Just confirmed he will be at the football game on Saturday, this indicates he will also be at BBM.
Pitino at BBM
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Not a fan of the man. But am a fan of his basketball knowledge and what he can do to help Pope.
He wouldn't go to another team's shindig like that, would he?
He would for Pope and I think his desire to make amends with BBN is leading the way for the things he is doing. Whether that desire is honest or not, who knows but it has been long enough IMO for him to be able to make a return to the family like we allowed Tubby to do. The onus is on Rick though to make all the effort and it seems that he has started with those.
He is loyal to Pope and Pope to him. That is how it appears. Maybe he is coming to recruit. 😝
Anyone can lie to themselves all they want. If he is at madness it will be a pop like wrestlemania and the national media will run with it.
Not to mention the bird fans will implode.
Not to mention the bird fans will implode.
He will make a guest appearance for Coach Pope, and he will support him and UK.
personal issues aside, he is the best coach UK has had since Coach Rupp
he understanding & passion for the game is unmatched
This fan has no issues with him coming. He saved UK basketball from the destruction that the NCAA try to enact on Kentucky. He did more harm to himself than he did to UK.
Maybe we have long memories and remember what he did for UK when the NCAA did every thing they could to bury UK. We are still relevant in large part to the miracles that Pitino worked for us back in the early 90s. Yes things got a bit ugly when he was at UL and much of it was his fault but we aren't blameless in that animosity either. Regardless, those things don't outweigh what he did for this program when he was leading it. He has begun to extend an olive branch and show contrition. It is a starting point and Rick is doing all the right things. Plus, it has to drive Card fans absolutely mad that he is working to get back into the fold while basically ignoring them.
Then are his spots what he did for us while here or what he did while at UL? One of those were changed at some point.
I would love to see him at BBM. The older I get I realize you just need to remember the good times and regarding other not so good time just “ let it Be “
Rick was the ultimate Trojan horse at UL- he burned that rival program to the ground, executing his marching orders to perfection. He should also receive a hero's welcome for rebuilding our program ...
To me, the 90’s with Pitino were so exciting to watch. Yes he recruited well but he also developed players: Nazr being a great example.
I loved the story Pope told last night about Pitino and Nazr during conditioning workouts. I love hearing the stories he tells about his time here as a player.
yes they were
his teams were fun to watch & played hard
he was & is a tremendous coach
those that don't want him around...........did you forget he gave NIL $ to football
I don't dislike him as much as I used too. And I believe he is trying to mend some fences.
But I can understand some fans still have hard feelings.
But I can understand some fans still have hard feelings.
I thought about posting something similar earlier. Everybody does dumb stuff at some point. Not to minimize what he has done by any means but he who has not sinned cast the first stone.
