I mean that was cringey. But it was during his first stint here as an assistant

Jan 4, 2025
1:26:13pm

BYUHawk All-American

coach for some big Kentucky reunion thing for a team he played on. Did he really die to you before he even started his stint as HC at BYU?

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It makes no sense why people dislike Mark Pope on here and want him to fail

ChubbyMoose

Jan 4, 9:34am

LDS recruits is the top reason. If he is very successful, he will be our #1 competition for LDS recruits

TADOW

Jan 4, 9:35am

Kevin Young is showing we don’t need to get all the top LDS recruits to compete

CougfromtheSouth

Jan 4, 9:37am

I think we still need them. If nothing else, so Utah doesn't.

CoogsWin

Jan 4, 9:47am

As a general rule I’m all for hitting the LDS talent pool hard. But if you look

CougfromtheSouth

Jan 4, 9:59am

Huh? Did you watch today's game? Young is showing we need every top recruit we

Mitty

Jan 4, 3:06pm

“We suck” we’ll see man. I do believe we’re a pretty good team. Had a bad game.

CougfromtheSouth

Jan 4, 3:52pm

Because if you want what’s best for BYU you don’t want him to overly succeed and take top LDS talent. Makes perfect sens

RdF3

Jan 4, 9:38am

Plus he left byu without ever accomplishing an ncaa tournament win OR a conference championship. Good riddance

RdF3

Jan 4, 9:40am

BYU DUDE 1984

Jan 4, 10:15am

He had a preexisting relationship with chandler. Basketball is different than

cougarfann888

Jan 4, 5:44pm

It’s not that he left that bugs people, it’s how he left. And I don’t want him

rivercitycoug

Jan 4, 9:38am

How should he have left? Not being sarcastic, serious question

macdizzle

Jan 4, 9:44am

Meeting one or more of your stated goals?

CoogsWin

Jan 4, 9:50am

So your concern is about what he accomplished while here vs how he left?

macdizzle

Jan 4, 10:00am

He should have been a professional. There were several high profile moves at the

rivercitycoug

Jan 4, 9:53am

THIS! Once again, it's not that he left, but how he left. Not only did he say

jaba166

Jan 4, 12:18pm

Go look at Cody Feuger’s Twitter the day he was announced to Kentucky

JKLCoug

Jan 4, 2:20pm

Maybe thank BYU for the opportunity (its the only reason he is at kentucky rn)

KYU

Jan 4, 2:35pm

When you leave a job there is no expectation that your former employer still

maYbe

Jan 4, 9:39am

Why would the former employer dislike that employee? Especially when the former

SUAVO

Jan 4, 9:44am

It's not unusual for companies to escort you out when leaving for a competitor.

maYbe

Jan 4, 9:54am

Agreed, but the OP was asking why people dislike him

SUAVO

Jan 4, 10:14am

Except that the former employee attempted to hire away our top employees.

Les IsMore

Jan 4, 11:48am

Like all employers do, including our current employer

SUAVO

Jan 4, 11:54am

Judgement day excuse. "...but everyone does it..."

Les IsMore

Jan 4, 12:14pm

Lol, except this is all part of the game, no rules were broken. Comparing this

SUAVO

Jan 4, 2:29pm

If all things are equal, I think a LDS kids choose BYU over Kentucky….

JohnnyC

Jan 4, 9:44am

I don't care how he does. Not sad if they struggle, not upset if they do well.

CSoul

Jan 4, 9:45am

Pope is a good coach who represents the Church well. Why wouldn't we want all

Agaricus

Jan 4, 9:54am

I agree with this. Good LDS coaches at top programs is a good thing for the

CougfromtheSouth

Jan 4, 10:00am

And some of us don't care. We knew who Pope was when he came. Meh.

Acorn

Jan 4, 10:03am

And who was he? A competitive basketball coach that wants to win where he’s at?

Polecat

Jan 4, 3:25pm

I wish Pope success, unless we play them.

pittsburghcoug

Jan 4, 10:04am

Did nothing other than run a competitive team in WCC

scrambled egg

Jan 4, 10:16am

Pope showed no class in his exit

BYU DUDE 1984

Jan 4, 10:17am

Because he’s a used car salesman who lies to people

Zombre

Jan 4, 10:19am

What were the lies?

SUAVO

Jan 4, 10:26am

Expand BYU and lds coaching presence. He’s a good dude. People are too

Hammurabi

Jan 4, 10:20am

Probably did the best single year of coaching ever for Y last year.

HeyU

Jan 4, 10:20am

It was phenomenal. Actually built belief that KY and recruits could build on

Hammurabi

Jan 4, 10:26am

Regular season, yes.

porl thompson

Jan 4, 10:32am

True, I’m talking a season as a whole. Tourney = 1 game

HeyU

Jan 4, 12:12pm

Not even close.

Les IsMore

Jan 4, 11:51am

Name a better

HeyU

Jan 4, 12:11pm

In Florida the past week and been pulled aside by Kentucky fans super

BYU '80

Jan 4, 10:33am

A little losing and that will change - little margin for error at UK

Jersey hunter

Jan 4, 11:36am

How many truly dislike him and want him to fail?

cajuncoug

Jan 4, 11:19am

I’m with you. He’ll always be a BYU guy to me. No perfect playbook for exits.

Hammurabi

Jan 4, 11:28am

But there is a playbook for winning a conference champ or an ncaa game at byu but Pope didn’t have access to either.

RdF3

Jan 4, 11:37am

I don't want UK to succeed, regardless of who is the coach

Les IsMore

Jan 4, 11:45am

I appreciate him. He did a lot for BYU. But I won’t cheer for him. He coaches

Mot

Jan 4, 11:48am

Who?

OldFogey

Jan 4, 11:49am

You said no reason. The way Pope left is THE reason.

KYU

Jan 4, 12:43pm

He left and took players with him.

Muscle IQ

Jan 4, 12:43pm

When he did that cringy C A T S chant in the Marriott center he died to me

Sircumference

Jan 4, 1:02pm

I mean that was cringey. But it was during his first stint here as an assistant

BYUHawk

Jan 4, 1:26pm

What? I'm not bitter at all but I recognize he's a competitor for recruits.

Mitty

Jan 4, 3:05pm

Go cheer him then. Don’t tell other people how to fan. BYU fans stink

DreamerCoug

Jan 4, 3:49pm

I don’t have to cheer for him at all. Just like KW or BM. They WERE Cougars

Thrill

Jan 4, 7:34pm

I don’t think the point was that you have to cheer for them…

Hammurabi

Jan 4, 7:44pm

It literally says that in the post.

Thrill

Jan 5, 1:53am

Too short didn’t read! 🙂

Hammurabi

Jan 5, 12:32pm

Love Pope. Hope he succeeds at KU

Coug Dude

Jan 4, 10:32pm

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