We might as well focus on the future of UK basketball because Pope is clearly not the guy. What are the realistic options?
Who should we hire next?
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I'd take anyone. But the ad needs to start reaching out now. That way he has 5 solid guys by years end. Can't wait till the end of the year and rush it in a week
Nate Oats
Josh Schertz (can he recruit? He can coach for sure)
Billy Donovan
Jai Lucas
Bryan Hogsdon
Ryan Odom
Josh Schertz (can he recruit? He can coach for sure)
Billy Donovan
Jai Lucas
Bryan Hogsdon
Ryan Odom
Hopefully a coach that has at least one NCAAT win on his resume.
unreal Mitch hired this dude man
unreal Mitch hired this dude man
Odom would be interesting. Dunno if he’d leave Virginia though.
I think we need to go after a successful coach who is not satisfied with his NIL situation at his current school. If not, someone like Shertz would probably take the job.
Any damn body ! Fire Pope.
You could try to make a bad hire on purpose and do better than Pope.
You could try to make a bad hire on purpose and do better than Pope.
Just get rid of Pope, and we can figure it out.
Oats or Pearl.
I seriously don't think Billy Donovan would be up for the challenge of modern day recruiting.
Jai Lucas maybe in a few years but he has been a coach for ONE season. He can get a bunch of players but so could Josh Pastner. Let's get some sustained success.
I seriously don't think Billy Donovan would be up for the challenge of modern day recruiting.
Jai Lucas maybe in a few years but he has been a coach for ONE season. He can get a bunch of players but so could Josh Pastner. Let's get some sustained success.
Donovan is possible for once, Nate Oats, Josh Schertz
I mean there are probably 20 coaches we could ask with better qualifications than pope had.
Oats or Donovan would be a great hires in my book, but plenty out there that would be good hires. Maybe Dusty May doesnt work out in nba? Todd Golden probably not leaving Florida , but maybe. We probably offer more money and NIL and obviously our fans care more.
Tj otzelberger, fred Hoiberg, Sean Miller, Grant mccasland, Ben mccollum
Pope was a known Bad hire right away we all knew he wasn't qualified.
I mean there are probably 20 coaches we could ask with better qualifications than pope had.
Oats or Donovan would be a great hires in my book, but plenty out there that would be good hires. Maybe Dusty May doesnt work out in nba? Todd Golden probably not leaving Florida , but maybe. We probably offer more money and NIL and obviously our fans care more.
Tj otzelberger, fred Hoiberg, Sean Miller, Grant mccasland, Ben mccollum
Pope was a known Bad hire right away we all knew he wasn't qualified.
Stop bringing up Jai Lucas. He may be a good recruiter, but he has proven nothing as a head coach. This is UK we’re talking about.
Guys Billy isn't a kid anymore. Dude is almost 80. It has to be younger and will probably be a NBA coach of some kind. The NIL ******** is a nightmare for coaches and most all college basketball is garbage product. Nobody is beating the door down to coach at Kentucky or any other college. Its just not as good of a job as we think. Florida freaking got lucky and seemed to found a decent young coach.
Our AD can get Oats he hired him at Alabama I think he would prefer a basketball school over Alabama
LOL, you're trolling at this point.
Lmao people wanting a coach that hasn’t coached a college team in over ten years and has never been around for NIL. I’m sure recruits will just jump at the chance to play for someone that had elite coaching when they were 7 years old.
And if he doesn't Mark Cuban will funnel him straight to IU.
At the next game just let fans enter tickets and draw a number like bingo. Ill take anybody.
Rick Pitino
Bruce Pearl
Kelvin Sampson
***** all you want about them being old. Today any one of them is twice as good as anybody else mentioned so far. (*Well except for Dusty May. You slipped that in there while I was typing.)
Start there.
When you can actually do better than any of them we can talk.
Bruce Pearl
Kelvin Sampson
***** all you want about them being old. Today any one of them is twice as good as anybody else mentioned so far. (*Well except for Dusty May. You slipped that in there while I was typing.)
Start there.
When you can actually do better than any of them we can talk.
Someone that actually has passion. Instead of just sitting there staring off in the distance with their arms folded.
I think Oats would do an amazing job here.
Agree 100%. We should’ve hired Pitino instead of Pope in the first place if he’d have come back. Couldn’t care less about his caree coming to a close soon enough. Would’ve been a million times better than it is now.
I hope Batt was working the back channels even before tonight. It's possible that Oklahoma, Tennessee, Kansas, and Michigan State will be right there with us in the market for a head coach this off-season, just to name a few. Two conference rivals and two national powers. Supposedly Kansas has a head coach in waiting, not sure about the Vols and Sparty. Moser is as cooked as Pope. I think Izzo and Self both return, but they may be tempted to retire with really good tournament runs. I know there are some Schertz rumors when it comes to UT. That would suck unless we somehow get someone better, which is difficult to fathom at this point.
2024 was a huge coaching hire cycle, and we walked away the biggest loser. We can't afford to lose again in 2027. Batt has to hit a grand slam here. He just has to.
2024 was a huge coaching hire cycle, and we walked away the biggest loser. We can't afford to lose again in 2027. Batt has to hit a grand slam here. He just has to.
Schertz at UT would be a disaster. But not if we managed to get Nate Oats.
You think billy donovan at Kentucky with NIL couldnt get players?
Dude wom 2 national titles, had multiple players drafted to telhe league, coached in the league... what more could players want? For real man !!
UNC just hired an only former nba coach and they already signed a top 5 player.
Yeah no offense to dude, but the NBA is a few steps ahead of the college game. Donovan would be fine coaching. Recruiting would be fine also.
We’ll at the very least be likely looking for a coach before Tennessee, MSU and Kansas since all those teams will probably still be in the tournament when Pope inevitably falls flat on his face.
How many times does Billy Donovan have to turn us down before people accept he isn't coming here.
Billy Donovan is not coaching at Kentucky. You guys need to stop saying this every year. His name is on the court at Florida for crying out loud.
Pearl or Nate Oats would be my choice. Obviously would want Golden or Hurley but that's unlikely.
Pearl was the obvious grand slam hire when Cal left.
Elite recruiter, exciting style of play, and a big personality that's needed to be the coach at UK.
Elite recruiter, exciting style of play, and a big personality that's needed to be the coach at UK.
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