POLL: What would you rather prefer for this year for the basketball team...

Which of these outcomes would you prefer more for this year's team?

  • 23-13 record, quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament, Round of 32 in March - 68% chance Pope returns

    Votes: 17 39.5%
  • 19-15 record, miss the NCAA tournament - 15% chance Pope returns

    Votes: 27 62.8%

  • Total voters
    43
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HoneyMoon155

All-Conference
Apr 10, 2018
756
1,117
93
No way there’d be a 68% chance he’d be back with option 1 results. I mean who would really be okay with him coming back if the season goes that way
 

Snarks

All-American
Jan 31, 2005
8,738
7,535
93
Either amazing with an elite eight or final 4. Or terrible. Unfortunately, the most likely scenario is a mid season. 4 or 5 in conference with a 5 or 6 seed with a second round or sweet 16 loss.
 

rivercatinfl

All-Conference
Nov 21, 2012
2,292
2,316
97
Neither and I predict we come in the top 4 in the SEC. Regional semi final.
Pope grabs a couple high level guys from the portal and incoming freshman class.
Stays for 5 years and in year 4 or 5 wins a natty!!
 
Feb 19, 2026
55
110
33
If the number in the loss column is more than 9 by April 6, 2027 and it didnt come with a SEC regular season or tournament champ, or a "magical/amazing/special/wonderful" run in the big dance, it will be hard to make the case for running it back.
 
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Cats_2010

Heisman
Jan 8, 2010
12,060
20,808
103
This season will be bad enough to warrant a firing mid season. Honestly last year was too. There should have been serious talks started after the Gonzaga game. I have zero respect for pope at this stage. He understands the assignment but has failed miserably at it and continues pumping sunshine up our *** that we should be happy with his results compared to his predecessor. I took 10 years of Tubby for me to ger this disinterested in basketball and even tubbys last season I didn’t bail until the last 3rd of the season. I’m not engaged in this season AT ALL and while I’m sure I will watch most of their games early on I’m certainly not going to plan my day or evening around it.
 
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