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Why do UK fans end up hating their former head coaches other than Rupp

Posted on 4/9/24 at 10:00 am
Posted by Contra
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Posted on 4/9/24 at 10:00 am
They hate Cal, they hate Pitino, they hate Tubby. All championship winning coaches. I'm not sure who would want to go there.
Posted by thatguy45
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Member since Sep 2017
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Posted on 4/9/24 at 10:09 am to
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they hate Pitino, they hate Tubby

False.
Posted by kywildcatfanone
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Member since Oct 2012
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Posted on 4/9/24 at 10:11 am to
I don't hate any of them.

Pitino revived a program from its darkest days.

Tubby and Cal suffered from the same thing. Won a title early, then struggled to maintain.

If Tubby was the HC and Cal was his recruiter, I think we would all be happy.
Posted by BluegrassBelle
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Posted on 4/9/24 at 10:12 am to
Tubby was honored this season and really well received by fans. So we don't currently hate Tubby. I do think there was animosity at the end of his tenure because he plateau'd, didn't want to deal with AAU kids, and then there was the spin of we were firing a Black HC (which brought a lot of ESPN ire). To say he's "hated" isn't accurate at this point.

Pitino wasn't hated until he went to our in-state rival after leaving for the Celtics. Folks understood leaving for a historically good franchise job in the NBA. But it was easy to hate him at Louisville. I don't think he's hated at this point. Some even want him back.

Cal will likely not be hated down the road IMO. Right now it's just raw because he struggled to change with the times and gave fans a lot of shite in interviews for questioning him. But when Cal was good, it was fantastic.

Gillispie I wouldn't piss on if he was on fire. But he did some pretty horrible things to players while at UK. I won't forgive him for the things he did to Darius Miller and Jodie Meeks.
This post was edited on 4/9/24 at 10:13 am
Posted by GetmorewithLes
UK Basketball Fan
Member since Jan 2011
19150 posts
Posted on 4/9/24 at 11:07 am to
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They hate Cal, they hate Pitino, they hate Tubby. All championship winning coaches. I'm not sure who would want to go there.


Not true. Hate Eddie Sutton and Billie Gillespe. All others are OK.


Note though, This Cal hire is payback for Eddie Sutton!
Posted by swinetime
Member since Apr 2013
4509 posts
Posted on 4/9/24 at 12:09 pm to
IJay Wright went off on the KY fan base for running off Cal. I am not saying he wouldnt come out of retirement for the right job but I garantee he woldnt for the KY job.
Posted by Lizardman2
Member since Jan 2024
574 posts
Posted on 4/9/24 at 1:08 pm to
Gross generalization in the moment wouldn't you say?

Also, dumb.

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They hate Cal, they hate Pitino, they hate Tubby


Who is they? You one of those folks these days that says everyone's racist etc?

Just be happy being dumb and stfu.
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