I may not like it as a rival fan...but it was pretty amazing what UK did. If BYU did something like that, then you gotta believe we would pump that up as much as possible and cite how cool it was, how unique, first in the nation / world, etc.
I'm not getting the hate on Pope. He definitely speaks in hyperbole. He is a great salesman. He is passionate about basketball and coaching young men. I'll root for Pope except for when it may impact BYU.