BYU hasn’t been a legit Big12 squad before. Pope will compete against the difference makers we *need*

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Apr 21, 2024
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WP17 King of the Kenai

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Time

Saunders visiting Kentucky

1manwolfpack

Apr 21, 5:55pm

RE: Saunders visiting Kentucky

DieHarder

Apr 21, 5:55pm

Hey Pope....

WJCougar

Apr 21, 5:57pm

Pope thanks BYU in the morning and then stabs them in the back that night. 😂

westsidecoug

Apr 21, 6:23pm

Just proves Pope cannot recruit. Every Kentucky recruit bailed and the only...

WJCougar

Apr 21, 7:17pm

Pope is an excellent recruiter. He’s only been at Kentucky 8 days. Chill.

JoeExotic

Apr 21, 7:28pm

RE: Saunders visiting Kentucky

VirginiaPeanut

Apr 21, 5:58pm

Pope: “Richie, our relationship at BYU meant a lot to me”. *hits send on nice

DieHarder

Apr 21, 5:58pm

RE: Saunders visiting Kentucky

ConnCoug

Apr 21, 5:59pm

RE: Saunders visiting Kentucky

Rusty Crab Daddy

Apr 21, 6:01pm

Well at least he won't have a special feeling at UK. BYU has one.

Dark Forest Green

Apr 21, 6:05pm

Host provided by UK

Born2Fish

Apr 21, 6:05pm

Where is everyone saying Kentucky would never take him?

whoneedscorners?

Apr 21, 6:06pm

Who sad that?

Conan

Apr 21, 6:21pm

RE: Saunders visiting Kentucky

pegushin

Apr 21, 6:06pm

Kentucky is in trouble if they're banking on BYU transfers.

shoganai

Apr 21, 6:08pm

Byu had a top 20 kenpom team last year

JoeExotic

Apr 21, 6:19pm

And yet a first round exit.

JohnnyC

Apr 21, 6:22pm

It was a single game

JoeExotic

Apr 21, 6:25pm

Against a lower tier basketball team.

WJCougar

Apr 21, 7:19pm

Yes. That’s why it’s called March madness

JoeExotic

Apr 22, 3:12am

JohnnyC, I think two of Pope's weaknesses were

BYUJoJo

Apr 21, 6:46pm

You are probably correct on this.

JohnnyC

Apr 21, 7:27pm

Kentucky considers seasons a failure if they don't make at least the Elite 8 and

shoganai

Apr 21, 6:58pm

Duh. That’s why he’s not offering the entire BYU team

JoeExotic

Apr 21, 7:00pm

It kills me that these folks think that tearing down our own players is a good

whoneedscorners?

Apr 21, 7:06pm

I don't consider a realistic relative evaluation of talent to be "tearing down"

shoganai

Apr 21, 8:17pm

I’m sorry man, but you don’t know basketball if you think that

whoneedscorners?

Apr 21, 11:32pm

BYU bench players in this case

thewaterboy

Apr 21, 6:57pm

Said it before and I’ll say again- mark Pope at Kentucky is bad for BYU. Hope he loses every game.

WP17

Apr 21, 6:09pm

This doesn't show anything. If Pope had no connection to Saunders, he wouldn't

spidercoug

Apr 21, 6:35pm

He’s a member of the church at a blue blood. Saunders or any blue chip LDS kid fives him a look. Just like Bronco

WP17

Apr 21, 6:54pm

Virginia and BYU are also in the same recruiting level. Kentucky is not. Look at

spidercoug

Apr 21, 6:59pm

BYU hasn’t been a legit Big12 squad before. Pope will compete against the difference makers we *need*

WP17

Apr 21, 7:02pm

Name a difference maker besides Chandler BYU got that would succeed at Kentucky

spidercoug

Apr 21, 7:04pm

NIL is the bigger issue not Pope.

spidercoug

Apr 21, 7:05pm

Again, BYU’s pool is shifting. And Pope will pull bench players who would start at BYU.

WP17

Apr 21, 7:35pm

Not really. BYU still has lots of recruiting obstacles. Maybe once every 5 years

spidercoug

Apr 21, 8:02pm

I wish I was as sanguine as you. I think our top targets will be Pope’s bench targets. Every year

WP17

Apr 21, 8:18pm

Which hurts a LOT because those are players who can be huge difference makers

ConnCoug

Apr 21, 8:41pm

There is and will be overlap for the LDS recruit who is also top 50 or so nation

ConnCoug

Apr 21, 7:12pm

Like I said NIL will be the bigger issue and if Pope does go to more team

spidercoug

Apr 21, 7:15pm

People that are saying that he couldn't make it at Kentucky.

archie

Apr 21, 6:55pm

That's the reason he needs players from BYU. He has an entire roster to fill.

spidercoug

Apr 21, 7:01pm

Not only that, haven’t we been claiming the Big 12 is the best CBB conference?

Metallicat

Apr 21, 7:03pm

It’s not just about Saunders. It’s about any and every highly rated LDS talent

Metallicat

Apr 21, 6:59pm

RE: It’s not just about Saunders. It’s about any and every highly

spidercoug

Apr 21, 7:01pm

If Pope can only recruit Mormon players he is in BIG trouble.

WJCougar

Apr 21, 7:20pm

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squints

Apr 21, 6:12pm

Because he genuinely thinks Richie can help them win

Zombre

Apr 21, 6:14pm

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squints

Apr 21, 6:15pm

If I’m Pope, Saunders is the one BYU guy I want.

Kdubb

Apr 21, 6:17pm

RE: Saunders visiting Kentucky

Stucoug83

Apr 21, 6:20pm

It's sad that Richie won't get a chance to meet any of his potential teammates ...there aren't any. Please proceed

CLCougar

Apr 21, 6:24pm

Is Pope going to promise to not play him enough minutes there too?

ImRonBurgundy?

Apr 21, 6:26pm

Yep....already guaranteed him coming off the bench 🙂

WJCougar

Apr 21, 7:20pm

Kentucky insiders like him as a “role player”

CougarCanuck76

Apr 21, 6:32pm

Well....they dont have any starters at the moment.

WJCougar

Apr 21, 7:21pm

Of course that will change. It's still Kentucky.

CougarCanuck76

Apr 22, 12:11pm

Richie must not care if he a starter. He didn't START at BYU, with Pope

BYUJoJo

Apr 21, 6:42pm

It’s all about the $$$$ get paid now worry about anything else later

kotacoug

Apr 21, 6:46pm

6th man at Kentucky would be sweet for him. They will love him there. We will

Stucoug83

Apr 21, 6:49pm

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