Players like Kenneth Faried don’t stay at schools like Morehead anymore because they can transfer and be immediately eligible. To me that is the biggest change.
My opinion is a strong NO. If he wasn’t a former UK player on a title team he would have never be considered. Mitch panicked and hired Pope and put on a big show to deceive the fans.
The first year he was 11-10 against SEC teams. The last 25 games his record was 14-11. Blown out by Clemson and Ohio State, lost by 29 to Alabama in the SEC tournament. A no show in the sweet 16 against Tennessee. Not a good year by UK standards.
This year was a disaster, the fact that Pope gave JQ 2M after a major injury isn’t talked about enough. The portal opens next week and he lost 2 assistant coaches and he had no one in mind. He took Mo because Nike and an agent recommended him and no word on the second coach. I hope Pope proves...
The team got hyped up 90 minutes before the game after engaging with the Louisville fans. That is what happened before that game. Pope’s feeling was they were spent before the game started.
I agree. Nothing is said about UK’s record against SEC teams that year was 11-10. How that is a success is beyond me. Alabama beating us by 29 in the SEC tournament and a no show against Tennessee in the NCAA tournament.
Hiring a coach that hadn’t won a league, league tournament or a NCAA tournament game while winning 63% of his games within 3 days of a HOF coach resigning. Mitch what were you thinking?