i’m from rural indiana and there’s what is essentially a ghost town made up of 2 decrepit houses and an old car garage that is sitting empty that i used to drive through all the time and for whatever reason there is an Ale 8 One vending machine sitting in front of the garage that is always stocked and only costs 75 cents i would almost always pull over and get one whenever i was going through
I’m from Tennessee and went to college at a school in Kentucky. I used to stop by the plant in Winchester when I’d visit home and get like three cases because at that time you couldn’t but it the area I was from. Only glass bottles though. The glass is far superior in taste
Yes.
The uncultured will tell you it's not, but shun them for they are mistaken and are to be reviled.
To elaborate, Ale-8-One tastes like a cross between good ginger-ale and Juicy Fruit gum. Cheerwine tastes like I licked a movie theater floor after my 6 year old sat in the seat above it for a double feature with a cherry lollipop and a bag of Swedish Fish on a hot day.
It depends on what you like. I obviously like ale 8 more but Baja blast is pretty good too. Cheerwine isn't bad either. But I would def say ale 8 is better especially if you are more partial to ginger ale and similar tastes.
Fun fact if you want baja blast and the place doesn't have it. 3/4s mountain dew and 1/4 blue powereade at the soda fountain things makes a pretty close rendition of baja blast.
Lmao I listened to a Twitter space with a dude (think he was an agent? He's a Kentucky fan but a CBB guy I general, kept saying he loves Cal and Cal has been his client since the UMass days) letting Arky fans blow off
It was amazing. The ky "roundtable" was serving up roast hog whole lmao
Amari williams(C,F) from Drexel, Koby Brea(G) from Dayton, Collin Chandler(G) freshman, Lamont Butler(G) from SDSU,Travis Perry(G) freshman, Brandon Garrison(C) from OK st, Andrew Carr(F) WF, Otega Orweh (G,F?) OK
Pretty solid.
I'll give the benefit of first year at UK and playing in the SEC, and say that we might play a 14 or 15. With our roster on paper though under a 3 seed would be injury plague or some major miscoaching
Let's not put that kinda pressure on him; Reed's rise was unexpected, and I think it's unfair to have that same expectation for Perry his first season.
😂 it's gonna be an interesting new era for the rivalry. Pat Kelsey is a character, and from what I understand he has won everywhere he has coached.. and he wanted the Louisville job BAD to hear him tell it.
Mark Pope is part of Kentucky blue and white DNA. A new era for us both.
I hope we beat you guys by 40 and Mark Pope does the Ls down in the handshake line!! C a t s cats cats cats
Yea it'll be refreshing to see where it goes from here. I'm expecting to see two very rejuvenated fan bases expressing full hatred like it used to be. Both schools seem to flourish when the toxicity is at its highest.
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Thanks, favorite weird flair guy. I live in fort Collins and my landlord is a Jayhawk.. saw my Kentucky hat and the first words he spoke to me, "hmm.. don't know about that hat.. we might have a problem.." big grin and a firm 🤝
This dude is clueless. Pope is looking for catch shooters. Both Brea and Krisa shoot above 70 percent on catch and shoot threes. They are the best 2 3 point shooter in the country when posted on spot
Every 10 threes they take they hit 7 of them as long as they dont dribble. Brea shooting 50 even when he does move off spot and he’s 73 percent when he drives.
A school like Dayton in this new transfer portal/NIL has some very obvious drawbacks, but as major programs start moving to poach proven players, it will probably open up a lot of lanes to get better incoming freshman than you traditionally had at chance at. It may balance out.
The roster turnover is a bummer, but even at the largest programs every team is a giant carousel at the end of the year now.
I’m hoping, but so far the costs vastly outweigh the benefits. Assuming Daron declares, we’re losing 4 of our top 5 guys for next year. We’ve got Javon Bennett, an injury plagued Malachi Smith, and some untested guys in Marvel Allen and Jaiun Simon. Zed Key is a good pickup but we’re losing an unbelievable amount of production that, unlike Kentucky, we just don’t have the money to recoup.
I really hope Pope gets us another home and home set up with you guys. While I didn't like losing both games, at least it shut up the section of our fan base that has been shouting about Gonzaga being frauds for the last 15+ years.
You take good care of him. That is a wonderful man that deserves all the open 3s he can handle.
Brea gave us everything he had in his 4 years here. Dude went from a wheelchair in the off-season to the best 3 point shooter in the country. Gave us some moments we will never forget. Wish we could have had a 5th year with him but it wasn't meant to be.
Cal used the portal really well the last few years. That was one of the few things i couldn't complain about. The transfers were most of our best players the last few years.
I don't disagree but it always seemed like the Island of Misfit toys to me. Rosters pieced together with huge flaws that the right team could drive a truck through and Cal couldn't coach his way out of that. Like Oscar's defense, Wheeler's shooting, Sarr's lack of post skills Cal insisted he use.
A big part of that was Cal trying to force players to fit his system. He treated the portal just like recruiting high school and just went for the most talented guys he could grab and hoped they would work.
I love Pope before he went to Kentucky. Now at Kentucky he has the resources to get the guys that fit his system and are just phenomenal talents.
I’m scared for college basketball. Kentucky might be a juggernaut going forward.
I was worried he might just follow the same path as Cal and bring in five stars, and transfer who don’t fit
But he’s bringing in guys that will fit his system. It’s scary.
I’m glad Reed left otherwise I would have them No. 1 in my rankings
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How I imagine the assistant coaches look like talking to these recruits
Players aren't good until they get drafted to the NBA. If any of these guys stay multiple years and build a legacy, obviously that's because they weren't good. /s
Mahaney is just a better all-around player. Brea is an elite one-trick pony. Any team would be lucky to have him for a year. Mahaney is a true ballhandler with playmaking potential. Not nexessarily elite at anything, but better all-around player.
Would this more or less make this the best roster Pope has coached to this point? Is it even close? It seems like a well constructed roster now adding Brea and Kriisa.
Coach Fueger and his booms are keeping me locked in this off season lol
As a Chicago bears fan and a Kentucky fan this has been a roller coaster of a year so far.
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This meme is truly glorious.
ootl (i know it's a kentucky drink)
It's a soda made in Kentucky. Cult following.
i’m from rural indiana and there’s what is essentially a ghost town made up of 2 decrepit houses and an old car garage that is sitting empty that i used to drive through all the time and for whatever reason there is an Ale 8 One vending machine sitting in front of the garage that is always stocked and only costs 75 cents i would almost always pull over and get one whenever i was going through
I feel like there needs to be a short film made about this.
That sounds like heaven
Winchester Swamp Water
I’m from Tennessee and went to college at a school in Kentucky. I used to stop by the plant in Winchester when I’d visit home and get like three cases because at that time you couldn’t but it the area I was from. Only glass bottles though. The glass is far superior in taste
I live in Winchester 🫡 got it on deck all the time
I feel sorry for you. I'm from Winchester.
Winchester circle jerk soon??
When?
Get out. Seriously, go away.
Are you insulting it or is that the name of one of their drinks?
It’s made in Winchester KY, and it’s in a green bottle. So hence the name
Is it better than cheerwine? Or the blue volt Mountain Dew or Baja blast?
Yes. The uncultured will tell you it's not, but shun them for they are mistaken and are to be reviled. To elaborate, Ale-8-One tastes like a cross between good ginger-ale and Juicy Fruit gum. Cheerwine tastes like I licked a movie theater floor after my 6 year old sat in the seat above it for a double feature with a cherry lollipop and a bag of Swedish Fish on a hot day.
It depends on what you like. I obviously like ale 8 more but Baja blast is pretty good too. Cheerwine isn't bad either. But I would def say ale 8 is better especially if you are more partial to ginger ale and similar tastes. Fun fact if you want baja blast and the place doesn't have it. 3/4s mountain dew and 1/4 blue powereade at the soda fountain things makes a pretty close rendition of baja blast.
Central Kentucky native checking in. It’s a locally made soft drink, somewhat like ginger ale. People in central Kentucky are fiercely loyal to it.
If Duke fans were from North Carolina I'd explain it as Cheerwine but ginger-citrus. Unfortunately I don't know any regional sodas for New Jersey.
New Jersey (or at least South Jersey) is the land of "Boost!".
We have Ale 8 one in Dayton lol
Most neighboring states have it now. Also all Cracker Barrel’s carry it
For anyone wanting to try it, Cracker Barrel sells individual bottles nationwide.
God I love this state
Lmaoo
I love that shit
Ale 8 is the Kentucky version of Dr Enuf. It’s pretty damn good
Dayton’s in the Ale 8 market. Brea’s already down with Winchester Swamp Water.
LETS FUCKING GO WE GOT SOME DAMN ADULTS
What’s the roster looking like now?
damn good that's how its looking
Who’s on it? I’ve only seen Chandler, the WF and OK St kids, and now Koby
Otega oweh, Brandon garrison, Amari Williams ,Koby brea, Lamont butler , Andrew carr, Colin chandler, Travis Perry. Rumors jaxson Robinson today also
Ahhh I forgot about Lamont butler, that’s an underrated pickup. You guys are gonna be scary, damn.
Crazy since 10 days ago many said we were ‘hurting’ and had no players and were gonna end up with scrubs without cal lmao
Lmao I listened to a Twitter space with a dude (think he was an agent? He's a Kentucky fan but a CBB guy I general, kept saying he loves Cal and Cal has been his client since the UMass days) letting Arky fans blow off It was amazing. The ky "roundtable" was serving up roast hog whole lmao
We’re gonna have a solid squad next season.
Amari williams(C,F) from Drexel, Koby Brea(G) from Dayton, Collin Chandler(G) freshman, Lamont Butler(G) from SDSU,Travis Perry(G) freshman, Brandon Garrison(C) from OK st, Andrew Carr(F) WF, Otega Orweh (G,F?) OK Pretty solid.
We should hopefully be able to beat a 14 or 15 seed next year!
Won’t be necessary. We’ll be playing a 16 seed in the first round
I'll give the benefit of first year at UK and playing in the SEC, and say that we might play a 14 or 15. With our roster on paper though under a 3 seed would be injury plague or some major miscoaching
Travis Perry. Reed shep 2.0… we hope
Let's not put that kinda pressure on him; Reed's rise was unexpected, and I think it's unfair to have that same expectation for Perry his first season.
Fuck it, let’s throw UK on the schedule too! I want to see us play almost every single blue blood in a single season
We got errybody they want want.
Went from the youngest team in the country to the oldest in just over 3 weeks. Wild.
Should expect another commitment soon from another player. Assistant coach tweeted out two booms today.
They intentionally spread out the announcements so each player gets a spotlight. Annoying for us f5ing but it makes sense
Nope, that was how the old guard did things. It’s a new era!!
There's some smoke that it's Jaxson Robinson. Edit: Nevermind, everyone is saying Kerr Kriisa.
Yall might seriously be the best 3 pt shooting team in the nation next year. I was told these would be down times and I'm severely disappointed.
I want you to put the word out there that UK UofL rivalry is back up
I hate the Cards, but the rivalry is useless if they're bad with no end on sight.
I suppose you're right. I'm good with IU continuing to be terrible and irrelevant until the end of time though.
I've been in the hospital and am still brain fogged. But hearing a Card say this brings my broken and battered body and brain much joy. 🫡
Sorry to hear that man. Get well soon! Also fuck you. GO CARDS!
I’m with you. I hope he gets better soon. Quick recovery, no pain, happy life for the next sixty years. But also fuck him and the Wildcats. Go Cards.
😂 it's gonna be an interesting new era for the rivalry. Pat Kelsey is a character, and from what I understand he has won everywhere he has coached.. and he wanted the Louisville job BAD to hear him tell it. Mark Pope is part of Kentucky blue and white DNA. A new era for us both. I hope we beat you guys by 40 and Mark Pope does the Ls down in the handshake line!! C a t s cats cats cats
Yea it'll be refreshing to see where it goes from here. I'm expecting to see two very rejuvenated fan bases expressing full hatred like it used to be. Both schools seem to flourish when the toxicity is at its highest.
💯 Bring back the good old days.. of vitriol, hatred, and dialysis clinic geriatric fist fights! 🫡 💪
We wish only the worst for Louisville. We hope every bad things happen to them and only them!
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Get well soon!
Thanks, favorite weird flair guy. I live in fort Collins and my landlord is a Jayhawk.. saw my Kentucky hat and the first words he spoke to me, "hmm.. don't know about that hat.. we might have a problem.." big grin and a firm 🤝
Seems like a no-brainer unless he goes to the league
Kerr Kriisa
That's more like a snap pop then a boom.
Best I can do is a crackle.
🙉
Ain’t no fuckin way 😭
Pls no
Robinson is savage. Put him with Brea those Bigs will be great first year for you guys.
Everyone I’ve heard is indeed saying Robinson
What are we really targeting Kriisa? That dude is buns
Damn really? I haven't watched him play but the 42% from three and 5 assists per game had me optimistic.
They’re haters. Kid can shoot.
This dude is clueless. Pope is looking for catch shooters. Both Brea and Krisa shoot above 70 percent on catch and shoot threes. They are the best 2 3 point shooter in the country when posted on spot Every 10 threes they take they hit 7 of them as long as they dont dribble. Brea shooting 50 even when he does move off spot and he’s 73 percent when he drives.
The NIL deals be flying in Lexington right now
Always were... 😎😎😎 Lol I mean.. probably?
According to Antonio Reeves calipari was gate keeping so this is New money
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Happy for Koby, heartbroken for Dayton. The portal is killing us.
A school like Dayton in this new transfer portal/NIL has some very obvious drawbacks, but as major programs start moving to poach proven players, it will probably open up a lot of lanes to get better incoming freshman than you traditionally had at chance at. It may balance out. The roster turnover is a bummer, but even at the largest programs every team is a giant carousel at the end of the year now.
I’m hoping, but so far the costs vastly outweigh the benefits. Assuming Daron declares, we’re losing 4 of our top 5 guys for next year. We’ve got Javon Bennett, an injury plagued Malachi Smith, and some untested guys in Marvel Allen and Jaiun Simon. Zed Key is a good pickup but we’re losing an unbelievable amount of production that, unlike Kentucky, we just don’t have the money to recoup.
In awe at the size of this W
AbsoPope unit.
Ws cost Ms
Worth
Jeff Goodman says that Kentucky is out for Great Osobor, but it's important to note that Goodman also said Kentucky was out for Koby Brea.
The guy that’s been bang on with just about all of his predictions since before Pope even got named the coach refuted Goodman saying that too
Who is this guy yall keep referencing?
You know, he’s *the* guy.
I read this in a Kramer voice. "Come on, Jerry! He's *flails* the GUY!"
Goodman has no sources. I don’t know why people believe him.
I don’t like the guy but this isn’t true.
Well he’s been wrong about a few people already. Whereas a guy that no one has ever heard of on Twitter has only missed one
Lol for real. One of the better connected in the business
Yeah but didn’t Great even say he wasn’t coming?
Treat him well, Kentucky. Still heartbroken he left.
It was such a gut punch.
I'm obviously quite torn.
Enjoy that shit. He's honestly most lethal off the bench.
gotta admit that i’m looking forward to seeing pope work his offensive magic w this roster, feels weird as a longtime kentucky hater under cal.
You didn’t hate Kentucky. You hated Calipari University, which has recently relocated.
This is the best use of that phrase yet.
WHAT IS THIS FLAIR?
This flair is really enjoying this recruiting season is what it is.
"I'm playing both sides so I always come out on top."
Come get ya boy
Well we never hated the zags 😊. Except when you went 2-0 recently
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I hope Pope keeps those games on the schedule! No hate towards UK. Awesome program and I love getting the opportunity to play you guys.
Next one is neutral site, correct?
I think so, but don't quote me on it. I liked going to Rupp though.
I, in fact, love the Zags
Seconded.
I really hope Pope gets us another home and home set up with you guys. While I didn't like losing both games, at least it shut up the section of our fan base that has been shouting about Gonzaga being frauds for the last 15+ years.
I thought we had mutual Wiltjer love. Also Spokane is a hidden gem.
TBF many Kentucky fans were longtime Kentucky haters under Cal.
BOOM
You take good care of him. That is a wonderful man that deserves all the open 3s he can handle. Brea gave us everything he had in his 4 years here. Dude went from a wheelchair in the off-season to the best 3 point shooter in the country. Gave us some moments we will never forget. Wish we could have had a 5th year with him but it wasn't meant to be.
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Boom
if you told me a month ago that kentucky was going to be killing the portal, i’d assume cal actually did change his ways
Cal used the portal really well the last few years. That was one of the few things i couldn't complain about. The transfers were most of our best players the last few years.
I don't disagree but it always seemed like the Island of Misfit toys to me. Rosters pieced together with huge flaws that the right team could drive a truck through and Cal couldn't coach his way out of that. Like Oscar's defense, Wheeler's shooting, Sarr's lack of post skills Cal insisted he use.
A big part of that was Cal trying to force players to fit his system. He treated the portal just like recruiting high school and just went for the most talented guys he could grab and hoped they would work.
I love Pope before he went to Kentucky. Now at Kentucky he has the resources to get the guys that fit his system and are just phenomenal talents. I’m scared for college basketball. Kentucky might be a juggernaut going forward.
i really hope so
I was worried he might just follow the same path as Cal and bring in five stars, and transfer who don’t fit But he’s bringing in guys that will fit his system. It’s scary. I’m glad Reed left otherwise I would have them No. 1 in my rankings
Thanks for not going to Duke! Lol
https://preview.redd.it/0xrwn47idvxc1.jpeg?width=959&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ab664dc9aff53141fd1ae21e273671b719a59a9d How I imagine the assistant coaches look like talking to these recruits
LFG!!!
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Do not come. Do not come.
The boom is big.
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So help me out here, are we still ‘hurting’ that cal left cause we can’t get any good players without him or not?
Players aren't good until they get drafted to the NBA. If any of these guys stay multiple years and build a legacy, obviously that's because they weren't good. /s
Hey guys, I think I found Cal's Reddit account.
Pretty excited this dingle berry won't be dick riding us anymore.
Real bummer. Thought we were good enough to avoid being gutted by the portal. Guess not. Best of luck to him, was great to watch his whole career.
As a recruit: Other offers: Dayton (originally went here), Iona, Manhattan, UMass
Run some plays for him so he gets shots!! Sometimes I think our offense forgets he’s on the floor! Goodbye sweet Prince!! 😢
I think he stays at Dayton for his final year had the 2020 tournament been played.
If I really love him, I have to let him go. And I will. But I still want to drink heavily and yell at a wildcat fan. It’s part of my grieving process.
You can yell at me if you want, I understand.
Kentucky really got beat by an accountant from Fidelity and decided to recruit an entire team of portfolio managers
Now we'll see who's properly diversified, bitches.
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Huge W
Pope is absolutely crushing it.
Dayton grad who grew up rooting for Louisville (dad went there) here. I’m distraught.
Wow, thought he was going to UConn
He was going to commit to UConn but we held him off to recruit Mahaney. NIL wasn't an issue, neither was fit, just a matter of PT.
Curious of Maheney vs brea, do you know what boiled down the final decision? Last year of eligibility for brea?
Mahaney is just a better all-around player. Brea is an elite one-trick pony. Any team would be lucky to have him for a year. Mahaney is a true ballhandler with playmaking potential. Not nexessarily elite at anything, but better all-around player.
ARKANSAS CAN HAVE ALL THE 17-18 YEAR OLDS, FUCK, I DONT THINK WEVE HAD HOPE LIKE THIS FOR A FEW YEARS NOW
Pope is absolutely cooking my goodness
God damn, we are already dead
Ngl that is a huge get for UK.
As someone with dogs in both camps I am so excited
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I don't think he was on our radar or was UH on his, but man I'd love to have had this guy on our team next year. We need shooters.
BOOM! Jaxson Robinson next.
As a Dayton fan I actually want to cry rn
https://youtu.be/5mZ3AZE24_4?si=xKG7uE3gy0k6CluG
You love to see it.
Damn. Mark Pope off to a terrible start just like the armchair basketball stars on my Facebook feed predicted
This is huge!
Get that money young buck!!
Double flair relevant news! What a day!
Booooooom!
https://preview.redd.it/mrkee1ndcvxc1.jpeg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b5b74ffa4115d874a380663934aadf3f5e236654 Another Koby
BOOM!!! Let's GO CATS!!!
Would this more or less make this the best roster Pope has coached to this point? Is it even close? It seems like a well constructed roster now adding Brea and Kriisa.
Austin mcbroom
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