Bye bye, Brooks

Hitman206

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I’m not a believer in Pope scapegoating guys. So I doubt they were politely told to leave. They left on their own. They can read the tea leaves and leaving before the crapshow begins. Next year is probably going to be bad. Really bad. Everyone is acting excited for a top 150 recruit. It would be fine if this was first year Pope looking for the future. but Williams is not going to be a contributor next year. And if he is, we’re really f*cked.
Brooks' contract was not renewed. Of course he was told to leave. He didn't make the recruiting impact Pope hired him for.
 

preacherfan

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So our ā€œbestā€ assistant coming in and our top recruiter are now leaving. Seems like the ship is sinking. To be fair I don’t think we really game planned well and we certainly didn’t recruit, but this doesn’t seem good in the grand scheme of things.
I am happy as a clam to see this happen. I guess the proof is in the pudding. Let's see what happens next year!
 

Farsight Clone

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From what I know, he was a massive a disappointment or he did everything he could to get guys here and Pope/JMI ruined it.

Remember this was the guy who STOLE recruits from Cal towards Baylor many times.

Not sure what happened, but I don't blame him.
 

Broker

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Or they're being invited to find a new home. We don't know exactly why they're leaving.
There is a good chance they are leaving before getting fired next year. A new coach will not keep one hold over assistant that Pope has.
 

JohnRambo82

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Likewise on rambo..
Look at the prize Supafuzz brought home from his family reunion…his first cousin right here he gonna marry this girl

honey boo boo mama june GIF
 

Bluesbrother

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It's really annoying for a program like Kentucky to do all these half measures for money reasons. If we sign new assistants won't they have buyouts when we fire Pope? And if we're only offering one year then we won't get anyone good.

Just bite the bullet and end this charade. Mitch and Mark gone same day, hire a real AD who can get a real coach.
Have to agree with you.
 
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Big BlueBeard

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Not really sure what any of this staff has done that was positive for this program. Including the HC. So really, I don’t even care.
 
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seccats04

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The way things have gone the past few years, we’re more likely to get Moe and Curly.
The biggest Stooge in all of this is ā€˜Hay Eater’ Mitch. Made the two worst hires in program history and Bow Tie Eli rewards him with a dumber contract than Mitch gave Stoops and Cal.
 
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seccats04

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Look at the prize Supafuzz brought home from his family reunion…his first cousin right here he gonna marry this girl

honey boo boo mama june GIF
She could probably do a better job than our current strength and conditioning coordinator. I mean look at those shoulders.
 
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AllBall

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Yet, Mark freakin Fox still has a job. Tell me this isn't scapegoating.
 

Genediesel

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I mean
Now we have room for Moe and Crawford
I mean, it has to be obvious Mo Williams will take one of these places, right?

IDK about Crawford, but Mo seems obvious. Anyone doubt this?

What do super, duper insiders Jacob and Pilgram say? /s
 

Genediesel

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Yet, Mark freakin Fox still has a job. Tell me this isn't scapegoating.
That dude gave Pope his first coaching job, if I'm not mistaken, so he probably would never force him out. Plus, it's unlikely another team will take him. This, he is stuck.
 
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Rajon Rondo…not because of his kid but because he knows ball. Dude is a savant. Can probably connect with the modern day player and youth in general a bit better than Pope.