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    I find myself more excited for Pope’s style of players vs Cal’s

    I think most people who got wrapped up in the pre-season recruiting class rankings and off-season NBA draft culture will be surprised that there is life outside of that world and way of doing things. Cal recruited a very niche group of kids, for a very specific and niche path/goal. He really...
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    Mark fox

    Folks on here just want a hall of fame and GOAT coach at every position. HC-Billy Donovan Assistants - Jay Wright, Roy Williams, Bill Self, Rick Pitino, Dan Hurley Support Staff/NIL/Portal - Pat Riley, Doc Rivers, Greg Popovich Managers/interns who wipe sweat of court - Brad Stephens, Phil...
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    College sports are dead.

    I'm okay with a transfer. Shit happens. Staff changes, playing time, etc... I think it should a one-time transfer rule. A kid might not know until his second year whether that's true sophomore or redshirt freshman season, that he most likely isn't at the right spot. Contracts are inevitable...
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    Can colleges lock players to a contract

    Contracts, pay scales, more organized professional type model is coming. I would expect some sort of collective bargaining coming as well. It makes zero sense for colleges to just willy nilly give kids money without expectations of getting something in return. It makes zero sense for the...
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    Reed Sheppard's Legacy at Kentucky -- I hate to disagree..

    Understand the financial aspect, so can't really criticize. However, as far as legacy. Just another OAD. Unfortunately. Hoping Pope kind of changes that culture, and that MBB in general settles down at some point. I do think the pendulum will swing back in the other direction. CBB and...
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    Seems like Nobody Cares about Championships

    Portaling is at a peak right now but will eventually settle down. The extra covid year is running out which had a lot to do with all the turnover the last couple of years. Also, as pay/NIL becomes more organized/standardized there will eventually be some expectations. Chief among those...
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    Kenny Payne to Arkansas

    Kenny Payne was one of the best assistants in the country for 10 years here. He'll be a great assistant at Ark. Not sure why anyone is butt hurt or even surprised he chose Arkansas. He's a Cal guy. What he is as dude, and coach, compliments Cal and works within that system perfectly. Ya'll...
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    Jerry Jones

    Folks get spooked by big name rich folks. "Oh no...such and such school has so and so as a booster...they're going to buy players and wins essentially..." Have said this multiple times on multiple threads whenever NIL and discussions about which programs can afford the most. There is no direct...
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    Antigua

    I'll say the same about O as I just did about KP in the thread about him. Have to put Cal beef aside. Those two can recruit. They have the connections to all the former players in the league and could keep them close to the University, which has never been more important than now in NIL era...
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    Matt Jones said

    KP is a good dude. Be great in an off-court role. Player Development. Portal/NIl director. Has recent NBA experience which I think is important. Not too mention that rolodex he has full of max contract players. Put the personal beef with Cal aside, we need those connections, and all those...
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    Matt Doherty

    Cal can't, or at least shouldn't be able to dictate what a kid does of court. That's even more bull shit, than the actual rumor. In a perfect world I would agree that it's not ideal for college athletes to get involved in politics, but again off court what can you really do. Their time, dime...
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    Jeremy Roach in the portal

    130 games at a blue blood. That's insane. You don't find that very often if ever in the portal. Wonder why he doesn't want to run it back with Blue Devils one more time? Must just be looking for an NIL payday, but still, surely Duke could pay this kid. He knows pressure, standards, at the...
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    BYU's "honor code" for recruits

    UK has an honor code too. Win the SEC regular season and/or tourney, preferably both. Advance at least a couple of games into the big dance. I'm not sure why this is such news to people. A religious school has an honor code. They all do. The Military Academies have codes. The smart and/or...
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    BYU's "honor code" for recruits

    UK has an honor code too. Win the SEC regular season and/or tourney, preferably both. Advance at least a couple of games into the big dance. I'm not sure why this is such news to people. A religious school has an honor code. They all do. The Military Academies have codes. The smart and/or...
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    COACH Said, Phone never stops ringing

    Cal's type of player was so specific, and niche, that it limited what he could recruit and style of ball he could play. He became so obsessed with the NBA potential that he forgot there's another 50-75 good kids out there that can ball, and we see it every March...have dozen of them seem to...
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    The new normal

    People are on here crying like somebody died. Folks, act like UK didn't get ballers before Cal and that he was the only one hauling in talent the past 16 years. Ya'll saw that bus unload in Rupp. All time greats, some of them played in 2 maybe 3 title games...they weren't all lottery picks...
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    Chandler to Kentucky

    Until he runs in to all the pretty little catholic, babtist, and evangelic girls on sorority row who love the lord and UK basketball...usually the religion of the later wins out. Ya'll saw that presser. The real Pope and Joseph Smith together wouldn't have drawn that crowd.
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    All you Cal haters who thought we could fire him and just take our pick

    You do realize Cal wasn't winning enough in the post season with those 5* freshmen for about 6-8 years? Cal didn't get fired because he can't recruit. Cal got fired because he keeps getting beat in the tournament by teams with little to no 5*/lottery picks. Was only a matter of time before he...
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    UK vs St John’s

    You're assuming UL, USC are/were the only schools offering something. If that were the case then yes, that's not fair. We all know that isn't the case. Those teams/players accepted those offers over other ones, and we all know it. That's the whole origin for NIL. We can do it on the down...
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    UK vs St John’s

    NCAA is essentially irrelevant. They can scrub some wins and put an asterisk on paper, but that doesn't really change reality. Hookers and money don't make a team any less or more than what they are. They didn't make Pitino's Xs and Os any better. A car and money didn't make Reggie Bush any...
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