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Mark Pope reveals the unmatched pressure of coaching Kentucky basketball

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Few have experienced all the pressure that is placed upon the head coach at Kentucky.

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Coaching Kentucky basketball is unlike any other job in the country. BBN knows it, and so does everyone else. Mark Pope, a former Wildcat himself, understands this intimately, articulating the constant, immense pressure that comes with leading one of college basketball's most storied programs.

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Pope dismisses any notion that pressure fluctuates based on roster or preseason hype.