Pope is guilty of abandoning his team today.

[BigBlueFanGA]

He has a responsibility to fight for his team and he has absolutely failed at that. Its as bad as the turnover machine we've become. The players are rattled and that falls back on Pope.

He has to do better.

 

[rykr]

Ridiculous take

 

[kyboy1998]

That was a really bad take actaully.

 

[BlueWorldOrder74]

Pope has sucked ass today. I agree.

 

[jwphelps]

Ridiculous take

Agree, don't see a problem with their fight, it is their turn overs, it's like they are playing with gloves on, dribbling off their knee, dribbling off their foot, making bad passes, I don't know if Auburns defense is messing with us but half those turn overs really had nothing to do with defense.

 

[canebreak]

Ridiculous take

How so? It’s not untrue.

 

[M4CAT]

He can't sit there with his hands in his pockets acting like the good mormon.

Grow Up!

 

[bouncebackcats]

Ridiculous take

No it’s not. Gotta fight for your guys and he just stands there and claps his hands and says let’s go guys! He had to fire them up since clearly they weren’t ready for this game. And I know, Auburn is really, really good, but still….

 

[JohnnyGreen1975]

He can't sit there with his hands in his pockets acting like the good mormon.

He has a responsibility to fight for his team and he has absolutely failed at that. Its as bad as the turnover machine we've become. The players are rattled and that falls back on Pope.

He has to do better.

Did you see him at halftime? Given his speech we should have come out fired up.

 

[TOMCATS1990]

Pope style is to stay under control and take the high road. Problem is nice guys finish last.

 

[IowaMuse]

He’s Mark Few without the success

 

[ManitouDan]

Damn , tough crowd . I’ll give him a year to get better players . But emotion matters .

 

[Son_Of_Saul]

I could have sworn that the beat down was the result of Kentucky not having the same caliber of player as Auburn.

 

[ThunderCat98]

Ffs. We're getting beat because we've thrown the ball away the entire game, and can't buy a bucket. That's on the players, not the coaches.

 

[JwUKFan11]

He’s Mark Few without the success

I didn't know he had a DUI

 

[UKWildcats1987]

I could have sworn that the beat down was the result Kentucky not having the same caliber of player as Auburn.

They have a way better team and as of this points n their respective careers, a way better coach.

 

[ImTheVillageIdiot]

I could have sworn that the beat down was the result Kentucky not having the same caliber of player as Auburn.

That sure is what it looks like to me. Overmatched, just like versus Alabama but worse

 

[Cold Stout Beer]

He can't sit there with his hands in his pockets acting like the good mormon.

He has a responsibility to fight for his team and he has absolutely failed at that. Its as bad as the turnover machine we've become. The players are rattled and that falls back on Pope.

He has to do better.

Yeah Pope should have gameplanned better for grown men dribbling balls off of their knee. Pope has squeezed every drop of juice out of this lemon.

 

[MonsterMash79]

Pope has sucked ass today. I agree.

Kinda makes sense on how soft the team is.. If ya coach soft? Well…… 🤷

 

[ManitouDan]

Most of this is not on Pope , butlers layups ? Butlers dribbling OOBs ? Guys fumbling passes , stepping OOBs , not exactly on Coach Pope , but he has to raise the level of concentration somehow .

 

[clew84]

Really cool of you to bring up his religion. Great take.

 

[ManitouDan]

ABC has abandoned coverage ? I mean it’s 2025 , they can’t broadcast a damn ballgame ?

 

[johnc17]

Absolutely spot on take. For someone who "understands the assignment" it sure doesn't look like it

 

[Farsight]

Pope style is to stay under control and take the high road. Problem is nice guys finish last.

Joker Phillips proved that.

I hope Pope isn't our basketball's Joker Phelps. That would be terrible.

I want to make clear, I don't think he will be, he has good wins this year but still. Only time will tell. I hope this does not come to pass.

 

[Jazzycat]

Auburn is the best team in America. They are on the level with some of the top teams to win a NC. They have picked UK’s pocket all day because they are better and have incredible depth. UK has had multiple injuries to key players and has not played to its capabilities since the SEC conference games started.

Yes, they have turned the ball over too much. I did not expect UK to win today because of the injuries and because of the depth and superiority of Auburn’s talent.

UK still has a chance to pull off some wins provided they get key players healthy in time for the tournament. Depth is a killer right now and playing a dynamic team like Auburn exposes the absolute worst in Kentucky’s struggles.

 

[Cold Stout Beer]

Really cool of you to bring up his religion. Great take.

He started a thread about falling asleep on a radiator due to being almost dead but apparently isn't thankful that he got a 2nd chance, lol.

 

[UKAlum84]

I blame abc/espn

 

[BlueTick2]

If Pope was just as good as these coaches on Rafters UK would be undefeated. 🤣

 

[sambowieshin]

I could have sworn that the beat down was the result of Kentucky not having the same caliber of player as Auburn.

Future Pros vs average Joes

 

[Son_Of_Saul]

You would think that we were playing the #1 team in America and probable favorite to win the national title or something...

 

[Son_Of_Saul]

Future Pros vs average Joes

I won't truly scrutinize Pope until year #3. He needs time to put out the dumpster fire that Calipari left behind.

 

[UKfanINcoach]

Lots of immature idiots on RR is a reflection of our fan base. It gets worse every year. No wonder several coaches didn’t want to coach here. Who could blame them?

 

[Cold Stout Beer]

Lots of immature idiots on RR is a reflection of our fan base. It gets worse every year. No wonder several coaches didn’t want to coach here. Who could blame them?

One dirtbag is already calling him Dopey Popey like some 3rd grader.

 

[rodserling]

Really cool of you to bring up his religion. Great take.

It's almost like someone was waiting for the chance to bring that up.

 

[tapemaster8]

Joker Phelps proved that.

I hope Pope isn't our basketball's Joker Phelps. That would be terrible.

I want to make clear, I don't think he will be, he has good wins this year but still. Only time will tell. I hope this does not come to pass.

Who is Joker Phelps?

 

[DraftCat]

I do think he should call more timeouts during an obvious run but what do I know.

 

[UKAlum84]

So who wants to bet we get like the last minute of the game on national tv, and then HOCKEY!!!!

 

[UKWildcats1987]

I won't truly scrutinize Pope until year #3. He needs time to put out the dumpster fire that Calipari left behind.

What should we expect by year 3? I think we should at least be to an elite 8 with a shot at a final four by then. With the large NIL treasure fund and such I think 3 years should be enough.

 

[Cleatortoises]

Absolutely spot on take. For someone who "understands the assignment" it sure doesn't look like it

Keyboard coaches are undefeated.

 

[KA4Prez]

This is the NIL/free agency era.

If you can coach, you can build teams overnight.

It's ALL GAS/NO BRAKES for Pope in 2025-26.