Mark Pope was only at the podium for three minutes and 45 seconds, but he made the most of his brief appearance following Kentucky‘s 75-74 loss at Auburn, setting the tone from the opening sentence.
“Well, we’re not allowed to talk about the referees, but you guys saw it,” he said after being asked about the offensive foul called on Collin Chandler with 14 seconds left on the clock.
He’d eventually call out the stripes directly, but not until his press conference was over and he was out of the media room — but still within earshot with cameras and recorders still rolling. It was a private conversation he clearly wanted heard…