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<blockquote data-quote="GTRX7" data-source="post: 1007388" data-attributes="member: 1045"><p>The idea that Cal was hindered by UK is laughable. Cal absolutely had lost a lot of support in his last years from fans and boosters, but that was 100% Cal's own fault. He alienated the primary boosters by pushing them aside and ignoring them, he alienated the fans by constantly talking down to them despite increasingly worse results, and he alienated the administration and basically had zero relationship with the AD at the end. He clearly felt it was more important to win "his own way" than to adapt. It seemed he relished in proving his own fans "wrong" instead of adapting and being in it with them. The idea that the administration was the one forcing him to still play primarily with 1-and-dones in 2024 is, quite frankly, ludicrous. That was all Cal. And he had six more freshman commits lined up for next season ready to run it all back again (with what was almost certainly going to be a worse team than this year). He also refused the university's general NIL and started his own basketball collective that has largely failed. At the heart of it, UK's fans are the biggest reason the program is as massive as it is, and he basically threw all that away and took it for granted in the later years.</p><p></p><p>Again, 15 years is a long time. Sometimes relationships just sour and changes need to be made and a new voice is needed in the locker room and to the fans. I think this is a win for everyone, including Cal, Kentucky, and Arkansas. I can't say I am overwhelmed with the Pope hire. In fact, I was really disappointed when it was first announced. But I am still more optimistic than I was for another Cal run next season. Leaves to be seen if Pope will succeed, but he will certainly galvanize the boosters and the fanbase in a way we haven't seen in a while under Cal. The amount of NIL that has already been raised to support him is pretty clear evidence of that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GTRX7, post: 1007388, member: 1045"] The idea that Cal was hindered by UK is laughable. Cal absolutely had lost a lot of support in his last years from fans and boosters, but that was 100% Cal's own fault. He alienated the primary boosters by pushing them aside and ignoring them, he alienated the fans by constantly talking down to them despite increasingly worse results, and he alienated the administration and basically had zero relationship with the AD at the end. He clearly felt it was more important to win "his own way" than to adapt. It seemed he relished in proving his own fans "wrong" instead of adapting and being in it with them. The idea that the administration was the one forcing him to still play primarily with 1-and-dones in 2024 is, quite frankly, ludicrous. That was all Cal. And he had six more freshman commits lined up for next season ready to run it all back again (with what was almost certainly going to be a worse team than this year). He also refused the university's general NIL and started his own basketball collective that has largely failed. At the heart of it, UK's fans are the biggest reason the program is as massive as it is, and he basically threw all that away and took it for granted in the later years. Again, 15 years is a long time. Sometimes relationships just sour and changes need to be made and a new voice is needed in the locker room and to the fans. I think this is a win for everyone, including Cal, Kentucky, and Arkansas. I can't say I am overwhelmed with the Pope hire. In fact, I was really disappointed when it was first announced. But I am still more optimistic than I was for another Cal run next season. Leaves to be seen if Pope will succeed, but he will certainly galvanize the boosters and the fanbase in a way we haven't seen in a while under Cal. The amount of NIL that has already been raised to support him is pretty clear evidence of that. [/QUOTE]
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