Pope vs. Kelsey: Anonymous coaches weigh in (link provided)

[TheBlueMist]

I think the observations are interesting off-season banter. With blue-tinted glasses on, I agree with the percentages below, but I do think Kelsey will succeed at UL. I hope both teams are good (with UK having the upper hand, of course).

Who will be more successful over the next five years: Pat Kelsey or Mark Pope?​

Mark Pope	67%
Pat Kelsey	33%

CBS Sports

 

[BlueSince92]

That’s about right. I am glad to see little brother with at least a somewhat promising coach who isn’t a douchebag. Some people want them dead forever but what we need is the opposite——take that spotlight off the Tobacco Road rivalry every year and turn it on the Bluegrass.

 

[Wonky]

That’s about right. I am glad to see little brother with at least a somewhat promising coach who isn’t a douchebag. Some people want them dead forever but what we need is the opposite——take that spotlight off the Tobacco Road rivalry every year and turn it on the Bluegrass.

That will never happen. Too many preppy east coast frat boy types working at ESPN. Guys with names like “Field Yates”.

 

[Fox2monk]

That will never happen. Too many preppy east coast frat boy types working at ESPN. Guys with names like “Field Yates”.

I can already see Field Yates and Porter Bennett running college game day.

 

[Wonky]

I can already see Field Yates and Porter Bennett ruining college game day.

FIFY

 

[Deli owl]

I hope UK is good and U6 goes down in flames. Never understood wanting a rival to be good. I’ll get another rival to hate as needed.

 

[TheBlueMist]

I hope UK is good and U6 goes down in flames. Never understood wanting a rival to be good. I’ll get another rival to hate as needed.

I agree with sentiment for many rivals (Duke, UCONN, UCLA, etc.), but I have some sympathy for our fellow Kentuckians who forsook their birthright. I guess I always hope they redeem themselves.