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So the online scuttlebutt is that UNC is going to get rid of Hubert Davis. I'd personally sign him to a lifetime contract. ;)

Also, could be Rughead decides to retire. He was rather non-committal during the post game interview. So two big time jobs could be opening up.

Which is the better gig right now? Will be interesting to see who they go after and what kind dollars they're willing to spend.
 
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I guess the silver lining is that there are more good coaches than both jobs can take. They can't scoop up all three of Golden, Oats, and Otz and not including guys like Schertz, Byington, McCasland. Hopefully we crush the next hire.
 
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rick64 said:
So the online scuttlebutt is that UNC is going to get rid of Hubert Davis. I'd personally sign him to a lifetime contract. ;)

Also, could be Rughead decides to retire. He was rather non-committal during the post game interview. So two big time jobs could be opening up.

Which is the better gig right now? Will be interesting to see who they go after and what kind dollars they're willing to spend.
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That sucks because there are a lot of younger high potential guys available right now. We desperately need one and they make take the couple who are willing to move right now.
 
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19CatOfBlueBlood96 said:
Let them hire a coach first. See what their contracts look like. Then go pick a coach and show them why we are the best job in America. Go make somebody the highest paid head coach for a two year contract. Wish I was a billionaire.
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If I was a billionaire we wouldn’t ever miss on a recruit we really wanted. I would make sure we had the funds for the best facilities, players, and coaches.
 
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Ukwazoo3 said:
Do you think they would take Pope off our hands?
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He’s a Swell guy who would represent the Carolina Way with pride, he’s up and coming and runs a great offensive style that they love. He shoots lots of 3’s and will recruit guys who love to wear that jersey. He’s perfect for them. Great tactical mind who relies on analytics and a substitution master. They would love his modern approach to the game.
 
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19CatOfBlueBlood96 said:
We are going to be stuck with Pope but ain't nobody scared of Golden and Oats besides Pope. Ain't nobody stuntin golden or oatmeal. Both are little punks. They are good coaches but nothing special.
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Man it’s obvious both are going to be elite. Golden is 40, he’s just getting started and look at what he did almost immediately at Florida without top NIL. Oats has consistently shown that he’s a good one. It’s not easy to do what he does at Alabama with a bad NIL. I get it both are some douchebags and I can’t stand either, but stretching to that “they’re not that good” is insane. The ones that stretch it then act like Pope needs a 3rd year might be spectrum retarded.
 
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Kentucky would've already lost the all times win record for a second time, if Kansas had another coach. Losing it once is unacceptable but losing it twice is just 😢
 
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UKGrad24 said:
Man it’s obvious both are going to be elite. Golden is 40, he’s just getting started and look at what he did almost immediately at Florida without top NIL. Oats has consistently shown that he’s a good one. It’s not easy to do what he does at Alabama with a bad NIL. I get it both are some douchebags and I can’t stand either, but stretching to that “they’re not that good” is insane. The ones that stretch it then act like Pope needs a 3rd year might be spectrum retarded.
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I found their coach, here is their version of Spectrum Pope.


 
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UKGrad24 said:
Man it’s obvious both are going to be elite. Golden is 40, he’s just getting started and look at what he did almost immediately at Florida without top NIL. Oats has consistently shown that he’s a good one. It’s not easy to do what he does at Alabama with a bad NIL. I get it both are some douchebags and I can’t stand either, but stretching to that “they’re not that good” is insane. The ones that stretch it then act like Pope needs a 3rd year might be spectrum retarded.
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No they are good. You will be good if you hire them. I wouldn't be mad. But also don't think they are the only two that can win here. I don't like Golden. I'd rather have Oats. Golden is a creep and little **** talking creepster. Oats at least can act right in public even if he's a piece of ****.
 
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rick64 said:
So the online scuttlebutt is that UNC is going to get rid of Hubert Davis. I'd personally sign him to a lifetime contract. ;)

Also, could be Rughead decides to retire. He was rather non-committal during the post game interview. So two big time jobs could be opening up.

Which is the better gig right now? Will be interesting to see who they go after and what kind dollars they're willing to spend.
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Last night I read a thread on the Kansas board titled “who’s in worse shape Kansas,Kentucky,North Carolina?”.lol

I didn’t even realize that Kansas hadn’t made it to the second weekend 6 outa the last 7 years.

But the won the title the one year they did . Kansas fans are ready for Self to move on .
 
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Lets talk about Kansas, because they've been only slightly better than Kentucky the last few years. Sure they have their more recent (covid) title, and yeah they've been more consistent regular season.. But after that title they went right back to first weekend exits galore. And thats with the monstrous home court officiating they have at Phog Allen and beyond. I mean imagine a time when Kentucky is about to end a half with just 2 fouls?

They, like Kentucky, are having a tough time drawing in talent as of late. And they've squeezed about everything they can out of Bill Self, who continues to have medical episodes to boot.


I think just like Kentucky, they are at a pretty pivotal point: Do we throw money as the program to stay on top, or do we settle for our legacy to do the heavy lifting?
 
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I think Hubert is right at the top with Rupp, K, Bobby Knight. UNC needs to back up the Brinks truck and pay the man. Also give him a lifetime contract with $100 million buyout. They need to talk to someone who has done this before- Mitch?
 
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BigBlue1992 said:
Getting reminded of this makes me wanna vomit. Mitch Barnhart is a terrorist.

Also worth noting that Syracuse will be opening up too. I’ve been hearing they’re gonna swing for the fence.
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I wonder what this board would look like with Jim Boeheim coaching UK and having the same results as he had at Syracuse?
 
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LineSkiCat14 said:
Lets talk about Kansas, because they've been only slightly better than Kentucky the last few years. Sure they have their more recent (covid) title, and yeah they've been more consistent regular season.. But after that title they went right back to first weekend exits galore. And thats with the monstrous home court officiating they have at Phog Allen and beyond. I mean imagine a time when Kentucky is about to end a half with just 2 fouls?

They, like Kentucky, are having a tough time drawing in talent as of late. And they've squeezed about everything they can out of Bill Self, who continues to have medical episodes to boot.


I think just like Kentucky, they are at a pretty pivotal point: Do we throw money as the program to stay on top, or do we settle for our legacy to do the heavy lifting?
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just a question, what exactly is a Covid title? I would say Baylor has the Covid title (2021) KU won in 2022.
 
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rick64 said:
So the online scuttlebutt is that UNC is going to get rid of Hubert Davis. I'd personally sign him to a lifetime contract. ;)

Also, could be Rughead decides to retire. He was rather non-committal during the post game interview. So two big time jobs could be opening up.

Which is the better gig right now? Will be interesting to see who they go after and what kind dollars they're willing to spend.
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Is that you MB? LOL! 'So the online scuttlebutt is that UNC is going to get rid of Hubert Davis. I'd personally sign him to a lifetime contract.'
 
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Can you image if they brought back Davis and Self stays for another year and leave after NEXT season? You could have UK, UNC, and KU all open. Duke fans has to be loving this.
 
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wccat said:
Can you image if they brought back Davis and Self stays for another year and leave after NEXT season? You could have UK, UNC, and KU all open. Duke fans has to be loving this.
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We will see. If I were Duke fans, I'd want our rivals to keep these coaches because they just largely aren't threats. And if I'm also Duke, I'm still a little weary on Scheyer. From what I've seen in his tenure, he's their weakest link.. they can keep him. Siena is probably a made shot or two from ppulling the upset, and TCU got flat out robbed. I'm not seeing anything to suggest that ANY of the blood bloods have the right coach. Duke just starts it's season on 2nd base, so getting to 3rd or half way to home isn't exactly difficult. Scheyer winning a sweet16 in this manner tells me absolutely nothing.
 
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MidseasonTweak said:
New AD could easily end this disaster when he is hired and be ahead of the curve with a search.
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You think they aren’t going to hire from within? lol they will hire Hill because he knows where the bodies are. They want that money to keep flowing the MB and Eli and whoever else is in on it all.
 
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19CatOfBlueBlood96 said:
No they are good. You will be good if you hire them. I wouldn't be mad. But also don't think they are the only two that can win here. I don't like Golden. I'd rather have Oats. Golden is a creep and little **** talking creepster. Oats at least can act right in public even if he's a piece of ****.
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And there might be others who fit the bill. I’m not saying it’s them or bust. I’m just being objective and removing the emotion. Personal feelings don’t matter when you’re hiring at a place like Kentucky. You need a guy who’s proven he can win at a high level, especially if the place he won is tough to do. You looks for guys that have brought success into a tough job. You need the personality to deal with being the head guy in a state, you’re not just a coach you’re an ambassador. You’re bigger than the governor. You have to be able to handle it. Oats for example, I don’t know if the personality fits, but the resume does. Alabama is a hard place to win, their sole focus is football and his NIL is poor. He’s back with a shot at an elite 8, he’s got a final four and another elite 8. You can’t do that at Alabama and not be fit for Kentucky. He’s also in the conference so he’s familiar with the SEC.

Interview and check background and see. But people loathed calipari here, hated the guy, and then he’s the greatest on earth. This is common, we compete against Oats and Golden. We’re not going to like them but they aren’t our coach.

As far as other people there are guys who fit those are just familiar with UK, in conference, and successful at lesser programs. So you have to look at that.

Whether or not they fit or their past is too much or anything else comes down to the process when we hire. But people don’t realize this, Calipari had a horrendous history. Players arrested in Memphis for inciting riots, soliciting prostitution, drug charges, player gang issues. NCAA trouble multiple major infractions. And he was fine here, Kentucky makes it so you don’t have to take those players. I was there during his UM reign the players were pure thugs. They acted like they were above the law everywhere they went and Calipari did not stop it.

So if Golden or Oats are too much, then so was Calipari. But we have to win and you do what is required within certain limits. But those limits cannot be “he’s kinda creepy and something happened about a coed”. That’s not a reason to not look. If they don’t pass what we need then you’ll figure that out.
 
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Oats couldn’t be any more of a perfect fit for KU.

From Jail Tide to Jailhawks.
 
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UKGrad24 said:
And there might be others who fit the bill. I’m not saying it’s them or bust. I’m just being objective and removing the emotion. Personal feelings don’t matter when you’re hiring at a place like Kentucky. You need a guy who’s proven he can win at a high level, especially if the place he won is tough to do. You looks for guys that have brought success into a tough job. You need the personality to deal with being the head guy in a state, you’re not just a coach you’re an ambassador. You’re bigger than the governor. You have to be able to handle it. Oats for example, I don’t know if the personality fits, but the resume does. Alabama is a hard place to win, their sole focus is football and his NIL is poor. He’s back with a shot at an elite 8, he’s got a final four and another elite 8. You can’t do that at Alabama and not be fit for Kentucky. He’s also in the conference so he’s familiar with the SEC.

Interview and check background and see. But people loathed calipari here, hated the guy, and then he’s the greatest on earth. This is common, we compete against Oats and Golden. We’re not going to like them but they aren’t our coach.

As far as other people there are guys who fit those are just familiar with UK, in conference, and successful at lesser programs. So you have to look at that.

Whether or not they fit or their past is too much or anything else comes down to the process when we hire. But people don’t realize this, Calipari had a horrendous history. Players arrested in Memphis for inciting riots, soliciting prostitution, drug charges, player gang issues. NCAA trouble multiple major infractions. And he was fine here, Kentucky makes it so you don’t have to take those players. I was there during his UM reign the players were pure thugs. They acted like they were above the law everywhere they went and Calipari did not stop it.

So if Golden or Oats are too much, then so was Calipari. But we have to win and you do what is required within certain limits. But those limits cannot be “he’s kinda creepy and something happened about a coed”. That’s not a reason to not look. If they don’t pass what we need then you’ll figure that out.
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I'm the last person to care about the next coach being a choir boy with a perfect history. Like oats and the murder situation. I give no ***** about that if we were hiring him. I do care about the grown man with creepy allegations that were probably true but swept under the rug .


I want a hard *** at UK. Somebody with an attitude that can handle the job. What I don't want is a young punk that has creepy allegations. Yes I'm judging him. I think he would do good here. I think other coaches would also without the creep stuff.


He has no respect. He won a title and thinks he runs something. Screw that dork. Get oats or anybody else that's qualified and kick his *** like iowa did.

Golden is qualified. I don't think he's not. I just don't like him. It's not emotional. He's just a creepy disrespectful punk .

Give me a young hungry punk without the creepster stuff. He belongs in florida. Really he belongs in miami lol
 
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Care to comment on the rest of my post?
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no doubt Kansas has not been very good in the NCAA’s overall in the last seven years. And their dominance in the big 12 has even slipped. Also, the constant health issues with Self are a distraction. One has a sense that maybe Bill Self has kind of maxed out his time.

Pope will get another year in my opinion
 
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19CatOfBlueBlood96 said:
I'm the last person to care about the next coach being a choir boy with a perfect history. Like oats and the murder situation. I give no ***** about that if we were hiring him. I do care about the grown man with creepy allegations that were probably true but swept under the rug .


I want a hard *** at UK. Somebody with an attitude that can handle the job. What I don't want is a young punk that has creepy allegations. Yes I'm judging him. I think he would do good here. I think other coaches would also without the creep stuff.


He has no respect. He won a title and thinks he runs something. Screw that dork. Get oats or anybody else that's qualified and kick his *** like iowa did.

Golden is qualified. I don't think he's not. I just don't like him. It's not emotional. He's just a creepy disrespectful punk .

Give me a young hungry punk without the creepster stuff. He belongs in florida. Really he belongs in miami lol
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Fair enough. I don’t know enough about the allegations to say, I’m not sure what all of that is about. I’m sure during the interview process it would surface, I have a hard time believing it’s very serious but I don’t know that. Men are called predators for cat calling today, so I take nothing at face value until evidence is presented. I agree I think he would likely do well here, and I don’t care for the guy. But I’d interview and gather info and I would also look at probably 10 candidates and narrow it to the best

What we do know for a fact is Pope is not a guy who can run a program like this.
 
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Whoever the next coach is, it needs to be a 3 yr contract max. Whether it’s pope, cal or JMI, Kentucky absolutely loves handing out giant contracts they must claw their way out of
 
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Fair enough. I don’t know enough about the allegations to say, I’m not sure what all of that is about. I’m sure during the interview process it would surface, I have a hard time believing it’s very serious but I don’t know that. Men are called predators for cat calling today, so I take nothing at face value until evidence is presented. I agree I think he would likely do well here, and I don’t care for the guy. But I’d interview and gather info and I would also look at probably 10 candidates and narrow it to the best

What we do know for a fact is Pope is not a guy who can run a program like this.
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www.alligator.org

UF basketball coach accused of sexual harassment and stalking - The Independent Florida Alligator

The University of Florida received a formal Title IX complaint on Golden Sept. 27 alleging that he engaged in various conduct that potentially violated the UF Gender Equity Policy.
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