Nearly all of our rivals are are loaded, this season is really going to suck.
Juke Harris to UT
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It's like a slow moving train wreck that's going to last for the next 10 months.
This is so sad. UL gets a 5 star despite being loaded and now Tenn. another top portal transfer, players returning to Florida, Duke loaded and Kentucky 
UK was NEVER mentioned in Jukes recruitment as far as I remember.
Tennessee had already offered him and it would have been rude to jump in and try to steal him.
Like it or not - The Ky Brand has been tarnished. The reason is complex & multifaceted. Players love that BBN shows up at away games & support them, but the flip side is the weight of the constant pressure to win it all & the criticism from all sides of the fanbase about every mistake. This year the stories of JJ & Jelly especially epitomized the situation.
JJ a local legacy was run out of town & Jelly a potential NBA player from Europe will be shining examples of why players are shunning UK . OREGON & Ohio State are the benefactors of Ky’s deficiencies.With social media communications & the 24 hr news cycle the reputation of BBN is Toxic - We ran off 2 Hall of Fame coaches. Now the natives are beating the war drums & demanding the firing of another coach who won 46 games including 3 NCAA Tournament wins in his first 2 years. No top line coach is going to want to subject their family &future to the gauntlet of running UK HOOPS in the near term.
Every thread turns into a “bash Pope” marathon.
BBN - BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR.
GO KATS
These are the ramblings of an unstable person
The last Hall of Fame coach had worse results than Pope. And that was with rosters stacked with 5 star NBA draft picks.
Let me ask you something...do you think it helps our image when any of the trolls who frequent this board can steer potential recruits here to see just how badly Pope is destroyed here on a daily basis? I know, blame it on the fans, but does anyone in their right mind think this doesn't hurt us getting recruits as well
"Coaches win games, administration's win championships."
Cal was looking directly at Mitch Barnhart with this quote. Pope is failing, but what we are witnessing happen to UK basketball is an all systems failure.
Cal was looking directly at Mitch Barnhart with this quote. Pope is failing, but what we are witnessing happen to UK basketball is an all systems failure.
We are the spirit airlines of Kentucky basketball
What the hell do you morons think is gonna happen, when these guys get drafted to NBA teams? Have you saw NBA fans on twitter?
Looks like Monday nitro got banned
lol, what makes you think he didn’t and was told no in the beginning. It’s not like anyone with a pulse is lining up to play for poop.
We're going to be ran off of so many floors this year it isn't funny...
Mark pope wears magic underwear so it might not go down his leg. His cult makes him wear magic underwear
Don't toy with my emotions...
As a UT fan I can honestly say I feel sorta bad for you guys. I remember when we sucked and it really hurts your heart. I do fear what happens when Rick Barnes retires but right now im enjoying the ride.
He's banned. You can't search his name anymore.
TN will be good, but I feel like a lot of people are way overhyping their roster. Gillespie is better than Ames, Okpara and Carey are better than their current rotation at the 5, their SG’s are improved but Lundblade doesn’t play defense, Terrence Hill is an upgrade, Ament IMO is irreplaceable with anyone in this portal. Haralson can’t shoot and really only drives to the basket. It’s a good roster, but to replace who they lost is a challenge in and of itself that I don’t think a lot of people are recognizing.
It’s really amazing how many weaklings have wandered into the fan base.
We didn’t run anyone off, Nancy.
We didn’t run anyone off, Nancy.
The most exciting thing to happen in the off-season..
Kansas did get Stokes, but their team looks really weak. UNC and KU are probably right there with us outside of the top 25 at the moment. Both only have 7-8 players on the rosters at the moment too. I still think KU will beat us in the Champions Classic next year just to rub more salt in the wound as the season starts.
All of our rivals will beat the dog **** out of us this year. SMH.
RIP NitroYou may be right, but Pope is certainly part of the problem. He couldn't land the top choices even when the $$ were available (and this dates back to the previous offseason). He's the common denominator here. It may not be the "weirdness" by itself, but but having any NBA rep to speak of is his biggest issue IMO. He can't sell professional development opportunities to elite prospects.
Another poster mentioned Young at BYU -- guy is a Mormon too. But he has an NBA background and can call up guys like Durant.
But I also don't disagree that the money is drying up. Boosters aren't going to entrust a budget to Pope anymore.
Yep. If anyone plans on going to Nashville in March, better make sure your reservations include that opening Wednesday.
Good news, if there is any, is you'll probably save alot of money, because you can probably easily do Wednesday to Friday.