Pope now a legit candidate - CBS

[SacramentoKat]

No it wouldn't. It would be an absolute embarrassment. There is no way that you can spin hiring Mark Pope makes sense or would classify as a good hire. It's ridicul

Pope won't recruit well and we will continue to win nothing that matters with him here. Barney needs to be beaten to death.

How the hell can the boosters support this?

Wasn’t there only 1 x 5 star in the championship game? We need heart, soul and development. Let the 5 stars find a new team to suck the life out of.

 

[BlueWorldOrder74]

This is why I said keeping Calipari another year was the only right move…..

We tried that dude.

 

[Catscratchfever8]

Listen if pope is the guy which I don’t even think he is he’s got my support. The best coach could be somebody you’ve never even heard of. Nobody would’ve been very happy if we hired Hurley from URI but that would’ve been a great move wouldn’t it

 

[DaDirtyLeb69]

I’m choosing to go all in on the Billy donavon theory being mentioned in here for my own mental health. Mark pope please god no

 

[bookerfan66]

Listen if pope is the guy which I don’t even think he is he’s got my support. The best coach could be somebody you’ve never even heard of. Nobody would’ve been very happy if we hired Hurley from URI but that would’ve been a great move wouldn’t it

Just no.Pope would be a disaster.

 

[Rockfly78]

So, regardless, we are going down from Cal?

Yes. Unless it’s Billy, Pearl or oats. For all those who said “anybody but cal”, they may find out what that means.

But under no circumstance do we stoops as low as pope. Bless his heart but he has not the one

 

[treyforuk_anon]

So we want a really tall coach? Who’s taller between Pope and Payne?

Sam Bowie made this mess. He needs to own it....plus he's 7'1

 

[Catscratchfever8]

Just no.Pope would be a disaster.

How do you pretend to know? His offense would’ve hung 120 on calipari last year did you know that ? BYU won 11 games their first year in a loaded big 12 I call that an achievement

 

[tpbtpb17]

 

[GoAndRunIsGoneAndDone]

Was that a resignation video to BYU or what?

 

[RunninRichie]

Was that a resignation video to BYU or what?

Video is old.

 

[SacramentoKat]

We need a new thread just for this video. I have tears in my eyes from laughing so hard. Maybe he can do it again at his presser?

 

[Victorbmyboy]

Who is saying that?

Thank god I’m not at work. My coworker might stab me.

 

[DraftCat]

You know maybe we do need a former player.... it would be nice to have a coach who gets it.

No clue if Mark Pope can deliver but clearly Duke and UNC don't mind hiring from their past players

 

[ck-2]

I want the best coach we can get. But I’m still happy as can be the clown is gone.

 

[UKWildcats1987]

Can't believe the boosters would be on board with this.

 

[SacramentoKat]

Can't believe the boosters would be on board with this.

He was Oscar Combs leading pick from the start.

It really feels to me like this board is not connected to reality.

 

[track42]

Some of the people in this thread must be on drugs.It's the only reason they could want Pope at UK.

 

[UK90]

What the hell was that? He’s doing a UK promo while at BYU?

Not sure I’ve ever seen anything like that from another school’s current coach. I think it safe to say this is one candidate we wouldn’t have to worry about if he’d accept if we offered.

 

[ukcatz12]

Dude Cal would still fail next season even with the #2 class. He had a great team this year and lost 10 games.

Alright, but that's not at all what I was arguing. Never did I say Cal would somehow change and do that much better next year. The problem is you all try to make any sort of opinion about the UK head coaching position into a pro-Cal or anti-Cal argument. And I'm not saying anything pro-Cal.

My point is that the college basketball landscape is drastically different now then it's been the past. In today's game program prestige and history means absolutely nothing. Guys like Drew know they can win at smaller school with less pressure, so there's no reason for them to leave safe stable environments where they are kings to come to a place like Kentucky.

The only people for who "It's Kentucky, we're the best so anyone would be lucky to coach here." means something to is Kentucky fans. No one outside the state or program really feels that way. Laugh all you want, but it's true. I dont know how many top tier candidates need to turn down the job before people realize that.

And because of this I have said since the beginning the top 5 or 6 names would say no despite the fact that this board has acted for the last two years that Oats and Drew we guarantees.

 

[BigRedMachineBigBlueNation]

What the hell was that? He’s doing a UK promo while at BYU?

Not sure I’ve ever seen anything like that from another school’s current coach. I think it safe to say this is one candidate we wouldn’t have to worry about if he’d accept if we offered.

Pope is inexperienced , I wouldn’t be happy if he got the job

 

[BigRedMachineBigBlueNation]

Some of the people in this thread must be on drugs.It's the only reason they could want Pope at UK.

That and nostalgia

 

[Wildcats1st]

 

[bigblueinsanity_rivals250340]

Giving him an interview was literally wasting time. Can't afford that after already mishandling it to this point, putting us behind.

 

[OneOfTheLiberalElite]

Pope is inexperienced , I wouldn’t be happy if he got the job

Attention kids and lunatics, ^ this is how a reasonable adult responds to something they disagree with, particularly when it concerns one of our own.

 

[wildcatdon]

Offer 12 mil to get cal back before you offer pope.

Dumb comment. Pope loves the school and would do his best to bring a title home. Cal didn’t care at all.

 

[blubo]

wouldn’t mind seeing pope here. the down side is he probably doesn’t bring players with him like drew, hurley etc would, so likely this coming year would be a total rebuild.

 

[Rockfly78]

Dumb comment. Pope loves the school and would do his best to bring a title home. Cal didn’t care at all.

Ok so I was making a veiled joke. Went over your head. Secondly pope sucks. Cal for all his faults at least brought in the talent that could be successful

 

[Snarks0]

This is getting embarrassing if we’re interviewing Mark Pope. I’m firmly against Pitino but I’d rather have him than Pope

 

[UKWildcats1987]

wouldn’t mind seeing pope here. the down side is he probably doesn’t bring players with him like drew, hurley etc would, so likely this coming year would be a total rebuild.

Unacceptable.

Hire a real coach and get real results. This is UK, not Mormonville.

 

[mash_24]

If we are looking at coaches who haven’t done **** yet why the hell isn’t Todd golden considered. He is way better potentially than pope

Not that i dislike Golden. Think he might work out fine. But what credentials make him better than Pope?

 

[DaDirtyLeb69]

Not that i dislike Golden. Think he might work out fine. But what credentials make him better than Pope?

Analytically he is what the next group of college coaches are starting to look like. He is one a lot of college basketball media thinks will be a new up and comer

 

[mash_24]

Analytically he is what the next group of college coaches are starting to look like. He is one a lot of college basketball media thinks will be a new up and comer

Like i said, I’d be fine with a Golden hire. May or may not work out well. Just have to wait and see. But I feel the same about Pope. The only difference i see is age. Honestly if we have struck out on Hurley and Donovan, I’d rather have someone like this than Bruce Pearl or Pitino.

 

[travisbickle_rivals252984]

Comparison is the thief of joy, bud. That’s the problem about what you’re doing. You don’t need to compare Kentucky to Tennessee. You need to be comparing Kentucky to what they USED to be. When you do that, you’ll realize just how bad your program is doing and why you can’t get a big name coach. You’re not a big name anymore.

I don’t want to get in the middle of your little flame war with RR but just to be clear, there is no “USED to be” with UK basketball. It always comes back around.

Hell the lulls in our history are measured by decades where we don’t win a TITLE. The results during our down decades are what most programs dream to one day achieve.

In the words of Al McGuire, “They had it before, they had it during you, they'll have it when you're gone.”

 

[BigBlueManSouthCentralKY]

Does he play fast and hard like Pitino?

 

[bigblueinsanity_rivals250340]

Does he play fast and hard like Pitino?

He's going to last 15 seconds. That's the only way they can be compared

 

[treyforuk_anon]

Here we go. I'm all in.

 

[treyforuk_anon]

Yes. Unless it’s Billy, Pearl or oats. For all those who said “anybody but cal”, they may find out what that means.

But under no circumstance do we stoops as low as pope. Bless his heart but he has not the one

Still hating it?

 

[treyforuk_anon]

Yes. Unless it’s Billy, Pearl or oats. For all those who said “anybody but cal”, they may find out what that means.

But under no circumstance do we stoops as low as pope. Bless his heart but he has not the one

Have you jumped out of the wagon?

 

[treyforuk_anon]

Now if this were to happen I’m done. Out.

Edit: no. I’m not entertaining it. Boosters won’t let this happen.

Are you still out?