He gets a call from Mitch right around the 25 minute mark. LOL
Seems like Mitch and Pope already have a good relationship. That's gotta be refreshing to Mitch after dealing with the Cal turmoil.Mitch is like that 9th grader in high school that wanted to sit at the big table in the cafeteria but couldn’t get the right dude to notice him. Then that day happens when the cool guy waves you over….
I know he’s glad Cals gone.
Anyone else think Pope is smart enough to notice those extra sweet coaching packages Mitch serves up if he likes you? Guys is smart as hell already thinkin of his great great great - great great, great grandchildren’s grandchildren.
Seems like Mitch and Pope already have a good relationship. That's gotta be refreshing to Mitch after dealing with the Cal turmoil.
They're besties. Mitch wanted to know if he needed anything while he was in the drivethru at McDonald's.He gets a call from Mitch right around the 25 minute mark. LOL
If I wasn't providing any real instruction, I'd probably do the same thing.Yea you can see it all over Mitch’s face at the press conference. He was overruled and locked out of the basketball program when he tried
To stop the Calipari hire. Calipari doesn’t forgive and it rumored early on that they had no relationship. This is the first time in 15 years the AD has had access. I mean we had to create a basketball assistant AD just so the department had access. That’s probably not heard of at a blue blood basketball program.
I want this man to succeed more than I think I've ever cared about someone in sports succeeding. What an awesome dude.
How did I not know that Mark Pope was such a cool, likeable dude? Right?
Well you're smarter than me. When someone said in a post on here that Pope would be a good choice for our next coach, I said, and I quote: THE Pope has a better chance of being our next coach than MARK Pope.What’s wild is I would always see people say how he’s not UK material but I kept my eye on him and noticed early on that he could grow into UK’S first player coach since Hall. Said it a few times didn’t go well. Never thought it would happen as fast as it did, but saw the potential. What I didn’t realize for some reason is all the signs were there. The guy was shooting up the ranks into a top conference quickly. I didn’t realize how long he waited to get into coaching. What I love about the hire is it’s fooled a lot of people in the basketball world. He was headed to another SEC program soon if we didn’t come calling, maybe Arkansas this season as a matter of fact. Nobody saw it coming because of how late he got into coaching, they just saw his age (51) and assumed he was mediocre. Nope, the guy wasn’t coaching until 40.
We gonna hang a banner.
Well you're smarter than me. When someone said in a post on here that Pope would be a good choice for our next coach, I said, and I quote: THE Pope has a better chance of being our next coach than MARK Pope.
I was one of those that said Pope would be a good choice for our next coach. I think he will be a very good coach for UK. HE LOVES UK !Well you're smarter than me. When someone said in a post on here that Pope would be a good choice for our next coach, I said, and I quote: THE Pope has a better chance of being our next coach than MARK Pope.
I made a post on all the boxes that Mark Pope checked for the reason he should be our next coach, and I got HAMMERED on here!I was one of those that said Pope would be a good choice for our next coach. I think he will be a very good coach for UK. HE LOVES UK !
I will be happy if he just makes us a stronger contender. I will be very happy if he restores pride in the program. I will be ecstatic if his teams get us back in the FF.I made a post on all the boxes that Mark Pope checked for the reason he should be our next coach, and I got HAMMERED on here!
MP gives us our best shot at establishing a successful coaching lineage, and hopefully a dynasty restored.
I am already happy.I will be happy if he just makes us a stronger contender. I will be very happy if he restores pride in the program. I will be ecstatic if his teams get us back in the FF.