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Good call here!
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Texas looks inept and not doing us any favors.
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I don't know. I think some of those Xavier teams were very talented and underachieved.
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By the end of this week, college basketball will have given us 36 ranked-on-ranked nonconference matchups through the first five weeks of the season.
Last year the total was 31. The year before that it was 28.
College basketball just had its best November ever. This needs to be the scheduling standard moving forward
The season debut of Matt Norlander's Court Report also power-ranks the Power Five (hello, ACC!) and has more info on the future of Players Erawww.cbssports.com
Btw, not surprising they have the Big East 5th out of 5 power conferences. It says the BE is 4-8 against ranked teams this year. So UConn has 3 of the 4 wins? Talk about carrying the conference!
By any and every objective metric, the Big East is a firm fifth in the high-major hierarchy, even with UConn looking like a top-three team. The Huskies' dominance aside, the Big East looks fated to be the worst high-major in 2025-26.
Ahh... thx for the confirmation. I believe SJU will be a major player by the end of the year, but jeez, the rest of the conference is pretty mediocre.... again.
I've spent some time in Kentucky for work, and yes they are a little crazy, but the fans don't want Cal back. He's basically doing the same thing at Arkansas. Will win a big game here and there, then lose to teams that are awful. It was time for that change, but Pope is not it.
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That place is just twisted... No other fan base roots harder or tries to destroy their team more than they do. Haven't been back in a while, but have they turned on Pope yet?
EDIT> Just went there. Yup, they are turning.
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How many guys are out for Kentucky? I don't even know most of these players. How could they spend $22 million on these guys? Down big early to Gonzaga.
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And it’s gross. UK fans throwing in white towel. Pope is going to get serious heat this year if this doesn’t turn around.
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$22 million!!!!!!!!!! LOL
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A decent amount of the fan base already wants him gone.
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22 million dollar roster
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Rupp Rafters having a total meltdown
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Gonzaga wins 94-59. Didn't they lose to Michigan by 40?
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Kentucky will be flying out of the top 25 soon, if not right after this loss
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Rupp Rafters are in full blown panic mode lolol
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By the transitive property, would Michigan beat Kentucky by 80?
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About 8 months ago they were lauding him and so grateful for getting him over Hurley. Soon they'll be begging for Nate Oats, as if he's dumb enough to take that job. If they ever were to run Pope off, who will want that job? You're not getting a top flight coach for those psychos. They'll turn on you in a hot second.
Sure did, so UK would lose to UM by 75.
Rupp has a poll going on whether to punt Pope now, lol
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If you supported the hire. Do you still support him?
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Not defending or pulling for UK here, but if this were flipped and it was UConn, how could you not want Pope gone already or want him to feel extreme heat now?
And any talk about Cal is stupid, he was and will still choke away games in the tourney.
And any talk about Cal is stupid, he was and will still choke away games in the tourney.
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Ben Roberts of the Lexington Herald-Leader reported it.
What will the collective earnings be for this Kentucky team? The payroll number for the UK basketball team this season is around $22 million, the Herald-Leader has been told.
How does UK’s team payroll rank nationally? Those specific numbers are also not public record, but the consensus in college basketball circles is that — while several other programs have gone beyond the $10 million threshold for their rosters this season — no team in the country will have a higher number than the Wildcats, and Mark Pope has not shied away from that distinction.
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UK fans are like Cowboy fans. They are living on the glory of 9 titles most of which were before any of them were born and still believe they are THEE ELITE program in basketball.About 8 months ago they were lauding him and so grateful for getting him over Hurley. Soon they'll be begging for Nate Oats, as if he's dumb enough to take that job. If they ever were to run Pope off, who will want that job? You're not getting a top flight coach for those psychos. They'll turn on you in a hot second.
Sure did, so UK would lose to UM by 75.
Rupp has a poll going on whether to punt Pope now, lol
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