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[Tanner @TannerChildres]

I’ll say this, if UK loses Milan to anyone else it’ll suck but if they do in fact lose him to Louisville you have to fire pope on the spot. That shows pope will never out recruit PK and you can’t have that if you want to be a serious program.

[Tanner @TannerChildres]

With the way he’s been this whole recruitment that just means he’s going to Oregon 😂

[Matt Norlander @MattNorlander]

@KySportsRadio I specifically asked if Oregon was still involved and was told no.

[Tanner @TannerChildres]

@ULcody I think all sane UK fans know this. It’s our delusional fans that can’t get it through their head. If he shocks us all and commits then let’s ride but most of us expect him to be at Kansas

[Tanner @TannerChildres]

I mean at this point he will have to. Hell we need players 😂

[Wildcat @WildcatUKx]

Does Pope consider bringing Oweh back if this passes?

[Tanner @TannerChildres]

So do our fans

[CrookedCardinalHead @HeadCrooked]

I heard that uk doesn't have money like they did last year. The donors are not willing to donate to Pope again. They want him gone

[Tanner @TannerChildres]

Will Stein absolutely backpacking UK fans through life right now while pope has us fighting against Lindsey Wilson for basketball players.

[Tanner @TannerChildres]

UK just trying to fill a roster now. @BarstoolSteven here’s your chance

[Tanner @TannerChildres]

I love how People really think pope can get the dude from Iowa state when he can’t out recruit a YMCA coach

[Tanner @TannerChildres]

If we lose him over 500k then that’s on us.

[JohnRobic @theCAThedralBBN]

Told everyone this two days ago!

Heard it here first my NY connect is locked in and giving me good info. Donnie agent is trying to setup a visit to push UK to 4M, I’ve been told if UK will go to 3.5M he will sign. UK stands strong at 3M

St John’s has a 3.5M offer

[Tanner @TannerChildres]

The fact that Stein even has us in these recruitments is crazy lol

[Leyton Roberts @LeytonCFB]

NEWS: Top 5 schools for ELITE 2027 WR Khamarian Young, he tells me.

Khamarian totaled 397 all purpose yards as well as 3 TDs in 7 games played his junior year.

Where Should He Go?

[Tanner @TannerChildres]

I love UK but if I have to choose between playing for Pope and playing for Hurley you better throw me a hell of a bag to choose pope 😂

[Dalton Jones ® @DaltonJJones19]

I am fine with Diallo. The guy can play defense.

I am not fine with losing Freeman. We have to lock him up.

[Tanner @TannerChildres]

Starting to think Pope could lose a recruiting battle to a little league coach.

[Drew Byous @DrewByousBBN]

Can everyone calm down this morning???

Yesterday it was Tyran is coming, he’s gonna commit, he’s the greatest ever.

Today it’s oh he’s the worst ever, have fun at Kansas, etc.

Here’s my read on the situation:

We know Kentucky has been trending up for the last two weeks. The offer is greater here, the Nike connection, it seems like Mo Williams is having an impact, etc.

He came on a visit. If you expected him to commit while he was here, I’ve got bad news for you, it was never going to happen.

I don’t have any intel, but I would be shocked if the visit didn’t go exactly how they hoped it would.

One final meeting, visit, opportunity to get everything set in stone. Here is your role, here is the money, here is what we want from you, here is what we’re going to do for you, here is what we’re trying to build around you. Just like every other recruitment.

I’m sure Kansas has had all of their ducks in a row. Now he has the full picture of both programs.

I know we got the update from Krysten Peek this morning about potentially two weeks.

Everyone says we can’t wait two weeks. Why?

We can wait two weeks and I’ll tell you why.

Kentucky needs to lock down Rob Wright and Donnie Freeman, see if Zoom Diallo wants to come as well. You already have Malachi Moreno coming back. That right there is 4 of your 5 starters. The open spot? Tyran Stokes.

Hypothetically, if Tyran doesn’t come and chooses Kansas, you have Kam Williams already coming back. He can very well be that starting 3 next season.

Also, just because it could be two weeks publicly doesn’t mean it isn’t done behind the scenes.

Yes, Kentucky probably can’t wait another month, but even if they do, they can still build the rest of the roster. If he wants to come, the spot, role, money, all of it will still be there.

What Kentucky needs to do is stay on the attack and keep pushing for a commitment, while being VERY aggressive right now to lock down the other guys so he can see it.

From his interview with @krystenpeek, “The plan is to at least try to get this done early, but you never know what could happen in the next few days, few weeks. I just want to be able to lock down who’s coming in the portal, who’s staying, who’s leaving.”

So if he wants that, go do your job, close on the other guys, and then he slides in.

It’s not that hard of a concept. Stop freaking out. Kentucky has everything right in front of them to close this recruitment now, a few days from now, or a week or two from now. They just have to play their cards right.

Do I trust Mark Pope and staff to do it? Not really, nothing in the past says he can, but that doesn’t mean he can’t. I still have faith he knows what he’s doing.

This is really the first time we’ve seen him deep in a recruiting battle like this.

Let’s see if he can close it.

#BBN #KentuckyBasketball

[Tanner @TannerChildres]

I will say this, I’m sure Kansas can find a way to make it happen but I would also say that Kansas is watched a little more closely by adidas since they are a bigger “Brand” than Rutgers

[WLWeller @cardsfaninky]

@TJWalkerRadio @krystenpeek @tomleachKY Rutgers guys wore their own shoes. It’s not impossible

[Tanner @TannerChildres]

Hopefully we got some money left to throw at this dude 😂

[Travis Branham @TravisBranham_]

NEWS: Iowa State forward Milan Momcilovic will enter the transfer portal and NBA Draft, per @DraftExpress.

Averaged 16.9 PPG, 3.1 RPG and 1.0 APG this season, shooting 48.7% from three.
https://t.co/IHHlcdfvTP

[Tanner @TannerChildres]

Frat guys doing their part but we need the sorority girls to get in on this. Those guys would appreciate it more 😂

[Jenna Lifshen @jensreporting]

Mo Williams took a trip to the now famous banner house!

One of the guys tells me that Coach McLean was also on FaceTime with Donnie Freeman.

“He’s mad we don’t have one up for him, we’re making one for him now.”

Kentucky frat bros are doing their part!

[Tanner @TannerChildres]

I cannot wait until KHSAA finally implements a shot clock. #1 team in the state holding the ball for 3 minutes in the 4th quarter should never happen.

[Tanner @TannerChildres]

That Siena wide open blown dunk is where this game will change. Mark it down

[Tanner @TannerChildres]

If it’s true that UK offered stokes 8 Mil and he still doesn’t go to UK that just solidifies that these highly touted players just do not want to play for pope.

[Tanner @TannerChildres]

You know I had to have this conversation with my 9 year old the other day…sometimes you’re gonna run into teams that are just better than you. Florida is just better than Kentucky and it’s that simple.