I didn’t say he was John Calipari. I said he’s turned into John Calipari, which is an accurate statement.
Kansas has been a fraud all season.Texas Tech took them down today at Allen Fieldhouse. UK still leads +5 in the all-time wins column.
Way to fail your program with that preseason #1 ranking, Bill.
I didn’t say he was John Calipari. I said he’s turned into John Calipari, which is an accurate statement.
Not really. They had the top returning transfer. A pretty favorable schedule. That's how poorly KU has underperformed.
I'll confirm as a KU fan this is true. Self taking a lot of heat this year. Last year was disappointing also. Didn't have any depth. Tried to fix that this year and brought in a lot of portal guys. Seems like he brought in pieces but not necessarily pieces that fit well with one another. I don't think Self is great with transfers... he excels when he can bring in freshman, break them down and build them up. But that takes 2-3 years to do and that isn't CBB anymore. His 22 national championship team was a bunch of 3/4 stars who had been there at least three years. Brought in one transfer (Remy) that made an impact. I fear the game is passing him by a bit. Also ever since his heart attack, I don't think he is the same guy and takes it a bit easier (I am not faulting him for this btw).
it does feel like decline has set in. I know Kentucky fans want to keep that all time wins lead over Kansas, and I'm not sure if Kansas will catch UK in that, if it didn't happen this year, and it doesn't look like it will ... I wonder....
I think he will retire within the next 2-3 years. I don't think he enjoys it. It seems like some of the old school coaches have gotten out in recent years (Wright and Bennett) come to mind. I don't think he will retire after this season. He has Darryn Peterson coming in who is probably his biggest recruit since Wiggins. If he has another disappointing season again next year, I could see him retiring. No idea who would take over. There is no one in KUs family tree. One thing KU has traditionally done well is make the correct hire. Only two coaches since 1989 which is insane when you think about it. But, one bad hire and it can suck
Sorry if my post comes off as doom and gloom. That wasn't my intention at all. Self has set the standard so high it is insane.
No talking sense into people that celebrate Helms championships with banners. We only count 48,49,51,58,78,96,98,12. You never hear about our national championship that we won prior to NCAA Tournament because we don’t need to pad our stats. KU fans need all the help they can get — if you ain’t first you’re last.
Incorrect. Kentucky was +7 entering the 2024 season. Both teams finished the year with 23 wins and have the same amount of wins this season so +7.
Agree to disagree. As college basketball fans know, the tournament is somewhat of a crapshoot. Need to get hot and win six straight games and upsets happen. Should KU have more Final Four appearances and another natty? Perhaps, but a lot of programs can say that. In the end, only one team can win it a lot has to go your way. Take the 22 KU team. I firmly believe that was NOT the best team in the nation, but they got hot at the end of the year and got some breaks. The 20 KU team was a much better team (I think most KU fans would agree with this), but never got their shot because of Covid. It was a tough break. If we look at the last 20 years, KU has one of the better resumes overall. Is it the best? Nope but top 5 for sure. There aren't many schools that wouldn't trade places with KU in the last 20
