Unfortunately Kentucky basketball is....
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That's your opinion. We have been kentucky basketball, look at most watched games. We have a had down season, real fans though stay after bad seasons. Don't care for bandwagon fans
I'm pretty sure you dont even know what you're saying when you say bandwagon fans
Pope got booed three times by his own audience this season. THREE. Has any prior UK coach been booed even once??
Must be a loooooot of bandwagon fans out there.
Get the right coach at UK and things can change quickly. Pope is a nice guy but, not the best fit at Kentucky. It requires a person with a grittier personality who has a track record of winning at a much higher level. Those guys are few and far between but out there.
Tommy Lloyd would kill it here, imo…
Tommy Lloyd would kill it here, imo…
The lack of bring in great HS talent is really worrying. It says something about Pope and where he has the state of the program if he can't get any of these kids to come. It brands the look and feel for any other recruits, who's then primary driver is $$. Once that is primary, you're never getting kids coming for the right reasons and it's all uphill.
This program ain't doing **** until Mitch leaves. And by leave, I mean completely disconnected from UK athletics.
Kentucky will be back where yall want them to be. Kind of a victim of their own success, the bar is set high. With the way NIL has changed the game, its a learning curve for everybody. Every year now your starting with basically a new team. I think the days of anybody going back to back are done. Look at Michigan, losing record 2 years ago, now on Final 4. It's different era now, long sustained success will be harder to maintain. Is Pope the guy? Highly questionable but if he isn't, go get the guy now. One good hire a few recruits is all it takes. The wrong guy or guys will kill a program fast ask Vol football fans like me.
Florida has as many titles the last 20 years as we have the last 48. If you're 40 or below, you have watched UConn and Duke be the most successful programs in college basketball.
Just in the last 14 years since our last title, we have watched UConn win three, UNC win one, Duke win one, Villanova win two, Kansas win one, and Florida win one.
Houston has more Final Fours than us since 2015. So does Gonzaga.
We are right there with being what Indiana is to basketball and Nebraska is to football.
Just in the last 14 years since our last title, we have watched UConn win three, UNC win one, Duke win one, Villanova win two, Kansas win one, and Florida win one.
Houston has more Final Fours than us since 2015. So does Gonzaga.
We are right there with being what Indiana is to basketball and Nebraska is to football.
I get the comparison and I get what you are saying. I mostly agree with it but, If, in fact, we are the Notre Dame of college basketball, that means we go to at least 2050 before our 9th championship. Notre Dames last football championship was in 1988.
Unfortunately Kentucky Basketball is......
Right now, we are embarrassingly the laughing stock. Even in the SEC. We threw too much money at players who didnt deserve what they received. What do you think SEC coaches are telling players?
1.) Go to UK if you just want to make money, they have endless bank there.
2.) Pope is doing less with more.
3.) Florida, Alabama, Auburn, and Tennesse have all built better programs than what's current at UK.
The only reason Stokes is even in with UK is because we are the highest bidder, along with Kansas. Pope says hes looking for players who want to be here and be a part of something special, but then turns around and flashes top $$ to get players here. And even then, he under delivers. I really wanted Pope to do well here. Ive always liked him. Hes a good dude. But im starting to believe the talk about him being in over his head. Last year was for all intents and purposes a disaster. Terribly inconsistent team, a lengthy string of bad/slow starts, head scratching substitution patterns, mishandling the press numerous times, reports of him being stubborn, the huge gamble that he lost in the JQ game. So much negative, that its hard to be positive. I want him to turn it around, I really do. But man...I dont know. With the pressure increasing this coming season, I can see himself folding even worse. Hope im wrong though.
Right now its like....which was the worst gamble? Bringing an unproven coach like him to UK, or rolling the dice with JQs injury?
Right now, we are embarrassingly the laughing stock. Even in the SEC. We threw too much money at players who didnt deserve what they received. What do you think SEC coaches are telling players?
1.) Go to UK if you just want to make money, they have endless bank there.
2.) Pope is doing less with more.
3.) Florida, Alabama, Auburn, and Tennesse have all built better programs than what's current at UK.
The only reason Stokes is even in with UK is because we are the highest bidder, along with Kansas. Pope says hes looking for players who want to be here and be a part of something special, but then turns around and flashes top $$ to get players here. And even then, he under delivers. I really wanted Pope to do well here. Ive always liked him. Hes a good dude. But im starting to believe the talk about him being in over his head. Last year was for all intents and purposes a disaster. Terribly inconsistent team, a lengthy string of bad/slow starts, head scratching substitution patterns, mishandling the press numerous times, reports of him being stubborn, the huge gamble that he lost in the JQ game. So much negative, that its hard to be positive. I want him to turn it around, I really do. But man...I dont know. With the pressure increasing this coming season, I can see himself folding even worse. Hope im wrong though.
Right now its like....which was the worst gamble? Bringing an unproven coach like him to UK, or rolling the dice with JQs injury?
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How does 1988 title and 2012 title and nearly an undefeated season and final four in 2015 compare? We’ve also got an elite 8 in 17 and 19. Im not saying we haven’t had a lul for 5 years but how does that equal notre dame? lol. We’ve won 3 national titles since they’ve won 1.
Some aren’t getting this. You add it all up because you can’t determine when you’re founder walked in. Our host founder came early, Dukes came late, in 40 years they’ll have down periods too, did coach K not really exit?
It’s all recency bias. It’s not real. Add up the totals. That’s your program, rank’m, done.
It’s all recency bias. It’s not real. Add up the totals. That’s your program, rank’m, done.
I was responding to another post. I do not compare the two at all. I loved the 2010 thru 2020 UK teams, well, except for 2013.
Not really. We are a great coach away from this getting fixed.
That's completely different. People will watch our games just because they hate us. That's very much relevancy.
For comparison, NOBODY watches IU games, hate watching or otherwise.
Cal absolutely got booed. At Rupp. It wasn't as loud as it was for Pope, but it did happen.
Before that? Couldn't tell you. I don't remember Tubby or Rick getting booed by BBN.
Dang....TWO posts in 4 years and they're both right here. lol.
Nah, we welcome other fan bases here that like to talk ball as long as they're respectful. Course we're gonna give them a good rivalry rubbing, but we've got Auburn, Vandy, Gators, and even a Hawg or two floating around and they're long time chill guys.
Now...with that out of the way....when y'all ever gonna get to the FF? lol
Ah okay. I was about to say we’ve been in 5 championship games and won 3 titles since Notre Dame won a ship lol. Decades apart. I was curious to see the comparison.