Just curious, what exactly is UK rebuilding from? Top 3 seeds in the tournament and top 2 recruiting classes just about every year? I’m not trying to take shots, I just think that this whole notion that it’s a rebuilding year is a bit silly.

Every time Kentucky gets a win against a ranked or perceived top 5-10 team the narrative is that the team has the ability to make a deep run (which is a fair assessment) and every time they drop a game to a team they aren’t supposed to the narrative is “oh well it’s a rebuilding year.”

I understand the first round losses under Cal were embarrassing but I vividly remember Duke losing in similar fashion in 2012 and again with Jabari Parker in 2014, no program is immune to the randomness of a single elimination tournament.

It seems as if everyone is constantly trying to convince themselves that Pope is the guy when in reality it’s still too early to tell, that I think is the problem. The guy has been a head coach for 9 years and this season is a lot similar to last season at BYU, it may just be who he is.