Man! Sean Miller is getting on my nerves!
Spears to Texas!
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Lol. Not a chance even though a bunch of bs fairy tales UK fans dream up. We need a major change maybe it will be sean miller. He is getting the players. He may flourish in this new age. I’m sure Texas was all over it.. probably came up with the idea for him to reclassify while Pope is watching obscure international players. Everyone everyone was so pumped because of the connections of our lone recruit .
With NIL, kids would be dumb not to reclassify if they are skilled enough.
Mark Pope will never sign a future top 5 pick.
He's the ultimate try hard.
He's the ultimate try hard.
Pope is never going to get a top 10 talent. Just something we have to live with.
You're right. No one expects Mark Pope to sign kids like this.
Ever.
Meanwhile, Mo Williams was on IG yesterday calling himself the closer. Lol, give me a break! The only thing Pope and his staff can close is a door.
So will we be about the fifth best SEC team next season? Sad.
Still wondering what the hell that post was about. Thank goodness he didn’t tweet at Spears…
Even if you feel like he’s negative, can you dispute what he said? Through 3 off seasons and 2 seasons, SoS is correct.
Pope was in Texas to watch the TABC showcase on June 30th, which Spears played in, then went to Istanbul for the World Cup, which had the USA team playing as well, then went to Vegas with the current team?
Effort is not the issue.
I have tried before, but it's not just this post. You put down everything he does.. you say top five he just signed the sixth ranked player and that ranking he had when Pope signed him. I'm telling you so you act like a scrambled girlfriend when it comes to Pope.. every time a player chooses somewhere else it's his fault???? there were many reasons for this guy to reclassify and go to Texas. I know I was hard and hard on you man but damn you're just going over the top constantly on your negativity.
Uk was never in the running along with 22 other schools
It's always been a personality thing. It's okay to admit it. I hope he succeeds, but if he were a stock, few of us would invest.
Update: Mark Pope is still bad at landing talent.
There's truth to both sides of this. Calipari's recruiting spoiled us into thinking all kids wanted to come to UK as long as we had a decent coach. That's simply not the case.
Some of it is Popes fault, he can be a bit corny and I don't think I would have connected with him as as 17 year old kid.
Some of it is geography (Kentucky isnt for everyone, especially young soon to be millionaires)
I still the the biggest factor is just that we dont have a legendary recruiter anymore.
Some of it is Popes fault, he can be a bit corny and I don't think I would have connected with him as as 17 year old kid.
Some of it is geography (Kentucky isnt for everyone, especially young soon to be millionaires)
I still the the biggest factor is just that we dont have a legendary recruiter anymore.
I wouldn't get too excited about Hampton just yet either. I think he could still end up at Texas with Spears.
Texas and LSU were always the schools for Spears. Maybe the animosity in the thread comes from the “cousin” talk after Hampton?
I don’t expect a large class in 27 but am interested in watching it unfold.
I don’t expect a large class in 27 but am interested in watching it unfold.
What I am saying yes he did get the sixth ranked recruit after getting the best portal player. But players go to other programs and right now there's a few people on here that every time a player chooses another program. It's Pope's fault. And how the hell do you count his first so-called off-season one part of the off-season was bringing him here. It's too off-season and this one is still going on. The bottom line is the season is gotta be played. We have our team and we need to see how this season turns out. This guy reclassified to go to the college that he's wanted to go. You really think he was gonna go to his school to be the 15th spot because that's the way kids look at it.
Of course we won’t have a big high school recruiting class. We can’t get them.
Hmmm....sounds like an interesting outlook.
I wonder how areas like Durham, Lawrence, and Fayetteville are landing the likes of Flagg, Boozer, Smith Jr., Stokes, Peterson, Muurinen, etc.
It's weird how Lexington only sucks as a location for the kids we keep losing out for, but these other so-so towns keep landing elite players, eh?
Well Fayeteville has that legendary recruiter i was talking about. Which i already addressed if you quoted my whole post.
Durham/Chappel Hill is a way better night life and location than Lexington. Have you actually been there?
KU has a better coach.
I also said Pope was a problem, so what exactly is your point?
You guys are just miserable. You just are.
Just embarrassing. I swear most of you are either retarded, or 8 years old, or both.
Just embarrassing. I swear most of you are either retarded, or 8 years old, or both.
Did anyone think we would get this guy? I didnt.
Pope isnt a strong recruiter. He has a big bag and still can't land most top talent. It is what it is.
Pope isnt a strong recruiter. He has a big bag and still can't land most top talent. It is what it is.
You actually suck as a fan. You really do. You’re by far my least favorite poster, and that says a lot. All you do is complain.
The "why we can't land elite recruits" excuse starter pack:
1. Lexington sucks as a location (but Durham, Fayetteville, Ann Arbor, Storrs, Gainesville, and Lawrence are totally awesome locations).
2. UK can't compete in NIL with its small market and because we're a "poor state" (and yet the state of Oklahoma with a near identical average household income and population can have an NBA team).
3. No one needs elite high school players anyway.
4. The parity now keeps UK from dominating like it once did (Duke, UConn, Kansas, and UNC have a combined 7 Final Fours since 2022).
1. Lexington sucks as a location (but Durham, Fayetteville, Ann Arbor, Storrs, Gainesville, and Lawrence are totally awesome locations).
2. UK can't compete in NIL with its small market and because we're a "poor state" (and yet the state of Oklahoma with a near identical average household income and population can have an NBA team).
3. No one needs elite high school players anyway.
4. The parity now keeps UK from dominating like it once did (Duke, UConn, Kansas, and UNC have a combined 7 Final Fours since 2022).
I know when I blow the excuses you guys make sky high, all you have to fall back on is ad hominem attacks.
The reality is that we have a mid coach leading an elite program. You guys keep making stupid excuses, and you don't like it when people assault the absurd deflections/excuses.
I know you're okay with UK finishing 3-6 in the SEC, but I'm not.