Cal advances to sweet sixteen

[catzfanjim]

Coach Cal looks like he is ready for a Final Four run. Hopefully we can stop him in the Elite 8 if we advance.

I think Florida would drill Arkansas and I hope they do if they play. I was at the Florida/Kentucky game at Rupp this year and knew that the Gators could have a final four team.

 

[Worf88]

I’ve wanted Brainfart gone for 7-8 years. He’s a horrible AD for many reasons. Who gives a damn if he got a bunch of no name sports in a better place.

 

[the nail at the foul line]

Look man, nobody hated Cal worse than me at the end. But to say he “never cared that much when he was here” is just dumb and incorrect. You’re either 20 yrs old or have amnesia.

He didn't recently.

But pre-covid he did.

 

[nssdigitalchumps]

he built a roster?

He stole one.

 

[bigbluedon]

This isn’t Mitch’s fault. Sure, the contract was a disaster. But Cal decided to get fat and lazy here. Cal decided to burn every relationship he had with everyone, including boosters. Cal decided to ridicule the fans constantly. He didn’t do pressers, didn’t talk to the media, didn’t give a shit about the program at all.

This was all Cal.

And don’t try to tell me he could have fixed us this season. Dude didn’t give a shit. Ado was leaving. No NIL money due to his bridge burning and boosters being absolutely done with him. The team he has now would not have been here. Some of them, yeah. We would have missed the tourney this season with Cal. Even if he did bring that whole team here (minus Ado), going 0-5 to start conference play? We would have been burning his house down. He never would have recovered from that here.

He didn’t give a shit. That is the issue. He gave up here years ago.

Bingo. Nailed it. Cal is a POS

 

[bigbluedon]

Doubt that. SEC prepared Cal and Al the SEC teams. Anyone who didn’t see that is just hating for no reason or they don’t have eyes. The team defends very well on the outside especially since he has upper class men mixed in with freshmen. He doesn’t usually have that in the back court, it’s usually a young very talented offensive player who isn’t fully ready for the tournament.

I’ve watched Cal since he recruited my brother back at UMass and THIS is the Cal that I saw back then and even some at Memphis. I’m actually shocked at Pope winning a game because he always losses in the tournament because his coaching gets exposed (live in Utah and watched all his games out here). Curious to see what he does against a better team this time though. He usually has much older teams than his opponent unless he plays BYU.

Still rooting for him though

Thanks Brad.

 

[uk78]

Very disappointing. Sometimes the 'just world" concept just isn't.

 

[UKFBFan78]

Wait until they play a team that can hit a 3. His mind turns to mush.

Or a team that plays zone...

 

[darkshadesofblue]

 

[bigbluedon]

Look man, nobody hated Cal worse than me at the end. But to say he “never cared that much when he was here” is just dumb and incorrect. You’re either 20 yrs old or have amnesia.

Way past 20 my boy and was rooting for the cats when you were in diapers. Cal didn’t give a shit especially the last ten years he was here. He was all about the nba. Pay attention.

 

[catsfan3383]

This isn’t Mitch’s fault. Sure, the contract was a disaster. But Cal decided to get fat and lazy here. Cal decided to burn every relationship he had with everyone, including boosters. Cal decided to ridicule the fans constantly. He didn’t do pressers, didn’t talk to the media, didn’t give a shit about the program at all.

This was all Cal.

And don’t try to tell me he could have fixed us this season. Dude didn’t give a shit. Ado was leaving. No NIL money due to his bridge burning and boosters being absolutely done with him. The team he has now would not have been here. Some of them, yeah. We would have missed the tourney this season with Cal. Even if he did bring that whole team here (minus Ado), going 0-5 to start conference play? We would have been burning his house down. He never would have recovered from that here.

He didn’t give a shit. That is the issue. He gave up here years ago.

^^This is the best post of the day! You win the prize BWO

 

[CRZ4UK]

If St Peter’s and Oakland had shot like St John’s did today Cal may still be Kentucky’s coach

You win the internet!!!!!
I can’t believe people don’t have eyes. Those teams that knocked us out went insane. Kentucky does that to people for some reason. Both those teams were shooting the lights out sometimes with 2 people in their grill from half court.
Kansas looked like an absolute mess. Did not wanna be there. Still, had a chance to win in last 2 minutes.
St. Johns shot 2-25 on 3s. 29% from 2. Sixty % from the line. That usually gets you beat by 30. They were down 2 with 3:00 left.
Luck is a real thing. He got lucky to play a team ready to go home and a team that was cold as ice.
That didn’t happen here at UK.
He does seem to wanna win now. He is having guys play physical defense. He wasn’t gonna do that here with that contract.
In Pope I trust.

 

[wmarkedwards]

I don’t pretend to know much about what the cause was. But whatever was the cause, Cal was clearly never gonna win here again so I’m so glad he’s gone. If be wins the title this year I’ll still be tickled pink that he’s gone.

I feel the same way about my ex-wife, cause Jimmy Crack Corn

 

[yes_takeaside]

Hogs will roll into the Elite 8

 

[DrH. Lecter]

WTF does the 10yr contract have to do with anything? There was no buyout payment or anything costing us a penny aside from simple annual salary. If anything it proves that Barnhart negotiated perfectly. Cal left on his own. It was an amicable divorce. AR got stuck with damaged goods.

 

[Wildcats1st]

Only problem there with your logic is if “Barney” didn’t get him that contract he’d have been coaching at UCLA. So you’d have then been mad at “Barney” for letting a HOF coach leave

There’s no guarantee that would have happened. And he didn’t have to give him the length of contact with no incentives. And I wouldn’t have been mad at Barney no more than I was mad at CM when pitino left. I definitely wouldn’t have been happy with cal but that wouldn’t have happened. He’s been bluffing the entire time and Barney called him on it.

 

[Wildcats1st]

OP revealing true colors

If Barney is why you love UK you can have him. You and the other that liked your post. I’ll take our bb program over any individual. Some of you don’t get that.

 

[Wildcats1st]

Barely hear from him all season and he pops in March to spew his nonsense. Predictable like the tides.

Ah dude I post all year. You are a perpetual
Liar. That’s what is predictable. Idk what you clowns try to protect but it’s not uk bb.

 

[Cuello Azul]

There’s no guarantee that would have happened. And he didn’t have to give him the length of contact with no incentives. And I wouldn’t have been mad at Barney no more than I was mad at CM when pitino left. I definitely wouldn’t have been happy with cal but that wouldn’t have happened. He’s been bluffing the entire time and Barney called him on it.

Nothing worse than a fool that speaks in absolutes.

 

[Wildcats1st]

Cal has to prove he is a good coach again

That's how bad things were here.

Barnhart has some blame but don't see the connection now with Arkansas winning.

What I see is a coach who was so arrogant and lazy he lost the best job he ever had, had to go to plan B when his bluff got called and now has to put in the effort again.

I'm fairly neutral on Arkansas advancing as it means little to UK unless they somehow meet in the tourney, but I am wildly thankful that Mark Pope is our coach and the man who called the fans Basketball Bennies is having to work harder than he ever wanted to.

KAT sees it. Matt just wants his access. Yeah the two are related. After all the march losing another season while our former coach marches on he projects to pope but pope didn’t create this AD that has bbn brainwashed is the problem

You have Ellen weeping as they move on like Barney traumatized them. It’s gonna get set straight and I hope it takes Barney down. We need a real leader one who knows when to step away.

 

[OmahaCats]

I hate Cal with the passion of a 1000 burning suns. What an absolute POS. So hoping Rick would stomp a mud hole in his ass. He never cared that much when he was here. Dear gracious God forgive me but Chaney should have taken him out years ago. Asshole.

Why do you hate him?

 

[Eagles_Ball]

He didn't recently.

But pre-covid he did.

I can’t disagree with that, but to say he never cared (what the poster I was replying to said) is just not correct.

 

[ManitouDan]

Trolls walking proud this pm

 

[noncomposmentis]

Way past 20 my boy and was rooting for the cats when you were in diapers. Cal didn’t give a shit especially the last ten years he was here. He was all about the nba. Pay attention.

Did you know since 2010, when he got to UK, Calipari has 34 NCAA tournament wins, more than Self or Pitino or Few or K or anyone else? It’s hard for me to believe he could win more than anyone while not caring if he won or not.

 

[bigbluedon]

Why do you hate him?

Is that a serious question?

 

[IrishMike409]

A year after leaving Lexington. He had to build a roster and get his guys to play together. To me this points to the massive problem uk bb faces and that is Mitch Barnhart. We had this hall of fame coach who was completely mismanaged with this ridiculous contract Barney blew it. This to me verifies most of the problem has been with the AD. A lot of us were adamant not to make a coaching change until this AD was gone. The entire thing now it is a sad thing what this guy has done to tarnish the tradition of this all time great program. 3 tournament misses. A contract with a drunk on a napkin instead of hiring cal, the absolute worst season in history, lifetime contract. Etc

Barnhart needs to leave and we need new blood into our athletics programs. He went out and made a shrewd hire to bring a player everyone has to support. He did it without consulting anyone. And everyone has blindly accepted it bc he played for us back in the 90s. Our fb program isn’t exactly tearing things up and our high water mark is far less than it should be. This man has to go. This isn’t some new thing but cal making the sweet sixteen in his first year beating pitino lol yeah Barney is the problem from the get go

I agree w you. This is a bad look for Mitch and really for all of BBN.

 

[bigbluedon]

Did you know since 2010, when he got to UK, Calipari has 34 NCAA tournament wins, more than Self or Pitino or Few or K or anyone else? It’s hard for me to believe he could win more than anyone while not caring if he won or not.

Try to believe it.

 

[Wildcats1st]

Trolls walking proud this pm

What will you say if byu wins and we lose? “Well you know pope came in with no roster blah blah blah”. The same excuses cal and byu coach could make. Looks to me mark had a nice little contingent follow him and byu winning one raised the stakes. They win 2 cal wins two hell yeah pressure will be on mark or this will be his defining moment.

 

[blue cincy]

Good for Cal. He got out of the fire and into a spa. He does not have the same amount of pressure. Glad he beat KU and do not care that he wins another game. If he goes all the way, do not care.


I just care about UK, if we can win tomorrow, can we move on to next week. If not so be it, hard year with injuries and such. If we make it to next week it will be one more week of worrying about who we meet, how we can win, will Butler be able to play and such.

 

[BGCATFAN2012]

Doubt that. SEC prepared Cal and Al the SEC teams. Anyone who didn’t see that is just hating for no reason or they don’t have eyes. The team defends very well on the outside especially since he has upper class men mixed in with freshmen. He doesn’t usually have that in the back court, it’s usually a young very talented offensive player who isn’t fully ready for the tournament.

I’ve watched Cal since he recruited my brother back at UMass and THIS is the Cal that I saw back then and even some at Memphis. I’m actually shocked at Pope winning a game because he always losses in the tournament because his coaching gets exposed (live in Utah and watched all his games out here). Curious to see what he does against a better team this time though. He usually has much older teams than his opponent unless he plays BYU.

Still rooting for him though

Mark's coaching in the first half yesterday was crazy subs and bad lineups. He's got to play his best players longer and build a lead with our size. Definitely concerned about tomorrow but its not gonna surprise me if we are out by dark tomorrow.

 

[Wildcats1st]

Nothing worse than a fool that speaks in absolutes.

I’m right everytime as a matter of fact there’s nothing worse than a blue neck

 

[Hollywood_HOGan45]

A year after leaving Lexington. He had to build a roster and get his guys to play together. To me this points to the massive problem uk bb faces and that is Mitch Barnhart. We had this hall of fame coach who was completely mismanaged with this ridiculous contract Barney blew it. This to me verifies most of the problem has been with the AD. A lot of us were adamant not to make a coaching change until this AD was gone. The entire thing now it is a sad thing what this guy has done to tarnish the tradition of this all time great program. 3 tournament misses. A contract with a drunk on a napkin instead of hiring cal, the absolute worst season in history, lifetime contract. Etc

Barnhart needs to leave and we need new blood into our athletics programs. He went out and made a shrewd hire to bring a player everyone has to support. He did it without consulting anyone. And everyone has blindly accepted it bc he played for us back in the 90s. Our fb program isn’t exactly tearing things up and our high water mark is far less than it should be. This man has to go. This isn’t some new thing but cal making the sweet sixteen in his first year beating pitino lol yeah Barney is the problem from the get go

WOO PIG!!!

HOW BOUT THOSE HAWGS!!!!!

 

[Wildcats1st]

WOO PIG!!!

HOW BOUT THOSE HAWGS!!!!!

Worst fanbase in the country. Always been. You guys suck and when you get a sliver of success you talk smack. Karma always happens last time your program descended into a gay love triangle. Be careful

 

[Skyguyb27]

A year after leaving Lexington. He had to build a roster and get his guys to play together. To me this points to the massive problem uk bb faces and that is Mitch Barnhart. We had this hall of fame coach who was completely mismanaged with this ridiculous contract Barney blew it. This to me verifies most of the problem has been with the AD. A lot of us were adamant not to make a coaching change until this AD was gone. The entire thing now it is a sad thing what this guy has done to tarnish the tradition of this all time great program. 3 tournament misses. A contract with a drunk on a napkin instead of hiring cal, the absolute worst season in history, lifetime contract. Etc

Barnhart needs to leave and we need new blood into our athletics programs. He went out and made a shrewd hire to bring a player everyone has to support. He did it without consulting anyone. And everyone has blindly accepted it bc he played for us back in the 90s. Our fb program isn’t exactly tearing things up and our high water mark is far less than it should be. This man has to go. This isn’t some new thing but cal making the sweet sixteen in his first year beating pitino lol yeah Barney is the problem from the get go

He had to build a roster? lul. He took it with him.

 

[Hollywood_HOGan45]

Worst fanbase in the country. Always been. You guys suck and when you get a sliver of success you talk smack. Karma always happens last time your program descended into a gay love triangle. Be careful

Enjoy the NIT! No wait that's not it! Enjoy losing in the first round! No wait that's incorrect too! Enjoy losing in the first weekend!!

You all have been awful to a man who left gracefully and saved you all money and awful to the fanbase that embraced him.

Four sweet 16s in five seasons isn't too shabby!

WOO PIG FREAKIN SOOIE!!!

 

[Cuello Azul]

I’m right everytime as a matter of fact there’s nothing worse than a blue neck

What country do live in? Genuine question.

 

[CNJ1966]

Those two teams were both awful. Combined to shoot <35% overall and <10% on 3s. A bunch of “athletes”, not basketball players, that can’t shoot for shit.

 

[bbncal02]

He beat a team that shot 10% from 3 and 28% overall. And i guarantee that wasn’t due to his coaching genius. Zippety doo dah. Sometimes teams fall ass backwards into wins.

Too bad his incompetent ass couldn’t do that here.

 

[catben]

Is that Brad Calipari???😂😂😂

 

[Wildcats1st]

He had to build a roster? lul. He took it with him.

Byu coach excuse? Pope had a nice group follow him to Lexington. He locked up Oweh and garrison right away.