Their fan base is melting down on X. I actually think the dude is a pretty solid coach, but like every nutjob fanbase (including us) their fans are flipping out and hate their AD right now. If he wins though, they will all say how on board they were from the start.
They could have got him anytime though. They totally wiffed but maybe it will workout for them. They should have stopped bitching about Cal.
They may have whiffed, but that dude might be actually exactly what they need. He looks like a solid coach and if he is at a place where he gets much better players..... UK could be decent.
At least Pope won’t be overwhelmed by the fan base and how they act and what the expectation is there. But I agree they dug their own grave with Coach Cal.
Kentucky isn’t what it once was perceived.
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Oh wow, an opinion piece!Ranking college basketball's 10 best jobs: Where Kentucky sits with John Calipari in limbo, Louisville open
These are the places you want to coach in college basketball.
If you want another 30 examples they are easy to find. So keep on looking like a fool.
100%. THat's what happens when you have sex with your family members. You get these two fanbases.
Ehhh...I don't agree. I think Kentucky is still one of the top 3-4 jobs in the country. Big money. Huge following. Cache' with recruits. Problem is super high expectations, a sometimes questionable AD and no one wants to follow Cal. He was too big a figure just like Dean Smith or John Wooden.
sure, you think that.
Just because some guys turned it down? People do that for all sorts of reasons. None of us know exactly the thinking that Oats/Hurley/Drew/etc. used in making their decision. The Kentucky job is still one of the biggest/best in the game. If Pope is as good as I think he is, he will do very well there. One donor has reportedly committed $4 million to their NIL today. That's pretty big time.
nobody whose life is based on being competitive is staying in waco, tx when "one of the biggest/best" comes calling.
Even though they weren’t on the Same level for years like Kentucky in BB . You are seeing a football program ( Clemson) going down a similar path.Dabo won because he cheated as a well as anyone over their stretch of glory. with NIL that advantage is gone.
Really? Drew won/shared the Big 12 title in '20 and '21 (toughest conference in the country) and won it all in 21/22. I'd say he's been plenty "competitive." He's a very religious guy and his wife hates being in the spotlight. Plenty of reasons for him to stay at Baylor. His salary is private but I assure you he's getting paid VERY well.
so, in other words, he views Baylor as a better job.
For him it may be. That doesn’t dismiss the fact that the Kentucky job is one of the biggest/best (I said top 3-4). Kansas, NC, Duke, UK, UConn…take your pick.
Top 5 job in the country
