He's putting the hard sell on Chandler and his family.
Showing up at the airport to welcome Collin home seems intrusive. Even brought a giant UK flag.
Pope is not going to risk Chandler changing his mind, which he probably already has. Who would want to play basketball at Kentucky when they could play at BYU. It doesn't make sense.
I don't know if Chandler's family was impressed or not. They shouldn't be. Pope is grandstanding.