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Surprise Mark Pope’s “off week” isn’t really off at all

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Those of us with 9-5's know when you take a day off it is usually to do something else that is just as hard as working. Well Mark Pope feels you on that.

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In August, after camp wraps but before preseason tips off, most programs slow down. But on the Eye on College Basketball podcast with Matt Norlander, Kentucky head coach Mark Pope made it clear — even the “off weeks” aren’t exactly off. The interview is over an hour long and worth listening to the whole thing if you are a UK fan.