Proud of our coach

[Ridinwithpope]

WCS injury hurt us in 2014 right?

They beat Wisconsin and Michigan without him, right? Missed free throws and turnovers is what hurt

 

[Ridinwithpope]

Again WCS was one guy. They had a lotto pick in Randle and a drafted Dakari and STILL lost!! In a typical cal fashion too

 

[Ridinwithpope]

I firmly believe with a healthy Jaxon Robinson, Kerr, and 100 percent Butler (that’s 3) that team makes at least an elite 8.. maybe final four

 

[Cowtown Cat]

Lmfao at this notion that the injuries and horrible officiating during Cal’s tenure never being brought up is flat out HORSESHIT! I used to talk about both subjects all the time. So did many others, so give it a rest. That’s nonsense.

 

[RunninRichie]

You run around dogging the Pope and the team out every chance you get, post a laughing emoji anytime someone says something positive, and pile on every UK hating post on the board. If there was every a closet Duke fan on this board, you are it

Dance

 

[catsarecool1447]

Lmfao at this notion that the injuries and horrible officiating during Cal’s tenure never being brought up is flat out HORSESHIT! I used to talk about both subjects all the time. So did many others, so give it a rest. That’s nonsense.

You're telling me he won all those games with that against him? Hmm wonder if Pope will be able to ever do that.

 

[paulcalhoun_rivals397471]

Yet people like u and even coach pope rah rah better than last 4 seasons of cal. Who cares.

And cal never gets the injury excuse for his tenure. Injuries probably cost UK another couple titles under cal and not to mention the awful officiating n close ncaa losses.

Stating a fact and being rah rah are not the same thing. Nobody claimed it was great. It is just a matter of pointing out that it is better than the extreme negative hyperbole that you push at all times.

 

[paulcalhoun_rivals397471]

This. All these Pope pumpers are hilarious trying to use injuries as an excuse but Cal lost a plethora of big time guys to injuries and it’s never brought up.

False

 

[UKCowboys]

Pope has to win something that matters. The same losers on here keep stating the obvious hes been better than Cals last 4 years. Big deal and such a pathetic low bar.

He needs to be better than Cals first 3 seasons. This is UK not BYU.

You call folks who support our Head Coach losers and turn around and cry for mods when someone comes at you. Fascinating

 

[UKCowboys]

You calling somebody a loser is just rich. All you do is ***** and moan.

Amen

 

[BigBluefoot]

Good lord.
Kim Jong Un would blush at the amount of pure pumping propaganda that pops up on here.

 

[BBallin23]

If he lands Mitchell, the team would be so good not even a bad coach could screw it up.

 

[UKCowboys]

If he lands Mitchell, the team would be so good not even a bad coach could screw it up.

Good thing we don't have a bad coach

 

[PooPooPeePeePoo]

False

Nerlens Noel, Alex Poythress, Ryan Harrow (Not injured but Mental), Savir Wheeler, Terrence Clarke, Cason Wallace, Jarred Vanderbilt, Jon Hood, TyTy Washington, Jemarl Baker, CJ Frederick. Your “False” is false.

 

[paulcalhoun_rivals397471]

Nerlens Noel, Alex Poythress, Ryan Harrow (Not injured but Mental), Savir Wheeler, Terrence Clarke, Cason Wallace, Jarred Vanderbilt, Jon Hood, TyTy Washington, Jemarl Baker, CJ Frederick. Your “False” is false.

Never said he didn't deal with injuries. The false is that no one ever acknowledges them.

 

[Starrcade]

Dance

Whats crazy is that you're a 20 or 30 something acting like a 12 year old and @UKortho is much older and acts the same age. I so hope he follows through on his blatant threat to post a poor guy's Facebook profile here again "right before he quits the board "like his buddy Catphight did. Not only do they have the wrong guy, we are talking older men stalking people and getting it wrong. Post it up @UKortho. With any luck, it will stay up long enough this time for somebody to contact that guy. I'd imagine he'd look into suing any gutless creep that does that psycho stuff with his free time.

(He or his buddies will try to get this deleted as fast as possibe and get me banned because he/they like behaving terribly and in some cases illegally? and getting away with it.)

 

[UKortho]

Whats crazy is that you're a 20 or 30 something acting like a 12 year old and @UKortho is much older and acts the same age. I so hope he follows through on his blatant threat to post a poor guy's Facebook profile here again "right before he quits the board "like his buddy Catphight did. Not only do they have the wrong guy, we are talking older men stalking people and getting it wrong. Post it up @UKortho. With any luck, it will stay up long enough this time for somebody to contact that guy. I'd imagine he'd look into suing any gutless creep that does that psycho stuff with his free time.

(He will get this deleted as fast as possibe and get me banned because he likes behaving badly and getting away with it.)

Paranoid Nitro is back!

 

[Starrcade]

Paranoid Nitro is back!

Post it up or just make up some lie and brush off your bad behavior as that’s what you do.

 

[bleedsblue5]

If we get Mitchell then Pope has to put up a top 15 season at worst. Anything other than that with the amount of money spent and he is gone.
But ya props to him for pushing through and putting this squad together.

 

[L.O.D.]

I loved Pope the player and very much respect Pope the man - as a coach hes a Post Turtle. Doesn't reslly know how he got there ( had no success at all) , doesnt know what to do while hes there , and cant seem to find a way down.

 

[BigBluefoot]

If we get Mitchell then Pope has to put up a top 15 season at worst. Anything other than that with the amount of money spent and he is gone.
But ya props to him for pushing through and putting this squad together.

I'm going to wait and see if he actually forces them to put forth consistent defensive effort. Do that and we may have a good year. Unfortunately, I haven't seen Pope do that the last 2 seasons. Someone above spoke about Pope not being a "bad coach." I don't think he is a bad coach. My fear is he seems to be a mid coach who will just do enough to keep his job, but never make Kentucky a serious contender.

 

[Agent Redbone]

This is his best roster since he has been here. He's bringing in players that can compete for a title now. He's overcome a lot of negative media and negative fan criticism. Hanging tough, staying positive, engaged with the fans ( unlike his immediate predecessor).

I approve of all this, and the results, well, he's done as well as I could've expected him to do under the circumstances. I will not fault him for much. He took less talented rosters than what CCC had at his end further than Cal could.

But legitimate criticisms have its' place, I think he would be the first to say so. That is still FAR BETTER than anything CCC's ego could apparently endure.

It was always going to be tough to transition, but he's put himself in the position to make a lot of people eat crow. I hope he does. But he still has to prove it all on the court. Only then will he be truly vindicated.

He's doing his job. Let the man some room to breathe and for the team to get to work without a negative drumbeat and constant moaning over every little thing. Try giving him some positive support. Can't hurt.

I'm excited to see what they can do this season. Should be a breath of fresh air if they can bring things back to a success around here.

We shall see.

Agreed, give credit where credit is due. I wasn’t one who was happy with the hire when Pope came, but I’ll support him as long as we don’t turn into the same program of the last 5 years before his tenure began. I’d much rather be positive (albeit it’s hard to do sometimes) and give my support, hoping for success. Negativity breeds more negativity.

 

[Corporal Upham]

Putting together a borderline top15 roster with a blank check book isn’t that impressive.

 

[UKCowboys]

Putting together a borderline top15 roster with a blank check book isn’t that impressive.

Ridiculous

 

[Goingfor9]

Gen X and baby boomers are gonna have to save the program because millennials and Gen Z have no idea what our standard is. Maybe a larger fraction of the latter millennials. But it’s gonna take some people who understand our expectations and elevate them with a new coach. It’s not happening with Pope.. and I’m gonna be real pope to get lucky and make a finals maybe even win a title but it would be a one time gig. He could get lucky and get to a final for at some point. But I don’t think he’s gonna have enough time in Kentucky to do it. And get into a final or just put him in category with Mike davis. I mean, that’s why we got to unload this guy now. He’s to Kentucky with Mike Davis was Indiana.. bad to mediocre with the potential to get lucky

 

[theBlues]

Putting together a borderline top15 roster with a blank check book isn’t that impressive.

Name some teams that have put together a top 15 roster for next year without spending big bucks...I'll be anxiously waiting for the list. But it will be the surprise of my life if you come up with such a list.

 

[Corporal Upham]

Name some teams that have put together a top 15 roster for next year without spending big bucks...I'll be anxiously waiting for the list. But it will be the surprise of my life if you come up with such a list.

When you’re top 3 in spending, which Kentucky is, and have no realistic shot at being a title contender, it’s not impressive. Also, I don’t think any team buying titles is “impressive”, but if you’re going to spend that much, you should at least have a realistic chance at competing for a title… Kentucky does not. Give Nate Oats that check book, and Kentucky would be a top5 team every year.

Maybe I’ll be eating crow by April 2027, but you and I both know I won’t be.

 

[theBlues]

When you’re top 3 in spending, which Kentucky is, and have no realistic shot at being a title contender, it’s not impressive. Also, I don’t think any team buying titles is “impressive”, but if you’re going to spend that much, you should at least have a realistic chance at competing for a title… Kentucky does not. Give Nate Oats that check book, and Kentucky would be a top5 team every year.

Maybe I’ll be eating crow by April 2027, but you and I both know I won’t be.

Right, just the list I expected. When somebody asks a question you don't have an answer for you could try just not answering instead of replying with ********.

 

[SenseMaker_Cats]

Anyone else notice when there’s even a chance of some good news, a lot of folks crawl out of the woodworks and whine the loudest.

 

[RunninRichie]

Whats crazy is that you're a 20 or 30 something acting like a 12 year old and @UKortho is much older and acts the same age. I so hope he follows through on his blatant threat to post a poor guy's Facebook profile here again "right before he quits the board "like his buddy Catphight did. Not only do they have the wrong guy, we are talking older men stalking people and getting it wrong. Post it up @UKortho. With any luck, it will stay up long enough this time for somebody to contact that guy. I'd imagine he'd look into suing any gutless creep that does that psycho stuff with his free time.

(He or his buddies will try to get this deleted as fast as possibe and get me banned because he/they like behaving terribly and in some cases illegally? and getting away with it.)

Mental breakdown from an old guy. Brutal.

 

[Corporal Upham]

Right, just the list I expected. When somebody asks a question you don't have an answer for you could try just not answering instead of replying with ********.

I’m not going to list the 10-15 teams that actually have a shot of winning to appease your delusional ***. Maybe 1 or 2 spent more money than Kentucky, but their spending can at least be rationalized. Kentucky will be the Mets of college basketball this year, just like last year.

 

[theBlues]

I’m not going to list the 10-15 teams that actually have a shot of winning to appease your delusional ***. Maybe 1 or 2 spent more money than Kentucky, but their spending can at least be rationalized. Kentucky will be the Mets of college basketball this year, just like last year.

I'm not delusional; I'm not even a Pope guy. I'm just calling out somebody making stupid remarks. All the top teams are spending big money now and you know it. There is no list and there is no reason to respond anymore to me because I know a trouble making troll when I see one. I won't have to put up with any more of your duplicitous trolling since I put you on ignore before you read this.

 

[paulcalhoun_rivals397471]

I’m not going to list the 10-15 teams that actually have a shot of winning to appease your delusional ***. Maybe 1 or 2 spent more money than Kentucky, but their spending can at least be rationalized. Kentucky will be the Mets of college basketball this year, just like last year.

Top 3 in spending is just something you are making up to bolster your agenda since the numbers for every school are totally unconfirmed.

 

[Battle_Cat]

We do need a UK like season.. no doubt. But I think our schedule allows for that to happen. If in the portal.. Malachi and Mitchell would be top 10 and he got Milan arguably the number 1. I just think the guy deserves some roses for getting the talent he has gotten when people have crucified time and time again saying that he can’t recruit.

The people that say that are attention seeking and Pope hating village idiots. Ignore all of them...