[Old School Hound]

You have to win this game if you are Mark Pope. He has already done so much to turn the page and get fans on his side by his interviews, taking photos after games, saying the right things, oh and beating Duke, Louisville, and Tennessee already this season. But for the fan base to fully get closure and put the Calipari chapter to rest you have to win this game. This game is at Rupp, the crowd is going to be crazy, Arkansas is 1-6 and just lost Boogie Fland for the season. Whether we are fully healthy or not we have to find a way.

I also am hoping that the crowd is on fire, and they cheer as loud as possible. But I really hope they don't boo Cal. He coached here for 15 years and gave us some of the best years in our school's history. He won over 400 games, numerous finals fours, elite 8s, SEC championships, and dominated Louisville. Even though it was absolutely time to move on he still deserves a lot of love and respect.

Unless  Pope  publicly pleads for a nice welcoming for Cal, the boos will rein down from the rafters of Rupp. Think about how awful of a guy uncle Adolph was. And yet Big Blue Madness is going send a chorus of boos in Cal's direction? I hope for class, as well, but I'm not expecting it. KY fans heartily booed Aaron Bradshaw in MSG, for goodness sakes.