Hiring Mark Pope would force Kentucky basketball to swallow some humble pie
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• Arkansas got John Calipari, and Kentucky got served humility. UK reportedly plans to hire Mark Pope. His top coaching achievement? A first-round NCAA exit. • Kentucky fans wanted John Calipari gone. They got their wish. What they didn't get was Billy Donovan, Scott Drew or Dan Hurley. • Mark Pope's BYU Cougars lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to Duquesne. In the hours and days after Kentucky’s first-round NCAA tournament loss to Oakland, Big Blue Nation unleashed an unrelenting battle cry for athletic director Mitch Barnhart...
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