Oklahoma upset by East Texas A&M!!

Cats_2010

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What's sad there is alot on here that hopes this happens to our team . Their hate for Pope knows no bound. I am in that corner that hopes he succeeds ,but also know that if he has another mediocre to disaster season it's time for a change . Time will tell go cats go pope
I think most on here would prefer UK to be considered a real threat to win a national title instead of pontificating if we are going to lose 10 games or 15 and finish higher than 6th in the SEC.
 

chroix

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What's sad there is alot on here that hopes this happens to our team . Their hate for Pope knows no bound. I am in that corner that hopes he succeeds ,but also know that if he has another mediocre to disaster season it's time for a change . Time will tell go cats go pope
I like you and what you post most of the time but pre-emptively using this to diss fans in a made up scenario is a hell of a stretch bud and feels like you're too close to the flame.
 

Smeegs

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What's sad there is alot on here that hopes this happens to our team . Their hate for Pope knows no bound. I am in that corner that hopes he succeeds ,but also know that if he has another mediocre to disaster season it's time for a change . Time will tell go cats go pope
Dude, you need to ease up on the Pope persecution complex.

Nobody here is hoping we lose to cupcakes.
 

kyjeff1

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When did Calipari leave Arkansas for Oklahoma? 😁

Hopefully we crush Oklahoma this year, I'm starting to feel bad for them. I don't think they can take another last second winning play by the Cats. Haha.
 
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What's sad there is alot on here that hopes this happens to our team . Their hate for Pope knows no bound. I am in that corner that hopes he succeeds ,but also know that if he has another mediocre to disaster season it's time for a change . Time will tell go cats go pope

No one wants this. Id wager 99% of pope critics would love to see him succeed here.
 

LineSkiCat14

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What's sad there is alot on here that hopes this happens to our team . Their hate for Pope knows no bound. I am in that corner that hopes he succeeds ,but also know that if he has another mediocre to disaster season it's time for a change . Time will tell go cats go pope

No one hates Pope or wants him to fail because they dont like him lol. Many of us can just tell hes likely not fit for this job, and that Kentucky losing, if it means moving on from him sooner, is ultimately better for the program than keeping him here longer.

Now, I dont know if Im there yet. I think this is the final month or two to see if he has it (I dont think he does, but hey, could be wrong). But if this year is another middling top25 team that loses in the opening weekend.. then yes, ill be rooting for UK to get blown out this time next year, because there's no use keeping him around any longer.
 

UK4Life#9

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What's sad there is alot on here that hopes this happens to our team . Their hate for Pope knows no bound. I am in that corner that hopes he succeeds ,but also know that if he has another mediocre to disaster season it's time for a change . Time will tell go cats go pope

Don’t let the uneducated trolls make you rethink your sentence, they do in fact hope Pope loses tonight and beyond, no matter what they say.
 

CrimsonCats_rivals

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That should be do it for Porter at OU after this year.

Sooner fans gotta be thinking what the f is going on in Norman.
It doesn’t seem to get talked about a ton because Oklahoma isn’t quite a headline generating program nationally, but he’s been a pretty big bust in that job. When he took it after leading Loyola to a Final Four and Sweet 16 in a 4 year span, I don’t think many people would have guessed he’d fail to even muster a .500 record in conference play for 5 straight years.
 
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I like you and what you post most of the time but pre-emptively using this to diss fans in a made up scenario is a hell of a stretch bud and feels like you're too close to the flame.
He’s not wrong. Every single thread about basketball gets multiple posts bashing pope and the team. It’s made basketball discussion nearly impossible, a lot like our political climate. You try to have a good faith, logical discussion and one side ***** on the table and accuses you of farting. It’s crazy
 

seccats04

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I'm a big Pope critic because I just don't think he's the man for the job. But I don't dislike the man. I think he's a little weird and corny but I don't dislike him. The man that I'm mad at is Mitch freakin' Barnhart for hiring an unqualified coach like Pope. I was irate the night I found out we were targeting Pope because he had been a HC for quite some time and had nothing on his resume that qualified him to be UK's HC. Pope would've been stupid to turn down his dream job so it's hard to fault him for taking it. But there were better candidates we could've turned to before ever looking at Pope. Thanks for another terrible hire, Mitch.
 

SenseMaker_Cats

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Don’t let the uneducated trolls make you rethink your sentence, they do in fact hope Pope loses tonight and beyond, no matter what they say.
This is not true or should I say it’s as equally true as the “Pope Haters” acting like there are 100 posters on here that would support Pope no matter what. Both are hyperbolic BS and have made this board worse than even the end of the Tubby era.

@jeffky I like you my wildcat friend and you fight the good fight but you’ve become part of the problem.
 
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Lameguy

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No one hates Pope or wants him to fail because they dont like him lol. Many of us can just tell hes likely not fit for this job, and that Kentucky losing, if it means moving on from him sooner, is ultimately better for the program than keeping him here longer.

Now, I dont know if Im there yet. I think this is the final month or two to see if he has it (I dont think he does, but hey, could be wrong). But if this year is another middling top25 team that loses in the opening weekend.. then yes, ill be rooting for UK to get blown out this time next year, because there's no use keeping him around any longer.
I’ve seen post that say they despise him so I think you are factually incorrect
 

LineSkiCat14

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I mean, I despise the job he has done. He has been pretty subpar. But I don't think anyone just hates Pope because of who is is or that he cut them off while driving.

Everyone here wants him to succeed. If he turned around and won a title this year as a 1-seed, everyone's back on board. But we are getting to the point where we will know if Pope can do this or not. And if he can't, then i understand people wanting him gone.

Calipari was IMO, a guy who was a little more hated for who he was, the stuff at Memphis/Umass, the 1AD thing, etc. And even HE made everyone aside from a very small minotiry like him when he was winning.
 

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What's sad there is alot on here that hopes this happens to our team . Their hate for Pope knows no bound. I am in that corner that hopes he succeeds ,but also know that if he has another mediocre to disaster season it's time for a change . Time will tell go cats go pope
No, but we're not good enough where we can laugh at others for losing to teams like East Texas A&M. It's put up or shut-up time for Pope.
 

chroix

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Thats a hysterical stance. Pope haters "pre-emptively" dog out anyone who doesn't hate Pope's guts 24/7/365 and now you cry victim
It was the first response to a game played by two other teams. And I didn't cry victim, just pointed out how unhinged the response seemed and to you that is crying and playing victim because that appears to be your default viewpoint. Good luck bud.
 
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RedwoodHigh

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I'm a big Pope critic because I just don't think he's the man for the job. But I don't dislike the man. I think he's a little weird and corny but I don't dislike him. The man that I'm mad at is Mitch freakin' Barnhart for hiring an unqualified coach like Pope. I was irate the night I found out we were targeting Pope because he had been a HC for quite some time and had nothing on his resume that qualified him to be UK's HC. Pope would've been stupid to turn down his dream job so it's hard to fault him for taking it. But there were better candidates we could've turned to before ever looking at Pope. Thanks for another terrible hire, Mitch.
Im not a big Mitch fan & it was time for him to go - same for Cal & $toops.
But Ky is ranked in the Top 10 / 25 in
Football
Volleyball
WBB
MBB
Swimming & Diving
Gymnastics
Track & Field
Not bad for a little Country School playing in the SEC
 

kyjeff1

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This is not true or should I say it’s as equally true as the “Pope Haters” acting like there are 100 posters on here that would support Pope no matter what. Both are hyperbolic BS and have made this board worse than even the end of the Tubby era.

@jeffky I like you my wildcat friend and you fight the good fight but you’ve become part of the problem.
There is a lot of hate getting thrown at Pope, it's all over this board. So much of it is laughably bad and it shows just how awful some of our fans are.

Now, I'm not going to say we have true fans that want UK to lose, but I WILL say that they take every opportunity to crush Pope. They are just waiting for a loss, or a close win over an inferior opponent, to come on here and take shot after shot at Pope.

So no, they don WANT us to lose, but they're ready to go and just waiting for the opportunity to launch an attack.
 
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It was the first response to a game played by two other teams. And I didn't cry victim, just pointed out how unhinged the response seemed and to you that is crying and playing victim because that appears to be your default viewpoint. Good luck bud.
UKCowboys loves to suck off Pope. He either has to be a family member or a Cuck.
 

kyjeff1

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I mean, I despise the job he has done. He has been pretty subpar. But I don't think anyone just hates Pope because of who is is or that he cut them off while driving.

Everyone here wants him to succeed. If he turned around and won a title this year as a 1-seed, everyone's back on board. But we are getting to the point where we will know if Pope can do this or not. And if he can't, then i understand people wanting him gone.

Calipari was IMO, a guy who was a little more hated for who he was, the stuff at Memphis/Umass, the 1AD thing, etc. And even HE made everyone aside from a very small minotiry like him when he was winning.
I disagree, there are quite a few that make it obvious that they hate Pope.

Just ask @Resignmarkpope
 

LineSkiCat14

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I disagree, there are quite a few that make it obvious that they hate Pope.

Just ask @Resignmarkpope

But that doesnt mean they hate him.

And honestly does it matter if they do? Some on this board spent many many years ACTUALLY hating Calipari (or certainly more than Pope) and the rest of us just had to deal with it.

Like I said, I think Pope has one more chance to prove hes worth keeping here. But if this is another 7-seed 2nd round flameout than he has to go. And if he doesn't, than people will more and more begin to dislike him (and the fanatics may start to "hate" him).
 
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What's sad there is alot on here that hopes this happens to our team . Their hate for Pope knows no bound. I am in that corner that hopes he succeeds ,but also know that if he has another mediocre to disaster season it's time for a change . Time will tell go cats go pope
I hope pope loses cause it’s his ticket out! I know the guy is a horrible coach! Again I don’t hate the man. The guy is just a horrible coach, who happens to be a great person!
 
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