A lot will come down to boosters and supporting nil. If that tweet about them not being onboard, oh boy. If the money can come in, maybe we buy a solid team in the next few years.
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You’re exactly right except for one thing. I don’t think worries one bit about his legacy or his job, he’s close to retirement. I think he’s very proud already of his accomplishments
I think everyone is overreacting. Pope could be our Hurley. We don’t know a thing yet.
Mark Pope is like an uncle to Reed. Don’t be surprised if Jeff wasn’t involved in this decision
I agree but I also don’t think he wants to retire or be fired with a failure here.
I will support him as a person and former Cat. Just feels like Kenny Payne 2.0.
I disagree. Mitch is going to hang it up in a few years anyway after his extension he received.
Could be. Or it could be Davis or Scheyer. I hope the latter.
Sure hope you are right. Just think a Pearl or similar coach could have gotten us off to a hot start.
Pope is a nobody to recruits outside of the UK fanbase.
According to Matt Norlander, MB never aggressively pursued Donovan & he basically knew 3 days ago that Pope was his guy. And, MJ says he made the decision on his own. If that’s true, he has to go. He neglected his job & didn’t do everything he could to make the best hire possible.
And, that’s nothing against Pope. I’ve always liked him & I hope he does great here. But, in no world is it ok to hire him at this point in his career without at least making an effort to land the very best candidates, first. This was just lazy & negligent. Totally unacceptable.
And, that’s nothing against Pope. I’ve always liked him & I hope he does great here. But, in no world is it ok to hire him at this point in his career without at least making an effort to land the very best candidates, first. This was just lazy & negligent. Totally unacceptable.
Unbelievable how absolutely shitty our so called fans are being towards him already. I completely understand having reservations about the hire, or not agreeing with it completey. But the out right bashing he's getting before even coaching his first game is just bizarre. He's our coach, and one of ours. Get behind him and give him a college chance. If he fails, I'll be right there with everyone when it's time to move on. But until then, I'm supporting him 100% and can't wait to see what he can do!
I'll cheer for Mark because I still really like him as a person but I'm mainly worried about our recruiting.
I agree. I liked Pearl and hoped he would have gotten a call. I don’t know if name power is as strong as money and exposure in this NIL era. At least I hope not.
The hire is growing on me the more I think about it. It's all about who he can roster. Remember that old saying from back in the day?!? Players first
To be honest I’m not sure. The way he handled this coaching search was pathetic.
I don’t disagree with you. I’m just saying it is what it is and at this point and if Mark is the guy, then we are doing him a disservice as fans right now. We don’t do the hiring. Mitch is the one to blame but we shouldn’t blame until it doesn’t work.
I’m saying he won’t have to deal with the consequences of this hire
It may be. I’m not sure. We don’t know who all was contacted and what was said. We just have the word of social media click baiters. It’s hard for me to trust any media this day and age. They have too much to gain from attention.
Recruiting is a question mark I have as well. But with NIL, I think recruiting is a different ballgame now. Money talks so as long as we can get that where it needs to be, with our facilities and Mark's style of play, I believe we will be ok. And as we've learned with Cal, it's not just about getting 5 stars. It's about getting guys who fit your system, play well together, and want to win championships.
Exactly
He’s averaged 12 losses per season, never won a conference, never won an NCAAT game, has gotten one top 100 recruit in his career. In no world is he qualified to be the coach at Kentucky.
This^^. 99% of the peanut gallery in here believes in one tweet by one person and takes it as truth.
Mitch did not go rogue and do this on his own. I'm sure he consulted many donors and others. Just ridiculous to think he didn't.
Is pope a slam dunk hire? NOBODY knows. No one. We have to wait and see. Could be great could be awful.
