He was a Kentucky guy first and a whoever pays him to coach guy second, which is

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Nov 4, 2024
4:25:37pm

bluescholar All-American

fine. I don't think he feels any special connection to BYU.

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bluescholar

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The thing about ky above his nba time….he is real or at least seems real. Let’s

Idacoug

4:15pm

I enjoy KY's style but I also liked Pope's energy. No reason to denigrate Pope

Archaea

4:20pm

Nah, he was fake and it showed. When he was our used car salesman, we stomached

fbguru

4:32pm

I never felt that way. He was sincere and promoted BYU very positively.

Archaea

4:35pm

"Used car salesman" is exactly how a former player friend of mine described him.

fredgarvin

4:36pm

My post was not a denigration but more of a contrast

Idacoug

4:35pm

I don't get the used care salesman label. He was energetic

Archaea

4:39pm

That’s fine. we disagree.

Idacoug

4:49pm

Yup, and I think donors felt the same way. Checkbook suddenly open.

tacallaway

4:20pm

He rubbed a few wrongly but he also did well with others. The real issue wasn't

Archaea

4:21pm

He was a Kentucky guy first and a whoever pays him to coach guy second, which is

bluescholar

4:25pm

I agree, that was biggest issue. Pope wasn't quiet about being a UK guy.

tacallaway

4:27pm

You can still believe that while loving your first love.

Archaea

4:35pm

Eh, I'd agree if the way he left wasn't so ridiculous.

tacallaway

4:38pm

BYU fans can be a hypersensitive lot.

Archaea

4:39pm

He just seemed to me to be more about himself than the players. KY gives off

Bluforever

4:25pm

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