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@jakemm1977 @libsoftiktok @uofcincy @usedgov Just that Cincinnati is a wonderful city and you recognize that when it comes to choosing the photos that represent you.

@chwinburn @libsoftiktok @uofcincy @usedgov Well I live in NKY and Cincinnati has a pretty skyline. Not sure where you were going with that 🤷‍♀️

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@jakemm1977 @libsoftiktok @uofcincy @usedgov Your header photo is literally a picture of Cincinnati…

Cincinnati has been a corrupt, liberal shithole for decades. Lots of grooming in the Catholic schools. White liberal women & blacks control everything. Every city leader is grifting. Crime out of control. I avoid it as much as I possibly can. Creeping into NKY now sadly. It will never change.

@libsoftiktok @uofcincy Nothing MAGA hates like the Constitution

SCOOP: University of Cincinnati is offering students “know your rights” cards. The card instructs illegals how to evade ICE. We reached out to the university asking if they support helping criminals hide from ICE and they declined to respond. @uofcincy may be harboring illegals. Would be a shame if @ICEgov @RealTomHoman saw this!

@KySportsRadio They should’ve tried to schedule all the bad teams every month instead of just April

The Reds may never win again

@bigmikenwillie @MattSakR2NG I think some or all of these people are at the negotiating table. Someone has to be from the UK side.

@chwinburn @MattSakR2NG Do you actually think any of these 4 are sitting with recruits?

Kentucky Basketball’s “General Management Team” 1. Keegan Brown - Roster construction, data analytics 2. Nick Robinson - Salary cap strategy 3. Kevin Sergent - Compliance officer, contracts, legal language 4. Kim Shelton - JMI, NIL contracts with corporate sponsorships

@bigmikenwillie @MattSakR2NG It’s pretty simple. None of these people can negotiate well enough to close deals with recruits.

@MattSakR2NG I don't under why MJ & ksr is so consumed with this whole gm thing. Now, they're posting more about it. We have 4 people acting as a unit to fill the GM role. Move on.

@KySportsRadio It probably doesn’t matter for Pope since this will likely be his last year. But the new AD needs to get someone in place to start the process for the next coach.

I don’t understand not hiring a GM. Pope is basically taking people who already worked at UK and giving them new titles….and then adding an outside analytics guy It still is missing the key person, the negotiator/Agent connection, that I think has hurt UK But it’s his call

@yashar @JenGriffinFNC Congress is so pathetic.

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@KySportsRadio I would put Oscar in the first tier for sure. NPOY should basically be automatic.

There are cases to be made for lots of modern players to be in the rafters but for me, you have to eventually have 4: AD Wall Prince Bogans Then it’s harder but next 2 would be Oscar Meeks Then lots of cases after for other guys (Walker, Knight, Cousins, Willie, Ulis)

@KySportsRadio Would love to hear your thoughts on what the main problem is with Pope’s recruiting because he’s missing from every angle. Is it his recruiting pitch, personality conflicts, identifying players they actually have a shot with, or something financially at the closing table?

Marcio Santos, the player Pope went to see last week in Israel, today committed to LSU

@morehorsepower4 @ML_BBN I don’t buy that for a second. We hired a coach that is underachieving so the fans are rightfully frustrated. It’s not the fanbase’s job to fake enthusiasm to prop up the program. It’s the program’s job to make the fans actually enthusiastic.

No. He got guys that fit his system and they were an upgrade over any team he ever had because the Ky brand still meant something and they were proud to be here. What concerns me is the brand is taking a hit by media and its own fanbase who thinks they’re somehow doing it a favor by running it in the ground. No matter what happens this season, they’re making it harder to get guys here the following season.

This is what gives me the hope of Popes vision - When healthy that team had: A defensive/general PG (Butler) Spark plug off the bench (Kerr) A high level scorer (Robinson) Knock down shooter (Brea) Jack of all trades (Oweh) Young Potential (Chandler) Stretch 4 (Carr) Vet role player (Almanor) Defensive big that can pass (Williams) Offensive back up (Garrison) Fan Fav Role players (Perry/Noah)

@TristanUda That roster was supposed to be the starting point not the standard.

In 2024, Kentucky had a starting five that began their careers at SDSU, BYU, OU, Delaware, & Drexel. Fully healthy, they beat the eventual national champs and were Elite 8 caliber. If that roster were built this offseason, it would likely be criticized. Not saying this year's team will succeed or fail, just saying maybe we should let it play out.

@TristanUda It really depends on your opinion of Pope. Can he inspire people and make them buy in? If not, he should probably say silent. If yes, then he needs to be doing that. Both for the fanbase and also for potential recruits who follow this stuff.

I have seen people asking why Mark Pope hasn't spoken publicly to the media since the season ended. Pope is not unique in that. At this point in the offseason, nearly every coach in college basketball has yet to talk to the media publicly. It's never been standard practice for coaches to hold pressers before finishing their roster, aside from an open spot or two for depth or late additions. Mark Pope and John Calipari both traditionally held press conferences in May, with another to follow in June/July, then player availability leading up to another coach presser on Media Day in October. This has not been a point of discussion in past offseasons.

@DylanBallard_UK @BRamseyKSR But we know that as soon as they meet Pope in person, they start looking elsewhere. We need to put our best foot forward.

@chwinburn @BRamseyKSR I have no intel but I would assume there will be more than just this conversation happening.

I've been PLENTY negative about Kentucky's recruiting situation over the last 12+ hours. However, I'm not going to pile on about Coach Pope's current trip to Israel. Making fun of Márcio Santos' stats simply shows you don't understand international basketball. Yes, he averages 8.4 points & 4.1 rebounds per game. However, he was a solid rotation player (what he would be asked to be at Kentucky) in the EuroLeague which is the highest level of basketball competition in the world outside of the NBA/Olympics. You now who averages 9.1 & 5.4 for Maccabi Tel Aviv? TJ Leaf...who averaged 16.3 points and 8.2 rebounds per game as a freshman at UCLA and was the #18 pick in the 2017 NBA Draft.

@Karl_Townes He had to make the hire before the swimming scandal broke. Left him in the position of needing someone that would definitely say yes quickly. The beloved alum angle was a bonus in helping drown out the negative publicity too.

I don’t even blame Mark Pope for accepting a job he was totally unqualified for and prolly wouldn’t succeed at. (A fired college coach is the best gig imaginable) I do however blame Mitch for totally panicking on arguably the most important hire of his career.

@KyleTuckerCBB No one actually believes Pope can win big at Kentucky so now his defenders are trying to change the subject. Do you have a team that is going to compete for the SEC title, SEC tournament title, and a final four? It’s a pretty simple standard. And he’s about to go 0 for 3.

The goalpost is win big. If he does it Florida’s way, without a five-stars and by nailing evals and crushing retention, great. The goalpost at Kentucky is win big. Nobody is holding Pope to a standard he hasn’t said out loud he clearly understands.

@DylanBallard_UK I think it depends on what your expectations are. I would say it’s reasonable and not premature to assume Kentucky will not have a roster that can compete at the highest level next year. To me, that makes it a lost season.

I truly get the frustration with the recruiting efforts, the PR, and last season. I truly believe that everyone understands that Mark Pope has to succeed next year, but most fans are completely writing next season off, and that’s extremely premature.