I'm hoping some of the elite coaches leave the SEC.

[megablue]

Presently, this conference is historically great. There is no greater collection of coaches out there. Right now, it's going to be a murderer's row each season going forward, so long as Golden, Oats, Pearl, Beard, Gates, Jans, Moser, and Barnes are in this league.

We need two or three of those guys to leave if we're going to keep pace with Kansas in the all-time wins lead. I'm hoping Golden takes the Indiana job. I don't want to deal with him over the next decade. Oats to UNC wouldn't be bad either, or even if he decided to jump to the NBA.

And for those of you who suggest that Kentucky needs these other elite teams in order to prepare for March, that's fallacy. UK dominated college basketball when the SEC was top-heavy with just three or four great teams (1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2012).

I like the league being tough and every game being a challenge. It prepares you for the toughness of the NCAA tournament.

 

[shaudyshaud]

I like how competitive the league is . It also prepares you for the tournament .

We just need the officiating to be better on a consistent basis in the conference

 

[BBNinSC]

Mark Pope is a smart coach. He will begin to build this program with returning players that gain experience with multiple seasons here.
I am beyond impressed with how this team has played cobbled together completely from the portal. Coach Pope will win big here once he has the opportunity to build a roster with returnees, select portal pieces and Kentucky caliber recruits.
Nate Oats is the flavor of the month and looks like an NBA coach next season. Let us know when Bruce Pearl wins anything and Hurley is the biggest asshole in college basketball. We got lucky BBN, enjoy the ride.

 

[UKWildcats1987]

Mark Pope is a smart coach. He will begin to build this program with returning players that gain experience with multiple seasons here.
I am beyond impressed with how this team has played cobbled together completely from the portal. Coach Pope will win big here once he has the opportunity to build a roster with returnees, select portal pieces and Kentucky caliber recruits.
Nate Oats is the flavor of the month and looks like an NBA coach next season. Let us know when Bruce Pearl wins anything and Hurley is the biggest asshole in college basketball. We got lucky BBN, enjoy the ride.

I agreed with you until you had to convince us (and yourself) by talking down some of the other good coaches in the sport. A

 

[Mike-D]

We needed to land nate oates. Pope is like the 6-7th best coach in the league and that don’t fly

It's too early to say that. You can't make any grand proclamations in year 1, when the league is better than it's ever been.

 

[Pmalone6719]

We are Kentucky. This is a weak mindset to have IMO. Let’s beat them at their best. Not when they’re handing us wins. The better the conference the better for Pope and UK

Agreed!

 

[LineSkiCat14]

I've often made the claim that there's no sense trying to play the toughest schedule. I want the SEC to be conpetitive.. but we don't really need it to be THIS good.

 

[BlueSince92]

I want it just how it is or even higher level. That potency drives fan buzz, which drives TV ratings, which both drive recruiting buzz. Which in turn all drives corporate NIL interest, which in turn will drive even more recruiting. Which will lead to even more potency. All in addition to keeping good win opportunities coming down the pike for us to boost our seeding as much as we want it and can handle it, which should be always.

All I want changed about the SEC is the “physical play.”

Finally after a hundred years we’re set up to be the best of the best. With most of the leaders of the old guard on the outside looking in.

Why we still have to have thug ball?

 

[NerlensCat]

Presently, this conference is historically great. There is no greater collection of coaches out there. Right now, it's going to be a murderer's row each season going forward, so long as Golden, Oats, Pearl, Beard, Gates, Jans, Moser, and Barnes are in this league.

We need two or three of those guys to leave if we're going to keep pace with Kansas in the all-time wins lead. I'm hoping Golden takes the Indiana job. I don't want to deal with him over the next decade. Oats to UNC wouldn't be bad either, or even if he decided to jump to the NBA.

And for those of you who suggest that Kentucky needs these other elite teams in order to prepare for March, that's fallacy. UK dominated college basketball when the SEC was top-heavy with just three or four great teams (1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2012).

It is related to the amount of money the school’s have to pay coaches and NIL. The only other conference close would be the B1G10.

 

[UKBrassowTipIN]

Let's just drop to D2.

Good lord

 

[catfan220]

Presently, this conference is historically great. There is no greater collection of coaches out there. Right now, it's going to be a murderer's row each season going forward, so long as Golden, Oats, Pearl, Beard, Gates, Jans, Moser, and Barnes are in this league.

We need two or three of those guys to leave if we're going to keep pace with Kansas in the all-time wins lead. I'm hoping Golden takes the Indiana job. I don't want to deal with him over the next decade. Oats to UNC wouldn't be bad either, or even if he decided to jump to the NBA.

And for those of you who suggest that Kentucky needs these other elite teams in order to prepare for March, that's fallacy. UK dominated college basketball when the SEC was top-heavy with just three or four great teams (1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2012).

This year has been so much fun from a CBB fandom standpoint, I can’t imagine wanting it to get worse. With that said the conference is so good this year it pretty much has to drop off next year, which could still mean 11-12 teams in the tournament.

 

[CaptainBoogerBuns]

Let's just drop to D2.

Good lord

OP has terrible takes, but this one is in the running

 

[JohnnyGreen1975]

Presently, this conference is historically great. There is no greater collection of coaches out there. Right now, it's going to be a murderer's row each season going forward, so long as Golden, Oats, Pearl, Beard, Gates, Jans, Moser, and Barnes are in this league.

We need two or three of those guys to leave if we're going to keep pace with Kansas in the all-time wins lead. I'm hoping Golden takes the Indiana job. I don't want to deal with him over the next decade. Oats to UNC wouldn't be bad either, or even if he decided to jump to the NBA.

And for those of you who suggest that Kentucky needs these other elite teams in order to prepare for March, that's fallacy. UK dominated college basketball when the SEC was top-heavy with just three or four great teams (1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2012).

To be the best, you gotta beat the best. We are fine and I love the tough teams every game. It makes it much more enjoyable as a fan versus beating up cupcakes. Our team is down a bit right now but not out.

I think the SEC will be very strong in the tournament. Let’s see what kind of draw we get in the tournament. It could be that this season prepared us for a run!

 

[kyboy1998]

Preach. Kentucky has more SEC titles than all the other schools combined. That says more about a historical rec-league conference than it does about Kentucky.

That actually isn’t true anymore. I came to this thread to make the claim I missed those days

 

[BBNinSC]

I agreed with you until you had to convince us (and yourself) by talking down some of the other good coaches in the sport. A

You’re right. I’m just needlessly defending Coach Pope’s hire.