Randy Parker

The Quaintance visit is no longer happening.

Is that the sixth man from BYU?

Non-existent

I wondered because big men and knee injuries...often a bad combination.

No doubt about it. Expectations would have been unbelievable. And probably unfair.

Any idea what kind of surgery?

I thought that was bizarre. And it's also a bad look for Mark Pope, no matter how good or bad of a player the kid is.

Excellent question. I'm sure many will give Sheppard the benefit of the doubt that they did not give to others.

Meatloaf, smeatloaf, double beatloaf.

Pretty astounding that he's reached this milestone, considering that most of us doubted he'd make it this far. Really happy for him. Easy kid to root for.

QR codes are showing back up on Raw & Smackdown, hinting at the return of Bo Dallas as Uncle Howdy. This was also teased in the Bray Wyatt documentary.

I thought they did, but I can't say for sure.

I thought Indiana was already renewed.

This is sort of what I keep hearing, and I hope this goes well. I just have a lot of reservations.

You're one of the more reasoned voices here, hence your username, so your assessment gives me hope.

I agree on Cal needing to be gone because next year would likely show no improvement from this year. I am just not sold on Pope.

Not knowing anything about our roster, I will say 16-20. Might change my mind once the roster is formed and the schedule completed.

I like the guy a lot and will be rooting for the Cats no matter what. But I don't think it's a good hire at all. Will love to be wrong.

In defense of Mitch, he went hard after two legitimate candidates. One is the best in the nation. Offered him more than anyone has ever been paid to coach in college basketball. Both turned us down. I don't know if he reached out to any others, but he swung for the fences. Two high-profile rejections and I don't think Mitch can be blamed for those. I really think those are on a large group of fans who are incredibly fickle and difficult to please. Still, there most certainly had to be a better candidate than Pope.

This made me laugh pretty hard.

100% this.

Never won his conference. Never won his conference tournament. Never won an NCAA Tournament game. This is only because he went to UK. Only that. I hate this hire. And I hate that because I like Mark Pope. He is a good man.

Goodness gracious.

Mark Pope is a good man. But no.

I don't see Donovan coming. But if Mitch waits that long, I have to think that Mitch thinks he can land him.