When was the last time you felt this

[OldhamCard335]

When was the last time you felt this much excitement going into an upcoming season? Maybe, not even when Mack was hired and we reached number 1 in the rankings?
Scott Drew was my original top choice, I own up to that, but CKP is killing it. If we get Bates and another point we will be a force to be reckoned with. Can’t wait to tip it up next year!!!!!!!

 

[Mike'sMarbles]

According to the "other" site, if we sign Bates, Hunter, and we already have HH... That'd give us the #1, #2, and #11 ranked players in the portal. Add to that Lands and Ree. And I believe we'd still have at least 1 open scholarship.

That's an impressive haul if it all holds up.

Imagine what Kenny will do when he has a full recruiting year!

 

[shadow force]

It's exciting times right now as a Cards fan. CKP and staff are recruiting quite well considering their very late start. I'm really looking forward to next season except for the NCAA ruling coming soon...

 

[BPGhost]

When was the last time you felt this much excitement going into an upcoming season? Maybe, not even when Mack was hired and we reached number 1 in the rankings?
Scott Drew was my original top choice, I own up to that, but CKP is killing it. If we get Bates and another point we will be a force to be reckoned with. Can’t wait to tip it up next year!!!!!!!

Not to be that guy but - plenty of talent up the road - arguably the greatest collective haul of talent in CBB over the last 10 years - with one banner to show for it and, it took buying a generational talent like Davis to do it.

At some point guys have to take the court and be successfully coached into champions. I sure hope that Payne is the guy to do that but the blueprint (no pun intended) he seems to be following has yut nation calling for his mentor’s fat head.

Cautiously optimistic is about all I can muster at this point.

 

[glassmanJ]

At some point guys have to take the court and be successfully coached into champions. I sure hope that Payne is the guy to do that but the blueprint (no pun intended) he seems to be following has yut nation calling for his mentor’s fat head.

Cautiously optimistic is about all I can muster at this point.

yessir ^^^^^

 

[Morgantown Card]

Not to be that guy but - plenty of talent up the road - arguably the greatest collective haul of talent in CBB over the last 10 years - with one banner to show for it and, it took buying a generational talent like Davis to do it.

At some point guys have to take the court and be successfully coached into champions. I sure hope that Payne is the guy to do that but the blueprint (no pun intended) he seems to be following has yut nation calling for his mentor’s fat head.

Cautiously optimistic is about all I can muster at this point.

This is basically where I'm at. I think Kenny Payne is going to go win those games, but we need to see it. Whatever the case, it no longer feels like the program is being slowly bled to death, and I'm reading good things instead of bad things. After 5-6 years of negativity and darkness, it feels like the clouds are lifting.

 

[BooneCo_Card]

Not to be that guy but - plenty of talent up the road - arguably the greatest collective haul of talent in CBB over the last 10 years - with one banner to show for it and, it took buying a generational talent like Davis to do it.

At some point guys have to take the court and be successfully coached into champions. I sure hope that Payne is the guy to do that but the blueprint (no pun intended) he seems to be following has yut nation calling for his mentor’s fat head.

Cautiously optimistic is about all I can muster at this point.

Kenny knows this fan base is not into how many players get drafted and when, but totally into the quality of play and hopefully, hides on the wall.

 

[Knucklehank1]

Not to be that guy but - plenty of talent up the road - arguably the greatest collective haul of talent in CBB over the last 10 years - with one banner to show for it and, it took buying a generational talent like Davis to do it.

At some point guys have to take the court and be successfully coached into champions. I sure hope that Payne is the guy to do that but the blueprint (no pun intended) he seems to be following has yut nation calling for his mentor’s fat head.

Cautiously optimistic is about all I can muster at this point.

As much as I don’t like UK, if KP can pull off a championship, two final fours, two elite 8 in the next 10 years I will be over the moon.

 

[shadow force]

CKP has to ultimately win games and do well in the post season to be a success here.

But one step at a time. We were told he would be a great recruiter and so far, even with the late start, he seems to be exactly that. He and the staff really seem to be getting the recruiting train rolling and it's exciting to actually be "in" with all these big time recruits for once. The buzz with UofL basketball is there and that has been missing for years now so I can understand the early excitement even though we all know it will all come down to winning games in the end.

 

[TruckerCard]

That's what she said

 

[BPGhost]

As much as I don’t like UK, if KP can pull off a championship, two final fours, two elite 8 in the next 10 years I will be over the moon.

I’m sure that what every yut fan thought - even the ones that want sweaty cal’s fat head on a platter.

Expectations are funny things…

 

[BPGhost]

Kenny knows this fan base is not into how many players get drafted and when, but totally into the quality of play and hopefully, hides on the wall.

You don’t think that calipari knew that about big yut nation? Doesn’t appear to matter to him in the slightest. KP is using the same type of “players first” rhetoric in his pressers. I guess we’ll see if he can strike the correct balance.

Like I said - cautiously optimistic is all I got at this point. But - as it says here - that’s sure beats the hell out of consistently pessimistic as we’ve been for the last number of years.

 

[2330859]

Of course Payne must win games, but before any HC experiences success on the court, they must attract talent, and from all indications UL has failed over these last several years to measure up to the level UK, Duke, UNC and others who we play every year.

Give Kenny credit for accomplishing phase one, as there will be no success against these opponents without equal talent.

 

[Louisvillian]

This is basically where I'm at. I think Kenny Payne is going to go win those games, but we need to see it. Whatever the case, it no longer feels like the program is being slowly bled to death, and I'm reading good things instead of bad things. After 5-6 years of negativity and darkness, it feels like the clouds are lifting.I’m sure that what every yut fan thought - even the ones that want sweaty cal’s fat head on a platter.

Expectations are funny things…

Fair enough but I’ll still take this twice on Sunday as opposed to losing and not even competing in the 1st round of the tournament to Ricky Jr and his moribund Minnesota team in 2019 and then following up 2 years later with one of the worst Louisville teams in 60 years.

 

[BooneCo_Card]

You don’t think that calipari knew that about big yut nation? Doesn’t appear to matter to him in the slightest. KP is using the same type of “players first” rhetoric in his pressers. I guess we’ll see if he can strike the correct balance.

Like I said - cautiously optimistic is all I got at this point. But - as it says here - that’s sure beats the hell out of consistently pessimistic as we’ve been for the last number of years.

IMO Cal thought yuts were a bunch of rubes eager to hear his Snake Oil pitch. I spent too many years stuck in central KY listening to the radio to think otherwise.

"Players first" is an overused term that takes many forms. A lot of which are Snake Oil.

I wholeheartedly agree about cautious optimism. We've been kicked around so long that anything looks like an improvement.

 

[2330859]

I was one who initially opposed hiring KP, but that changed 180 degrees as soon as I heard about Junior and Wade heading up the initiative to support Kenny, and their personal commitment to the UL basketball program.

If a UL fan cannot recognize just how much immediate improvement there is in terms of ours recruiting, they must not be paying attention to what everyone associated with college basketball are quickly acknowledging …….specifically that UL has re-emerged as a major player for serious talent.

This was precisely what Wade and Junior believed was the first step in getting UL back to the level we experienced in the 70s and the 80s.

 

[Cardiac Red]

IMO Cal thought yuts were a bunch of rubes eager to hear his Snake Oil pitch. I

Yep and that pretty much sums them up..

 

[Ipartiedwithhopgood]

Take a look around majority of country shifting to that player's coach style. How can it not be with these kids banking NIL?

It's a new era you gotta have a guy that can communicate, relate, and build trust. Once you nail that you see things like Big Syd working his tail off in the gym over the summer and you see some big name kids sign on even with an NCAA ban pending.

U turn from 19 losses to whatever it's gonna be and it's okay to like it. Next year is that culture year to show HS kids what's going on here, gotta win some games and show all that stuff is working. Gotta have success stories for team and individuals for it to prove it's working.

It can't hurt to have Yum rocking they showed out for some big games LAST year. The fans will deliver if the team does too.

Roster still needs a couple pieces let's see what happens.