Hubert Davis fired

FatCatMan

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Golden got extended today
Unless he goes to Kentucky or the NBA, I hope he stays at Florida. He’ll never have the NIL money at Florida to be in the hunt for a title year after year. They’ll have their good years and obviously coaching and talent evaluation will help, but I doubt he’ll ever be a juggernaut unless he decides to go to a blue blood.
 

Dward13

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Guess they'll be passing us in all time wins in the near future. 🤬

Only a matter of time. They have an administration that cares about winning.

I actually think Davis is better than Pope. Not by much but his winning% and post season winning % is better.

And UNC didn’t mess around. 4 years after a runner up in a game they nearly won. 2 years after a 1 seed and a regular season acc title. Back to back first round losses was still all it took.

UK would never. Our atheltic department just doesn’t want it as bad as the fans do. And that’s sad because they’re pretty much stealing from us at this point.

I’m hesitant to cancel club blue and stop supporting though because when we DO go to hire another coach…that’s a selling point.

If this JMI stuff is real though…if it’s really the disadvantage that some are claiming…and we’re stuck in that deal till 2040? UK basketball will never be what it once was. Our time at the top is over.
 

FatCatMan

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Only a matter of time. They have an administration that cares about winning.

I actually think Davis is better than Pope. Not by much but his winning% and post season winning % is better.

And UNC didn’t mess around. 4 years after a runner up in a game they nearly won. 2 years after a 1 seed and a regular season acc title. Back to back first round losses was still all it took.

UK would never. Our atheltic department just doesn’t want it as bad as the fans do. And that’s sad because they’re pretty much stealing from us at this point.

I’m hesitant to cancel club blue and stop supporting though because when we DO go to hire another coach…that’s a selling point.

If this JMI stuff is real though…if it’s really the disadvantage that some are claiming…and we’re stuck in that deal till 2040? UK basketball will never be what it once was. Our time at the top is over.
Unless Kentucky gets an outsider completely disconnected from Mitch Barnhart as AD, I think it’s safe to say there is zero reason to continue supporting the basketball program. Why watch as the other blue bloods steal our records? If that makes me a fair weather fan, it’s better than being a cuck for a deeply corrupt athletic department.
 

bbnkat02

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Only UNC coach to start their career with 5 straight 20 games plus winning season.
Made a FF.
Won right at 70% of his games.

We have a guy that wins just above 60% of his games.
Has lost 26 games in 2 seasons.
Blue bloods don’t give a **** about regular seasons per se. You either bring home hard ware or start packing. Some call Pope a cab.
 

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FatCatMan

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Blue bloods don’t give a **** about regular seasons per se. You either bring home hard ware or start packing. Some call Pope a cab.
Funny thing is, even if Pope somehow made the Sweet 16 next year but ends up with a low standing in the SEC again, boosters won’t like it. And I can’t blame them. Being embarrassed in the conference you owned for a long time is inexcusable, even when the SEC is better, we’ll always have a larger NIL package than everyone else.
 

bbnkat02

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Funny thing is, even if Pope somehow made the Sweet 16 next year but ends up with a low standing in the SEC again, boosters won’t like it. And I can’t blame them. Being embarrassed in the conference you owned for a long time is inexcusable, even when the SEC is better, we’ll always have a larger NIL package than everyone else.
I won’t like it either. S16 is the bare minimum for us.
 

JHBr

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The "media" would **** all over UK fans if we fired a coach with Hubert's record btw.. They won't say **** about "unrealistic expectations" for UNC though
Excellent point. ESPN will try to put a positive spin on it since they they're seemingly owned by unc and duke.
 

PhattyJ

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Tournament success doesn’t mean sh*t unless it’s final fours.

Id rather have a top ten team and a second round exit over a 9th in the sec and a sweet 16. Sweet 16 is just 15 losers and a champ. It’s embarrassing to even count that as success at Kentucky.
 

bbnkat02

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probably made up.
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