Hate to be pessimistic but unless something has changed over the summer Pope is still a .630 win percentage coach. I think we'll find out early in the season with Kansas. It's sounds stupid but I really think this game is a must win for him.
Yup that's my whole point. You can give Pope all the talent in the world but if his coaching doesn't improve it's really not gonna matter. His team's are so bad at defense and rebounding and tend to give up when things go bad.
I agree so I'm not letting the recruiting stress me out. Even if he lands Wilkins and Stokes I'm still expecting a middle of the pack SEC team with 12-14 losses.
I don't think it will be a riot because a huge portion of this fanbase is apathetic. Alot of fans don't have any faith in Pope even if he lands his first targets in the portal.
Donovan would be a upgrade over Hubert but I don't think he has a whole lot left in the tank. He wasn't really tearing it up his latter years at Florida. I think it's gonna be Byington imo.