Fans berate Mark Pope after Kentucky chokes vs Texas: “I don’t care if Michael Jordan was playing on the team ….Pope is more like fools gold!!”
The Kentucky Wildcats, coached by Mark Pope, suffered a disheartening loss on Saturday, Feb. 15. They lost by four to the unranked Texas Longhorns, 82-78, for their sixth loss of this year’s SEC play, eighth overall, slipping to a .500 conference record.

To add even more wound to the defeat, the No. 15-ranked team in the country was already ahead by five, 69-64, in the dying minutes of the layover period. The Rodney Terry-coached squad would then uncork an unexpected 14-1 run to even lead by eight, 78-70, at one point before free throws concluded the game.

College basketball fans expressed their criticisms towards Pope and his coaching tactics, especially in a fixture where they could’ve used a much-needed win.

“I’m telling y’all, a Mark Pope team isn’t ever going to win a championship. I don’t care if Michael Jordan was playing on the team…Pope is more like fools gold!! But, Kentucky fans and media have taken the bait…hook line and sinker! The honeymoon will truely be over soon,” one user wrote.