15th loss by double digits

The_Answer1313_rivals · Wednesday at 10:14 PM

I love how these threads always put the qualifer "not that I'd want Cal still here"..........

Nah give me the guy that's won a title and took us to four final fours to figure it out.

The_Answer1313_rivals · Wednesday at 10:16 PM

paulcalhoun_rivals397471 said:
A healthy Robinson, Butler, Carr, and Kriisa would have been a legitimate Final Four contender.

No. It wouldn't have.

deplion · Wednesday at 10:26 PM

paulcalhoun_rivals397471 said:
Making the tournament is definitely likely. I think they still have a lot to prove before I would call even a sweet 16 likely. I have no idea why you think making a move now would be wise other than your desire not to take a chance of him succeeding and crushing your dream of firing him.

Do you honestly think this season has a better chance of success with an assistant as interim coach?

I have no dream of firing him. I just think it is both inevitable and deserved.

And, yes, I think an interim coach is more likely to turn the season around than a lame duck head coach. Although, I think both are pretty unlikely at this point.

Make the cut now. Longer time to heal and gives us a head start on recruiting our next guy.

paulcalhoun_rivals397471 · Wednesday at 10:45 PM

deplion said:
I have no dream of firing him. I just think it is both inevitable and deserved.

And, yes, I think an interim coach is more likely to turn the season around than a lame duck head coach. Although, I think both are pretty unlikely at this point.

Make the cut now. Longer time to heal and gives us a head start on recruiting our next guy.

He is not actually a lame duck at this point. That's some very curious logic to me. Who are you thinking Mark Fox?

If we could get rid of Fox at this point that may very well be helpful imo. To me he has been like a worse version of David Hobbs and I believe his significant input to be a real hindrance.

paulcalhoun_rivals397471 · Wednesday at 10:46 PM

The_Answer1313_rivals said:
No. It wouldn't have.

Yes. It most certainly would have. Not suggesting you automatically get there but absolutely a contender to do so.

AllBall · 2026-11-12T01:48:36-0600

UK now holds the title for the worst record in the Champions Classic.

LineSkiCat14 · 2026-11-12T07:31:45-0600

Pope's first year maybe goes a round further if healthy, but they also showed lots of inconsistencies and games where they were just checked out. You do that for even a 4 or 8 minute TV stretch in the tournament, against a team like Tennessee who wants revenge for losing the last 2, and youre going home.

You know what team had more impacting injuries and very very likely snags at least 2 more wins (likely more), the Grady/Ty/Oscar year. Once Grady and Ty went down, we were cooked. Only had Wheeler and that wasnt going to work. They were considered one of the hottest teams about a week before the SECT. When healthy, they didnt lose much.

That loss really ramped up the calls to fire Cal. A 2-seed that only lost in the opening round because our wings went down..

Resignmarkpope · 2026-11-12T08:07:14-0600

UKWildcats1987 said:
Tonight was 15th in barely 2 plus seasons.

Cal didnt lose his 13th game by double digits until like near the end of season 7.

The above is not to advocate for Cal (glad hes gone) n any way but simply a comparison. Since pope likes comparing his first 2 seasons to Cals last few so much.

Sad! Only 2 years and 3 games in his 3rd season. What a freaking loser!

howitis_rivals115807 · 2026-11-12T08:09:47-0600

deplion said:
I have no dream of firing him. I just think it is both inevitable and deserved.

And, yes, I think an interim coach is more likely to turn the season around than a lame duck head coach. Although, I think both are pretty unlikely at this point.

Make the cut now. Longer time to heal and gives us a head start on recruiting our next guy.

Best thing about doing it now is that you don't have to rush to give the new coach access to the transfer portal to build a team. they could take the whole year finding some one.

The_Answer1313_rivals · 2026-11-12T09:33:37-0600

paulcalhoun_rivals397471 said:
Yes. It most certainly would have. Not suggesting you automatically get there but absolutely a contender to do so.

If anything that team overperformed.

To me in a normal year there's about 6-8 teams that can contend for a title.

I don't really think that UK team healthy or not would have been included in those teams.
Heck in that year I could think of 3 maybe 4 teams in the SEC alone that was better than we were.

paulcalhoun_rivals397471 · 2026-11-12T19:49:06-0600

The_Answer1313_rivals said:
If anything that team overperformed.

To me in a normal year there's about 6-8 teams that can contend for a title.

I don't really think that UK team healthy or not would have been included in those teams.
Heck in that year I could think of 3 maybe 4 teams in the SEC alone that was better than we were.

You are moving the goal post whether you realize it or not. The subject was a final four contender if fully healthy. Not a lock, not a favorite but a contender.

Pygmy Sasquatch · 2026-11-12T20:04:18-0600

We've got a **** sandwich to eat this season. Hopefully it's the last one and there will be massive and total turnover in coaching staff next season. This just has to end.

The_Answer1313_rivals · 2026-11-13T06:27:08-0600

paulcalhoun_rivals397471 said:
You are moving the goal post whether you realize it or not. The subject was a final four contender if fully healthy. Not a lock, not a favorite but a contender.

I still don't agree with that. I think you might be overrating that team a bit.

dckala2_ · 2026-11-13T06:46:40-0600

The upcoming non schedule is beyond brutal for pope. Losses to Indiana, Virginia, Louisville and UNC should just about seal it.

no way this guy gets roughed up by that and does well in the SEC.

Florida gonna dick us by 40.

phunterd · 2026-11-13T06:56:36-0600

The_Answer1313_rivals said:
I still don't agree with that. I think you might be overrating that team a bit.

I think it’s fair to call the 24/25 team a FF contender. When healthy, they beat two of the teams and the eventual champion. The offensive cohesion of that team was really something to watch.

I guess that was only because that team was loaded with 5th year seniors and knew how to play. I’d like to give Pope some coaching credit but the last two years makes me think that year was solely due to the experience of those guys.

OliverSimmonsTwinBrother · 2026-11-13T07:27:14-0600

This was pretty eye opening

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