After a 92–57 meltdown in Nashville, Mark Pope didn’t hide behind excuses, calling Kentucky’s lifeless effort against Gonzaga “beyond unacceptable.”
If you were waiting to see how Mark Pope would handle real heat at Kentucky, you got your answer on the postgame radio show with Tom Leach.
After a 94–59 blowout loss to Gonzaga in Nashville, a game Kentucky absolutely needed to compete in just to feel decent heading into Christmas, Pope didn’t sugarcoat anything. He sounded stunned, frustrated, and fully aware of what Big Blue Nation just watched.