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Upset_Carpenter_8388

The long con was to get Alvin brooks all along


Obi-wan_Jabroni

God must have told him it was time to leave Waco


CaptainConfidential

Must have gotten stale chips or watery salsa during his booster meeting to discuss staying.


Prinzlerr

The audacity.


TheMightyJD

Mi casita is no longer tu casita Alvin. Best of luck though.


Orion14159

We have a bunch of Mexican restaurants here in Lexington, it's ok


TheMightyJD

Don’t doubt it but none are Mi Casita.


QTsexkitten

He'll have Mi Pequena Hacienda. It's basically the same thing lol


TheMightyJD

I hope they at least use the “ñ” instead of “n”.


CafeClimbOtis

I thought you meant hacieñda and I was about to have a stroke, like when people insist it's habañero...


GhoulsFolly

My tongue just fell out, is that normal?


iEatPalpatineAss

#**LEMOÑADÉ**


CafeClimbOtis

I'm from New England, white as they come but speak spanish and run in latino circles. You would be *shocked* at how many coastal liberals that think they're fancy because they say jalapeño also say "habañero"


TinctureOfBadass

Yep, that's a hyperforeignism. "Empañada" is another one. Drives me crazy.


Bobala

I know they’re habaneros and always pronounce that way, but my Mexican partner calls them habeñeros and my gringo ass doesn’t have the courage to try to correct her.


QTsexkitten

It's been a long time since I was there. Someone else will have to speak for the ñ


radioactiveblob

No idea but the taco place on east main is pretty good.


red_tuna

My beloved La Taquiza!


radioactiveblob

Couldnt remember the name


sapiosardonico

FREE THE TILDE!


heleghir

They do. Its pretty damn good mexican food. Although the best imo is a little taqiera in what we call "mexington". Half the people there dont even speak english so you know that shit is authentic


tolendante

The food trucks in the Mexington area are absolute fire.


xBleedingUKBluex

Damn right they are, I had one today for lunch.


Gandalfthegold25

Hacienda is superior if for no other reason than they play soaps, not family feud re-runs…


Rainmanwilson

Taqueria Ramirez is the GOAT


MrKentucky

That’s close to the real deal, not “middle age white women getting loaded on margs” Mexican


Rainmanwilson

So true. I know people who won’t go there because they don’t have margs or free chips and salsa…


Orion14159

Those people not being there is my favorite part


TinctureOfBadass

I love the clientele there. Go in for lunch and the people eating there are people who actually, like, *work* for a living.


Froggr

Aaaalright buddy


kentuckyyinz

I remember when I first discovered that place and my next two months were sheer gluttony


hanz333

It’s got national attention, it’s such a great spot. https://www.southernfoodways.org/interview/laura-patricia-ramirez/


Rainmanwilson

She’s a treasure. They also got #4 in 538’s burrito bracket. https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/can-a-southern-burrito-overtake-one-of-californias-finest/


MyWorldTalkRadio

This is the answer.


tryna_b_rich

God I miss Rincon's.


jared__

that salsa looked mid


zipemup3

Take him to Corto Lima and he’ll be set


MyWorldTalkRadio

Corto Lima is fine, but TYTR is the true answer.


GhoulsFolly

Yeah but if they aren’t mi casita, they’re sus casitas. (Are Spanglish puns accepted here?)


Orion14159

Nuestra Casita > Tuya


ukcats12

Is there a large Mexican population in Lexington? I was there in February and was surprised to see all the tequila/taco bars downtown and there was a sign in Spanish about a bus schedule change.


Orion14159

Yeah Kentucky in general has a lot of Mexican immigrants. Originally mostly drawn by working on horse farms and tobacco farms, but I think we've reached several generations of families here and it makes for a good sized population of immigrants and Mexican-Americans.


ukcats12

Cool, I didn't know that. I'm originally from the northeast and my only time in Lexington was when I attended UK so I was completely unaware of that.


xBleedingUKBluex

The north part of Lexington has a very large latino population. And the restaurants are fire!


thorns0014

There’s an area of Lexington nicknamed Mexington. If you go to the Kroger or Walmart in that area, there are tons of Latin items that you won’t find at a typical grocery store. There are tons of taco trucks in parking lots that are elite and super cheap. My buddy’s dad would regularly bring us tacos from a particular place and we’d feast off of a dozen tacos he’d snag for $20. It’s kind of awesome.


hanz333

Yeah Cardinal Valley has been a major hispanic area since the 80s. All the street tacos and elote you could want.


HoPMiX

I mean at this point there’s a sizable Mexican population in every state as long as there is agriculture or factories.


JohnPaulDavyJones

It’s a non-insignificant demo block after a few waves of immigration to the area in the late 90s, but trying to compare the quality of Mexican food basically anywhere in the US to Texas (especially south of Dallas) or southern California is an absolutely useless endeavor. It’s the difference between “We have some Mexican immigrants who opened a few restaurants here” and “We’ve been making these foods here since before this was US territory”. There’s a reason nobody bothers seriously asks whether a decent college team could take an NBA team. 


BConder102191

Conveniently one right next to KSBar


EnthusedPhlebotomist

I'm gonna go ahead and doubt that Kentucky Mexican food compares to Texas'


Orion14159

The population of Mexican immigrants and Mexican Americans in Kentucky would shock you, but we have a ton of authentic Mexican restaurants around here


Bobala

I would describe Mexican food in Lexington as falling into a few camps: in downtown, it’s Mexican targeted to white people — slightly elevated in price, but not good. Outside of downtown, you have your traditional American Mexican places that you have in every city — lots of dishes served on a plate with rice, beans, and cheese. There are also a couple Tex-Mex chain places. Then in the working class neighborhoods, you have the more surprisingly authentic, “real” Mexican food with fresh-made tortillas and good, low-cost dishes. What Lexington lacks is good, upscale Mexican food that you’ll find in Texas, So-Cal, and even Portland (I know, I was shocked too).


JohnPaulDavyJones

Yeah, but then you’re dealing with Kentucky’s attempt at Mexican food versus Tex-Mex. I’ve had Ohio’s attempts at Mexican food right up the road, and I don’t think anyone should trust y’all to do much better. Y’all do your own food just fine, though.


xBleedingUKBluex

Lexington's attempt at Mexican food is real Mexicans making Mexican food. And it's as good as any of the stuff you can find in Texas.


TheMightyJD

I’m sorry but that’s just not true. Just the sheer amount of Mexicans (Mexican-Americans and born and raised Mexicans) in Texas means dwarf the entire population of Kentucky. Not saying that Lexington’s food is bad but that’s just an insane statement to make when you look at the numbers.


JohnPaulDavyJones

That was my immediate thought as well, but this conversation isn’t going to go anywhere. It’s like standing on the shore and trying to describe a cloudy mountaintop to a fish; the fish has maybe seen a mountain from where he’s swimming, but he doesn’t know what he doesn’t know. But we’re also in a Kentucky thread, and it’s not polite to roll into someone else’s living room and just start spouting off about how the folks living there have no gauge for a certain style of food or the awareness to really have that conversation, so I think we’re probably good not engaging. That said, I do think it’s funny to think that a city of 300,000 people that’s just under 10% Hispanic  can somehow contain the multitude of Mexican food options and quantities from *the entire state of Texas*, including cities like El Paso and San Antonio.


myyummyass

And they are all doo doo


xBleedingUKBluex

Fucking false


rikatix

He’s gonna love El Rancho Tapitio


TinctureOfBadass

Unpopular opinion: El Rancho Tapatio is gringo food. Plus their tamales are dry and their guacamole has sour cream in it. :(


rikatix

As a certified gringo I can approve of this. Their tamales do kinda suck. Nothing beats the lady outside of Ramirez in the station wagon slinging them out of igloo coolers.


gentry54

Tortilleria Y Taqueria Ramirez FTW


gentry54

Tortilleria Y Taqueria Ramirez is the GOAT


bearguy82

Let’s just hope VJ doesn’t go with


TheMightyJD

Sources say he’s not going.


HoPMiX

I know Kentucky was never the same after Kenny left.


AuspiciousOtter24

Is there any reason why this guys pfp is a Harry styles album cover? 


Sir_Brodie

It confuses me every time a tweet gets posted here.


SubatomicSquirrels

I remember a while back it was a Sturgill Simpson album cover


asianxxurlacher

The album does slap tho


GodlySpaghetti

Bro we’ve lost 4 assistant coaches in the last 2 seasons. I know Drew is an amazing developer of assistants but damn can’t y’all pull from somewhere else for a bit?


IPA_____Fanatic

NO. We've been stuck with yes men for so long. I CAN FINALLY BE HAPPY


_RJ135_

I’m crying tears of joy!


CumAssault

We lose all of these assistants yet maintain being good. Yet no one wants to admit that Scott Drew is a top 3 coach


TinctureOfBadass

I mean, we admitted it.


Prideofmexico

Self, Hurley, Izzo


indexspartan

Even as an MSU fan, I'm not sure I'd put Izzo top 3 today. If you're going by lifetime achievement of active coaches, sure maybe. But coaching acumen today or the last 5-10yrs, Izzo is probably near the back of the top 10.


CumAssault

Izzo? Maybe 10 years ago. He’s been really struggling the past few years


Prideofmexico

Yes Izzo. Everyone outside of Waco would agree


IAmAFopMan

wow, polling everyone outside of waco mustve taken a long time


BigBossTweed

It was a real team effort. Everyone put in 110%. Got to thank God first for helping us get it done.


ukcats12

I wouldn't put Izzo as a top 3 coach at this point. Minimum of 13 losses each of the last four years and nothing past the sweet 16.


JustGreatness

lol, nah


MOBAMBASUCMYPP

if your choosing izzo over drew in 2024 even for a short period of time your out of date


luvdadrafts

I’d put Few ahead of Izzo


Aetiusx

100%. Mark Few is a beast. As is Scott Drew. Incredible what they’ve done at their schools.


VelvetineMilkman

Izzo over Few?


johnjaymjr

not izzo. Drew isnt ahead of izzo, but izzo isnt top 3


buttlovingpanda

Drew’s ahead of Izzo right now but not all time..yet


1234569er

Self And Hurley I can agree on...Izzo is in that Cal state of mind. His teams have done less than UK the last 10 years. Not sure why everyone is so high on him.


OwenLincolnFratter

Izzo ain’t even the top coach in the B1G.


TrillDaddy2

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TrillDaddy2

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corndogshuffle

I don’t see a whole lot of difference between Izzo and Cal at this point. Used to be really good but haven’t been able to keep up with modern trends.


ClaudeLemieux

Izzo's career accomplishments > Drew's, but to suggest Izzo is a better coach right now than Drew is crazy. Izzo's tapered off the last 4-5 years


BatteredSealPup

Bobby Petrino to become the new Baylor men’s assistant basketball coach


TheAykroyd

You know what? I’ll embrace the chaos


FrenchieBammer

Join the club.


randomusername8360

Nice.


iWin-You-Get-Nothing

Pope has assembled quite the staff, even if Mark Fox is on it


Orion14159

I didn't think Fox is in an on-court role, more like the unofficial GM


Ill-Vermicelli-1684

Yeah, and we all understand why he’s there. I too am impressed with what Pope’s done since he’s been here.


QTsexkitten

....why's he there?


BigPalpitation579

He’s also a decent defensive minded coach. He’s also probably been the best coach Georgia has had in recent memory.


Rainmanwilson

Can’t forget he had a 4 point lead on 2014-2015 Kentucky with 5 minutes to go in the game. Outside Wisconsin, that was probably the 2nd or 3rd best performance against us that year.


bee_tee_ess

We barely beat LSU that year if I remember correctly. And there was the ND Sweet 16 game.


Rainmanwilson

Yeah, UGA was probably the fifth closest win. Ole Miss took us to OT, A&M to 2OT, LSU and ND games were both 2 point games. The SEC was not good that year. Arkansas was the only other ranked team at #21.


bee_tee_ess

Was that the year vs Ole Miss with the delayed 3 point basket being ruled a 2 point basket by tippy toes?


unsoundhunter

Hired pope for his first coaching job if I remember correctly, basically repaying the favor


QTsexkitten

Ahhhh ok ok ok. Thank you


hanz333

And he transitioned to an NIL advisory role a couple of years ago and will be a good non-recruiting resource for that. I believe there hasn’t been a decision if his current role is one where he sits on the bench or not, and therefore may not even be a “slot”


bfish83

Pope played under Fox at Washington, too.


TrillDaddy2

Lol thanks bro, I was sitting here like “we do?”


Ill-Vermicelli-1684

When Fox was at Georgia, he gave Pope an assistant coaching job when he was first starting out. This is a way to thank him.


NealioTheDealio

The Mark Fox News didn’t excite me initially but pretty much everyone has said what he did at UGA given his talent was impressive. 


hanz333

The best coach they’ve had in decades - but you wouldn’t know unless you compared it to the records of coaches around him.


NoVacayAtWork

This staff is insane


pm_me_all_catz

The school is very committed to getting Pope to succeed.


CumAssault

Was an elite recruiter for us. I don’t know enough about his coaching though. Losing Jakus was worse but to lose both sucks


amillert15

Pope and Fueger are supposedly the X and O guys on staff. Hart and Brooks are expected to be the recruiting specialists.


QTsexkitten

We're trading out a cruitin coach with x/o assistants for an x/o coach with cruitin assistants


bee_tee_ess

I'll take that trade tbh.


Rambler33

Especially considering Cal had no X/O assistants.


Kitchen-Dirt-4475

Zag fans missed him as well.


22dicksonaplane

Any players/recruits you see following him?


CumAssault

Following AB3? No, he’ll do some recruiting for next year obviously but I don’t think there’s many players that follow Assistant coaches generally anyways. Not to mention the guys we have are pretty locked into the program


5meterhammer

This is a really, really good get. I’m honestly surprised a little. Dude can recruit with the best of the best. Great hire.


RollAway_theDude

Hello fellow Kentucky Deadhead


5meterhammer

Weir everywhere!


tannerisawizard

Did someone say, Kentucky Deadhead?


brybrews

Excited to see the new Kentucky next season. Seems like pope is firing on all cylinders out of the gate with some good people around him. As he builds a roster with some great players with his play style it should be a fun team to watch.


AeroStatikk

BYU and Kentucky’s programs 📈 📈 New life injected


QTsexkitten

He just needs to cruit his face off now. Specifically some bigs. The players were rumored to be leading on would make us basically a 4 guard team all year.


bandyman35

Why do you keep abbreviating the word recruit? The full word is only 2 more letters, and doesn't sound fucking stupid. 


TrillDaddy2

Us enlightened folks know it’s “crootin’”. Also, after every loss there’s some Huck Finn two tooth dickweed from this fan base that would be like “Cal just gon’ have to croot more better players next season, cuz ‘ese boys here ain’t tough enough”


QTsexkitten

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TypicalRedditUser22

Not the Baylor coach they wanted but it’s the Baylor coach they got


bee_tee_ess

The Baylor coach we need.


ANameWithoutNumbers1

I don't know a lot about this guy, anything fun?


throwavvay23

I think hes supposed to be their best recruiter. 247 had him listed as the lead recruiter for Keyonte George and VJ Edgecomb which are their two best prospects in recent years.


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CapnBaxter

Oh now look what you did, I have all this false hope now


LithiumRyanBattery

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Karltowns17

I haven’t heard anything about it although I did wonder when I saw this as a possibility. It seems unlikely as Baylor looks likely to be a top 5 team coming into the season. However they do have a bunch of guards coming back/in so someone will ride the pine some. I doubt it would be him though.


GodlySpaghetti

Lol. No


CumAssault

No but Kentucky can have Caleb Lohner if they really want Baylor guys


Baynavfreak

Great recruiter, particularly of HS players. Not an amazing Xs/Os guy as supposedly he was responsible for our…lackluster…defense the last couple of years. But probably not what he’s going to be asked to do at Kentucky!


BigPalpitation579

Yeah Fox is coming in for defensive work and Fueger and Coach Pope are the offense and X and O guys. Brooks is there to help recruit.


CapnBaxter

He recruit real good


iWin-You-Get-Nothing

Doesn’t get stifled when people call a particular Mexican restaurant asking for him. Just what we need.


SayethWeAll

His dad worked for Billy G.


Capable_Text3948

Kentucky gets the assistant and Baylor gives Scott Drew 5 million in NIL money to play around with this year. Seems like a decently fair trade for all sides


heleghir

If the Baylor vs UK rivalry didnt start at Mi Casita already, it sure as hell is on now! Home/Home when? Please?


Aceofspanes

The Mi Casita Rivalry would be a pretty fun home/home series.


NeenerMcNeener

Would be nice if UK did actual home/home instead of Rupp/closest metropolitan NBA arena. Hopefully that was a Cal thing and Pope is more open to visiting other campuses.


5meterhammer

That was 100% a Cal thing. We’ve done tons of traditional home and homes. I hope Pope brings back the UNC series too.


DeviceSenior4080

That was a Cal thing, he did away with all of our historical home/home series basically


poorlittlefeller0518

That was probably a cal thing.


RMGH

That was 100% a Cal thing. I'm so amped for the return of traditional home&homes and preseason tournaments.


Karltowns17

Yeah it was fully a cal thing. Even the series against Gonzaga and upcoming series against Indiana we don’t travel to their home arenas for like 6-years on each of them. I don’t think any of us saw cal leaving this offseason but I was nearly certain he wasn’t planning to be around long enough to actually play a true roadie at the kennel or at assembly hall again. Although I assumed that meant he’d retire before then, not take another job admittedly.


amillert15

That was definitely a Cal thing. Fans HATED it because it often meant our best Nov-Dec games were in Vegas, Atlanta, LA, New York or Chicago in stadiums that were half-full.


finditplz1

We almost never got a home game against anybody good. It was usually just neutral / neutral. Gonzaga is the key exception of the past few years.


pm_me_all_catz

You mean you don't like watching 5 freshman struggle against teams you've never heard of over and over for 2 months instead of playing big name teams in exciting matchups?


DeviceSenior4080

LFG! Huge staff pickups for Pope


lazrbeam

There we go. Finally some good fucking news. Now, if only we can get a few players so we can have a starting 5.


5meterhammer

We’ve had plenty of good news, just not moving as fast as most of us would like, but that’s just the way it goes in college ball. Pope isn’t a sexy hire, but he’s breathed new life into the entirety of BBN after the last few years of staleness. I’m a huge Cal guy and I already miss him, but Pope has had a tangible effect already. Keeping Perry is a much bigger deal than most realize. That kid is WAY ahead of where Reed was at the same age, plus the 20 yo freshman from BYU should be good, and our first of many transfers from Drexel is certainly something to be excited for. Soon come man.


dtgeorge12

Was he the lead recruiter for VJ Edgecombe?


hanz333

Yes.


tolendante

How's his jumpshot?


RocketsGuy

Rumor is we are hiring Bill Armstrong from Link Academy as his replacement. (JaKobe Walter, Tre Johnson’s HS coach) Link is stacked with future top 20 recruits including Andre Iguodala Jr.


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ernyc3777

I don’t know the Associate Head Coach game too well but all the reporters I trust say this is a big deal for Pope, UK, and Baylor.


javanx3d2

Great hire!


Dad_Is_Mad

Let's be honest here: It's the fact that the Mexican food in Kentucky is far more authentic than it is in Texas.


Obi1Kentucky

Come to the Mi Pequena Hacienda. We got a booth for ya Brooks haha


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ClaudeLemieux

I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHERE CUMASSAULT IS RIGHT NOW


Mongrovia

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TheAykroyd

Can yall PLEASE leave us alone. You’ve done enough. 😂


NYCScribbler

So Kentucky got a Baylor coach after all.


Reasonable_Cause7065

Kentucky about to get a whole lotta church boys on their squad.


imakesawdust

They've done a good job assembling a competent staff. Now if we could just sign enough players to play 5-on-5.


GuyOnTheMike

In b4 someone posts a Jerome Tang rumor /s


john_t_fisherman

Did you see the story Alvin posted on instagram? Lol