Sadly, you are correct.
Norlander Predicting UK for Milan
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It’s bigger than the Stokes thing. Getting MM erases that, IMO, because he’s a much better fit for this team than Stokes ever was. If he whiffs here, when literally everyone is just assuming that MM signs with UK, then that’s it.
I’m 100% with you. People are reading way too much into who follows who etc. some of our guys followed other recruits we didn’t get and still follow them. That’s deep in the tea leaves IMO. This isn’t middle school drama, it’s multi million dollar contracts.
I reread my post today and, admittedly, yeah it seems a little snarky. I apologize for that.
Cal still PROVED he was able to do what was needed to win with this program, whether it was recruiting, adjustments, motivation etc. He may have lost it (or just gave up), but he still proved he had a fast ball. Pope has not yet. It's not like Cal was getting $4 mil to go get recruits. Now granted, like you said, different era.. there was no buying players (at least not out in the open), but he still created a model that drew recruits in. Pope, with all that Kentucky is, the facilities, tons of NIL money, he STILL is struggling to draw in players. So now he wants $4mil for a 2nd-round caliber player? I don't know how I feel about that. I don't think he's proved he's the right guy for this job, and money is still finite. We've already heard donors are now skeptical of banking the Pope era and the money isnt flowing in as much as it was.
I think Pope is ultimately gone this time next year. Mom and this roster MAY save him one more year, but IMO he's not the right guy for the job from what I have seen, to date. So I don't want Kentucky to lose.. but I don't want them to waste resources so Pope can maybe buy himself more time.
I honestly think the most important goal next year is to really figure out what we are doing with Pope, more than winning. I know that sounds crazy, but we need to decide if this is the guy for the job or he isn't and move on. If kept BCG for one more year, we'd have never gotten Cal.
Truthfully it's fine. I don't care. I get snarky here, too. It was more of a "don't piss on my feet and tell me it's raining" kind of thing.
I think we all want the same thing here, for Kentucky to win games. Maybe I'm just a little more "out" on Pope than this board is.. but it sure feels like people are buying back in, forgetting what last year looked like. So I question if spending MORE millions than we already are, is the best idea for a coach who I think is gone in a year.
Fair.
Im not as out on Pope IF he can land Momcilovic. I think it would be a perfect lineup for Pope.
If he doesn’t land Momcilovic, yeah I think he’s as good as done here.
It does seem like Mom would be a big get. I liked that we got MM back. We seem to have a top25ish roster. I'm just very unclear on what Pope can do with that roster. Ideally, he kills it and proves last year was just a bad year, filled with injuries and just piss-poor player talents/mentalities.
So is the deal done or not? Not trolling, but you have said "it's done", most of the smoke agrees with that. But "done" is a definite vs your wording here where it's more a "feeling".
Not disagreeing at all. But we've heard from a self proclaimed "donor that knows all the big donors" right here on this very site that Pope has a blank check and infinite money. I wonder which is truly the case.
Don't argue with Brother Gump, it encourages him
MJ Scuttlebutt. Believes its UK but Zona trying really hard to get in. So no new news.
Can Mo not help Pope close this damn thing out?
JQ 25 or whatever just said it could be announced within the hour that Milan is fulfilling past contracts and they are waiting on him to make the announcement.
That’s doesn’t exactly make me have a lot of confidence about the situation.
. Hopefully I’m overthinking it.
Can’t really unfollow someone without first following them. It’s weird if nothing else.
If we’re paying 7 million for a forward that was a 2nd round pick then you can’t turn around and tell me UK isn’t going to be able to recruit a great coach with a competent AD. I mean those are two completely hypocritical points. If Pope sputters out this year there just isn’t a reason for us to not be able to get an elite coach.
In that vein Milan posted 3 MediaCom Cable NIL videos on his IG story like an hour ago
Every college has their own JMI it seems
I heard his call into KSR too. I checked MM's Instagram and he in fact posted some kind of advertisement or something an hour or so ago. So it does make some sense that he hasn't committed yet if he still has contractual obligations to fill.
I'm still a bit pessimistic about this whole thing so we'll just have to wait and see. Hopefully something happens today.
I’m not disagreeing with you , but Pope has had just as much or more money than most every other school, and he’s still missing on pretty much all of the top players. Hopefully Momcilovic is going to fall to us, but had just one first round team gave him a contract, he would’ve stayed in the draft.
I agree it’s a different situation now and it’s pretty much buying guys by the year, but something isn’t working for us and we can’t continue getting beat for every single player we actually want. I want Mark to kill it here, for him and for us, but we have to get some top players if everyone is going to keep throwing money to the program.
I just want him to figure it out, but time is precious as the head man of Kentucky Basketball. Maybe the University should hire a real GM or a President of Basketball Operations over everything except coaching. I could be way off here, but I really want Mark to be great here and win big , he’s got to get these players first. Thanks Beatle.
I hear you. Everyone follows every one. It is weird with them unfollowing now though. I’m sure it’s nothing.
Let’s hope so. I have such a love/hate relationship with these type posts. On the One hand it’s so exciting thinking about getting him and having some news. On the other hand, if we don’t get him soon it feels like things are trending bad again.
If something isn't announced by 2pm, then I am giving up.
The $6 million question remains… If UK has been “leading” this whole time, what is Momcilovic waiting for, for the race to be over?
You know, the race UK has apparently been leading the entire time?
I’ve seen this “leading” BS too many times to fall for the “Banana in the Tailpipe” trick again, by these grease ball agents!
I am only going to follow for a couple more hours. If a deal isn't reach by midday, then it will not be.
I really think Billy D would seriously consider the Kentucky job because his career started here. Look I hope Pope works out but there are major red flags everywhere.
I would lose my mind and make everyone around me uncomfortable if ole Eddie Munster was pacing our sidelines. It’s a BJW dream of mine, and like Andy Dufresne hope for me is there even though extremely unlikely.
Will be announced no later than 4:00 pm today. BOOM!!! LFG!!! FF or bust!!
It's like your idiot teenage son keeps crashing his Ferrari so you buy him a Lambo instead.
That money would be better served going to Pope's buyout
This is our so called GM or what's supposed to be like a GM "Pope's buddy from BYU". This I knew as soon as I seen this hire how big of a joke this was going to turn out to be and so far it hasn't let me down.
Is that verified???
nvm i see it now
hopefully much ado about nothing
...nah...we're probably effed
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