I agree with you on this. He was just using Pope for leverage to make BYU pay. He knew Pope would be desperate and money a big number at him. This will probably be the new norm.
Wright returning to BYU - officially
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Why will it improve next season?
he's too busy putting miracle whipp on his body and playing with a vacuum cleaner
Well thank God the redshirt chimed in with the worst case scenario. Y'all really need to do a better job of trolling.
Tyran Stokes is up next.
Arizona passed on Diallo to sign two cheaper guards. I don't even know who else is interested in him. We might get him for that reason alone.
We have Mason Williams, all will be fine
Just cut the NIL budget for this season completely and use it to pay Pope's buyout.
Am I the only one that’s not worried about getting guys to fit pope’s system?
His system zoom action or w/e was a gimmick anyways and isn’t going to win a championship. I was hoping he’d adapt and move away from it.
Just get the best possible players and go from there. Get shooting, rebounding, defense and play making. simple.
His system zoom action or w/e was a gimmick anyways and isn’t going to win a championship. I was hoping he’d adapt and move away from it.
Just get the best possible players and go from there. Get shooting, rebounding, defense and play making. simple.
It sounds like he never wanted to leave BYU but wanted more money but they called his bluff and so he returned.
Not surprising for a guy who has the talent to play at the next level to take less money now knowing he will recoup those dollars plus more when he gets drafted.
Only hope we have is that his friendship with Diallo helps, he REALLY hates Adidas that much and he wants a lot of money!!
You and whoever is stupid enough to do that. You'd find some goobers, though.Nah. Screw that. It’s time for:
Hard to tell to what degree guys are using UK interest to bump their NIL offers from other schools, that certainly seemed to be happening last year. Nonetheless, it's the job of Pope and his staff to turn their possibly-fake interest into real interest, one way or another. It's a tough position to be in. You look like you're losing on all these recruitments which, maybe, you never really had a shot to win in the first place.
Meanwhile Pope's former school is getting the guys we want, UofL is loading up, and Kansas appears to be in position to sign our only possible marquee recruit, even though UK has most of the advantages you could want in that recruitment. Our players and their families are trashing and/or mocking the program on the way out. We lost Chandler, who was arguably the most likely returner at the end of the season, and seemed like he would be a legacy Pope player. We're still short one assistant coach.
Maybe I just woke up in a kind mood today but I honestly feel for Pope right now. Yes--he's paid more than enough to soak up the tears. Still, from one human to another, this has to be an incredibly frustrating time for him.
Anyway. Today would be a great day to get a commitment from Zoom Diallo.
Meanwhile Pope's former school is getting the guys we want, UofL is loading up, and Kansas appears to be in position to sign our only possible marquee recruit, even though UK has most of the advantages you could want in that recruitment. Our players and their families are trashing and/or mocking the program on the way out. We lost Chandler, who was arguably the most likely returner at the end of the season, and seemed like he would be a legacy Pope player. We're still short one assistant coach.
Maybe I just woke up in a kind mood today but I honestly feel for Pope right now. Yes--he's paid more than enough to soak up the tears. Still, from one human to another, this has to be an incredibly frustrating time for him.
Anyway. Today would be a great day to get a commitment from Zoom Diallo.
100% used UK to get a bag from BYU, no one in the world can convince me otherwise.
Not good news on Diallo either. He wasn't blown away by UK visit and wasn't happy how they went straight all in on Wright. If UK pays enough he might consider it but is looking at other schools. Per Jack Pilgrim.
Mark Pope is an unmitigated disaster.
+1000 for the Talking Heads reference. Dada-ism is the only proper response to the flaming pile our program is becoming.
he's too busy putting miracle whipp on his body and playing with a vacuum cleaner
The fact that something that disgusting went through your head only proveshow much of a weirdo you are......but you already made that obvious. Have fun with your pillow tonight.
Great. Cal sucks, but slightly less than we do. I feel so much better now.
Diallo appr didn't like how quick the staff pivoted to Wright. And wasn't knocked off his feet on the visit. Wow. We are ******.
Damn...Damn.
Basically comes down to Stokes and Diallo. Those are must signs and Pope should offer whatever number it takes to close the deal. If he misses on those two kids, with all the others he is missing out on, he is looking at a season without the Big Dance next year. If he misses those two, use the money on his buyout and pay Pearl to set the ship right
Basically comes down to Stokes and Diallo. Those are must signs and Pope should offer whatever number it takes to close the deal. If he misses on those two kids, with all the others he is missing out on, he is looking at a season without the Big Dance next year. If he misses those two, use the money on his buyout and pay Pearl to set the ship right
I’ll start by saying that I celebrated & supported Pope replacing Cal. But last year’s misses were concerning. Now the alarm bells are going off.
No AD is not hurting football or WBB or Volleyball . This has now become a Pope issue.
I say go out &build a team like the Carr - Butler - Brea - Almador team with guys that always dreamed of playing in RUPP. The days of OAD millionaires coming to UK are done for now.
No AD is not hurting football or WBB or Volleyball . This has now become a Pope issue.
I say go out &build a team like the Carr - Butler - Brea - Almador team with guys that always dreamed of playing in RUPP. The days of OAD millionaires coming to UK are done for now.
Get a woman or a dog, most of you. You are defining yourself by something you have no control over. Go cry inside.
Diallo isn't coming here. He didn't like quick the staff pivoted to Wright. And wasn't blown away on his visit.
Let’s just be honest with ourselves, Pope is kind of a weird dude. I don’t think he resonates well with players. When Kentucky has become BYU’s b***h in basketball you know something is seriously seriously wrong. And what’s wrong is the coach we got from BYU. It’s that simple. It was a bad hire and almost everyone associated with UK basketball knew it when he was hired.
You'd show up to his BBQ if he was hired here. Don't kid yourself.
Stokes wants to be the Trump of Rupp. Pope may be putting himself in the position to let it happen.
Not only that, but Collin Chandler went back to BYU to play with Wright. That's embarrassing.