Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats made the trip to Atlanta, or as it is better known in Lexington, 'Catlanta,' to take on the #6 Duke Blue Devils, and the Wil

Mark Pope hadn’t done anything of substance since landing the Kentucky job, at least in the eyes of the naysayers concerned John Calipari was run out of Lexington. On the surface, I get it. You’re replacing a Hall of Fame coach with a national championship under his belt with a guy bringing more Hamilton raps on camera with him than postseason wins.

Mark Pope delivered an early signature win as Kentucky's head coach, but he's putting the attention on his players.