Mark Pope gives Kentucky a ‘B-ish’ body language grade ‘in terms of us coming fresh’ [Video]

Mark Pope wants his players to forget what happened on the last play as quickly as possible — both the good plays and the bad plays, although the bad plays can naturally tend to stick out more than the good. He’s been pleased with Kentucky’s efforts in that area thus far but says there is still plenty of room for improvement.

“I give my guys like a B-ish (grade) in terms of us coming fresh,” Pope said during his Thursday press conference. “We talked about it all game in the second half (against Georgia). Can we come back to the next play fully fresh, fully engaged, full heart, clear mind? That is a challenge for every single athlete. That is one of the great challenges you face in athletics. And I thought our guys were good.”

By “coming fresh”, Pope means he wants to see his guys continue to improve at …