watching Pope coach and expecting a good product is that insanity.
 
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It is like the old saying, "keep doing the say thing over and over but expecting a different result" is the definition of insanity.
Turning the TV on and watching Pope coach and expecting a good product is that insanity.
Amen brother you got the govenors vote with that one. Elect common sense into office
 
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It is like the old saying, "keep doing the say thing over and over but expecting a different result" is the definition of insanity.
Turning the TV on and watching Pope coach and expecting a good product is that insanity.
Thee are many great coaches you could have and likely would have made the same claim about at certain junctures of their career and you would have been dead wrong. Would you have been demanding Joe Hall be fired after going 13-13 against a much easier schedule in year two?
 
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Anon267536

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What makes you think he is a boomer and what is with all the negativity towards boomers anyway? This ageism crap is just weird.
He was talking about” I’ve been a fan of kentucky longer than popes been alive”

Also don’t act like “boomers” aren’t obsessed with what younger people are doing 24/7

only reason you hear “boomer” trash talk is because old people complain too loud to not rebuttal.
 

Anon267536

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You can ignore me. Good thing I don't come here for you. You was the one coming for me an entire week. Don't run now wimp.
I can tell you have this thing in your head where you think you’re cool for trolling but it really is sad because you genuinely can’t have a job with the amount of time you spend trolling mon-sun 24/7
 
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Thee are many great coaches you could have and likely would have made the same claim about at certain junctures of their career and you would have been dead wrong. Would you have been demanding Joe Hall be fired after going 13-13 against a much easier schedule in year two?
My opinion of Pope is not based on wins and losses. It is based on, no defense, un prepared teams, poor shot selection, poor rotations, weird comments, and behavior after tough games.
You can not expect this type of person to be a leader of young men.
I was not asking for Pitino to be fired after a 14-14 season. Those teams were prepared and played their tails off. I actually was not asking for Billy G to be fired. However, Pope has had some of the lowest moments in my experience with Kentucky basketball. I will give him that he has had a handful of good moments too, but for every good one, he has at least 4 horrible ones to go with it.
 

yeehaww

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I can tell you have this thing in your head where you think you’re cool for trolling but it really is sad because you genuinely can’t have a job with the amount of time you spend trolling mon-sun 24/7
Not cool. Im just posting. It's up to you or anyone to give the right amount of attention or effort. Don't project on me buddy
 

Anon267536

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My opinion of Pope is not based on wins and losses. It is based on, no defense, un prepared teams, poor shot selection, poor rotations, weird comments, and behavior after tough games.
You can not expect this type of person to be a leader of young men.
I was not asking for Pitino to be fired after a 14-14 season. Those teams were prepared and played their tails off. I actually was not asking for Billy G to be fired. However, Pope has had some of the lowest moments in my experience with Kentucky basketball. I will give him that he has had a handful of good moments too, but for every good one, he has at least 4 horrible ones to go with it.
Do some research and watch the end of kentucky vs duke last year. Mark pope absolutely won that game for us and out coached John scheyer.

pope may have had a disappointing last year but he is a genuinely good in game coach.
 
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My opinion of Pope is not based on wins and losses. It is based on, no defense, un prepared teams, poor shot selection, poor rotations, weird comments, and behavior after tough games.
You can not expect this type of person to be a leader of young men.
I was not asking for Pitino to be fired after a 14-14 season. Those teams were prepared and played their tails off. I actually was not asking for Billy G to be fired. However, Pope has had some of the lowest moments in my experience with Kentucky basketball. I will give him that he has had a handful of good moments too, but for every good one, he has at least 4 horrible ones to go with it.
This all the more stupid if you were good with BCG. Pope will either be more successful in the near future or he will be gone. All the whining and complaining in the mean time helps absolutely nothing.
 

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That is the funniest thing I have read on this board today. Please give me an example of both coaching a team to a championship... I can not wait for this.
What? An example of who? Pope? He’s been coaching for like 10 years or something lmao calm ya *** down.
 

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I can tell you have this thing in your head where you think you’re cool for trolling but it really is sad because you genuinely can’t have a job with the amount of time you spend trolling mon-sun 24/7
Tell that to this guy who thinks he's still a college freshman at the frat house
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yeehaww

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I can tell you have this thing in your head where you think you’re cool for trolling but it really is sad because you genuinely can’t have a job with the amount of time you spend trolling mon-sun 24/7
Also that's what makes it greater...I'm at work now as we speak. On the clock. Guess I just happen to get lucky at a job I really don't have to work hard. 12 hour shifts and the hardest part is not falling asleep from boredom
 

Anon267536

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Agreed. Which is why he should still be fired. Hell he should have never been considered for the job to begin with. The one and only reason people even back him is because he played here a couple years nearly 30 years ago. It’s ridiculous.
Lmao you guys are so stupid. He has wins over duke,Florida, St. John’s, Arkansas he obviously deserves to be here. You guys are so disingenuous, it’s going to be popes third year with his best team yet and y’all would rather we fire him today and go 0-30 on the season. Y’all a Bunch of unloved losers.
 

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Agreed. Which is why he should still be fired. Hell he should have never been considered for the job to begin with. The one and only reason people even back him is because he played here a couple years nearly 30 years ago. It’s ridiculous.
I didn't want him hired in the first place. However, he exceeded most people's expectations his first year. He beat a lot of blue bloods, and made it to the Sweet 16 with a team he assembled in about 3-4 weeks.

I'm hoping last season was an anomaly. There were lots of injuries and behind the scenes drama with players.

This year he will have no excuses. If he can't deliver, he needs to go.
 
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Anon267536

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How bout he tries winning the conference first? Or coming in better than 7th place?
Seriously wtf kinda argument is this? "He sucks but even if he was good, you'd still say he sucks". Ok. Huh?
he literally has the best team he’s ever had and the most urgency to win in his career, the fact you think your complaining and hating serves any purpose is crazy. It’s his third damn year. Either let him cook and live with the results or complain and ***** and hope he gets fired your choice but you should know that no one that matters gives a **** about your opinion.
 

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What are you even talking about? Who claimed we are having a resurgence?
Did you not read the OP's post quoting Hampton's father?

“I think Kentucky – and it may sound crazy – is underrated. If you look at their team last year, everybody was hurt. Pope knows what he’s doing. I like the resurgence of Kentucky. I like it.”

- Rod Hampton (Ryan’s dad)

(via KSR, h/t Matt Sak)
 
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Did you not read the OP's post quoting Hampton's father?
I thought you meant one of us. I assume his dad meant a potential resurgence but I see what you mean from his statement. Criticizing a recruits dad for being positive about our program is something I would certainly never do so I never would have thought in those terms.