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re: I’ll admit it, Pope is not to get it done at UK.

Posted on 3/20/26 at 12:22 pm to
Posted by Pimphand
Member since Sep 2021
4808 posts
Posted on 3/20/26 at 12:22 pm to
Santa Clara is pretty meh Santa Cruz is where it's at if you are in that part of the world.
Posted by LouisvilleKat
Member since Oct 2016
19539 posts
Posted on 3/20/26 at 12:23 pm to
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If you consider Cals last few years at Kentucky as not producing then you must have no words for what Pope is doing
shite at least Pope won a couple SEC tournament games.

Cal - 2023 SEC Tournament - 0 Wins NCAA 1 win
2022 SEC Tournament - 1 win NCAA 0 Wins
2021 SEC Tournament - 0 Wins - NCAA DNF
2020 SEC Tournament - 0 Wins - NCAA - 0 Wins

Pope 2024/25 SEC Tournament 1 win NCAA 2 wins
202526 SEC Tournament 2 wins NCAA - Pending?

He's certainly not getting the results we want but its not as bad the last 4 years of Cal was.
This post was edited on 3/20/26 at 12:24 pm
Posted by 1801
Charleston
Member since Aug 2012
8563 posts
Posted on 3/20/26 at 12:23 pm to
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I would be sick to my stomach watching Cal have a legit final four contender
and lose in the NCAAT in a 2/15 and 3/14 matchup 2 of his last 3 seasons at UK - that's what makes people sick at their stomach -

Bruce Pearl stole Calipari's soul in the 2019 elite 8 game - John got some of it back beating Bill Self and Pitino last season only to collapse again with a 69-56 lead with 5 to play against Texas Tech in the Sweet 16 -

Calipari under performed with the talent he had last season to get that 10 seed - he did manage to beat a double digit seed in Rd 64 this year for the first time in his most recent 3 tries -

meanwhile Kentucky is just spinning its wheels until Pope is either replaced or staffed with someone beyond Mark Fox - maybe a GM too -
Posted by Tubedog13
Member since May 2009
3648 posts
Posted on 3/20/26 at 12:23 pm to
Cal had a legit final 4 team/roster at UK every year. He just didnt get it done his last 8 years. It will be the sa.e at Arkansas. He'll ha e lottery picks and teams that are top 4 seeds. But he wont make a final 4 at Arkansas either
Posted by TDCat
Louisville
Member since Oct 2013
1518 posts
Posted on 3/20/26 at 12:25 pm to
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AHM21


Too bad your minimum wage job doesn't afford you the opportunity to bail your criminal athletes out of jail. I'm sure you want to help.
Posted by kywildcatfanone
Wildcat Country!
Member since Oct 2012
138498 posts
Posted on 3/20/26 at 12:27 pm to
He did great last season when you consider when he was hired and the team he put together.

This year has been a miss for sure, but injuries and no JQ didn't help.
Posted by WildcatMike
Lexington, KY
Member since Dec 2005
44169 posts
Posted on 3/20/26 at 12:27 pm to
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Bruce Pearl stole Calipari's soul in the 2019 elite 8 game - John got some of it back beating Bill Self and Pitino last season only to collapse again with a 69-56 lead with 5 to play against Texas Tech in the Sweet 16 -


Nailed it.

Posted by AHM21
Member since Feb 2008
31508 posts
Posted on 3/20/26 at 12:28 pm to
Worry about escaping from Santa Clara and firing your coach.

Alabama owns Kentucky in results the last five years and head to head. You’re a whiny bitch because of it.
Posted by Gator Fever
Member since Sep 2021
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Posted on 3/20/26 at 12:28 pm to
Looks like this game will come down to the last minute.
Posted by WildcatMike
Lexington, KY
Member since Dec 2005
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Posted on 3/20/26 at 12:30 pm to
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This year has been a miss for sure, but injuries and no JQ didn't help


Sorry, but paying an injured JQ big bucks to sit on the bench and not getting PGs in the portal is on Pope.

Pope is not getting it done. We should be crushing Santa Clara.
Posted by The Sultan of Swine
Member since Nov 2010
8966 posts
Posted on 3/20/26 at 12:34 pm to
It's funny y'all still talk about Cal incessantly after 2 years.


I barely remember Muss exists...
Posted by BluegrassBelle
RIP Hefty Lefty - 1981-2019
Member since Nov 2010
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Posted on 3/20/26 at 12:34 pm to
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Alabama owns Kentucky in results the last five years and head to head. You’re a whiny bitch because of it.


The irony of this comment when you try to rag on Kentucky fans for being ok with Cal being gone is not lost on anyone.
Posted by TDCat
Louisville
Member since Oct 2013
1518 posts
Posted on 3/20/26 at 12:35 pm to
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Alabama owns Kentucky in results the last five years and head to head.


You mean possibly the worse stretch in our history and the best stretch in your history?

What a selective toad.

Posted by Lynxrufus2012
Central Kentucky
Member since Mar 2020
19490 posts
Posted on 3/20/26 at 12:36 pm to
Well we did win one tournament game in five years. But that isn’t fair because we didn’t make the tournament in 2021. Went 9-16.

We’ve gone from worse to bad. Neither are acceptable
Posted by TDCat
Louisville
Member since Oct 2013
1518 posts
Posted on 3/20/26 at 12:39 pm to
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It's funny y'all still talk about Cal incessantly after 2 years.



What's funnier is how much you guys hated Cal before he took over for your beloved program and then renamed that crap hole in Fayettville the University of Calipari.

Enjoy eating those turds.
Posted by AHM21
Member since Feb 2008
31508 posts
Posted on 3/20/26 at 12:42 pm to
I’m not ragging on Kentucky fans for Cal being gone. I’m shitting on them because they haven’t been relevant in five years. Everyone else is making a run - Kentucky is swearing it was all Cal’s fault while watching Cal win elsewhere.

Pope is a dud and NIL has made Kentucky just like everyone else. But hey, Santa Clara looks like a win!
Posted by kywildcatfanone
Wildcat Country!
Member since Oct 2012
138498 posts
Posted on 3/20/26 at 12:44 pm to
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Everyone else is making a run
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Kentucky is swearing it was all Cal’s fault


So the struggles this year is Cals fault?

You are an idiot who can't seem to stop posting stupid stuff about UK.
Posted by WildcatMike
Lexington, KY
Member since Dec 2005
44169 posts
Posted on 3/20/26 at 12:46 pm to
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Cal’s fault while watching Cal win elsewhere.


LOL, what? A SEC tourney? LULZ.

Let’s see how the piggies go in the dance.
Posted by kywildcatfanone
Wildcat Country!
Member since Oct 2012
138498 posts
Posted on 3/20/26 at 12:46 pm to
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Pope is not getting it done. We should be crushing Santa Clara.


A 7 seed vs 10. There is a reason we aren't crushing them. This game is a mirror to our entire season.

And yes, injuries have cost us wins.
Posted by AHM21
Member since Feb 2008
31508 posts
Posted on 3/20/26 at 12:47 pm to
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Everyone else is making a run


Auburn, Florida and Alabama have made the final four the last two years with Florida winning it all

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You are an idiot who can't seem to stop posting stupid stuff about UK.


I’m speaking facts. Kentucky basketball has one title in 20 years, closing in on 30 years. Alabama football and LSU baseball - multiple titles in ten years. Kentucky is falling behind when it comes to the standards of the big 3 sports.
This post was edited on 3/20/26 at 12:48 pm
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