Kentucky to Hire Mark Pope LOL

[EBonz30]

is that real?!!! wow, that is crazy.

Super strange with the BYU court & logos in the back drop- lol. I would stay not a good first step or start as the new Kentucky job.

One of the weirdest things I’ve ever seen to be honest, but I guess it fits with this entire hiring cycle for Kentucky.

On my, how the mighty have fallen.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Pope’s a good coach. The issue to me seems to be that he’d be available in a week if they continued to strike out but apparently Barnhart went rogue on this one. So it looks pretty embarrassing to the outside observer.

I think it may be Barnhart realizing it was time to face reality well ahead of their lunatic fan base, rather than going rogue.

This could turn out to be a good hire. He will have the ability to bring in substantially better talent than he had at BYU. The problems will be a) will that fan base give him time to build something and b) if he does, will anything ever be "good enough"?

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Whatever people think about Aaron Torres, he hit the bullseye with this tweet.

Yes on the second part.

On the first, if they hadn't already received a definitive no from Donovan's camp the job would still be open.

 

[nomar]

Super strange with the BYU court & logos in the back drop- lol. I would stay not a good first step or start as the new Kentucky job.

One of the weirdest things I’ve ever seen to be honest, but I guess it fits with this entire hiring cycle for Kentucky.

On my, how the mighty have fallen.

Why would you do that? Slap in the face to BYU and its fans.

Also the uniform thing was super weird.

Yikes.

 

[StllH8L8ner]

is that real?!!! wow, that is crazy.

 

[boog204]

I kind of feel sorry for Mark Pope. Even though he has potential, he’ll never get the time to prove it. That fan base can be vicious.

“Can be”? Someone just posted that they want to “beat the AD to death” and multiple posters are threatening violence on one another. You have to laud their fandom but some of them are downright frightening.

 

[Tyler2Rings]

Why would you do that? Slap in the face to BYU and its fans.

Also the uniform thing was super weird.

Yikes.

Thats actually a pretty average amount of cringe for Provo

 

[djct1999]

This wasn’t a good hire, it was a safe hire. Barnhart had no choice. They couldnt afford the humiliation of being rejected again.

 

[Travelman6]

Good coach entering a very hard situation with unrealistic expectations.

And even if he does well some of the naysayer "fans" won't eat crow + any good will built up from winning is, at Kenticky temporary and fleeting. He could reach the final four next year but, if in 3 years he had a first round exit as a higher seed they'd run him out of town, literally.

 

[BGesus4]

As corny as the uniform thing is, if I’m a UK fan, I’d rather watch that than what the Calipari show had become

 

[EBonz30]

Why would you do that? Slap in the face to BYU and its fans.

Also the uniform thing was super weird.

Yikes.

I think it’s actually a video that was taken a few years back when Pope wasn’t able to go back to Kentucky when they were honoring the 96’ Championship team.

Sorry for jumping the gun- as I said was super strange video- lol.

 

[tzznandrew]

 

[Leebo]

Super strange with the BYU court & logos in the back drop- lol. I would stay not a good first step or start as the new Kentucky job.

One of the weirdest things I’ve ever seen to be honest, but I guess it fits with this entire hiring cycle for Kentucky.

On my, how the mighty have fallen.

It's not a "first step". It was several years ago for a celebration of the 1996 championship team he couldn't attend.

I guess it's obvious why it's being passed around as something new though. It does look weird.

 

[CL82]

Pope would come to Kentucky with a résumé that's light for a job generally considered the best in the sport.

Except by literally everyone else who was offered it, apparently.

 

[REB1094]

It’s a confusing hire, but after reading their fan forum for a few minutes today, I 100% understand why nobody that is already in a good situation would ever want to come near them

 

[EBonz30]

As corny as the uniform thing is, if I’m a UK fan, I’d rather watch that than what the Calipari show had become

It's not a "first step". It was several years ago for a celebration of the 1996 championship team he couldn't attend.

I guess it's obvious why it's being passed around as something new though. It does look weird.

Ya- see above- I mentioned that earlier- appreciate the feedback.

 

[JMick]

Odds of him getting Schiano'd? Are they gonna take to the streets?

 

[KembaRunner]

Its hysterical how some (although not all) are also trying to rationalize that they don't want Hurley anymore because he is obviously an idiot for turning down UK and the bag. Some quotes from RR board:

"Frankly, if we walk away without Hurley after a $100 million offer that he REJECTED...I'd just call it a win and a dodged bullet. He's a freakin idiot to reject that. End of story!"

"Just reading that it is incredibly hard to absorb. $100 million (if accurate) is a absurd amount of money. Literally obscene.
I wasn't terribly interested in Hurley as I thought he would be a terrible fit for UK. But, for him to turn down that kind of money is a red flag IMO."

"He's a (rhymes with cluck)"

"If Hurley really rejected that kind of money cuz he wants to stay in Connecticut where they care more about the womens team then that’s his call but he clearly wasn’t the man for the job"

 

[Rocktheworld]

They had to hire someone….and couldn’t risk getting turned down AGAIN!

Though it would be funny if it continued for another week

 

[bazz&boujee]

Getting a single digit seed in the tournament at a school where pre-marital sex will get you kicked off the team is the finest coaching job i’ve ever seen.

Love Hurley but.. Was Mark Pope the real COTY?

 

[80shusky]

Their fans on social media make the yard look like a safe, sane place.

 

[uh-no]

Getting a single digit seed in the tournament at a school where pre-marital sex will get you kicked off the team is the finest coaching job i’ve ever seen.

Love Hurley but.. Was Mark Pope the real COTY?

i mean....a Pope was never going to workout at a mormon school in the end.

 

[DblCrossbar]

is that real?!!! wow, that is crazy.

Oof, unless I”m watching a deep fake, did Pope actually record this message inside of BYU’s arena?

I was expecting a tattoo reveal, but he prolly wouln’t have been hired at BYU if he had any .

 

[Bonamassa]

Their fans on social media make the yard look like a safe, sane place.

They thought they could hire Dan Hurley. They could not.

 

[ToolzieFan]

If you’ve ever seen Hamilton, this is pretty hilarious.