Mark Pope shoulders responsibility for Kentucky's inconsistency

If you were hoping Kentucky’s win over Vanderbilt was proof this team has turned the corner just in time for March, well, step right back, my friend. Join us on the mat of inconsistency. What is the mat of inconsistency? A term I just made up, but this team can’t get rid of it, not even with one regular-season game to go and the postseason starting next week. It’s a bad security blanket to have this time of year.

This team hasn’t earned the nickname The Unpredictables for nothing. For every big win, there’s been a befuddling collapse. Last night’s may have been the most frustrating. Kentucky rolled into College Station with the chance to improve its SEC and NCAA Tournament seeding. The Cats…