You can go back several months ago and see my dejected, sarcastic posts on here about the team and the transfer portal. I kept saying, if the players can transfer, so can the fans. Yeah, I was pretty dejected, all around. Not really mad at any one person. And I'm a guy who stuck with the CATS through the 90s while on campus there as a student, watching the Pitino rise. During Cal's first year, my spouse and I ventured to IU to watch Patterson, Wall, Boogie, and the team beat IU there (what an awesome experience). I guess after the loss to Oakland, and over the last few months of Cal's tenure, I felt like the last team I loved was spiraling downward into a slow, agonizing death.
When they announced Pope as coach, it sparked a light in me. When they announced his press conference, I brought my spouse down to check it out totally on a whim. I love Lexington, so we made a day of it. The press conference blew me away. The energy was... amazing. I still wasn't sure if Pope could win, but I was happier. Since then, this coach and team have gone a long, long way to restoring my faith. Not sure how the year will turn out, but I'm having a lot of fun. And I have a lot of faith in the future.
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