I put that in the strangely desperate category. UK should pull more talent

Apr 20, 2024
9:02:01am

Rexy Coug Starter

Regardless of the coach. But you’re right about the stabilizing value someone like Richie could bring. Pope is on the hot seat and feeling big time pressure!

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What I'm seeing right now: Mark Pope is sticking it to our Ath Dept & BOT for being so cheap w NIL over the last few yrs

SinkingQuffa Intervention Needed

Apr 20, 6:31am

What’s happening at byu isn’t unique to byu. Look at the entire landscape.

blackandblue

Apr 20, 6:37am

I do hope you're right on that. I do think our kids were all encouraged to jump in the Portal, though

SinkingQuffa

Apr 20, 6:39am

And just like Pope, money and me above all else. Nothing else matters

Forbidden Fruit

Apr 20, 6:40am

Dude, he worked his butt off for us. Money is NOT his prime motivator in life. Look at his family, man.

SinkingQuffa

Apr 20, 6:41am

Stick to your latest theory, you on to something

Forbidden Fruit

Apr 20, 6:45am

And if I am — I still have to read the situation through the lens of the post you just responded to.

SinkingQuffa

Apr 20, 6:48am

Off topic, Saunders is gone. Lost cause. Pope disciple and he was sold hard

Forbidden Fruit

Apr 20, 6:51am

No kidding? I hate to lose Saunders. Dang.

DawgHaus

Apr 20, 6:57am

He's a tough, tough loss if true. He's the one that makes me sense a bit of vindictiveness is at play, I'll admit.

SinkingQuffa

Apr 20, 7:00am

Vindictive or strangely desperate in case of luring Richie

Rexy Coug

Apr 20, 8:47am

Might not be too strange. UK will eat him alive if he don't produce quickly. Getting a kid

SinkingQuffa

Apr 20, 8:56am

I put that in the strangely desperate category. UK should pull more talent

Rexy Coug

Apr 20, 9:02am

"Strange" — because he's on the hot seat upon arrival? Yes, I agree if that's what you meant.

SinkingQuffa

Apr 20, 9:05am

Right now Pope needs to sign someone to prime the pump & get things rolling. Tough spot.

Soupie

Apr 20, 9:02am

This is definitely not true. Yet.

PumaFanatico

Apr 20, 8:05am

Unless divine intervention happens, so yeeah

Forbidden Fruit

Apr 20, 8:22am

A winner like Pope? Are you from the future? Pope couldn't even win the WCC.

JAGA97

Apr 20, 6:54am

And our all-timer HC before him did better at that? With more tries — & in an easier WCC?

SinkingQuffa

Apr 20, 7:04am

Rose never finished 5/6 in consecutive years in the wcc

BYU '80

Apr 20, 7:22am

Rose never finished below 3. He had a few 2nd places. Average WCC conf ranking

Forbidden Fruit

Apr 20, 7:28am

Whoop-de-doo. Sounds like coronation material to me. Oh wait — yes, that's already happened.

SinkingQuffa

Apr 20, 7:29am

You seem to think pope deserves coronation for much less

BYU '80

Apr 20, 7:31am

No. Just some acknowledgment as a dang good HC in his limited time. Who saved our program.

SinkingQuffa

Apr 20, 7:33am

If UK plays D for Pope like you, I think they’ll be pretty good next year

Forbidden Fruit

Apr 20, 7:38am

Or if they just play D like Pope's teams do. Our best defensive HC since Roger Reid. Hands-down.

SinkingQuffa

Apr 20, 7:39am

Pope and Rose are close by the numbers. 79 and 85 avg D efficiency rankings.

Forbidden Fruit

Apr 20, 7:54am

Average at best maybe even below average

kahuna

Apr 20, 11:51am

So how did he just hoodwink UK, then?

SinkingQuffa

Apr 20, 12:27pm

You’ve seen the joke where to tell someone they have something on their shoe

Forbidden Fruit

Apr 20, 1:27pm

That’s what a lot of people are asking. Least qualified uk hire in decades

BYU '80

Apr 20, 3:04pm

It's in part cuz people at UK — when they researched — were blown away w what he was able

SinkingQuffa

Apr 20, 3:16pm

And yet he still couldn’t beat an 11 seed that should’ve been a 13

BYU '80

Apr 20, 3:19pm

I was as disappointed by the loss as anyone. Their PF & PG were tough matchups, the refs called a perfectly physical

SinkingQuffa

Apr 20, 3:51pm

Pope should have prepared them for the physicality.

BYU '80

Apr 20, 10:54pm

RE: That’s what a lot of people are asking. Least qualified uk hire in

kahuna

Apr 20, 4:13pm

There is a reason he was there 5 choice

kahuna

Apr 20, 4:11pm

He was not a dang good coach. Zero tourney wins

BYU '80

Apr 20, 3:03pm

He made it clear his entire adult life that he was a Kentucky man

Longseason

Apr 20, 6:46am

I think you’re projecting quite a bit here. Kids from every program are

blackandblue

Apr 20, 6:42am

Actually, I wouldn't be projecting. I certainly might be over-thinking & over-imagining, though.

SinkingQuffa

Apr 20, 6:43am

Stop with the narrative that they are kids…

cougarobgon

Apr 20, 7:32am

To that end...UK has zero players left on scholarship I believe.

runnincoug

Apr 20, 7:08am

I'm just excited for the Phoenix diamondbacks season. Also the Tucson Coyotes move to Utah

Crazy Joe Davola

Apr 20, 6:57am

Ha. It's early. Believe it or not I cheered a bit for that Marle/KJ/Chambers/Horny team back in the day

SinkingQuffa

Apr 20, 7:15am

The athletic dept and bot don’t control nil

BYU '80

Apr 20, 7:20am

Don't be ignorant, man. They have the control board & console entirely before them. And always have.

SinkingQuffa

Apr 20, 7:27am

that's stupid, before it was against NCAA rules for AD to have that control,

cwilke1

Apr 20, 9:27am

It's the AD's JOB to manage the payroll that DOES make those decisions. And its the BOT that funds the AD.

SinkingQuffa

Apr 20, 9:35am

wait so you're just falling back to a complaint about the honor code? the Royal

cwilke1

Apr 20, 9:44am

The Honor Code Office is one tool on the console of control the sits before the BOT (& their subordinates)

SinkingQuffa

Apr 20, 9:54am

It was the bot fault pope lied to players. Sure

BYU '80

Apr 20, 10:56pm

I don’t hate Pope, I loved him as our coach. My one and only gripe with him now

Sircumference

Apr 20, 7:28am

He's presently trying to retain/poach players. I understand (& appreciate) why he ain't thanking BYU right now.

SinkingQuffa

Apr 20, 7:38am

I appreciate that but also see bigger time coaches than him manage being gracious to their departing school/fanbase.

Soupie

Apr 20, 8:31am

Two things: 1. Are these other poached HCs really coming off as gracious to their former fans, school & employers? 2.

SinkingQuffa

Apr 20, 8:36am

Yes. TH had an official statement including thanks to Pope immediately upon his departure.

Soupie

Apr 20, 8:45am

Thanx, soupie. As a fan, I appreciate that he wants to remain on the down low as he tries to steal Richie from me. 😉

SinkingQuffa

Apr 20, 8:50am

Usus coach is poaching players but still had graciousness. And only after one

BYU '80

Apr 20, 10:58pm

It’s never coming. Coaches in similar situations still have class. Pope doesn’t

BYU '80

Apr 20, 10:57pm

The issue I see is NIL is not sustainable as it is currently structured.

davidmj10

Apr 20, 8:10am

yes we all get that that is pay for play under the name of NIL. but since there

cwilke1

Apr 20, 9:29am

In basketball yes but what about football? Fans aren’t going to be able to

davidmj10

Apr 20, 10:16am

more power to you if you can find better use of your time and discretionary

cwilke1

Apr 20, 10:37am

I agree. Balance is achievable in other ways than this. I will always be a

davidmj10

Apr 20, 11:46am

If anyone takes the time like I did, it really seems like this guy is more a

Alan Schaefer

Apr 20, 12:21pm

RE: If anyone takes the time like I did, it really seems like this guy is more a

popecasse

Apr 20, 1:04pm

Pope likely desperate with player exodus. Kentucky might be BYU-lite next year

cougarnw

Apr 20, 1:15pm

That's ok cuz our AD & school administrators let the door hit Pope on his way...

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