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Major_Tom

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UKCowboys

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Sorry if I offended you. Didn't know you were a Beshear fan. I didn't know people actually took the time to look at those because I was joking around. I could care less what input on there.
And how am I an all time troll. You are an idiot!!!!
You are a bigger idiot. You arent who we were talking about. We were talking about the jack*** with 20 accounts all with just Beshears picture. Get your facts straight before you start throwing around insults
 

UKBB4Ever

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NIL deals aren’t tied to playing. Why would they be limited to one year? Rare but I think they do exist.
That’s true. It’s possible to sign a 2 or 3 deal for NIL.

But it’s for name, image and likeness not play.

No sponsor is going to sign more than a 1 year deal. Why would they?

The player might play somewhere else the other years but you are still on the hook.
 

NoJuice

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You are a bigger idiot. You arent who we were talking about. We were talking about the jack*** with 20 accounts all with just Beshears picture. Get your facts straight before you start throwing around insults
Talking about me and I ain't even been bothering anybody. Smh cowgirl. Talk about UK because I haven't even been trolling. Scorned woman
 
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20MRoster

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You have to understand the psychology of some of these posters.

They have a few presuppositions that cause it:

1.) They believe the coach will be kept perpetually, even if the results aren't good enough.
2.) They believe the fanbase's outpouring of negativity will encourage the athletic department to move on sooner.
3.) They believe the university can get pick of the litter.
4.) They believe the only reason Pope was hired was due to administrative ineptitude and corruption.
5.) They believe the quality of the Kentucky brand will be irreparably damaged if Pope is kept further.
6.) They believe Kentucky fans are a sole positive for the brand at large.
7.) They believe any fans who have a nuanced view are, whether intentionally or unintentionally, aiding in the destruction of the school by continuing to provide even the most minor of support or patience.

I do not agree with all of that but this is largely why you read many posts and think, "Well, there's no way they actually believe that." Many times they don't, they just don't want to give a foothold for the program to continue further into the abyss they believe is occurring.

I bet truth serum would find about 75-80% of Kentucky fans agree on a lot of things that they won't acknowledge on here. And that goes for your extremes on the pro-Pope side like your UKCowboy and Beatles Bum types or your extremes on the anti-Pope side like your TFCat11 and 20M Roster types.

The people in the middle like the cornbreadnmilk, MegaBlue05, PhilTheMusic2 types are usually a better pulse on things, even though I'd say those posters vary in levels of optimism.
Quite an honor to be dubbed the flag bearer for the haters, thank you!

You bring up good points, I'll share my take:
  1. Not perpetually but I do think they will give him a 4th year with a S16. No bueno. I would want to get rid of Pope even with a title (I mentioned in another thread many subpar coaches who have lucked FF and even titles). However, I fully acknowledge there is no way you can dump him in good faith if he makes a FF or better, so I would be for keeping him. I also think your EE threshold is fair. Absolutely nothing lower, though.
  2. I don't have faith in the department, nor Eli. I don't think this way personally -- others might.
  3. We should be getting the pick of the litter, if we want to retain status as the #1 CBB program. How can you be #1 if you can't get any good player or coach? That's why nobody calls UCLA #1.
  4. Yes
  5. Yes
  6. Yes, without the fans, there is no brand. e.g "Cat-lanta", filling up the SECT, etc. If nobody cares anymore, UK has nothing going for it. Is this what you meant?
  7. Unintentionally, at times. I would never dream to think someone like you meant the program harm. Goes back to my view that the longer this goes on, the more damage to the brand, and after some threshold, that damage becomes irreparable. Let's not be a victim of the sunk cost fallacy.
 

NoJuice

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So you make a hundred idiotic troll threads with multiple accounts and now cry victim? Spare me troll
When did I cry victim LMAO. I just said I haven't even bothered anybody lately and you're talking about me.

Kills your soul when I'm not actually trolling. I gotta give this team a chance before I talk bad about them

Poop still stinks
 

20MRoster

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I think you largely agreed with what I had there. And this kind of shows why the people who push hardest against Pope may sometimes feel like they do it exclusively. They believe they are actually doing a good deed, for the reasons I mentioned.

By the way, I think pro-Pope people have really strong presuppositions as well and it causes them to never criticize the coach even when they disagree with certain things. Would you like me to break that down as well?
If you have time for it, I would love to see your thoughts
 

Anon200440

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Why would he be stressed? He's not even on the hotseat.

14 losses and BBN didn't raise hell? The man's here until he doesn't want to be. He's not a drunk like Billy G so the results are acceptable according to people like kyjef and cowboy
14 losses but u need to keep in mind how mindnumbingly awful the viewing experience for those games are, cal would lose but after 3 dudes put up 20 and we lose by a buzzer beater, pope teams lose bc the other team is just better
 
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UKBB4Ever

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Those weren't tied to a school. Those were actual endorsement deals like New Balance.
Right. They can’t be tied to a school.

That was the thing about Stokes and the NIKE money. They very well could have offered him a $4 mil endorsement deal. But he would have gotten it anywhere he played.

They couldn’t say we will only pay this if you play for Ky