[Cactus Jack]

Roster isn't set so this will be a little difficult at exactly this moment, but what finish would you need to consider next season a success for Kentucky?

For me, getting in the NCAA Tournament is a win, and anything else is gravy.

[Bluecat]

I agree Jack. Getting his system in place is key. If they can haver a good run and make the tournament I think that is a success. I think we will start to see rosters with players who play multiple seasons. Key this year will be to get some good players out of the portal and build the new system.

[Cactus Jack]

I think that the only way that we start looking at more than that as the floor is if Sheppard, Thiero, and Ivisic all return and we get Jaxson Robinson and some major help out of the portal as well.

Short of that or a major influx of talent (read: past role players like Hall and Khalifa), then I'll be fine with making the NCAA and disappointed but not shocked by only making the NIT.

Past just having the talent, there'll definitely be a culture change that probably takes some time.

[plantmanky]

15 wins would be a huge success. They might get to 10.

[Old School Hound]

Cal would have 26+ wins with what he was bringing in. Drew would have 22+ . Mark might not reach 20 but I'm glad he's here instead of Drew.

[Spud6]

Cal would have 26+ wins with what he was bringing in. Drew would have 22+ .  Mark might not reach 20 but I'm glad he's here instead of Drew.

Cal would've had 26 and no SEC tourney wins and NCAA tournament wins

[pjdoug]

15 wins would be a huge success.  They might get to 10.

Malarkey.

[pjdoug]

Kentucky will win a game in The Big Dance.

[jetpilot]

15 wins would be a huge success.  They might get to 10.

[jetpilot]

Cal would have 26+ wins with what he was bringing in. Drew would have 22+ .  Mark might not reach 20 but I'm glad he's here instead of Drew.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. We've sucked for years but wait until next year BAHAHAHAHA.
Then the rest of your post you state you prefer less wins. Big red nose, big shoes.

[Old School Hound]

Kentucky will win a game in The Big Dance.

Mediocrity no more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   A win....

Run off a guy who has won 855 games and had the #2 recruiting class in the nation in favor of a guy with 7 double digit loss seasons out of 9 and zero tourney wins.  What am I missing?

[jetpilot]

Kentucky will win a game in The Big Dance.

Mediocrity no more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   A win....

Run off a guy who has won 855 games and had the #2 recruiting class in the nation in favor of a guy with 7 double digit loss seasons out of 9 and zero tourney wins.  What am I missing?

You're missing 1 NCAA tournament win in 4 years and no SEC titles. Humiliating. The fanbase is overjoyed Cal is out of here.

[Old School Hound]

Kentucky will win a game in The Big Dance.

Mediocrity no more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   A win....

Run off a guy who has won 855 games and had the #2 recruiting class in the nation in favor of a guy with 7 double digit loss seasons out of 9 and zero tourney wins.  What am I missing?

You're missing 1 NCAA tournament win in 4 years and no SEC titles. Humiliating. The fanbase is overjoyed Cal is out of here.

Until they're not.

[jetpilot]

Kentucky will win a game in The Big Dance.

Mediocrity no more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   A win....

Run off a guy who has won 855 games and had the #2 recruiting class in the nation in favor of a guy with 7 double digit loss seasons out of 9 and zero tourney wins.  What am I missing?

You're missing 1 NCAA tournament win in 4 years and no SEC titles. Humiliating. The fanbase is overjoyed Cal is out of here.

Until they're not.

I guess you mean until somebody wins 0 games in the NCAA tournament in 4 years which is virtually impossible to do.

[Old School Hound]

Kentucky will win a game in The Big Dance.

Mediocrity no more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   A win....

Run off a guy who has won 855 games and had the #2 recruiting class in the nation in favor of a guy with 7 double digit loss seasons out of 9 and zero tourney wins.  What am I missing?

You're missing 1 NCAA tournament win in 4 years and no SEC titles. Humiliating. The fanbase is overjoyed Cal is out of here.

Until they're not.

I guess you mean until somebody wins 0 games in the NCAA tournament in 4 years which is virtually impossible to do.

If Sheppard had done ANYTHING against the Oakland Raiders, Cal and KY would have advanced to the Final Four. It wasn't Cal's fault that Reed peed his shorts.

[pjdoug]

Kentucky will win a game in The Big Dance.

Mediocrity no more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   A win....

Run off a guy who has won 855 games and had the #2 recruiting class in the nation in favor of a guy with 7 double digit loss seasons out of 9 and zero tourney wins.  What am I missing?

When did that guy last win a game in the big dance? You've definitely lost something along the way.

[jetpilot]

Mediocrity no more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   A win....

Run off a guy who has won 855 games and had the #2 recruiting class in the nation in favor of a guy with 7 double digit loss seasons out of 9 and zero tourney wins.  What am I missing?

You're missing 1 NCAA tournament win in 4 years and no SEC titles. Humiliating. The fanbase is overjoyed Cal is out of here.

Until they're not.

I guess you mean until somebody wins 0 games in the NCAA tournament in 4 years which is virtually impossible to do.

If Sheppard had done ANYTHING against the Oakland Raiders, Cal and KY would have advanced to the Final Four. It wasn't Cal's fault that Reed peed his shorts.

UK didn't even know how to attack Oakland's zone they played all year and didn't have a clue how to guard Gohlke, the only guy they had to stop and only shot 3s. COACHING lost the game, everybody knows it. Takes no responsibility and blames others, your brain is so easily hijacked it's insane, literally.

[Old School Hound]

You're missing 1 NCAA tournament win in 4 years and no SEC titles. Humiliating. The fanbase is overjoyed Cal is out of here.

Until they're not.

I guess you mean until somebody wins 0 games in the NCAA tournament in 4 years which is virtually impossible to do.

If Sheppard had done ANYTHING against the Oakland Raiders, Cal and KY would have advanced to the Final Four. It wasn't Cal's fault that Reed peed his shorts.

UK didn't even know how to attack Oakland's zone they played all year and didn't have a clue how to guard Gohlke, the only guy they had to stop and only shot 3s. COACHING lost the game, everybody knows it. Takes no responsibility and blames others, your brain is so easily hijacked it's insane, literally.

A lot of the blame goes to Reed. He was scared and AWFUL!!! Two buckets by Shep and we win.

[jetpilot]

Until they're not.

I guess you mean until somebody wins 0 games in the NCAA tournament in 4 years which is virtually impossible to do.

If Sheppard had done ANYTHING against the Oakland Raiders, Cal and KY would have advanced to the Final Four. It wasn't Cal's fault that Reed peed his shorts.

UK didn't even know how to attack Oakland's zone they played all year and didn't have a clue how to guard Gohlke, the only guy they had to stop and only shot 3s. COACHING lost the game, everybody knows it. Takes no responsibility and blames others, your brain is so easily hijacked it's insane, literally.

A lot of the blame goes to Reed. He was scared and AWFUL!!! Two buckets by Shep and we win.

The average-intelligence 4th grader doesn't buy your idiotic excuses and deflection. If players just would have played better Cal would have 15 NCAA wins the last 4 years instead of 1. LOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!!!

[plantmanky]

15 wins would be a huge success.  They might get to 10.

Laughing is the only way your going to get through this.

[jetpilot]

15 wins would be a huge success.  They might get to 10.

Laughing is the only way your going to get through this.

*you're

I got through the last 4 years, I can get through anything.

[RunItUpTheGut]

Look at it this way …

As I’ve said in this board for the past 8 years. Cal needed to go. I said it 8 years ago and i said it on his last day in Lexington…..and that is he was never going to win another title.

Take all those little wins that mean nothing and blah blah. Didn’t mean anything. Only titles matter here.

I’m not saying pope will ever win one. But we KNEW cal wasnt

I just hate that we wasted 8 good years of basketball wishing he was more than he was. We could have already been back in the trophy case by now

[pjdoug]

Until they're not.

I guess you mean until somebody wins 0 games in the NCAA tournament in 4 years which is virtually impossible to do.

If Sheppard had done ANYTHING against the Oakland Raiders, Cal and KY would have advanced to the Final Four. It wasn't Cal's fault that Reed peed his shorts.

UK didn't even know how to attack Oakland's zone they played all year and didn't have a clue how to guard Gohlke, the only guy they had to stop and only shot 3s. COACHING lost the game, everybody knows it. Takes no responsibility and blames others, your brain is so easily hijacked it's insane, literally.

A lot of the blame goes to Reed. He was scared and AWFUL!!! Two buckets by Shep and we win.

He played how the mediocre coach wanted him to play.

[pjdoug]

Look at it this way …

As I’ve said in this board for the past 8 years. Cal needed to go. I said it 8 years ago and i said it on his last day in Lexington…..and that is he was never going to win another title.

Take all those little wins that mean nothing and blah blah. Didn’t mean anything. Only titles matter here.

I’m not saying pope will ever win one. But we KNEW cal wasnt

I just hate that we wasted 8 good years of basketball wishing he was more than he was. We could have already been back in the trophy case by now

well said.

[pjdoug]

Have OSH and plantmanky consolidated and joined each other in one and mind and body ?

[16BBall Fan]

The nonconference schedule for 2024-2025 season is as follows:

Monday, November 4: UK vs. Wright State
Saturday, November 9: UK vs. Bucknell
Tuesday, November 12: UK vs. Duke- State Farm Champions Classic
Tuesday, November 19: UK vs. Lipscomb- BBN Invitational
Friday, November 22: UK vs. Jackson State- BBN Invitational/Unity Series
Tuesday, November 26: UK vs. Western Kentucky- BBN Invitational
Friday, November 29: UK vs. Georgia State
Tuesday, December 3: UK at Clemson- SEC/ACC Challenge
Saturday, December 7: UK vs. Gonzaga- Battle in Seattle
Wednesday, December 11: UK vs. Colgate
Saturday, December 14: UK vs. Louisville
Saturday, December 21: UK vs. Ohio State- CBS Sports Classic
Tuesday, December 31: UK vs. Brown

[jetpilot]

I had a horrible nightmare that I went to the opening game in Rupp and Calipari was still the coach. Jumped up in my bed covered in sweat and screaming.

[Old School Hound]

Have OSH and plantmanky consolidated and joined each other in one and mind and body ?

I couldn't warm up to him if we were cremated together...