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I would think Josh Roberts is a good option. Knows system and kids. Wouldn’t be much change or fall off.

I would say they are aware of the situation. Bad thing is you can't make kids come to UK. They have to want come/be paid to come (is more like it). When you swing and miss as much as Pope has done this offseason, you have to end up settling!

For sure the case IMO. I also think Pope took so much criticism for the "$22 million" roster last year that he under valued some of his own guys and didn't get them back for next year.

I wonder what Coach shows up the most on these lists and which school showed up the most.

Wearing a UK jersey isn't worth $1 million for any kid.

Pope needs a Mashburn!

I don't think well known coaches wanted to follow Cal. You don't want to follow the guy...you want to follow the guy who follows the guy. With todays landscape, however, why would a good coach who may have a good set up at another school with NIL want to to step into the microscope of Coaching UK. Money is the ticket now, not the name of the school.

The NFL are marketing guru's with the how big they have made the draft process.

I was able to attend a spring practice and was impressed. The energy on the field, the "Coaching" of the players on every rep...the organization and tempo of practice was all a major upgrade than the last few years of the Stoops regime.

I love UK, but I think our vocal minority is bigger than some teams fan base. That's a lot if derogatory comments thrown towards kids.

I am not totally sure about UNC fan base, but the BBN is UK's biggest problem right now. Kids don't want to come to a place where they get thrown under the bus after every bad game/play/shot. The negativity of the most passionate fan base in College basketball is the problem.

My post was meant to be dripping in sarcasm. I think it's safe to say that LSU values winning more than morals/character.

I think differently when dealing with KY boys playing at UK. Chances are if Noah transfers, he will take an NIL hit. Players/agents can use the NIL to create their own endorsements. Looking at Noah, he had a few deals with Banks/Car washes that were true NIL deals. He won't get those anywhere else. History says that KY boys who play at UK (whether they are a star or not) will be taken care of long after their career is over.

LSU would probably say those were NCAA rules not ours. Tons of programs around the country were breaking the same "rules" set forth by the NCAA. Now the NCAA has changed the rules and the ones he broke that most good programs were breaking are have been thrown out. Complicated I guess.

They looked really good last night. They are big skilled and athletic.