***** OFFICIAL KU Vs UK Champions Classic Game Thread *****

[Farsight Clone]

The biggest question is. Will J. Batt have the balls if this game is any indication for the rest of the games this year to fire his *** mid season?

Or

Wait it out and let him go?

Or

Is J. Batt another Mitch and will keep Pope around for another year?

Not one of us knows. We will find out.

 

[UKCowboys]

I hate now I feel about my beloved ‘Cats. Makes me sick and pisses me off at the same time. Damnit.

Very true

 

[Catastic5]

I remember that during the Indiana game and in the off season -- Dicky V throwing some shots at Pope.

The media was higher on BCG than Pope. Wtf is Pope like behind the scenes that makes his peers seem so down on the guy, jeez.

 

[fisherscatfan]

Maybe we can recruit some shooters of the rifle team…

Moreno down low has been solid but the idiot head coach insisted on having him 24 feet away from the basket until the game was over.

 

[katwest]

I never thought I would see Kentucky get toyed with like this, ever. We are a step late on defense every possession, they are wizzing the ball by our ears, our guys look like spectators on the court. The New AD won’t put up with this sh— long.

 

[Jmmcgr35]

Kansas lost to Louisville at home. Exactly.

In an exhibition with 12 players getting playing time, and TKR not being one of them

 

[KyCPA2000]

So many other coaches, the media and other fanbases have alluded to it the last 2 years and somehow the Pope brigade still can refused to accept this fact.

Even freakin’ Dick Vitale acts down on the guy. And he blows smoke up EVERYONE’S A**.

I think most fans realize you had to give him a third year. I think few thought he could turn it around, but hoped he would. That is the reality.

 

[YankeeCpt_rivals378522]

 

[kywildcat1021979]

5 points for MOM.... 7million dollars for this..........

 

[UKortho]

$1000 says I can pull all my posts before he was hired saying he was a terrible hire. Can also pull my posts after last season saying I would fire him. I won't apologize for giving this season a chance after we brought him back, rather than being a sniffling crybaby ***** like you who is negative about anything UK and insulting to anyone positive. You are a disgrace to BBN

Since you like to bet.- $10,000 that I have 5X your net worth.

 

[legalbeagle123]

Pope will have KU ahead in all-time wins before SEC play.

 

[kfwa]

Fire Mark Pope tonight and bring in Bruce Pearl to finish out the season. I bet he could at least figure out a way to get our best three point shooter some open looks.

if it was just for this season, I'd be all for it.

 

[kyjeff1]

If we only lose by 6 to 8 points jeff will be pumping his fists and celebrating like he did after the 3 "close" losses to FL last season.

You really are a moron.

 

[Catastic5]

I think most fans realize you had to give him a third year. I think few thought he could turn it around, but hoped he would. That is the reality.

I wish Pope had the grace to just resign after it was all too obvious that this job was too much for him.

 

[Bluegrass79]

Pope played 12 down players in this game...

Lol..wtf? Who plays 12 ******* players?

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

Pope sits there and watches us get destroyed by a quicker team all night unable to guard any body then goes zone at the 4:00 tonight. I just laughed out loud!

He’s a genius man. His coaching acumen is unmatched.

 

[BluWildcatz]

I think most fans realize you had to give him a third year. I think few thought he could turn it around, but hoped he would. That is the reality.

Did we have to?

 

[Anon17922829675390261]

The biggest question is. Will J. Batt have the balls if this game is any indication for the rest of the games this year to fire his *** mid season?

Or

Wait it out and let him go?

Or

Is J. Batt another Mitch and will keep Pope around for another year?

Not one of us knows. We will find out.

If J Batt likes his job, Pope will not make it past this year. Good coaches (let alone great ones) don’t put out teams like this in year 3 when they’re on the hot seat

 

[HolySmokes]

Kentucky is losing by twenty. Why would we not fire Pope tonight. We cant even compete. Will Stein could come over and recruit better than Pope. Id take Stein for basketball coach the rest of the season.

I got a fkn headache

 

[Catastic5]

Game is over and they’re still trying to add to the score. Whatever, Pope and this team deserve it.

 

[Johnny_Jeepers]

Inject that last 3 into my veins.

 

[UKWildcats1987]

Stokes made pope and his dopes his biatches tonight.

 

[LineSkiCat14]

Not even watching. Just chatting on here.

When it got to 20 points, I started working on my waiver wires for fantasy football lol.

 

[crxohio]

Any good coach knows the gameplan. Shutdown the superstars and let the rest try to beat u or shutdown the rest and let the superstars try to beat you! Now study Pope. He is as bad as it gets.

 

[Cats4321]

Bilas is trying every way to not to call us terrible.

 

[gbl97]

In an exhibition with 12 players getting playing time, and TKR not being one of them

Counsel?

 

[MbergCat]

We will lose the all time wins record this year too. Yay.

 

[JakeKx]

This Kansas team isn’t good. We just suck that bad

 

[Colts240]

Fire mark pope

 

[Johnny_Jeepers]

Game is over and they’re still trying to add to the score. Whatever, Pope and this team deserve it.

Moreno has been stat-padding the last 5 minutes.

 

[KyCPA2000]

Did we have to?

I think so with an AD change and lack of available coaches. More options at the end of this year and the new AD can do his thing.

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

I never thought I would see Kentucky get toyed with like this, ever. We are a step late on defense every possession, they are wizzing the ball by our ears, our guys look like spectators on the court. The New AD won’t put up with this sh— long.

Yeah let’s hope so.

 

[UKCowboys]

Fire Mark Pope tonight and bring in Bruce Pearl to finish out the season. I bet he could at least figure out a way to get our best three point shooter some open looks.

We should have brought in Pearl day one. Everyone who didn't want him would have loved him. Teams would have played hard and got after your ***

 

[Colts240]

This Kansas team isn’t good. We just suck that bad

Exactly we just stand there on offense and defense any one would blow us out

 

[Ky_Bred_Cat]

Pope, I'm afraid, is too cerebral for today's players and today's game. Sad but true.

 

[AJBlue]

When you start with this reality every year..

On defense we struggle guarding the ball

On offense we struggle getting by our man.

That sums it all up and explains everything.

Pooe can’t coach man defense good enough stop good teams and he can’t recruit speed and playmakers to create offense because his system isn’t based on individual playmaking it’s based on motion and back cuts.

 

[fisherscatfan]

I’d fire Pope tonight and give the interim to Williams.

 

[UKCowboys]

Sybil

Carrie

 

[RunninRichie]

Moreno has been stat-padding the last 5 minutes.

Worst UK center since 2011. Yes, Sarr was better,

 

[WiseSerpent]

Just a collection of players. This in no way resembles a team.