Calamari ??

Pope may very well be a decent coach, if given the time. But, there is no way that he was Barnhart's first choice.

One TN writer made a very good point when he asked what was the hurry, because Pope would have crawled over glass to be the coach two weeks from now?

Ky fans are about to find out even more that, with NIL, the playing field has been leveled.

20,000+ was in attendance at Rupp Arena for the press conference introducing Pope as the new BB Coach. Another 3-5000 were turned away. Former players from the last 50-60 years was bussed in for the event. Don't tell me UK fans aren't a level above the rest in terms of their love for the sport and THEIR Kentucky Wildcats!. The question of whether he can recruit the talent needed to win a championship remains.