Hypothetically, we could get Oweh and Garrison back. We are going to do what we did all over this year with a better freshman class that'll take a few years to grow and compete in this league. I hope we get lucky in the transfer portal because next year's roster could be a step back with the lack of experience, youth, and ability to compete against size and experience. I think next year has the potential to be worse than this year
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The second half of our SEC schedule is easier.
This team has 22 wins by the conference tournament.
This team has 22 wins by the conference tournament.
Not "could be" - it will be a step back.
Oweh - starter
Garrison - bench, low IQ
Chandler - bench, not SEC caliber
Perry - bench, may improve, but will always be defensive liability
Noah - bench, disappears
Johnson - starter, likely less productive than Jaxon
Lewis - bench, listed at 6'2", probably 6'1"
Moreno - bench, far from ready
Add 3-4 guys in the portal. If they're not top 50 guys, it looks bleak.
Pull up the rosters of the 16 SEC teams and see how many returning starters are coming back in '26.
The SEC will look entirely different next season.
UK has just as good a shot as anyone else. They could also be middle of the pack.
There's not one returning SEC roster that you would put above a " wait and see"
I don’t need to see anybody else’s roster to know that our potential roster is weak as hell.
If Butler and Kriisa are out , I agree that our chances for a run in March and April are minimum.
If just Butler is back and is fully healthy, we could make the tournament but and maybe win a game or two in post season until you get another team like Bama , Auburn, Duke, Houston, Iowa, TN, Ole miss , or Florida.
So getting healthy and staying healthy and having spirits high until is very important. As fan base we should help the team and not attack the players and coaching staff.
If just Butler is back and is fully healthy, we could make the tournament but and maybe win a game or two in post season until you get another team like Bama , Auburn, Duke, Houston, Iowa, TN, Ole miss , or Florida.
So getting healthy and staying healthy and having spirits high until is very important. As fan base we should help the team and not attack the players and coaching staff.
I appreciate your optimism, but I’m pretty sure these players’ spirits are already down. I think they’ve hung it up already.
Even as a uf fan, I don't necessary take any joy in UK not being in the tourney,.
........but I'm confused as to why 4 wins seems impossible. If you win 19 then you're not on the bubble, especially since there have been 18 win teams with a lesser schedule and made it into the tourney.
In your remaining games you have the two worst teams in the SEC, USC and LSU, and at home. Then you have two meh teams of Texas and OU......and Vandy at home.
4 wins should absolutely be achievable. Also, injuries or not, UK is still a dangerous team capable of pulling an upset for the other games.
........but I'm confused as to why 4 wins seems impossible. If you win 19 then you're not on the bubble, especially since there have been 18 win teams with a lesser schedule and made it into the tourney.
In your remaining games you have the two worst teams in the SEC, USC and LSU, and at home. Then you have two meh teams of Texas and OU......and Vandy at home.
4 wins should absolutely be achievable. Also, injuries or not, UK is still a dangerous team capable of pulling an upset for the other games.
Will Barnhart give him the resources he needs or block NIL like he did Calipari? This is his baby so you would think he would give Pope everything he needs to be successful.
I just read that Hubert Davis is hiring a GM, maybe that’s what Pope needs too. UK isn’t mentioned with only a few recruits in the top 50 of the 2026 class and that is worrisome.
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