from a BYU alum...Pope's rise in the coaching ranks is truly astonishing. I wish him nothing but the best and you've just gained another Wildcat fan. I'll be cheering right along side ya'll. Go Coach Pope and go Kentucky Wildcats!
@js1642Ай бұрын
The spirit of Cawood Ledford is back. You can feel the energy changing. It's not about the NBA. It's about UK.
@shelbyesters5732Ай бұрын
Being at rupp today was a experience i wont ever forget. Welcome home coach!
@teddystys
Ай бұрын
I live in sc so I couldn’t go :(
@loriesters7960
Ай бұрын
❤
@ripwatts373
Ай бұрын
L's up!!!
@panteracfh2198
Ай бұрын
What was Louisvilles record the last 2 yrs and over all against UK again?? @@ripwatts373
@teddystys
Ай бұрын
@@ripwatts373 L’s DOWNNNN
@cameronpatterson3999Ай бұрын
Not gonna lie....Dude had tears streaming down my face from the time he got off the bus and hosted the "96 plaque. I hope he has unprecedented success!!!!!!!!!!
@blublood22
Ай бұрын
Me 2 😂
@TheHargrovebr
Ай бұрын
I got misty when they pulled the bus in.
@JWCFB
Ай бұрын
Dude ya’ll need help.
@stephenandluisa
Ай бұрын
I hope he is the answer to your prayers! And thank you guys for your generosity to gift Calipari to us….
@B-Eazy999
Ай бұрын
@@JWCFBlmao be nice they were the ones calling the restaurant where Scott Drew was eating and tracking Joe Crafts jet around during the coaching search , they are truly special
@NancyLittrell-sw6tkАй бұрын
UK knows how to have a pep rally! BBN will support Pope.
@UKCAT5FANАй бұрын
I took my son down from NKY and it was AMAZING!! An experience that we will never forget. Welcome Home Coach!!!
@cherylfarmer6086Ай бұрын
WOW! That was the most amazing performance of any coach I've seen, Mark Pope absolutely killed it. I'm a UK fan and I'm pumped! GO CATS!!!
@shalom8858Ай бұрын
Couches in Lexington are on high alert. 🔥🔥
@thetip.offpodcastАй бұрын
UT fan here. Dude gets it. I've told my Vol fans here stop laughing at this hire as we have a big hire coming in next couple of years. It's not always the big name. I think you all nailed it. Looking forward to those UK UT games next season.
@tystarnes
Ай бұрын
Grats on your season as well. Elite 8 a good season. I think Tenn would have given Uconn a better game honestly.
@thetip.offpodcast
18 күн бұрын
@tystarnes appreciate man. We were so close. Can't seem to best Purdue. Our other best chance with Grant Williams and Admirals team they beat us in a close one too. Smh. I agree. I our guards would have challenged them a little more but man Uconn is soo good. Their offense is a well oiled machine.
@tystarnes
14 күн бұрын
@@thetip.offpodcast I agree. Don't worry as UK fan been more frustrating against the UConn Purdue machines at least Tennessee has had the better teams of late. As UK fan I admit that and I appreciate Cal early years 2012-2015 brought a title all those final 4s etc. But despite the COVID year Cal has fallen really bad he can do those exits Arkansas or etc but yea Kentucky wasn't going put up.with that forever even tho they wouldn't going fire him the 33$ million buyout I understand that. I'm assuming that lifetime contract was after 2012 or when Cal got offered the UCLA coaching job.
@MrRrusiii
14 күн бұрын
Thanks man. We've had some thriller games lately but I'm hoping this season we get to play yall in Nashville
@johnclevesjr6869Ай бұрын
And THAT, ladies and gentlemen, is HOW YOU WIN AN INTRODUCTORY PRESS CONFERENCE!
@sunshinegirlshop2311Ай бұрын
As a BYU fan, I think I speak for a lot of Cougar Nation saying how lucky we feel you are to have Coach Pope and how sad we are to see him go. The only thing we had to give us hope after the highly disappointing loss to Duquesne was the opportunity we saw in next season. We were really looking forward to the growth BYU could experience in the next few years with the leadership of Coach Pope. Sad time for the Cougars indeed.
@TurdSlinger
Ай бұрын
As a UK fan. I'm sorry pope got the call. Your team will find another pope I'm sure of it. Good luck. Will root for yall as well.
@sunshinegirlshop2311
Ай бұрын
@@TurdSlingerI know a lot of UK fans were not happy with this choice, but I think BYU fans might be even more upset-if that’s possible. 😉 I believe Pope is extremely hungry and desperately wants to prove himself at Kentucky. I don’t think you have anything to worry about. He will give it his all-and it might be just what Kentucky needs to get that next National championship.
@nawnaw1749
Ай бұрын
As a BYU fan, I’m glad he’s gone. He didn’t win anything of importance and won’t at Kentucky.
@TurdSlinger
Ай бұрын
@@sunshinegirlshop2311 I was definitely unhappy until I realized who he was. He played for UK, he won a championship at UK in 96. So he definitely bleeds blue. I still think we could of gotten a more skilled coach. But with his system and the kentucky name behind him. He will get way better players just because it's kentucky basketball.
@TurdSlinger
Ай бұрын
@@nawnaw1749 we will see.
@roycepettus7512Ай бұрын
Two wonderful statements coach Pope constantly used "We don't do that here" and " that's the Job, that's the assignment" Folks those are real fighting phrases...this coach is about kicking real ass. He's really wants to win EVERY GAME! HERE WE GO WILDCATS!!
@zackclark2265
Ай бұрын
I really absolutely hope he really proves to all the doubters wrong.
@shalom8858Ай бұрын
Nice to have a COLLEGE basketball coach again.
@GoatedAtNFS
Ай бұрын
been a while
@zackclark2265
Ай бұрын
I'm so beyond excited how this all goes. I just hope he can get a team ready before the season.
@B-Eazy999
Ай бұрын
Actually it’s been about 5 days since u had one with a tournament win calm down
@rollin92gtАй бұрын
Well, he definitely said all the right things. GO BIG BLUE!!
@ejyounggun08Ай бұрын
Thanks to my Dad and the '96 Championship team I've been a massive Kentucky fan for most of my life but to hear my Dad say he's excited about the basketball program again nearly brought me to tears. I'll forever be grateful to Calipari but Pope is the piece Kentucky has missed for several years now. The timing was perfect.
@tidefanman1Ай бұрын
Don't know much about this guy, TBH, but dude absolutely killed the presser!!! Best of luck, and that's coming from a Tide fan
@bigbluegr8ness383Ай бұрын
GO BIG BLUE!!! We are the king's of college basketball 🔵⚪️🏀☝️😼
@GreenfieldStudio949Ай бұрын
Awesome. Just awesome. That was seriously like a religious experience. Go Big Blue!
@gregoryg9500Ай бұрын
What a breath of fresh air for Kentucky basketball to have excitement again! Calipari's constant disappointments have wore our fan base down.
@oldgamerrocks5801Ай бұрын
He got my vote and my excitement is back!!!! It may be rough at the start but in the end we will be the team again!!!
@allanh6667Ай бұрын
Haters can't dampen the enthusiasm of anyone in BBN lol.... It was good to see Derek, Jeff, Tony, Richie and all the other former players show up for support. Mark Pope will work his ass off to deliver the expectations he has laid out. I'm excited about the upcoming season!
@TheHargrovebr
Ай бұрын
@@hilljack6765think he’s been out for a bit; I saw him at a game a couple years ago.
@allanh6667
Ай бұрын
I don't care if they skyped him from prison. Farmer made mistakes post basketball but I watched him and his brother Russ play at the state tournament and loved ever moment he wore the Kentucky jersey.
@B-Eazy999
Ай бұрын
@@hilljack6765spades
@8765Patricia
Ай бұрын
One of my favorite memories was Richie Farmer and Pitino talking out on the court and comparing Boston and eastern Kentucky accents. So much fun. I was smiling and laughing like I am tonight. ‘65 graduate with Adolph at Memorial Coliseum 😁💙
@jasonstockdale328
17 күн бұрын
@@allanh6667farmer was a high school legend. One of the best ever
@randystalker4093Ай бұрын
What a dream come true. He's one of us
@user-vh6uc7fi6yАй бұрын
IM A POPE ADDICT!
@predictorbibulous3327Ай бұрын
Congrats Kentucky, I don't know anything about the guy's coaching but he definitely fits like a glove at Kentucky. You can tell he wants this bad.
@FrogBoatFishingАй бұрын
This season is gonna be lit. What a time to become a student at 39…
@B-Eazy999
Ай бұрын
Ikr rumor is him and Mitch already purchased tickets to church camp in early March and welcomes everybody to come on out to see them and buy a few UK tee shirts and hats while ur there
@mikerose5226Ай бұрын
I'm crying just watching this! I've bled blue for almost 60-years and the last several years have been so depressing and made me very sad. Well today is a new beginning, it's time to get back to the glory of Kentucky Basketball! I know Cawood is looking down on us with a big smile on his face!
@stevecovey4873Ай бұрын
Same here with the tears…it felt good ushering this change in for our KY WILDCATS!!!
@camerongrtryeen7182Ай бұрын
Not gone lie, this was a nice entrance!!!😂
@MrRrusiii14 күн бұрын
No matter what the future brings, I will always carry this moment in my heart. I live ten minutes from Rupp and go to most home games and was ready to get there early that day, but came down with covid the day of and stayed home. But looking at the pictures online of the crowd, seeing the videos, and watching it with my parents, I wasn't surprised that Kentuckians rallied to show our love for the Cats, even after a miserable few weeks, but I was surprised by Pope. I had never been more dejected than in that few weeks between the Oakland loss, Cal's absence and eventual radio appearance, the TV sham with Barnhart and then out of nowhere seeing him in red. Those few weeks felt like months. I was just starting the third grade when Cal got here, and now I'm graduating from UK. To go from that surreal, miserable stretch in limbo without a coach to where we are today has all been due to this guy's heart and his hustle. Love our coach.
@tystarnes
14 күн бұрын
I agree was time for a change as former player that 96 final 4 with UMass. 3 our coaches that game Patino, Calipari opposite teams now Pope a former ky player. No doubt a change was needed. Wishing Pope nothing but the best.
@partin25Ай бұрын
That was electric!!!! I’m fired up. He referenced pretty much every grievance we had with Calipari. 1. Losing SEC tournaments 2. Calling us Basketball Bennys 3. Putting players ahead of UK 4. Generally just not caring about winning lol I’m jacked to the tits to see what he can do.
@cdun6969Ай бұрын
I’ve seen tons of comments people saying Kentucky is doomed or washed, but selling out rupp for a press conference should say different to all those doubters
@Dave-zl2kyАй бұрын
Great show buy most importantly a great coach.
@gkniffenАй бұрын
I think the program is in good hands. 😎🔥
@calebshort2169Ай бұрын
I don’t know what brick wall he needs me to run thru but point me in its direction. I’m all in.
@48sportszone31
Ай бұрын
Good Luck Coach #gocats
@B-Eazy999
Ай бұрын
Lmao😂
@jordanwitcher7450Ай бұрын
Hey Arkansas and all of college basketball!! That’s how you welcome a coach!! Don’t ever forget who runs this shit.
@cambmw93
Ай бұрын
UConn
@CR420.
Ай бұрын
@@cambmw93Natty Count? Kentuckys your daddy
@aviatinggamer9051
Ай бұрын
@@cambmw93😂 that’s why there’s a UConn fan stalking a Kentucky video huh? I wonder how many Kentucky fans were commenting on videos of UConn hiring Hurley… I’m thinking zero…
@cambmw93
Ай бұрын
@@CR420. a whole lot more than y'all since anyone actually watched basketball lol.
@chadaaserude3511
Ай бұрын
Still bringing up your ex? Time to move on...
@nickperkins84773 күн бұрын
Mark’s time at UK is the end of the beginning of my fan status. I became a fan of the team during 1992, and Mark Pope’s 1996 team brought the program into brilliance from the 1992 low. I am very excited to see what he does as UK head coach. It’s so fantastic to have him back!!
@travis_am2582Ай бұрын
Awesome stuff. Congrats Mark.
@pressmaster1255Ай бұрын
I hope Reed comes back
@walkinphoenix45
Ай бұрын
Me too. But i don’t think he is though. There was a moment during the introduction between Pope and Jeff after Mark said the name “Sheppards”. When the camera zoomed in on Jeff, you could see him saying “That wasn’t good.”
@TurdFerguson.
Ай бұрын
@@walkinphoenix45good thing Jeff won’t be the one making the decision 😂
@tacratt6091Ай бұрын
Mark may not succeed, but it won’t be because he doesn’t love Kentucky and wants what is best for the University and fan base! I am very excited for the next chapter in the history of Kentucky basketball! I believe he will do well! The BBN made him proud today! I doubt there’s ever been a crowd like that in the history of college basketball for a press conference! Go big Blue!
@SSingh-ok6dn
Ай бұрын
Yes, Michigan fan here. I'ts nice for introductory press conferences but does not translate into success in college hoops...exhibit A Juwan Howard. He actually cried for half of his presser a couple years ago!
@stevepeanutbutter6854Ай бұрын
That is no question the best press y from the best team in the NATION! Go Big Blue 💙
@jeffsmith7221Ай бұрын
so glad to be thru with Cal. Welcome home Mark!
@ebhsports6251
Ай бұрын
A lot of people feel the same way.
@RustyShackleford237Ай бұрын
I'm sold
@peteyvxАй бұрын
It was amazing being in there with BBN filling every seat. Pumped for Kentucky Basketball in April!!! Go cats!
@Gocats1970Ай бұрын
Welcome back Captain....BBN
@jasonallen3246Ай бұрын
He is gonna be great. I’m a cards fan but I like uk’s new coach. True wildcat !!
@B-Eazy999
Ай бұрын
I bet u do and I don’t blame u if I was a Louisville ,Kansas ,Duke or an outside SEC team fan I’d absolutely love the hire also
@dianecole7141Ай бұрын
Welcome coach to your family so proud to have you all
@davehillАй бұрын
TBH, when I first saw that Mark Pope was our new coach, I immediately thought "Oh no. I hope this isn't our Kenny Payne moment." But now, I'm all in! This may be what BBN needed. I know he's got the passion, I just hope he's successful LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOO!
@jadcock1023Ай бұрын
Honestly I was unsure of this hire but with all the support he's getting from everyone if he can do it and all the support will see what he can do give him a shot has a good chance
@JasonRyanWilson410Ай бұрын
The assignment is to win final fours in March! Champions in April.
@Psd6One529 күн бұрын
This is a hell of a press conference 🔥 Can’t do nothing but wish him the best
@johnclevesjr6869Ай бұрын
Now THAT'S HOW you make an entrance!
@kevinhensley4643Ай бұрын
Thank you!!
@bubbawatson1852Ай бұрын
Arkansas had 500 show up for cal, I told my cat, kitty that's how u know who Kentucky fans are. The greatest fan base in world. Man pope, gonna make it so much better. Joe.b up there smiling high fiving. Bill keightly.
@arthaliontir14
Ай бұрын
Was it even that many? I thought under 200
@johnclevesjr6869
16 күн бұрын
Mike Pratt and Cawood as well!
@charlesgerlach7059Ай бұрын
amazing, the start of a new Era, The arm chair coaches are in trouble, they need to go back to rooting for Louisville. Get ready for a team that will play outstanding offense and outstanding defense and not worry about 1 and done
@kylecallis77Ай бұрын
I would run through a brick wall for Pope right now....I'm juiced.He has already brung me back to a time that I had forgot I got numb to Kentucky basketball watched numbly we lost in a tournament I use to not sleep when I cared...I lost that with John I lost it that passion..... it's finally back!
@thegroovygoldhunter1728Ай бұрын
holy shit that was insane...
@garyjrsonnyАй бұрын
That was one of the most awesome experiences of my fan life! I grew tired of cal and hadn’t been to rupp since 2012. Quit watching the cats in 2017. It was a welcoming home for me as well.
@kimmie-kat
Ай бұрын
Come on back into the BBN 💙
@gkniffen
Ай бұрын
I had thrown in the towel too. Not gonna lie. I've missed it. ❤
@B-Eazy999
Ай бұрын
In other words u jumped ship when they were down
@garyjrsonny
Ай бұрын
@@B-Eazy999 I was boycotting Calipari. I have been waiting on this moment for almost 10 years.
@mr.trianglesАй бұрын
I'll run through hell and back for this man.
@johnclevesjr6869
16 күн бұрын
in a "gasoline suit" a la Pete Rose?🤔🤣
@mikehawk9902Ай бұрын
I am a Louisville fan, but I will say Kentucky made the right hire. Mark Pope checks all the boxes for what you should want in a coach. He has a very high basketball IQ and is a great strategist. If you look at Mark Pope's resume, then you will see progressive improvement throughout. This past year was his first year in the Big 12, and he finished in the top half of the conference and had some impressive wins. This tells me Mark Pope will do well in the SEC. Honestly, I think the SEC is a tougher league than the Big 12 overall.
@TheRealSpenco
Ай бұрын
and no tourney wins. This is a bad hire for us. Everyone is just coping
@GoatedAtNFS
Ай бұрын
@@TheRealSpencotbf, Hubert Davis had 0 tourney wins too
@kimmie-kat
Ай бұрын
I’m wishing Louisvilles new coach the best also.
@mikehawk9902
Ай бұрын
@@TheRealSpenco I am not sure how much weight that should carry, because he has spent most of his career coaching in non-power conferences. Meaning, even if he had won his conference tournament, he would be going in as a lower seed. He went in as a 6 seed this year and lost to an 11 seed, but that should not be concerning. Usually 6 vs. 11 games can go either way. Not to mention, Duquesne was under seeded.
@mikehawk9902
Ай бұрын
@@kimmie-kat I really think both Louisville and Kentucky made great hires. I really think the rivalry will be better than it has been in a long time. I really thought Louisville was going to look at Mark Pope, but I think they decided not to, because he stated very clearly he wanted to coach at Kentucky.
@doctorfeelok8575Ай бұрын
He needs to get more former UK players/teammates on board to succeed. And get as many in-state talent as possible ; Reed IS NOT a fluke.
@tj3742
Ай бұрын
Isn't a ton of talent in Kentucky high school basketball not D1 talent anyways
@kalacia4568
Ай бұрын
@@tj3742considering how much better reed performed compared to everyone ranked way higher than him, its worth a shot to recruit more in state talent
@B-Eazy999
Ай бұрын
@@tj3742u are exactly right Reed is the highest recruit in 25 yrs
@tj3742
Ай бұрын
@@B-Eazy999 rondo
@johnclevesjr6869Ай бұрын
To paraphrase the title of a song by .38 Special, Mark Pope is "Back Where He Belongs"! #GOBIGBLUE!
@SpanishTutorАй бұрын
With Pope we can hope again!! GO CATS!!!!!
@JasonRyanWilson410Ай бұрын
The assignment is to win final fours in March! Champions in April. We we're up seven when Pope got fouled lol. He's gonna do fine in Lexington
@christianfernandez3068Ай бұрын
Pat Kelsey and Mark Pope definitely will bring the energy and offense in this rivalry. I’m a Louisville fan, but I definitely like Mark Pope better than Cal, and this will be a GREAT rivalry game this season
@B-Eazy999
Ай бұрын
I bet u do I would too as a Louisville fan , PK was a great hire btw
@johnclevesjr6869
16 күн бұрын
In Rupp, mind you!
@user-dc2tp3tk1m29 күн бұрын
I have never felt so much true raw emotions for none of the other coaches that's been at UK . And I don't only think Mark is going to be at UK for a long time...im predicting he retires at UK . And people this is the difference in coaches that kinda cares about winning verses Been a winner ever since he first set foot on UK turf . And he's just All around a good man and has a very beautiful family and he's the first person I've ever heard say that he understands the system and knows how it works and he does because he was there when him and the other ones carried that big Beautiful National Title right through Rupp Arena. I know what's coming and everyone should be very very happy that UK hired him and im gonna be one to admit a bad mistake and when I kept seeing and hearing that he was going to be our next coach I shook my head and said this has to be a joke and I said that because I haven't watched a Kentucky Ballgame in about 10 years or so. I just stayed upset and my health means more than a ball game and dying with a stroke or heart attack and it was bound to happen if I hadn't quit watching them. And even then I was already on 4 different Blood pressure pills and I finally just quit watching them especially after it was pretty obvious that Coach Cal was more of a NBA scout and recruiter than a coach . So now I just take 1 BP pill and im ready to Go Cats ❤
@JasonRyanWilson410Ай бұрын
The resume starts this season! I don't care about the past, I wanna know the future that should have nothing but Ws in it. That Kentucky you wear across your chest means more than what it says.
@jeddybarnАй бұрын
Great start!
@givemethirtyАй бұрын
Section 212! Best experience I’ve had in all my times at Rupp Arena
@mikehawk9902Ай бұрын
I am a Louisville fan, and I have a few questions for Kentucky fans. Would you rather hire Scott Drew for A LOT more money and run the risk of him not going to a Final Four and/or winning an NCAA championship while at Kentucky? It's very likely that Scott Drew has already hit the peak of his coaching career. Danny Hurley? Same question. It could be the case that Danny Hurley continues to be a huge success at UCONN, but do you think that necessarily means he would come to Kentucky and be successful? What if you had hired Danny Hurley for even more money than you would have paid Scott Drew, and he had already hit his peak? I would much rather pay a coach like Mark Pope less money and catch him on the rise, because his resume seems to indicate that he is on the rise. The same could be said for Louisville's hire of PK. Louisville should have NEVER been looking at Scott Drew and Dusty May.
@garylawson1440
Ай бұрын
I was so scared we were going to hire one of those guys. I did not want either of them here. This was the guy I wanted. I want him here because he wants to be here.
@B-Eazy999
Ай бұрын
We paid Mark the same as we would have had to be pay Drew , he’s the 5th highest paid coach in college with a 5 yr deal no money saved
@johndean2110Ай бұрын
Go Big Blue!!! 💙
@jgreen678Ай бұрын
Ngl I teared up a few times 😅
@Ghostdeath48Ай бұрын
This is what Midnight Madness should return to!!!
@johnclevesjr6869Ай бұрын
My only regret is that I had to work! Otherwise, I would've been in Lexington if not in The House That Rupp Built!
@monicarsommersell5788Ай бұрын
Welcome home
@user-xe7vg7zg2vАй бұрын
Coach Pope you'll be just fine
@darealmvp2437Ай бұрын
Let's get #9
@tonyking4774Ай бұрын
I see a bunch of good talent with the 96 team that could help with this coaching staff, I’m looking at you Shepherd, Feldhouse and others.
@krisshelley1517Ай бұрын
Man @espn need to air this #espn
@scottvanhoose540Ай бұрын
BYU will miss you
@SeanBrown-wh5hyАй бұрын
Whenever he said “we get to be Sheppards” and the camera panned on Jeff you could see him say “that wasn’t good”… I think that says a lot about if Reed will be back next year
@daproyaknow7056
Ай бұрын
@@user-rj7sm6sw6oReed a top 5 pick...HE GONE!!!!
@SeanBrown-wh5hy
Ай бұрын
@@user-rj7sm6sw6o I think Jeff already knows Reed is leaving and that’s why he said it
@TheRealSpenco
Ай бұрын
@@ammocan2796 he'll make that at Arkansas unfortunately.
@justinhogue510
Ай бұрын
Thank pick his assistant coach Jeff just not 100 percent on board with it yet
@walkinphoenix45
Ай бұрын
Yeah I saw that too. Reed is gone. To some, money means more than anything else.
@user-sg3zn6qw2bАй бұрын
Mark The Pope
@user-xo8vd9kn3bАй бұрын
Aint gonna lie was disappointed when news broke that pope was getting job...I wanted the big name...however after this press conference he makes me want to run though a brick wall .....Go Big Blue
@PaducahrusАй бұрын
60,200 views? My wife thinks I've watched it that many times already. Thank you for doing this! Who's the guy beside Prickett (that was him, right)? Tall dude.
@johnclevesjr6869
16 күн бұрын
It's not 60.2K views, it's 60.2K subscribers to the UK Sports Video KZread channel.
@Paducahrus
16 күн бұрын
@@johnclevesjr6869 Yes, I can read. It's now 106k views.
@donniebowers9263Ай бұрын
He is him
@FattmatttАй бұрын
Wish I seen rondo and wall get off that bus to
@terriingram6622
Ай бұрын
And Boogie
@TurdFerguson.
Ай бұрын
@@terriingram6622Boogie is already badmouthing UK and saying that we won’t get as much TV exposure as Arkansas now 😂 still love him tho
@terriingram6622
Ай бұрын
@@TurdFerguson. truthfully, that sounds like something he would say. But I still love his passion 💙
@bshayc79Ай бұрын
Man.. i really figured there would be enough people there to prob fill up the bottom. That turnout is amazing
@doctorfeelok8575Ай бұрын
Alan Cutler is looking more and more like Jerry Garcia every year.
@EdCatlett
Ай бұрын
yea and Jerry has been dead for years
@user-cq9td2ig4wАй бұрын
LFG!!!!!!!!
@jasonstockdale328Ай бұрын
🔵⚪️
@50Deuce502Ай бұрын
Looked like a Blue Trump Rally in there lol
@tacratt6091
Ай бұрын
😂👏🫶
@thomasabner9134Ай бұрын
I hope and pray he doesn't bend the knee, I'm now a BBN Basketball fan again. Now if we can get rid of that Stooped over knee bending Stoops, that would be even better.
@andychinn7674Ай бұрын
Why is there not any sound??
@bshayc79
Ай бұрын
Starts at 26:51
@EdCatlettАй бұрын
I wonder if Calipari's ego will ever let him admit he could have been adored like this until retirement if he had just done his job instead of his stupid 5 stars first strategy. And yea I said it that way because it was never players first. Anybody under a 5 star had to just deal with disappointment.
@tystarnes
Ай бұрын
If NBA draft picks were banners at Rupp arena we'd been set for life Cal lol.
@panteracfh2198Ай бұрын
Was that obrzut?
@nicholasruber1174
Ай бұрын
yes
@B-Eazy999
Ай бұрын
They wish
@Gldtr39Ай бұрын
30:54 26:36
@pmontyjaaaymes488Ай бұрын
He said Entitlement leads to sorrow and depression. He explained KY fans and they all cheered. 😂
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from a BYU alum...Pope's rise in the coaching ranks is truly astonishing. I wish him nothing but the best and you've just gained another Wildcat fan. I'll be cheering right along side ya'll. Go Coach Pope and go Kentucky Wildcats!
The spirit of Cawood Ledford is back. You can feel the energy changing. It's not about the NBA. It's about UK.
Being at rupp today was a experience i wont ever forget. Welcome home coach!
@teddystys
Ай бұрын
I live in sc so I couldn’t go :(
@loriesters7960
Ай бұрын
❤
@ripwatts373
Ай бұрын
L's up!!!
@panteracfh2198
Ай бұрын
What was Louisvilles record the last 2 yrs and over all against UK again?? @@ripwatts373
@teddystys
Ай бұрын
@@ripwatts373 L’s DOWNNNN
Not gonna lie....Dude had tears streaming down my face from the time he got off the bus and hosted the "96 plaque. I hope he has unprecedented success!!!!!!!!!!
@blublood22
Ай бұрын
Me 2 😂
@TheHargrovebr
Ай бұрын
I got misty when they pulled the bus in.
@JWCFB
Ай бұрын
Dude ya’ll need help.
@stephenandluisa
Ай бұрын
I hope he is the answer to your prayers! And thank you guys for your generosity to gift Calipari to us….
@B-Eazy999
Ай бұрын
@@JWCFBlmao be nice they were the ones calling the restaurant where Scott Drew was eating and tracking Joe Crafts jet around during the coaching search , they are truly special
UK knows how to have a pep rally! BBN will support Pope.
I took my son down from NKY and it was AMAZING!! An experience that we will never forget. Welcome Home Coach!!!
WOW! That was the most amazing performance of any coach I've seen, Mark Pope absolutely killed it. I'm a UK fan and I'm pumped! GO CATS!!!
Couches in Lexington are on high alert. 🔥🔥
UT fan here. Dude gets it. I've told my Vol fans here stop laughing at this hire as we have a big hire coming in next couple of years. It's not always the big name. I think you all nailed it. Looking forward to those UK UT games next season.
@tystarnes
Ай бұрын
Grats on your season as well. Elite 8 a good season. I think Tenn would have given Uconn a better game honestly.
@thetip.offpodcast
18 күн бұрын
@tystarnes appreciate man. We were so close. Can't seem to best Purdue. Our other best chance with Grant Williams and Admirals team they beat us in a close one too. Smh. I agree. I our guards would have challenged them a little more but man Uconn is soo good. Their offense is a well oiled machine.
@tystarnes
14 күн бұрын
@@thetip.offpodcast I agree. Don't worry as UK fan been more frustrating against the UConn Purdue machines at least Tennessee has had the better teams of late. As UK fan I admit that and I appreciate Cal early years 2012-2015 brought a title all those final 4s etc. But despite the COVID year Cal has fallen really bad he can do those exits Arkansas or etc but yea Kentucky wasn't going put up.with that forever even tho they wouldn't going fire him the 33$ million buyout I understand that. I'm assuming that lifetime contract was after 2012 or when Cal got offered the UCLA coaching job.
@MrRrusiii
14 күн бұрын
Thanks man. We've had some thriller games lately but I'm hoping this season we get to play yall in Nashville
And THAT, ladies and gentlemen, is HOW YOU WIN AN INTRODUCTORY PRESS CONFERENCE!
As a BYU fan, I think I speak for a lot of Cougar Nation saying how lucky we feel you are to have Coach Pope and how sad we are to see him go. The only thing we had to give us hope after the highly disappointing loss to Duquesne was the opportunity we saw in next season. We were really looking forward to the growth BYU could experience in the next few years with the leadership of Coach Pope. Sad time for the Cougars indeed.
@TurdSlinger
Ай бұрын
As a UK fan. I'm sorry pope got the call. Your team will find another pope I'm sure of it. Good luck. Will root for yall as well.
@sunshinegirlshop2311
Ай бұрын
@@TurdSlingerI know a lot of UK fans were not happy with this choice, but I think BYU fans might be even more upset-if that’s possible. 😉 I believe Pope is extremely hungry and desperately wants to prove himself at Kentucky. I don’t think you have anything to worry about. He will give it his all-and it might be just what Kentucky needs to get that next National championship.
@nawnaw1749
Ай бұрын
As a BYU fan, I’m glad he’s gone. He didn’t win anything of importance and won’t at Kentucky.
@TurdSlinger
Ай бұрын
@@sunshinegirlshop2311 I was definitely unhappy until I realized who he was. He played for UK, he won a championship at UK in 96. So he definitely bleeds blue. I still think we could of gotten a more skilled coach. But with his system and the kentucky name behind him. He will get way better players just because it's kentucky basketball.
@TurdSlinger
Ай бұрын
@@nawnaw1749 we will see.
Two wonderful statements coach Pope constantly used "We don't do that here" and " that's the Job, that's the assignment" Folks those are real fighting phrases...this coach is about kicking real ass. He's really wants to win EVERY GAME! HERE WE GO WILDCATS!!
@zackclark2265
Ай бұрын
I really absolutely hope he really proves to all the doubters wrong.
Nice to have a COLLEGE basketball coach again.
@GoatedAtNFS
Ай бұрын
been a while
@zackclark2265
Ай бұрын
I'm so beyond excited how this all goes. I just hope he can get a team ready before the season.
@B-Eazy999
Ай бұрын
Actually it’s been about 5 days since u had one with a tournament win calm down
Well, he definitely said all the right things. GO BIG BLUE!!
Thanks to my Dad and the '96 Championship team I've been a massive Kentucky fan for most of my life but to hear my Dad say he's excited about the basketball program again nearly brought me to tears. I'll forever be grateful to Calipari but Pope is the piece Kentucky has missed for several years now. The timing was perfect.
Don't know much about this guy, TBH, but dude absolutely killed the presser!!! Best of luck, and that's coming from a Tide fan
GO BIG BLUE!!! We are the king's of college basketball 🔵⚪️🏀☝️😼
Awesome. Just awesome. That was seriously like a religious experience. Go Big Blue!
What a breath of fresh air for Kentucky basketball to have excitement again! Calipari's constant disappointments have wore our fan base down.
He got my vote and my excitement is back!!!! It may be rough at the start but in the end we will be the team again!!!
Haters can't dampen the enthusiasm of anyone in BBN lol.... It was good to see Derek, Jeff, Tony, Richie and all the other former players show up for support. Mark Pope will work his ass off to deliver the expectations he has laid out. I'm excited about the upcoming season!
@TheHargrovebr
Ай бұрын
@@hilljack6765think he’s been out for a bit; I saw him at a game a couple years ago.
@allanh6667
Ай бұрын
I don't care if they skyped him from prison. Farmer made mistakes post basketball but I watched him and his brother Russ play at the state tournament and loved ever moment he wore the Kentucky jersey.
@B-Eazy999
Ай бұрын
@@hilljack6765spades
@8765Patricia
Ай бұрын
One of my favorite memories was Richie Farmer and Pitino talking out on the court and comparing Boston and eastern Kentucky accents. So much fun. I was smiling and laughing like I am tonight. ‘65 graduate with Adolph at Memorial Coliseum 😁💙
@jasonstockdale328
17 күн бұрын
@@allanh6667farmer was a high school legend. One of the best ever
What a dream come true. He's one of us
IM A POPE ADDICT!
Congrats Kentucky, I don't know anything about the guy's coaching but he definitely fits like a glove at Kentucky. You can tell he wants this bad.
This season is gonna be lit. What a time to become a student at 39…
@B-Eazy999
Ай бұрын
Ikr rumor is him and Mitch already purchased tickets to church camp in early March and welcomes everybody to come on out to see them and buy a few UK tee shirts and hats while ur there
I'm crying just watching this! I've bled blue for almost 60-years and the last several years have been so depressing and made me very sad. Well today is a new beginning, it's time to get back to the glory of Kentucky Basketball! I know Cawood is looking down on us with a big smile on his face!
Same here with the tears…it felt good ushering this change in for our KY WILDCATS!!!
Not gone lie, this was a nice entrance!!!😂
No matter what the future brings, I will always carry this moment in my heart. I live ten minutes from Rupp and go to most home games and was ready to get there early that day, but came down with covid the day of and stayed home. But looking at the pictures online of the crowd, seeing the videos, and watching it with my parents, I wasn't surprised that Kentuckians rallied to show our love for the Cats, even after a miserable few weeks, but I was surprised by Pope. I had never been more dejected than in that few weeks between the Oakland loss, Cal's absence and eventual radio appearance, the TV sham with Barnhart and then out of nowhere seeing him in red. Those few weeks felt like months. I was just starting the third grade when Cal got here, and now I'm graduating from UK. To go from that surreal, miserable stretch in limbo without a coach to where we are today has all been due to this guy's heart and his hustle. Love our coach.
@tystarnes
14 күн бұрын
I agree was time for a change as former player that 96 final 4 with UMass. 3 our coaches that game Patino, Calipari opposite teams now Pope a former ky player. No doubt a change was needed. Wishing Pope nothing but the best.
That was electric!!!! I’m fired up. He referenced pretty much every grievance we had with Calipari. 1. Losing SEC tournaments 2. Calling us Basketball Bennys 3. Putting players ahead of UK 4. Generally just not caring about winning lol I’m jacked to the tits to see what he can do.
I’ve seen tons of comments people saying Kentucky is doomed or washed, but selling out rupp for a press conference should say different to all those doubters
Great show buy most importantly a great coach.
I think the program is in good hands. 😎🔥
I don’t know what brick wall he needs me to run thru but point me in its direction. I’m all in.
@48sportszone31
Ай бұрын
Good Luck Coach #gocats
@B-Eazy999
Ай бұрын
Lmao😂
Hey Arkansas and all of college basketball!! That’s how you welcome a coach!! Don’t ever forget who runs this shit.
@cambmw93
Ай бұрын
UConn
@CR420.
Ай бұрын
@@cambmw93Natty Count? Kentuckys your daddy
@aviatinggamer9051
Ай бұрын
@@cambmw93😂 that’s why there’s a UConn fan stalking a Kentucky video huh? I wonder how many Kentucky fans were commenting on videos of UConn hiring Hurley… I’m thinking zero…
@cambmw93
Ай бұрын
@@CR420. a whole lot more than y'all since anyone actually watched basketball lol.
@chadaaserude3511
Ай бұрын
Still bringing up your ex? Time to move on...
Mark’s time at UK is the end of the beginning of my fan status. I became a fan of the team during 1992, and Mark Pope’s 1996 team brought the program into brilliance from the 1992 low. I am very excited to see what he does as UK head coach. It’s so fantastic to have him back!!
Awesome stuff. Congrats Mark.
I hope Reed comes back
@walkinphoenix45
Ай бұрын
Me too. But i don’t think he is though. There was a moment during the introduction between Pope and Jeff after Mark said the name “Sheppards”. When the camera zoomed in on Jeff, you could see him saying “That wasn’t good.”
@TurdFerguson.
Ай бұрын
@@walkinphoenix45good thing Jeff won’t be the one making the decision 😂
Mark may not succeed, but it won’t be because he doesn’t love Kentucky and wants what is best for the University and fan base! I am very excited for the next chapter in the history of Kentucky basketball! I believe he will do well! The BBN made him proud today! I doubt there’s ever been a crowd like that in the history of college basketball for a press conference! Go big Blue!
@SSingh-ok6dn
Ай бұрын
Yes, Michigan fan here. I'ts nice for introductory press conferences but does not translate into success in college hoops...exhibit A Juwan Howard. He actually cried for half of his presser a couple years ago!
That is no question the best press y from the best team in the NATION! Go Big Blue 💙
so glad to be thru with Cal. Welcome home Mark!
@ebhsports6251
Ай бұрын
A lot of people feel the same way.
I'm sold
It was amazing being in there with BBN filling every seat. Pumped for Kentucky Basketball in April!!! Go cats!
Welcome back Captain....BBN
He is gonna be great. I’m a cards fan but I like uk’s new coach. True wildcat !!
@B-Eazy999
Ай бұрын
I bet u do and I don’t blame u if I was a Louisville ,Kansas ,Duke or an outside SEC team fan I’d absolutely love the hire also
Welcome coach to your family so proud to have you all
TBH, when I first saw that Mark Pope was our new coach, I immediately thought "Oh no. I hope this isn't our Kenny Payne moment." But now, I'm all in! This may be what BBN needed. I know he's got the passion, I just hope he's successful LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOO!
Honestly I was unsure of this hire but with all the support he's getting from everyone if he can do it and all the support will see what he can do give him a shot has a good chance
The assignment is to win final fours in March! Champions in April.
This is a hell of a press conference 🔥 Can’t do nothing but wish him the best
Now THAT'S HOW you make an entrance!
Thank you!!
Arkansas had 500 show up for cal, I told my cat, kitty that's how u know who Kentucky fans are. The greatest fan base in world. Man pope, gonna make it so much better. Joe.b up there smiling high fiving. Bill keightly.
@arthaliontir14
Ай бұрын
Was it even that many? I thought under 200
@johnclevesjr6869
16 күн бұрын
Mike Pratt and Cawood as well!
amazing, the start of a new Era, The arm chair coaches are in trouble, they need to go back to rooting for Louisville. Get ready for a team that will play outstanding offense and outstanding defense and not worry about 1 and done
I would run through a brick wall for Pope right now....I'm juiced.He has already brung me back to a time that I had forgot I got numb to Kentucky basketball watched numbly we lost in a tournament I use to not sleep when I cared...I lost that with John I lost it that passion..... it's finally back!
holy shit that was insane...
That was one of the most awesome experiences of my fan life! I grew tired of cal and hadn’t been to rupp since 2012. Quit watching the cats in 2017. It was a welcoming home for me as well.
@kimmie-kat
Ай бұрын
Come on back into the BBN 💙
@gkniffen
Ай бұрын
I had thrown in the towel too. Not gonna lie. I've missed it. ❤
@B-Eazy999
Ай бұрын
In other words u jumped ship when they were down
@garyjrsonny
Ай бұрын
@@B-Eazy999 I was boycotting Calipari. I have been waiting on this moment for almost 10 years.
I'll run through hell and back for this man.
@johnclevesjr6869
16 күн бұрын
in a "gasoline suit" a la Pete Rose?🤔🤣
I am a Louisville fan, but I will say Kentucky made the right hire. Mark Pope checks all the boxes for what you should want in a coach. He has a very high basketball IQ and is a great strategist. If you look at Mark Pope's resume, then you will see progressive improvement throughout. This past year was his first year in the Big 12, and he finished in the top half of the conference and had some impressive wins. This tells me Mark Pope will do well in the SEC. Honestly, I think the SEC is a tougher league than the Big 12 overall.
@TheRealSpenco
Ай бұрын
and no tourney wins. This is a bad hire for us. Everyone is just coping
@GoatedAtNFS
Ай бұрын
@@TheRealSpencotbf, Hubert Davis had 0 tourney wins too
@kimmie-kat
Ай бұрын
I’m wishing Louisvilles new coach the best also.
@mikehawk9902
Ай бұрын
@@TheRealSpenco I am not sure how much weight that should carry, because he has spent most of his career coaching in non-power conferences. Meaning, even if he had won his conference tournament, he would be going in as a lower seed. He went in as a 6 seed this year and lost to an 11 seed, but that should not be concerning. Usually 6 vs. 11 games can go either way. Not to mention, Duquesne was under seeded.
@mikehawk9902
Ай бұрын
@@kimmie-kat I really think both Louisville and Kentucky made great hires. I really think the rivalry will be better than it has been in a long time. I really thought Louisville was going to look at Mark Pope, but I think they decided not to, because he stated very clearly he wanted to coach at Kentucky.
He needs to get more former UK players/teammates on board to succeed. And get as many in-state talent as possible ; Reed IS NOT a fluke.
@tj3742
Ай бұрын
Isn't a ton of talent in Kentucky high school basketball not D1 talent anyways
@kalacia4568
Ай бұрын
@@tj3742considering how much better reed performed compared to everyone ranked way higher than him, its worth a shot to recruit more in state talent
@B-Eazy999
Ай бұрын
@@tj3742u are exactly right Reed is the highest recruit in 25 yrs
@tj3742
Ай бұрын
@@B-Eazy999 rondo
To paraphrase the title of a song by .38 Special, Mark Pope is "Back Where He Belongs"! #GOBIGBLUE!
With Pope we can hope again!! GO CATS!!!!!
The assignment is to win final fours in March! Champions in April. We we're up seven when Pope got fouled lol. He's gonna do fine in Lexington
Pat Kelsey and Mark Pope definitely will bring the energy and offense in this rivalry. I’m a Louisville fan, but I definitely like Mark Pope better than Cal, and this will be a GREAT rivalry game this season
@B-Eazy999
Ай бұрын
I bet u do I would too as a Louisville fan , PK was a great hire btw
@johnclevesjr6869
16 күн бұрын
In Rupp, mind you!
I have never felt so much true raw emotions for none of the other coaches that's been at UK . And I don't only think Mark is going to be at UK for a long time...im predicting he retires at UK . And people this is the difference in coaches that kinda cares about winning verses Been a winner ever since he first set foot on UK turf . And he's just All around a good man and has a very beautiful family and he's the first person I've ever heard say that he understands the system and knows how it works and he does because he was there when him and the other ones carried that big Beautiful National Title right through Rupp Arena. I know what's coming and everyone should be very very happy that UK hired him and im gonna be one to admit a bad mistake and when I kept seeing and hearing that he was going to be our next coach I shook my head and said this has to be a joke and I said that because I haven't watched a Kentucky Ballgame in about 10 years or so. I just stayed upset and my health means more than a ball game and dying with a stroke or heart attack and it was bound to happen if I hadn't quit watching them. And even then I was already on 4 different Blood pressure pills and I finally just quit watching them especially after it was pretty obvious that Coach Cal was more of a NBA scout and recruiter than a coach . So now I just take 1 BP pill and im ready to Go Cats ❤
The resume starts this season! I don't care about the past, I wanna know the future that should have nothing but Ws in it. That Kentucky you wear across your chest means more than what it says.
Great start!
Section 212! Best experience I’ve had in all my times at Rupp Arena
I am a Louisville fan, and I have a few questions for Kentucky fans. Would you rather hire Scott Drew for A LOT more money and run the risk of him not going to a Final Four and/or winning an NCAA championship while at Kentucky? It's very likely that Scott Drew has already hit the peak of his coaching career. Danny Hurley? Same question. It could be the case that Danny Hurley continues to be a huge success at UCONN, but do you think that necessarily means he would come to Kentucky and be successful? What if you had hired Danny Hurley for even more money than you would have paid Scott Drew, and he had already hit his peak? I would much rather pay a coach like Mark Pope less money and catch him on the rise, because his resume seems to indicate that he is on the rise. The same could be said for Louisville's hire of PK. Louisville should have NEVER been looking at Scott Drew and Dusty May.
@garylawson1440
Ай бұрын
I was so scared we were going to hire one of those guys. I did not want either of them here. This was the guy I wanted. I want him here because he wants to be here.
@B-Eazy999
Ай бұрын
We paid Mark the same as we would have had to be pay Drew , he’s the 5th highest paid coach in college with a 5 yr deal no money saved
Go Big Blue!!! 💙
Ngl I teared up a few times 😅
This is what Midnight Madness should return to!!!
My only regret is that I had to work! Otherwise, I would've been in Lexington if not in The House That Rupp Built!
Welcome home
Coach Pope you'll be just fine
Let's get #9
I see a bunch of good talent with the 96 team that could help with this coaching staff, I’m looking at you Shepherd, Feldhouse and others.
Man @espn need to air this #espn
BYU will miss you
Whenever he said “we get to be Sheppards” and the camera panned on Jeff you could see him say “that wasn’t good”… I think that says a lot about if Reed will be back next year
@daproyaknow7056
Ай бұрын
@@user-rj7sm6sw6oReed a top 5 pick...HE GONE!!!!
@SeanBrown-wh5hy
Ай бұрын
@@user-rj7sm6sw6o I think Jeff already knows Reed is leaving and that’s why he said it
@TheRealSpenco
Ай бұрын
@@ammocan2796 he'll make that at Arkansas unfortunately.
@justinhogue510
Ай бұрын
Thank pick his assistant coach Jeff just not 100 percent on board with it yet
@walkinphoenix45
Ай бұрын
Yeah I saw that too. Reed is gone. To some, money means more than anything else.
Mark The Pope
Aint gonna lie was disappointed when news broke that pope was getting job...I wanted the big name...however after this press conference he makes me want to run though a brick wall .....Go Big Blue
60,200 views? My wife thinks I've watched it that many times already. Thank you for doing this! Who's the guy beside Prickett (that was him, right)? Tall dude.
@johnclevesjr6869
16 күн бұрын
It's not 60.2K views, it's 60.2K subscribers to the UK Sports Video KZread channel.
@Paducahrus
16 күн бұрын
@@johnclevesjr6869 Yes, I can read. It's now 106k views.
He is him
Wish I seen rondo and wall get off that bus to
@terriingram6622
Ай бұрын
And Boogie
@TurdFerguson.
Ай бұрын
@@terriingram6622Boogie is already badmouthing UK and saying that we won’t get as much TV exposure as Arkansas now 😂 still love him tho
@terriingram6622
Ай бұрын
@@TurdFerguson. truthfully, that sounds like something he would say. But I still love his passion 💙
Man.. i really figured there would be enough people there to prob fill up the bottom. That turnout is amazing
Alan Cutler is looking more and more like Jerry Garcia every year.
@EdCatlett
Ай бұрын
yea and Jerry has been dead for years
LFG!!!!!!!!
🔵⚪️
Looked like a Blue Trump Rally in there lol
@tacratt6091
Ай бұрын
😂👏🫶
I hope and pray he doesn't bend the knee, I'm now a BBN Basketball fan again. Now if we can get rid of that Stooped over knee bending Stoops, that would be even better.
Why is there not any sound??
@bshayc79
Ай бұрын
Starts at 26:51
I wonder if Calipari's ego will ever let him admit he could have been adored like this until retirement if he had just done his job instead of his stupid 5 stars first strategy. And yea I said it that way because it was never players first. Anybody under a 5 star had to just deal with disappointment.
@tystarnes
Ай бұрын
If NBA draft picks were banners at Rupp arena we'd been set for life Cal lol.
Was that obrzut?
@nicholasruber1174
Ай бұрын
yes
@B-Eazy999
Ай бұрын
They wish
30:54 26:36
He said Entitlement leads to sorrow and depression. He explained KY fans and they all cheered. 😂
should have put #41 on the jersey....
As a BYU fan, we traded up. Enjoy
Coach broke out the denim jersey
@TurdFerguson.
Ай бұрын
I still have a replica in my closet
Fired in 3 seasons