If you were worried that Mark Pope might try to sell you on a multi-year rebuild or ask for grace after dropping games to Louisville and Michigan State, you can stop worrying. He won't. He said it as his introductory press conference just last year, he understands the assignment.
He gets it.
With a daunting week ahead that features North Carolina and Gonzaga, Pope was asked if he had a message for a fanbase that is already feeling the heat. His answer was perfect.
"I don't, because we're not patient," Pope said.