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Could you name any of the married ones?

And Grandmama didn't even want the tickets as she wasn't even a Bulls fan! For some reason she's nuts about the Charlotte Hornets! Which kinda I was when I was little but in that case (as well as me liking local-ish Don Mattingly later) I was very much a "player-first" fan (fan of the player and then whatever team he happens to play for) in the sense that I really liked Rex Chapman (local hero; though interestingly I eventually went to his rival's high school!) and just so happened to get some Hornets stuff for Christmas at the time as a result. And my aunt believe it or not went to Apollo High with Rex!

His inaugural address (at 38:40)...yes folks, we sold out Rupp Arena for a press conference.

Of Kentucky Bourbon? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky_Tavern

I think they will be. He's exactly the KENTUCKY FIRST "name on front, not on back" coach we so desperately need. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Pope http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/statistics/Players/Pope_Mark.html

No he was pushed out because he got too obsessed with sending one year wonders into the NBA (half of whom are probably only marginally qualified at best and another year or two of seasoning would've only helped). I know we can count on our Holiness (hee hee) to put KENTUCKY FIRST.

Yes indeed, we have a pope! https://ukathletics.com/news/2024/04/12/mark-pope-named-head-coach-of-kentucky-mens-basketball/ Now this is someone we can count on to put KENTUCKY FIRST. I hope the first thing he does it take down all those damn "look at all these guys who went to the NBA!" and replace those displays with true UK legends. For example his 1996 teammate and Final Four MVP Tony Delk.

Don't be a smart ass We refers to Big Blue Nation, just like my late wife was a member of Red Sox Nation. Both of us born and raised as such, respectively. Plus I do hold two BA's from UK. But anyway, this is rather a dark horse (unexpected) candidate but if this does indeed pan out, I think this is an excellent choice for someone we can count on to put KENTUCKY FIRST and it'd be really cute/fun to call him His Holiness (yes I did that when he was on our 1996 champs; wow what a team that was, we were practically invincible in most of those games)! https://kentucky.rivals.com/news/report-uk-close-to-making-mark-pope-new-coach

I got to see the almost total eclipse in 2017 and still had the special glasses left over from it...but even I forgot all about the breeze that happens when it started to get dark!

Are you sure that glove doesn't fit? Are you sure you're sure?

Honestly your guess is as good as mine. Billy Donovan has sometimes been floated around (he was one of our asst's in the 90s) but I'm not sure if he was ever interested TBH. I can't believe there are a few that actually want Benerick Pitino back *shudders* I am hoping it will be someone who was in someway connected with UK or at least our state.

Boy do I feel bad for women's basketball...it must be so BORING when it's just UConn, Tennessee (back when they had Pat Summit), and everyone else. Not to mention they don't have nearly as many upsets/Cinderellas.

My point is though winning alone is not enough. He must exhibit all those other things as well.

You know this isn't just any coaching job. This job is for the finest college basketball team (in terms of overall history) in all the land. Paraphrasing this scene from King Ralph, to be UK's basketball coach is a responsibility like no other in the Commonwealth (yes even more than being our governor) and like few others outside of it. He must become a symbol of all that is best about our basketball team, UK, and the Commonwealth of Kentucky in general. An embodiment of our history, our culture, our morality, our pride, our ideal of basketball and UK excellence. He must in the harsh light of public 24/7 social media and Internet scrutiny exhibit all of UK basketball's virtues and none of its shortcomings. Indeed there is much much MUCH more to being our coach than just drawing X's and O's and blowing a whistle. And I don't know if "a God's burden to bear" is quite right but it's close enough.

No no no no, I'm not saying you can't have some one year wonders, just not this whole obsession with getting guys in the NBA like Cal did. Our next guy must be KENTUCKY...FIRST. And for God's sake I hope he takes down all those stupid "all these UK players who got into the NBA" and instead puts up displays honoring true UK legends...the ones who became that for what they did as a Wildcat.