Proud2BAHoosier Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 3 hours ago, 13th&Jackson said: Jeff Borzello: Kentucky clearly took big swings in the hours and days after John Calipari left for Arkansas. Jay Wright distanced himself from the job quickly, as did Hurley and Donovan. Kentucky reached out to Nate Oats, who released a statement saying he was staying at Alabama. Shaka Smart was on the list; he also wasn't leaving. Drew mulled the decision for a day but declined. Kentucky made one more run at Hurley, offering him a huge salary -- but he once again decided to stay. And that left Pope as the next name on the list, a former Kentucky player who won a national championship in Lexington. The potential targets on the next tier were all flawed in one way or another, and Pope's connections to the school and understanding of the expectations gave him an edge. Pope doesn't have the résumé some of the other potential candidates possessed, never winning an NCAA tournament game or a regular-season title and spending only one year coaching in a high-major conference. But he's got some name recognition, especially in Lexington, and he'll understand what being the head coach of Kentucky entails. The expectations are going to be enormous from day one, however, something he hasn't dealt with during his time at Utah Valley and BYU. So let me see, pUKe hires a "pUKe" guy foir the HC job?? Man that sounds eerily familiar.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 Has Casual Gay Marie weighed in on the hire yet? 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 2 minutes ago, 5fouls said: Has Casual Gay Marie weighed in on the hire yet? He'll squeeze it in after the Chester's Ranch Fries premier... Priorities you know 🙂 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zlinedavid Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 4 hours ago, tdhoosier said: So it sounds like UK got what it wanted, but wasn’t prepared because in their defense the timing was bad (the coaching dominos have almost all fallen this year). As somebody who strongly dislikes both Cal and UK, I’m just eating popcorn. They also grossly overestimated the desirability of the job. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zlinedavid Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 Pope should hire Brian Cardinal, Deacon Jones, and God Shammgod as his assistants. 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post btownqb Posted April 12 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 12 Just now, Zlinedavid said: Pope should hire Brian Cardinal, Deacon Jones, and God Shammgod as his assistants. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zlinedavid Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 7 minutes ago, btownqb said: Searching for the next Ivan Renko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoyeCowbell Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 Pope could very well work out in a positive way, but his hire is not exactly getting the glowing write up from ESPN: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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IowaHoosierFan Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 2 minutes ago, BruceDouglas said: This guy is clairvoyant 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Officer Obie Posted April 13 Report Share Posted April 13 3 minutes ago, SawatchHoosier said: This won't end well... 😅 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier4Life53 Posted April 13 Report Share Posted April 13 It won’t end well when they don’t have a constant lineup of 5 stars, and become a middle of the pack SEC team. I’ll give him 3 years before he’s run out of town. Seems like a good coach though, just going to be extremely hard to meet expectations at KU. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13th&Jackson Posted April 13 Report Share Posted April 13 3 hours ago, Hoosier4Life53 said: It won’t end well when they don’t have a constant lineup of 5 stars, and become a middle of the pack SEC team. I’ll give him 3 years before he’s run out of town. Seems like a good coach though, just going to be extremely hard to meet expectations at KU. Wait until they lose to AR at Rupp. Just like IU can never lose to MI at AH now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Officer Obie Posted April 14 Report Share Posted April 14 (edited) "Looks like Kentucky has its first confirmed member of the 2024-25 roster." Kentucky in state talent. LOL. Edited April 14 by Officer Obie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danomatic Posted April 15 Report Share Posted April 15 What do they have coming back or in, aside from the kid that grew up there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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