Mark Pope’s press conference had sort of a revival feel to it.
The Kentucky fan base was starving for someone to embrace them instead of tolerating them.
They want to be a part of it, not bystanders looking on from afar.
I think this will be the last game of Cal's career at UK.
I don't know how it will happen but you have to make a change.
He did a lot at UK but the last four seasons have been such a disaster that something has to give.
Tell me again why Duke is higher than UK in projections?
UK 18-9, 4-7 (Q1), 5-1 (Q2) 9-8 (Combined)
Duke 19-8, 2-6 (Q1), 5-2 (Q2) 7-8 (Combined)
The Devils are consistently 2-3 seed lines ahead of the Cats.
The SEC tournament seedings are a direct result who had the most favorable schedule against the better teams.
Among the top 4 teams, UK got one home game.
Not trolling,
@jppalmCBS
…just curious as to why UNC would jump UK if the Cats don’t win the SEC?
UK (compared to UNC)
* has a better record
* better quad 1 record
* better quad 1 and 2 combined record
* Higher Net Ranking
* ….and beat UNC Head to head.
I understand that UK Football didn’t care for Cal’s comments… but it’s absurd for football players and former players to be trash talking Kentucky basketball about one bad loss.
I know people (Lunardi) keep saying that UK needs to win the SEC to be a one seed. History tells us that the SEC ends too late on Sunday to be a factor. So, win (or lose) today and the resume is final.
I get that some Kentucky fans don’t like Coach Cal… But you guys have got to stop trying to include the year that the tournament was canceled as a way of making his drought look worse. If you have to exaggerate to make your point, then you don’t have a very good point.
Everyone thinks Calipari should be let go after losing to a 14 seed.
folks seem to think Bruce Pearl could be the hire.
And he loses to a 13 seed….one day later.
Sad to hear about the passing of my friend
@NotJerryTipton
. We were Sigma Chi’s together at UK. He was irreverent and funny but most importantly a really good guy. My family sends our best wishes and prayers to his family.
it’s amazing how often UNC and Duke get to play NCAA games in North Carolina and how difficult and complicated it is for UK to find away to get placed in Louisville.
First round draft pick at quarterback… All SEC running back… Bevy of high caliber receivers… and you can’t score. At some point its not the players fault.
I’ve been following UK for a long time and
@Oscartshiebwe34
is one of the all time great kids to wear the jersey. Such a great role model and a terrific player.
Duke is 5-4 in the ACC and lost last night to a bad Virginia tech team, so naturally Joe Lunardi moves them UP in his bracketology. They stand as a five seed.
I'm not pushing for it and I don't think it will happen but Pitino is still the most likely to get Kentucky back to the FF, in my view.
He is the most talented coach in America.
South Carolina picked ahead of UK...again...every year. Kentucky has won 7 of the last 9 against Junior.
I've never seen a program get more attention and credit than South Carolina, a program that never does anything.
At this point, there really is no argument as to Kansas being ahead of Kentucky. Kentucky 9-6 Q1….Kansas 9-5 Q1. Kentucky has a better net ranking… And Kentucky dominated Kansas on their home floor. Also, same records.
Kansas is amazing… They jump Kentucky without having to even play a game and and they struggle to put away a mediocre TCU team at home and that will be enough to jump Auburn.
I’m seeing some articles and some social media commentary saying Ole Miss is the real deal after pushing LSU around yesterday… Interestingly I saw none of that talk after Kentucky beat LSU by more.
The
#BBN
needs to take a moment and appreciate a 9 win season that many thought they would never see.
I was 11 the last time UK did this.
Congrats to
@UKFootball
for a special season.
I see some “Cal will never win another title” threads out there. We never seem to see any “Bill Self will never win another one” threads….even his drought is longer than Cal’s.
I think its fair to ask, why did UK bring back Eric Wolford? its not like he killed it when he was here before and last season with Bama, he wasn't great.
If we are being honest, in many ways, Bruce Pearl would be perfect for UK.
I’m not sure Kentucky would consider him but many people said the same thing about Calipari too.
After going after a fan on Monday night and then making it about NIL…
For his team to play like this as a undisciplined as they have…
Mark Stoops should be apologizing after the game to the fans.
It should be noted that ESPN’s Reece Davis still has Florida ahead of UK on his ballot.
UK has one fewer loss and they beat Florida on the road but he has the Gators 3 spots in front of UK.
This is a ten year job and I think Cal wants to leave...he wanted to leave 5 years ago but wanted one more deep run and leave with the program in great shape.
It feels like it's not going to happen and it's time to accept that.
The program needs a bath of fresh air..
Jeff Capel will do NCAA tournament studio work. That's what we need, another Dukie giving college basketball insight. Are there not any former Kentucky players available?
I’ve never seen a team play as physical as Tennessee does and not get called for a double the amount of fouls.
I’m not sure how they are able to pull it off.
Where does
@LynnBowden_1
performance rank all time? We'll discuss on today's show.
Plus, Bowden finished 2nd in the SEC in rushing in essentially 7 games.
He missed the rushing title by 112 yards with 84 fewer carries.
I’m not sure why UK has to win the SEC tourney to be a one seed (and if they don’t, UNC gets it…as some experts say.
UK (compared to UNC)
* has a better record
* better quad 1 record
* better quad 1 and 2 combined record
* Higher Net Ranking
* ….and beat UNC Head to head.
The turning point in the game was no foul called on the Wallace turnover...Cason should have been at the line shooting 2...instead, K-State hit a three to take the lead for good.
I got to say I’m pretty surprised that Bilas is digging his heels in on this back-and-forth with Cal’s daughters. The use of John Calipari’s photo in an article that has nothing to do with him is misleading.
The level of Coach K love this season will be nauseating. Every game will feel like a home team broadcast. As a public service,
@espn
should have an alternate broadcast for viewers that don’t want to throw up.
Kentucky is expected to roll Thursday night, and they should, but the Cards nearly beat pretty good Texas earlier this year.
Respect your opponent no matter over matched they seem.
A whole lot of chirping coming from a fan base of team who has won a combined 12 basketball games in the last two seasons.
Maybe they should wait until the transfer season is over before trying own UK and Mark Pope over his inability to secure a top 25 roster in his first week.
A listener asked me to post a picture of the TV cabinet I built for my wife for Christmas. I finished it last night. Cabinet is built out of pine and held together by only wood pegs. The top is built from reclaimed oak from a local barn.
So, I can get a hamburger at a drive through and thats safe...but you cannot accept communion through a drive through on Easter Sunday? What makes one safe and the other not?
@GovAndyBeshear
Sadly, UK is going away from what made them exciting and successful in November.
Stagnant offense, no flow, and not shooting three's.
Amazing how a bad loss drained all of the vibe out of this program.
@MattNorlander
@CBSSports
If this is true, this is stunning.
It’s hard to believe they would chase off a Hall of Fame coach with a national title and 4 final fours only to bring in a guy who’s never won a tournament game
In 1992, Michigan got to the championship game starting five freshman, just like UK this year.
That year, they began their run as a six seed in the South (east) region and were helped out by a big upset of their next potential opponent, which happened to be…..Arizona.
Seth Greenberg say’s that UNC and Duke is the game everybody wants…
yeah, it’s the game the national media wants…not sure thats the game everybody else wants.
For the fans that were clamoring for Nate Oats… Just a reminder he didn’t get to the Elite 8 this year as a two seed, losing to an 11 seed. Cal has gotten to the Elite eight 7 of 9 tourneys.
No matter what this team does this season… The transformation of Kentucky’s basketball style is nothing short of amazing.
To go from a team who couldn’t throw it in the ocean to a team that can put up 95 in their sleep.
With more video emerging, the situation with the Cov Cath students might not be as it originally appeared.
I’ve deleted two tweets from yesterday passing judgement.
I’ll address tomorrow on the show.
I was certainly willing to give this team time to develop and to forgive early-season mistakes… I think it’s fair to say right now that they’re not very good, and they’re not likely to be very good.
Duke loses and its a double digit loss to a 11-15 Wake Forest.
If UK is a four seed, then Duke is no better than a 4 seed.
Kentucky’s resume ie every bit as good, if not better.