John Pelphrey returning HOME TO UK

Cleatortoises

Heisman
Dec 24, 2018
3,023
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Yeah, please no Billy Donovan. That would not go as great as people think. The college basketball world has changes so much in the decade or so since he coached that it would be a struggle just to adjust.

Get a killer. Get Oats. Someone who knows what it takes to win right now.

Sorry but I can't jump on the Jai Lucas ship until he has a few more years under his belt. Go win a conference title or make a deep run in the tourney. Maybe a few times.

Just get a killer.
Oats got a killer, allegedly.
 

PooPooPeePeePoo

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I presume most of the posters on here are much younger than I, so coming on here to read the reactions is just an exercise to see how whiny, ignorant and self-entitled younger people are. Mission accomplished folks!
Seems like you’re the one who is whining, throwing a tantrum, because other people are stating their opinions.
 

Wildcat_in_DC

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How do we know he’s useless at it? You don’t. You don’t like the hire and that’s fine, but you Have no idea if he’s bad at player development. He was good enough in a non-head coaching roll for Donovan to hire him twice.
he has been a complete failure since 2007.....its 2026. 20 years of track record tells me what he is. no one wanting to hire him tells me what he is.
 

sefus12

Heisman
Dec 22, 2007
7,282
19,347
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he has been a complete failure since 2007.....its 2026. 20 years of track record tells me what he is. no one wanting to hire him tells me what he is.
You do know a lot of failed head coaches turn Into really good assistants/coordinators/staff, right? Again, we don’t know if that will be the case here, but he has a good enough record as an assistant to get multiple head coaching jobs. That says more than your biased opinion that he’s a failure simply because you dislike Pope.

But hey, you all keep being miserable and b*tch and moan about anything and everything UK bball. I’ll at least wait until we play a game or two to judge how well things are going.
 

*Fox2Monk*

Heisman
Jun 10, 2009
47,818
87,687
113
Oooh it’s one of those cryptic messages. I’m not good at those. Good for u bc it seemed pretty effin’ stupid on its face.
Aren’t you just a bottle of sunshine. You should go get laid or something.



 
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Jeff Hoyt

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Seems like you’re the one who is whining, throwing a tantrum, because other people are stating their opinions.
Sounds like you are whining and throwing a tantrum because I pointed out how whiny and tantrum throwing you are. My other point was ignorant, and you proved that as well. Good job.
 

PooPooPeePeePoo

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Sounds like you are whining and throwing a tantrum because I pointed out how whiny and tantrum throwing you are. My other point was ignorant, and you proved that as well. Good job.
Sounds like you’re a 50 year old boomer who is unknowingly a cuck to his wife because she can’t take any more of your incessant whining and complaining and needs a new man.

So you come to Rupp Rafters to blow off steam calling other people ignorant for your own shortcomings of a man and deep down you realize this board doesn’t mean anything but it makes you empowered to talk $h!t like a 12 year old school girl.
 
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PooPooPeePeePoo

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Sounds like he has an opinion about the childish opinions he is readings. Sounds like you are the one whining, throwing a tantrum, about other people stating their opinions. LOL.
That would make sense if I came on here complaining first. Which I didn’t because I replied to a bitching and moaning comment. You’re an idiot whose brain can’t comprehend how things work and just repeated my stance on the subject because you have no fruitful thoughts of your own.

Somebody always gotta guide you by the leash don’t they? Good boy.
 

Wildcat_in_DC

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You do know a lot of failed head coaches turn Into really good assistants/coordinators/staff, right? Again, we don’t know if that will be the case here, but he has a good enough record as an assistant to get multiple head coaching jobs. That says more than your biased opinion that he’s a failure simply because you dislike Pope.

But hey, you all keep being miserable and b*tch and moan about anything and everything UK bball. I’ll at least wait until we play a game or two to judge how well things are going.
not miserable at all. i just know how this story is going to end. when you hire a collection of career losers, what do you really think the results are going to be....
 
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Pygmy Sasquatch

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Mar 27, 2009
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Sounds like you’re a 50 year old boomer who is unknowingly a cuck to his wife because she can’t take any more of your incessant whining and complaining and needs a new man.

So you come to Rupp Rafters to blow off steam calling other people ignorant for your own shortcomings of a man and deep down you realize this board doesn’t mean anything but it makes you empowered to talk $h!t like a 12 year old school girl.
There haven't been any 50 year old boomers since 2014.
 
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Jeff Hoyt

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Sounds like you’re a 50 year old boomer who is unknowingly a cuck to his wife because she can’t take any more of your incessant whining and complaining and needs a new man.

So you come to Rupp Rafters to blow off steam calling other people ignorant for your own shortcomings of a man and deep down you realize this board doesn’t mean anything but it makes you empowered to talk $h!t like a 12 year old school girl.
Your inability to read people is probably part of the reason you are a twenty something whiny nothing. I actually have the guts to post under my real name. Your "name" is an apt descriptor.
 
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DudahUK

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Jul 23, 2020
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13,693
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Y’all whine when we don’t hire someone and whine when we do. Just go find a new team at that point.
Oh now it’s whining? I’ve been a fan longer than you’ve been alive sucker. I’m a REAL UK fan, if you think we have been UK since Covid, you are dumber than I originally thought. Telling me to root for a new team? The audacity. You aren’t Sheriff of UK fandom dude.
 
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ScWildcat3

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Oh now it’s whining? I’ve been a fan longer than you’ve been alive sucker. I’m a REAL UK fan, if you think we have been UK since Covid, you are dumber than I originally thought. Telling me to root for a new team? The audacity. You aren’t Sheriff of UK fandom dude.
I mean you whine non stop. And you must be old if you been a fan longer than I lve been alive. Real uk fan doesnt give up before the season even starts.
 

DudahUK

Heisman
Jul 23, 2020
8,968
13,693
113
Got damn. This is looking like a game I am going to turn off at half time. This is ridiculous. Come on Stein. Get the crew together.
 

BBBLazing2point0

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I presume most of the posters on here are much younger than I, so coming on here to read the reactions is just an exercise to see how whiny, ignorant and self-entitled younger people are. Mission accomplished folks!
You people don't remember the time when these guys came in played for Kentucky when we were on probation. The microwave fans suck. It is like the football fans bitching that we don't win 10 games a year. How long have you people been fans. Moving in the right direction is a good thing.
 

Hitman206

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pelphrey was fired on march 3, 2026. couldnt get a job anywhere else in D1 basketball. no one wanted him. so naturally pope brings him on board......batt needs to wake the F up. no way this should have been allowed. unless batt doesnt care because he plans on firing pope anyways
Only thing he did was recruit Mike Miller to Florida when Roy Williams and Kansas really wanted him. He had a great opportunity as the Arkansas head coach and blew it.
 

smallmouthhog

Heisman
Feb 9, 2007
40,576
15,115
83
imagine going 73-138 as a head coach and failing up to coach at kentucky..... another failed coach to coddle pope and insulate him from reality
Reporters here said he was he lazyest coach they had ever covered. Late to pressers.. Looked like he just rolled out of bed when he did arrive. We thought we were getting the next Donovan. We got the goofy goon instead.
 
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