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Rupp coached at Freeport High School (Illinois) and was hired as HC at Kentucky

Posted on 4/12/24 at 7:20 am
Posted by BigBlue8Titles
Kentucky
Member since Nov 2014
2455 posts
Posted on 4/12/24 at 7:20 am
His record at Freeport from 1926-1930 was 66-21 and he was coming off a third place finish at the state tournament when UK made the call to bring him to Lexington. Let's look at how that hire of an "unproven" coach turned out! Mark Pope's college experience beats Rupp's by a mile.
Posted by mrbroker
Sylacauga Alabama
Member since Jul 2011
16607 posts
Posted on 4/12/24 at 7:25 am to
Rupp made UK right? This was before blue bloods every was a thing. Anyway I think you guys made a good call and it will take some time to be SEC ready.
Posted by Serraneaux
South of 30a
Member since Mar 2014
19840 posts
Posted on 4/12/24 at 7:26 am to
Dumb dumb post of the century!
Posted by pioneerbasketball
Team Bunchie
Member since Oct 2005
132594 posts
Posted on 4/12/24 at 7:43 am to
It took rupp 14 years to win a national championship. He would have been fired in todays world
Posted by Henry Jones Jr
Member since Jun 2011
68625 posts
Posted on 4/12/24 at 7:56 am to
The program Rupp took over was entirely different than the program y’all have now. It was also nearly a century ago.

Pope being hired is nothing short of a disaster
Posted by TouchdownTony
Central Alabama
Member since Apr 2016
9730 posts
Posted on 4/12/24 at 9:15 am to
A good coach is a good coach. Kirby hadn’t led as much as a grade school team as a head coach until Georgia. Besides, it’s not as much about the coach anymore as it is what you can pay. Talent trumps everything. Kirby said himself. I win because I have better players.
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