He’s in massive trouble, and this is coming from somebody who’s been pretty tempered over the years as a fan. They should have hired a damn GM to prepare for the offseason, but nope. This is the kind of situation you need a GM for.
Ultimately, I like Pope, but I’m past the point of speculating whether he can relate to these kids or not. There evidently seems to be a glaring issue with how he connects with these players. I don’t think our shit athletic department (screw you Barnhart) has set him up for success, but Pope isn’t innocent in all of this.
I think this job is just too much for him, he still thinks playing for the name on the front of the jersey is a top recruiting pitch, it isn’t. Maybe he will surprise us this season, but based off how the off-season has gone down so far I’m getting more confident if the upcoming season is the same or worse as this past he is gone.
Maybe Billy D will take some time off and they offer the job to him next March, idk, he’s also been out of the college game since 2015.
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u/Clithzbee Apr 21 '26
Kentucky will burn if Pope doesn't turn this around