Taking a chance with Pope is a near death knell. You don’t do that in the first place
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The pope is exactly what happens when you don't take a chance
No , we didn't take a chance with Pope, our AD went after only Drew the most milk toast coach in the business amd mossed them panic hired Pope. Pope was on nobodies list for the position
I agree- I wasn't wild about it. But I give every coach a fair shot an Season 1 wasn't horrid. Season 2 was a damn nightmare. Bad part Season 3 is looking to be worse.
I'm gonna s make a ruckus.im so pissed I might email Barnhart and Eli
Like I said we didn't take a chance on Pope S much as he fell into the position because of ineptitude and nostalgia
Please just admit he shouldnt have been hired. This isn't enjoyable for anyone, including him
We went after Drew and Hurley. Hurley was supposedly a 9-10 million dollar offer.
Then Mitch panicked and did a stupid.
Again, ,who's saying "yes" to us on Tuesday that's of any worth? Especially with UNC open. Spiritually, we all want this fixed and changed. Logistically, there's no real way to do it right now, unless you already have someone in the bag. And let's be real, we know that's not happening.
I refuse to believe that Mitch legitimately went after Hurley
why did we stop at Hurley? Still not an issue of the grass isn't greener as much as we didn't look for the grass bes8de the ONE green spot and the rest of the brown dead grass
Yeah but they could wear each other out this game. UConn should have had to get thru one of them.
Me either he wouldn't go after Cal, who is nicer than Hurley
Didn't I just say that? "I wasn't wild about it." Maybe I should've said, "Damn! I wanted to punch Mitch in the face!" That better?
Some of you are just letting emotion obscure reality. Both suck right now. Reality is we're stuck with Pope until December at least. We won't have a new AD until summer. And they're not gonna fire Pope then either.
I wouldn’t bet against them, the refs not calling fouls + Hurley + their luck. Ugh.
Yes, you should say that Mitch is an absolute bum, I'll give you that
I’ve been livid since 2020 and highly annoyed since 2018.
Calipari also carries a good chunk of this UConn blame. UConn won 2 of their titles directly because of him. One of which he was outcoached by KEVIN F’N OLLIE of all people in the damn title game. If you get outcoached by Kevin Ollie then you should never be allowed to be mentioned with the alltime greats.
I still think winner of this game beats Uconn.. but id feel better if it was Arizona. Michigan losing its best bench player drops them a bit.
Uconn might be hot now.. but they wete down by 19 to an overrated Duke team, and they'd have lost if Duke didnt completely **** their pants. I dont think this Uconn team is on the same level as their two title teams.. but thats why they play the games I guessm
Uconn might be hot now.. but they wete down by 19 to an overrated Duke team, and they'd have lost if Duke didnt completely **** their pants. I dont think this Uconn team is on the same level as their two title teams.. but thats why they play the games I guessm
Cal's goofy arse is a catalyst for a lot of this, I agree
Because we needed a coach. Portal was in full swing. The eff up was not letting Cal go or not letting him walk until mid freaking May.
That screwed us from going after May. Who I think would've come here originally. And we'd be where Michigan is right now more than likely.
THAT was the real screw up.
Still gonna laugh when they win their seventh championship?
we couldn't just "let" cal go unfortunately because of Mitch and his terrible contracts
Because Barnhart didn't fire him 5 years earlier when the majority of the fans were already done with Cal because of his horrid contract.
You go make them an offer they have to think about hard. You just do it if you want to be elite.
I can't even watch basketball anymore, without being reminded that we're basically locked into losing total wins to Kansas for the second time and Uconn will likely catch and pass us in national titles.
If Barnhart cared
1. Cal never gets the lifetime contract
2. He steps down
3. We're looking for a coach in 2022 instead of 2027
1. Cal never gets the lifetime contract
2. He steps down
3. We're looking for a coach in 2022 instead of 2027
You don’t know that until you do it. You are probably right but you go make them the offer of all offers. Just like Hurley. 13 million a year. It’s worth it. Apparently we are so flush with SEC cash and this wonderful JMi deal. At least use it to get a coach that is capable.
Probably will piss off most but it will possibly be 15 years before we are in the final four. NIL has taken all the teeth out of "BLUE BLOODS." We have the same odds as Auburn, Texas, Tennessee, Louisville, Iowa State, UCLA, and many others in reaching the final four. Schools with the biggest NIL pot will be the final four guys. Many schools are much more wealthy than we are.
Exactly. So you start with the best and make everyone of them say no first and keep going down the list.
Lendeborg and his supposed 7-9 million $$$$ from UK just went to the bench with 2 fouls already
He’s gotta be the show. People paid 15k for front row tickets to see him blow the whistle.
I just can't make myself believe Barnhart actually tried. We have rumors that he went after Hirley. Okay so Hurley said no... maybe... say he did YOU STLLL HAVE TO search hard l, like you said make offers they can't refuse. A Coaching search is not something where you can just settle for whatever whatever you get
I cannot take another UConn national title. Can’t do it. I pray that Michigan or Arizona can win it but UConn has never lost in the finals.