They ran John Calipari out of town. The guy produced lottery pick after lottery pick and NBA superstars. He won a ton of conference championships, went to multiple Final Fours and a won a national championship. None of it was good enough. They finally wore him down and he bailed.
Knowing that.....how do you think they feel about Pope? They were an Oweh prayer(40 footer bank as time expires) from losing to Santa Clara in the first round.
Recruiting rankings don't matter. With the amount of money there spend, they're guaranteed guys like this. He needs to win. Nothing else saves his job.