Duke vs Tennessee

[Colts240]

Tennessee is very overrated looked horrible against Xavier last week also

 

[bengal4life]

Duke looks like best team in country by mile , will they choke again

 

[ukfan042]

dUKe looks unbelievable! Meanwhile, we have another 10-12 loss season in the works

 

[ThisIsAndyBitch]

dUKe looks unbelievable! Meanwhile, we have another 10-12 loss season in the works

If you'd be nicer to Pope he'd do better. It's people like you that are the problem!

 

[meteordealer]

Hard to judge things based off of one exhibition game.

We steamrolled Purdue last year, and everyone was talking about winning a natty. Then we proceeded to suck when the regular season began.

 

[Cleatortoises]

A new addition to Rafters lexicon.

Amazing.
Duke players put their pance on one leg at a time.

 

[Cleatortoises]

Florida will be the only team that can even keep it close

Or Baylor...

 

[Beatle Bum]

Duke is unstoppable. The exhibition season has now given us no reason for the season. Let’s shut this thing down. Only football threads from this point forward. Close down the bridges and let’s see if Damon Stoudamire is available to coach next season.

 

[TFCat11]

Hate to say it but Duke looks like they'd body us at this juncture

Their 2nd unit would! Folks, the NIL era was custom made for Duke, make no mistake!

It’s just a matter of how long before Duke passes both UK and UCLA in titles, and they will eventually pass everyone else in all the other notable categories.

And, it will happen with Scheyer at the helm, because they’re not firing a guy who loses less than 5 games a season.

 

[TFCat11]

Duke’s Achilles Heel going forward will be that they will routinely be the betting favorite to win the National Championship, and that might be the ONLY thing that keeps them from dominating the sport in terms of championships going forward!

This year’s team looks like they could toy with 2015 UK, and that’s coming from a lifelong homer!

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

Hate to say it but Duke looks like they'd body us at this juncture

They would smash us easily. Their bench is as good or better than our starters I think. Outside Momcilovic honestly. Maybe Moreno…

 

[VC99]

I told all you moronic Pope pumpers, Duke is ACTUALLY building rosters like a blue blood and almost guaranteeing their success yearly.

Meanwhile we are having to justify HALF OUR TEAM taking ridiculous jumps to reach a sweet 16 or elite eight. GO GET THE BEST PLAYERS. YOU'RE KENTUCKY.

 

[AllBall]

Duke is staying near the top every year. Too bad we didn’t keep up. Papaw Mitch wasn’t prepared for this new age of college sports and we

Duke's NIL war chest is way more than speculated and Scheyer can recruit. Meanwhile, we are lost in a state of obscurity.

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

Circle jerk of misery and the season hasn’t even started yet. Gonna be a lot of fun on this forum this year.

That’s what a real team looks like sadly

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

Like I said last year when I watched Duke play their first game: they're so much better than us its like they're in another higher division. They could just name their score.

Depressing but true.

I remember those days, like 2012, 2014/2015. Good times. Hopefully we get a coach soon enough that can make us competitive again with them. Does anyone really think Pope could assemble a team like that? I mean maybe not quite as deep because of money, but still. He couldn’t assemble talent like that even at 2/3rds the level. That is an issue from the start. Forget everything else.

 

[UKFootball78]

Looks like most of the posters in this thread need to go the Duke board, since you are all such huge duke fans. Go hug their nuts where it will be appreciated.

 

[AllBall]

Never got the hype for UT all offseason. Lot of talent on the roster, but much of it is redundant. Also built the exact opposite direction of what Rick Barnes has had success with in recent past.

NIL era has plenty of coaches trying to reinvent their style rather than construct a roster around what they typically need.
Pope did it last season. This season he wasn't able to land enough of the primary targets or should I say elite talent. My initial knee jerk response is we're deep, but with mediocre talent.

 

[AllBall]

Amazing.
Duke players put their pance on one leg at a time.

Unfortunately, they're wearing shorts and I think they jump in those getting ready.

 

[MegaBlue05]

This board’s Duke envy is embarrassing.

 

[Wildcat_in_DC]

Looks like most of the posters in this thread need to go the Duke board, since you are all such huge duke fans. Go hug their nuts where it will be appreciated.

and if we all did....the current reality that is uk basketball will not change.

 

[Wildcat_in_DC]

This board’s Duke envy is embarrassing.

more or less embarrassing then the pending 12, 13, or 14 loss season we are likely to experience?

 

[Beatle Bum]

Michigan over UConn
Florida over Houston
UConn over Purdue
UConn over San Diego State
Kansas over UNC
Baylor over the Zags
UVA over Texas Tech
Villanova over Michigan
UNC over the Zags.
Nova over UNC

 

[UKWildcats1987]

Dukes gonna win multiple titles the next decade. The only question will be who the coach is. The current one cant keep choking year after year n the ncaa. Close loss after closeloss is on the coach.

 

[bigblueinsanity (the real)]

Dukes gonna win multiple titles the next decade. The only question will be who the coach is. The current one cant keep choking year after year n the ncaa. Close loss after closeloss is on the coach.

Their awful coach is the only reason they haven't one two or three more in just the last few years. If they make a change to even a decent coach, they could literally go on a ucla esque mini run.

 

[UKWildcats1987]

Their awful coach is the only reason they haven't one two or three more in just the last few years. If they make a change to even a decent coach, they could literally go on a ucla esque mini run.

100% everyone is fortunate Duke didnt try to hire a more seasoned coach.

 

[Eagles_Ball_69]

Barnes will shape these guys up, but I wonder if part him would rather go on long walks with his wife.

I'm sure she's a nice lady, but I'm not rushing home. Then again, for a 70 something year old dude, she's nothing to sneeze at.

 

[ScWildcat3]

Duke has more money and resources than any other school. Having team USA and head of NBA in your corner pushing players to you along with Nike makes it easy for them. We can think Cal for pissing Nike off when he refused to be in Phil Knights tourney. Also Duke hired an Ex Nike employee to be their GM.

 

[Eagles_Ball_69]

This board’s Duke envy is embarrassing.

It really is. And after watching them play, I'm envious.

 

[JakeKx]

Two things we know are true regardless of the score.

Duke will find a way to blow it regardless of their season.

Tennessee will never make a final four.

 

[BookofMormon]

Duke has more money and resources than any other school. Having team USA and head of NBA in your corner pushing players to you along with Nike makes it easy for them. We can think Cal for pissing Nike off when he refused to be in Phil Knights tourney. Also Duke hired an Ex Nike employee to be their GM.

It's everything, NIL, narrative, the Brotherhood, a wealth network assuring kids jobs after basketball, Cameron indoor, exposure.

They are set up to dominate CBB.

As of now, they have what will probably be 3 5* riding pine this year. Williams, Howard and one of Rippey or Boozer is not getting much time by end of year and will be in the portal. When kids want to join your esteemed club so badly they are willing to foresake playing time, you know there is something going on that unlevels the playing field.

It's almost like they bring in a 5*, take a whif and if you're not top of the line, they recruit over you immediately. He already has Asa Montgomery, Kager Kneuppel and likely Colton Hiller to take the job next year.

If the lightbulb clicks with Scheyer, he can runaway with the sport over the next 5 years. The only coach I hold any chance of getting in his way would be Hurley, who builds well-schooled tough teams with A- talent that can punch the softies of Duke in the mouth. I think if Hurley realized he can't compete with Duke, he jets to the NBA.

The only thing stopping them is:

Scheyer
The annual softness of growing up at Duke
Unrest in the clubhouse when top kids are riding pine