BB: POPE fined $25,000
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And you guys wonder why he doesn’t get onto the officials more. This is such BS! No accountability whatsoever for the cheating referees but you better not call out their incompetence publicly.
They need to fine the idiot refs instead for making terrible calls.
He should publicly tell them to kiss his hind-end and double it
Knew it was coming, why not just say it out in the open if you're going to pay 25K. Get your money's worth if you're going to say it.
ironically thats less that what jq is paid per game here
That ref should be fined $50,000. Worst call in a long time. Brings back UK-UNC 2017 memories.
He should’ve went further on how crazy the technical fouls were from a couple week ago too
Make it worth it next time they do it and leave the press room looking like scorched earth!
Pope should put out a public statement saying, "Happy to pay this, but curious how much the official in question is being fined for directly changing the outcome of a league game?"
Pope didnt get a pass. Big deal. Pope very much criticized the officials while attempting to do so in a clever way. I wish he would just directly criticize, look straight at the camera and give his honest thoughts instead of trying to be cute. I am tired of his, I am so clever, act. He is not. He is a goofball.
He should tell them to sue him, counter, and let’s get those refs involved. How about we dig a bit into their financials? Who knows, maybe even find some evidence the SEC is actively involved in fixing games.
We have shot 85 less free throws than teams we played against in the sec. Fouls totals are sorta close, but this shows you the "TYPE" of fouls we are getting. We only get the ones that really do not matter.
He should coach his team up to not lose games like this that we had no business losing. There were a million reasons we lost this game that proceeded a questionable call
blaming refs is for losers
Mitch should pay out of his stingy freak pockets. The ref however should be tarred and feathered!
Why are the referees so protected? Coaches and players are fair game, but the refs… .don't you dare say 1 negative word. Weird.
Good that whole thing was embarrassing. Shows how far we’ve fallen when our coach is complaining about refs cheating us against a Steven Pearl coached team.
There is no need to give officials a reason to call a foul there ... it is simple ... don't push off ... just MOOOOOOVE to get separation !!!! If the game was at Rupp and situation was reversed with no call ... the fans would've gone nuts !!!!
Pope should have pulled a Billy Tubbs. One of the all-time best responses regarding refs..
Coaches have to come out after every game, win or lose, and deal with questions from the media. Meanwhile, the officials walk away without answering to anyone. It really is a strange setup.
There should be somebody running analytics on the officials, if there's not already. At a minimum.
And that's not about blaming the refs. It's about having some kind of accountability in place, so they know if they get up to some shenanigans there's a good chance it will be exposed.
There should be somebody running analytics on the officials, if there's not already. At a minimum.
And that's not about blaming the refs. It's about having some kind of accountability in place, so they know if they get up to some shenanigans there's a good chance it will be exposed.
Refs in college basketball are horrible.
Have to. If not, we'd have to point the finger at ourselves. That's not allowed.
I'd do it again but more forcefully the next time. Go Coach Pope... Coach these Cats!
Why can't both be true? As many have said, there were many reasons for the loss, but it is ALSO true that a bad call at a critical point late in the game can directly change the outcome.
Even in this instance, Chandler may have pushed off, but the Auburn defender is also HOLDING him. Fine, it you want to be a real stickler to the rules, call a double foul, UK retains possession. That may at least get the defender to play real defense instead of the rugby crap most SEC teams play.
If you're gonna do it, do it out in front of the cameras and leave a check on the table and say here ya go SEC.
And add a second check- in front of cameras/ for a $25,000 donation payable to gamblers anonymous.
What gets me with this sort of fine is how the NCAA does this while some can say the craziest things these days as politicians, news reporters, even to the point where they are calling for riots, criminal acts and such and claim they can do so because of the 1st Amendment.
I get all that, but how can someone speaking to answer a question to how they feel or state a fact can be fined while not respecting his rights?
I wish UK would tell the NCAA to kiss *** and hire an attorney just to prolong all this to prove a point. Bring all the bad calls out in light and let the officials explain.
I get all that, but how can someone speaking to answer a question to how they feel or state a fact can be fined while not respecting his rights?
I wish UK would tell the NCAA to kiss *** and hire an attorney just to prolong all this to prove a point. Bring all the bad calls out in light and let the officials explain.
Road games are hard to win. To get one ripped away from you this way is wrong. How does a referee stand 6 feet away and watch Auburn knock Chandler into the front row and call nothing? The point is, whether we played good or not, we had the game and they took it all because the SEC wanted to get Auburn into the tournament, possibly.
Meh, small potatoes for Pope’s accountant to muster up… The REAL fine comes the rest of his coaching career in the SEC, for calling those clowns “MFers” in a passive aggressive fashion!
You think the officials didn’t like Calipari? Haha, you haven’t seen anything yet
You think the officials didn’t like Calipari? Haha, you haven’t seen anything yet
He couldn’t move because the guy had him wrapped up. Jesus Christ.
In this instance, yes I am, I don’t know about we. Stole the W which we needed.
Duke sure doesn’t think so