Ryan Lemon

Yep.

And they did that because they were like, Freeman's ours.

And then he kept waiting, and he kept waiting.

And his agent was like, all right, anybody want to give us more money?

And then they find somebody to do it, and it's Pope's mentor.

Makes it sting a little more.

Patino, et tu, Brute, comes in and nails him.

It's kind of a crazy thing.

And it seems like once again, for about the 10th time in two years...

Mark Pope and his staff have misread the market and have lost guys that seemed almost assured to be Kentucky players by their decision-making, and it's frustrating.

I actually think it's really frustrating.

Now, could they scramble out of it, go get somebody really good, maybe even get somebody better by overpaying?

I mean, they can, but...

But it's just another example, Ryan, of decision-making and recruiting with this staff that has been not just bad for Kentucky, but I would say objectively bad.

There are people who cover this saying that Kentucky's having the worst portal season of anybody when you consider what they could have gotten versus what they're getting.

I think you summed it up perfect, what fans feel like.

Losing Donnie Freeman was a hit.

But you lose these 10 guys you're talking about, that's a major hit.

Well, just go through some names of guys that Kentucky thought they had that they didn't get.

Right?