If he'd transferred to a another Big 12 school NOT named Kansas or Arizona. THEN your fears might have a BIT of basis.

Pope will probably continue Dean Reuckert — but only partly because he's such a good player. It'll be perhaps more about the fact he's already invested in the kid pretty heavy as a recruit.

But after Dean, I don't see him looking at Utah beyond the top-rated kids at the Academies (who we rarely get a return call from, anyway).

You do realize how talent-rich the recruiting is in the 250 mile radius around UK, don't you? If Pope dinks around in Utah — his fanbase will hound him for it early & loud.