And end up with an exact replica of last year’s squad
This place will be a riot when we miss out on all the portal studs
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The portal hasn't even opened. When we miss on everyone, I'll riot with you.
But I'm going to wait until we have a crap team to be mad about Pope missing on everyone.
But I'm going to wait until we have a crap team to be mad about Pope missing on everyone.
We will miss on many, as will most everyone.
We will freak out.
At least a couple of notable players will take our money.
We will freak out.
At least a couple of notable players will take our money.
There won’t be a riot. Most of this board was aware when the ISU game concluded that we were heading towards a dead man walking third season.
By the end of next week it will be very telling…
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Who knows. Maybe with another season under his belt and new assistant coaches and a guy to help with constructing a new roster, maybe things will be different? But I’m not confident.
I want to see final roster before I rip Pope. His days are numbered regardless but can’t light torches yet until the roster is built.
I think we got Aberdeen last year, and butler the year before. Over exaggeration like usual. Most players went to places because of a hiring of a coach or a preference of being on West Coast dent.
I think a knock on us in the portal will be the squad last season was not built for Pope's offense. It was a team without a true identity and thus the team produced bad tape for prospective players to watch. Plus, the media killed us! The '24-'25 squad is likely more what Pope will try to build/sell in terms of play style/identity.
In years past "Kentucky" across the chest and on the basketball resume would have been enough. We have the $, so we will get players. Just have to have the right pitch to players, agents, parents, girlfriends, social media followers, etc. these days. Exhausting!
In years past "Kentucky" across the chest and on the basketball resume would have been enough. We have the $, so we will get players. Just have to have the right pitch to players, agents, parents, girlfriends, social media followers, etc. these days. Exhausting!
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The more I think about it Pope just needs to focus shooters, and for sure guys that can go get their own shot.
If we are gonna be shoddy on D anyways at least give us a chance to keep up.
If we are gonna be shoddy on D anyways at least give us a chance to keep up.
But if Pope builds another 24-25 season roster, doesn’t that mean another 12 losses and no defense? The challenge for Pope is immense.
Is he gonna hire assistants, or what? I thought there would be some momentum on the assistant front after the departures and addition of Mo. Thought Fox would be gone. Nope.
Anyone have any info on the asst situation?
Anyone have any info on the asst situation?
Pope doesn't need players or assistants. Only analytics
I don't think it will be a riot because a huge portion of this fanbase is apathetic. Alot of fans don't have any faith in Pope even if he lands his first targets in the portal.
He needs at least five new players, really 7-8, there's going to be next to no one left, so he needs to pull three legit starters and go from there, don't we will have the same issues with depth and injuries. Today the wind blows hard and these kids are are out for a few games.
Retire the boom. Act like you been there. It's lame.
Roster will be full, enough guys that “ might” work out will be in the fold to not know anything til Christmas.
I dnt really care at this point. Just don't want to hear 22 million all season. Hope they keep the numbers to their selves this go around.
I think MSU and Gonzaga made it pretty clear that Pope want a good fit.
It'll be fun to talk about the perceived pros and cons of players with the folks willing to discuss it constructively. I doubt anybody pays as much attention to CBB as UK fans overall. Of course, we'll have to wade through the plethora of "doesn't matter Pope sucks" posts that don't add anything, but that's just the price of admission on a message board. I'm looking forward to reading the good takes on players here.
I’m not sure why… We have abundant available data suggesting that is exactly what is going to happen, so I’m not sure why astute fans are playing pretend with the situation, if that is indeed what is occurring.
Look, we all want Pope to put together a championship level contender, but going by the past results, it’s extremely unlikely that is going to happen!
We are all just going to have to exercise patience, and let the season play out, good, bad, or indifferent, but depending on the team Pope is eventually able to put together, it might appear to be over before it starts, and that’s exactly what a lot of us were saying just a few months ago when the red flags were flopping around in the wind, as others were lobbying for another go around.
It’s literally this simple… He’s either going to get his main targets and put together something promising, or he’s not, like this past recruiting cycle, and it’s going to be a very long 11-12 months.
Look, we all want Pope to put together a championship level contender, but going by the past results, it’s extremely unlikely that is going to happen!
We are all just going to have to exercise patience, and let the season play out, good, bad, or indifferent, but depending on the team Pope is eventually able to put together, it might appear to be over before it starts, and that’s exactly what a lot of us were saying just a few months ago when the red flags were flopping around in the wind, as others were lobbying for another go around.
It’s literally this simple… He’s either going to get his main targets and put together something promising, or he’s not, like this past recruiting cycle, and it’s going to be a very long 11-12 months.
CMP wouldn’t be such a bad coach if he could recruit. It’s a shame.
I mean...its a great opportunity for Pope. He should be highly motivated to go out and just crush the portal. He will have the budget to do it and there are a TON of good kids out there. If he can't put together a killer roster in this situation, he never will...and there will be no reason to wait, fire him during the summer and hire Pearl as a temporary solution. On the other hand, if he kills it in the portal, and goes out and has a great season, then everyone should get the Hell off his back. Either way, its up to him
Whiff God
Yeah…
Uh…
You know who it is…
Big Blue… but kinda blue lately…
I’m beginnin’ to feel like a Whiff God, whiff god
No five-stars on the board, it’s a stiff job, stiff job
Every time a recruit tweets, it’s a missed nod, missed nod
Another top prospect gone—yeah, we been robbed, been robbed
They say “trust the system,” but where’s the system at?
Portal lookin’ empty like a checkout with no cashback
Used to pull McDonald’s All-Americans like it’s light work
Now it’s “who that commit?” fans scrollin’, doin’ research
Big arena, bright lights, legacy elite
But the pipeline clogged up, talent incomplete
You can sell the banners, history, the glory days
But recruits want minutes, NIL, and modern plays
Fast break dreams but the roster movin’ slow-mo
Every headline readin’ like a near miss promo
“Almost had him”—yeah, we heard it all before
Second place trophies stackin’ up at the door
Whiff God, yeah, swing and a miss, God
Top ten list, but we not on the list, God
Blue blood standard but it’s feelin’ like a myth, God
Tryna build a squad but it’s all just a whiff, God
Press conference talk got the fans sayin’ “maybe”
But “maybe” don’t land you a one-and-done baby
Meanwhile rivals loadin’ up, reload season
We reload tweets, tryna find a new reason
It ain’t about grind, it’s a different equation
Relationships, vision, player elevation
You can draw plays, X’s and O’s on a board
But if nobody signs, what you coachin’ ‘em for?
Clock tick down and the class look thin
Hope in the air but it’s wearin’ real thin
Big Blue Nation want a spark, want a sign
Not another “we were close”—they want prime time
Whiff God, yeah, swing and a miss, God
Echoes in the rafters but the future feelin’ off, God
History heavy but the present kinda soft, God
Tryna claim the throne but we lost in the fog, God
Now maybe it flip, maybe tables get turned
Maybe next cycle got a lesson well learned
But until that day, it’s a chorus we repeat:
“Almost had him…” every week, every tweet
Whiff God…
Not likely. We're all so numb to this sh*t that most of us will feign being highly upset just to keep up the image. But we're just "meh" at this point.
We need some energy at the President, AD and men's bball coaching positions.
We need some energy at the President, AD and men's bball coaching positions.
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He’s right, that’s the best response I’ve heard from Matt in a while.
Time to start referring to us as a football school. Stein is killing it. Playoff in 2-3 years. Calling it now.
We won’t miss out on them all because we will vastly over pay for atleast one or two of them.
I mean, even if the portal doesn’t appear like we made a “big haul”, it doesn’t necessarily mean it’ll be a bad year. If he can prove he can win the SEC and make a deep run in both tournaments, fans would be much more confident with keeping him on for longer.
TBF…the large majority of the board was giddy after the portal gets last season. Lowe was 3rd team ACC and his numbers were bad because Pitt sucked so bad he had to take all the shots. BG was primed to bust out. Chandler was gonna average 15 and take a huge jump. MO shot a great percentage from 3 even though his shot looks like a JH girls, but he’ll thrive in Popes system. Kam is on so many draft boards even though he averaged 9 points on a bad Tulane team. It was amazing the pumping that was done. Hell, I got a ton of pushback when I said there’s no way JQ would be ready by the beginning of the season. It honestly resembled a cult in May last year. It was wild.
In short, I think the last two springs have told us the majority of BBN will buy whatever BS Pope and Mitch sell. Two years ago was the cult convention at Rupp for the “press conference”. Last year it was the Ferrari. I’m on the edge of my seat for what this year brings.