Eh, who cares. Most of us on this board could’ve coached this team to 14 losses with a $22 million roster.
Mark Fox gone?
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THIS. Everyone should read this again. This is the painful reality for Pope and UK.
Here's the good thing about this. You really only get one chance as a coach to shake up your assistants. Like Sean McDermott for the Bills. He got a chance to fire his OC.. but when they still had issues, he was next.
So this really is it for Pope. Hes gonna reshuffle the deck to make it work.. but now its on him if the assistants he chooses (again) cant get it done for him.
Also, if these were Pope's first choices.. the guys coming in cant be any better. He has a fraction of the coaching connections of guys like Self, Izzo, etc. Assistants arent like apples on trees. Where is he gonna get 3 new guys?
So this really is it for Pope. Hes gonna reshuffle the deck to make it work.. but now its on him if the assistants he chooses (again) cant get it done for him.
Also, if these were Pope's first choices.. the guys coming in cant be any better. He has a fraction of the coaching connections of guys like Self, Izzo, etc. Assistants arent like apples on trees. Where is he gonna get 3 new guys?
I mentioned in another thread. Is Pope running solo? Or is he being mentored by a high-connect to the program ( like an Issel), or a close booster. Hopefully not lame duck Barnhart.
I can already imagine (no I haven't personally seen them) him just TALKING TALKING TALKING without sticking his whistle up the butt of anyone who jogs. I also imagine that he's well aware that BBN is looking squarely at him so I expect big changes.
LOL, c'mon now. Replacing the entire staff, who most certainly did play in a role in poor practices and guys not developing, is part of resolving the problem. I'm looking for resolution with what we have, not looking to bash Pope.
The problem here is.. no recruits, crap team returning, hes gotta find 3 new coaches... this could go south real fast which means Kansas is gonna pass us in wins and its gonna be another disastrous season... but if thats how we get rid of him, than so be it.
very true and I had a whole thread on his progress actual ” accomplishments”.
Pope is the one who hired everyone and is ultimately responsible.
However, since it seems , he is going to be here for year 3( i wish he was gone already), I am looking at moves he is making to see if we can predict next year degree of misery.
Yeah, what a genius idea… Let’s head into the most important portal recruiting cycle that Pope will face in his entire career, with one assistant and a new Director of Player Management!
I mean, what could possibly go wrong?
Kinda makes it look like the person that hired each one of the assistants, uh, screwed up. Jmo
This looks like Mark Pope cleaning house but this is the rats jumping ship. So now, thanks to Mitch Barnhart, Pope not only has to find players for his team in a two week period, he has to find coaches to do his job for him. Pope should have gracefully stepped down.
This seems to be the complete opposite approach taken when Mitch and the administration were hell bent on hiring a coach (Pope) before the portal cycle?Yeah, what a genius idea… Let’s head into the most important portal recruiting cycle that Pope will face in his entire career, with one assistant and a new Director of Player Management!
I mean, what could possibly go wrong?
We were told it was vital to success to complete the hiring process before the portal. (Can't wait- See Billy Donovan) Yet now, we are gonna recruit the portal without 3 assistant coaches.
I just don't know if Pope has the connections to adequately fill his coaching staff AND recruit the portal.
I don’t buy the narrative this was Mark Pope’s decision. This type of house cleaning almost always occurs when the administration orders a pushover to fire his staff. And that scenario is much more aligned with CMP’s character.
This place cracks me up. For almost a year people on here piss and moan about the inadequate coaching staff and now that Pope is trying to change it , somehow it is an ominous development. Once again RR proves incapable of being positive about ANYTHING.
On the surface these recent/upcoming changes to staff have potential to be positive developments. I'm hoping that's the case.
I still have serious reservations about Pope's fitness for the job; I don't think he's going to get it done. But he's here for another season at a minimum and at least appears to be trying to make some changes. It's going to take a miraculous turn-around for UK to return to what it is/was. We shall see.
I still have serious reservations about Pope's fitness for the job; I don't think he's going to get it done. But he's here for another season at a minimum and at least appears to be trying to make some changes. It's going to take a miraculous turn-around for UK to return to what it is/was. We shall see.
None of these moves matter unless we land Stokes.
Hopefully we get good news soon. Pope is cleaning house. Too bad he won't fire himself.
All of our loser assistant coaches made $800,000 minimum combined (post-taxes) in their two-year stints under the Dark Pope.
Not a bad gig for guys who failed so atrociously.
Not a bad gig for guys who failed so atrociously.
We will see real quick in the portal if we get elite players or the 6th man and role players like this year it will be the same next year
I've heard the same thing. This guy wasn't impressed at all and that's not the first SEC coach that he has went to watch.
This will FOREVER piss me off. He had the chance to have Orlando on the staff and didn’t keep him because of his own ego. I wouldn’t do it now if I’m Orlando. Hes already had to switch from UK to UI twice, can’t see him moving again.