Toggle sidebar

Mark Pope Qualifications.

C

cathouse_rivals216755

Heisman
Dec 30, 2002
10,641
20,618
0
UK Grad. Check.

Wants to be coach of Kentucky. Check.

HC experience. Check.

NCAA experience. Check.

National Championship player at UK. Check.

Rick Pitino coaching tree. Check.

NBA player. Check.

Plays uptempo fast paced offence. Check.

Teams actually play defense ( even a zone) check..

Not Cal. Check.

What more do you want out of our next coach?????
 
  • Like
  • Love
  • Wow
Reactions: GoAndRunIsGoneAndDone, Blue Wildcat, MakinMusic_rivals and 22 others
C

Catswin9

Senior
Jun 24, 2015
567
868
0
cathouse said:
UK Grad. Check.

Wants to be coach of Kentucky. Check.

HC experience. Check.

NCAA experience. Check.

National Championship player at UK. Check.

Rick Pitino coaching tree. Check.

NBA player. Check.

Plays uptempo fast paced offence. Check.

Teams actually play defense ( even a zone) check..

Not Cal. Check.

What more do you want out of our next coach?????
Click to expand...
Career Record (major schools): 9 Years, 187-108, .634 W-L%
 
  • Like
Reactions: cathouse_rivals216755
D

drbubba

All-Conference
Sep 1, 2005
6,112
4,387
0
cathouse said:
UK Grad. Check.

Wants to be coach of Kentucky. Check.

HC experience. Check.

NCAA experience. Check.

National Championship player at UK. Check.

Rick Pitino coaching tree. Check.

NBA player. Check.

Plays uptempo fast paced offence. Check.

Teams actually play defense ( even a zone) check..

Not Cal. Check.

What more do you want out of our next coach?????
Click to expand...
Top notch recruiter?
 
C

CrazyCat74

All-Conference
Nov 7, 2018
1,413
2,442
0
He may do well.

It would be hard not to do well at a program like Kentucky with its resources and history.

This is like giving your 16 year old that's never driven by himself the keys to your Porsche though.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Cat_Man_Blue_rivals
U

UKWildcats1987

Heisman
Sep 9, 2021
19,679
34,316
113
cathouse said:
If he gets one in the next 5 years he will match the last guy.

Why not give him a chance to actually see what he can do at KY??
Click to expand...

First 9 years as coach. Cal won 189 games at UMass and 11 ncaa tourney and beat 96 uk and pope.

Pope has 0 ncaa tourney wins in 9 years and 7 double digit loss seasons.

If you are gonna compare them compare the proper eras.
 
  • Like
Reactions: bouncebackcats, Cat_Man_Blue_rivals and RoyKent
C

cathouse_rivals216755

Heisman
Dec 30, 2002
10,641
20,618
0
JPFisher said:
Because Pearl is actually a good coach and Donovan is RIGHT F**KING THERE.

This may well prove to be a greater blunder for Barnhart than Cal's lifetime contract. It sets an unproven alum up for failure immediately and puts Mitch at the head of a ton of Kentucky fans' s**t lists from Hickman to Ashland.

I'd consider myself a usually very patient and loyal person, but Mitch pissed me off with this one.
Click to expand...
What took you so long??
Many of us have been pi$$ed at MB since the Joker and BCG fiascoes.
And just like we had no say in Cal's lifetime contract, we will have no say in this hire.

We have two choices. Give the new coach a chance and support the team.

Or be mad and upset every day.

I choose to give the man a chance.
 
  • Like
Reactions: dc513 and BigRedMachineBigBlueNation
BigRedMachineBigBlueNation

BigRedMachineBigBlueNation

Heisman
May 4, 2015
10,511
13,577
86
cathouse said:
UK Grad. Check.

Wants to be coach of Kentucky. Check.

HC experience. Check.

NCAA experience. Check.

National Championship player at UK. Check.

Rick Pitino coaching tree. Check.

NBA player. Check.

Plays uptempo fast paced offence. Check.

Teams actually play defense ( even a zone) check..

Not Cal. Check.

What more do you want out of our next coach?????
Click to expand...
Well I guess we’ll see. I hope we’re all proven wrong
 
  • Like
Reactions: RunninRichie and cathouse_rivals216755
BigRedMachineBigBlueNation

BigRedMachineBigBlueNation

Heisman
May 4, 2015
10,511
13,577
86
cathouse said:
What took you so long??
Many of us have been pi$$ed at MB since the Joker and BCG fiascoes.
And just like we had no say in Cal's lifetime contract, we will have no say in this hire.

We have two choices. Give the new coach a chance and support the team.

Or be mad and upset every day.

I choose to give the man a chance.
Click to expand...
Being mad at Cal for 5 years took that many years off my life I think. Not ecstatic but w/e I hope we all get proven wrong. Maybe we can revive this thread in 2-3 years 😂😂😂
 
  • Like
Reactions: cathouse_rivals216755
JPFisher

JPFisher

Heisman
Jul 24, 2013
6,640
12,592
113
cathouse said:
What took you so long??
Many of us have been pi$$ed at MB since the Joker and BCG fiascoes.
And just like we had no say in Cal's lifetime contract, we will have no say in this hire.

We have two choices. Give the new coach a chance and support the team.

Or be mad and upset every day.

I choose to give the man a chance.
Click to expand...
I tolerated MB for years because I liked his commitment to all athletics and thought he was a decent guy. I didn't fault Mitch for the Joker hire because I trusted Brooks' judgement. I thought Mitch made a good choice by swallowing his pride and picking Cal against his "better" judgement. Sometimes, you need to accept that you don't know best. While I'm sure he's got rock solid character, his decision making is questionable. It's eroded my faith in him and honestly, I was ready for him to retire with the alcohol fiasco.

That said, I deleted my comment because I realized I wasn't being fair to Pope, and I shouldn't do that to vent my anger at Barny. I hope Pope crushes it. I just don't see that happening. At least not without Pope nabbing an ace recruiter or two. BYU-level players won't cut it at Kentucky, obviously.
 
  • Like
Reactions: RunninRichie, sambowieshin_rivals and cathouse_rivals216755
U

UK93CarolinaCat

Senior
Apr 22, 2007
574
423
0
Don’t agree with this choice, but he does have an impressive resume with BYU and Utah state. Like his hunger and intelligence. Recruiting will be on a Vanderbilt level.
 
C

cathouse_rivals216755

Heisman
Dec 30, 2002
10,641
20,618
0
UKWildcats1987 said:
First 9 years as coach. Cal won 189 games at UMass and 11 ncaa tourney and beat 96 uk and pope.

Pope has 0 ncaa tourney wins in 9 years and 7 double digit loss seasons.

If you are gonna compare them compare the proper eras.
Click to expand...
Facts are facts.
Wasn't comparing him to Cal. Just stating facts about our past 5 years under Cal.
One win in the next 5 years by Pope NCAA will match the king.
 
B

BigBlueManSouthCentralKY

Heisman
Jul 26, 2003
21,180
11,162
0
He will have to be able to get a bunch of great shooters to overcome his defense. Even then, we will be similar to this year. A high scoring team that gives up tons of points.
 
RoyKent

RoyKent

Heisman
Feb 3, 2015
22,871
32,597
66
Averaged 12 losses per season as a head coach. Check
Never won an NCAAT game. Check
Never won a conference. Check
Has two top 100 recruits ever as a HC. Check
 
  • Like
Reactions: bouncebackcats
C

cathouse_rivals216755

Heisman
Dec 30, 2002
10,641
20,618
0
JPFisher said:
I tolerated MB for years because I liked his commitment to all athletics and thought he was a decent guy. I didn't fault Mitch for the Joker hire because I trusted Brooks' judgement. I thought Mitch made a good choice by swallowing his pride and picking Cal against his "better" judgement. Sometimes, you need to accept that you don't know best. While I'm sure he's got rock solid character, his decision making is questionable. It's eroded my faith in him and honestly, I was ready for him to retire with the alcohol fiasco.

That said, I deleted my comment because I realized I wasn't being fair to Pope, and I shouldn't do that to vent my anger at Barny. I hope Pope crushes it. I just don't see that happening. At least not without Pope nabbing an ace recruiter or two. BYU-level players won't cut it at Kentucky, obviously.
Click to expand...
Even before Cal bailed to Arkansas, I posted in another thread that MB needed to clean up the Cal mess he made and then retire himself and allow a new AD to hire the coach of his choice.

UK is severely lacking in leadership when it comes to athletic administration. MB is always chasing, trying to catch up.

I call it leading from behind. This coach hiring is a perfect example of not being prepared with a viable contingency and successorship plan for a $8M position.
 
Last edited:
  • Like
Reactions: JPFisher
JPFisher

JPFisher

Heisman
Jul 24, 2013
6,640
12,592
113
WeWant9 said:
He’s one of us, I’ll give him a chance but my excitement level is low. He’s going have to unite the boosters and get that nil rolling, hire a stacked staff.
Click to expand...
This. Hopefully, the interview addressed Pope's plan of sourcing assistants that'll recruit lights out.

Given what we've seen this past week, let's toss in Pelphrey, Ulis, and Rondo. At least one of those options has legit coaching experience.
 
  • Like
Reactions: cathouse_rivals216755
K

know1

Heisman
Dec 8, 2002
12,855
14,925
0
cathouse said:
UK Grad. Check.

Wants to be coach of Kentucky. Check.

HC experience. Check.

NCAA experience. Check.

National Championship player at UK. Check.

Rick Pitino coaching tree. Check.

NBA player. Check.

Plays uptempo fast paced offence. Check.

Teams actually play defense ( even a zone) check..

Not Cal. Check.

What more do you want out of our next coach?????
Click to expand...
I just want him to be 100% about the success of the program and give 100% of his effort toward that end. That's what I've said for years when asked what my qualifications would be for a coach. If he does that, I'm all good.

You just can't believe in something when the person running it isn't putting much effort into it. That's what we had with Cal. People stopped caring so much. I want to care again and I do already.
 
  • Like
Reactions: cathouse_rivals216755 and ala_kat2
S

Snarks0

Senior
Feb 10, 2024
355
621
0
cathouse said:
If he gets one in the next 5 years he will match the last guy.

Why not give him a chance to actually see what he can do at KY??
Click to expand...
If that’s the bar, he won’t last long here. At least Cal had the first 10 years to offset it.

Also, can Pope recruit?
 
S

Snarks0

Senior
Feb 10, 2024
355
621
0
cathouse said:
I suspect that a former teammate that has a son that is making a decision about whether he comes back or not just might have had some input.
Click to expand...
Don’t put that on Reed. He shouldn’t be the reason we hire a coach.
 
ala_kat2

ala_kat2

Heisman
Jan 4, 2003
11,175
10,536
103
University-6 said:
Maybe a NCCA tournament win?
Click to expand...
Give him the support he needs and you will get your NCAA tournament win. At least give him two years to get there, though. If he can get the players, I feel that he’s going to do well here. He can coach circles around CCC.
 
  • Like
Reactions: KYCAT78
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top Bottom