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It’d be easy for Mark Pope to kick the can down the road regarding anticipated success at Kentucky, talk about the time it takes to establish a culture and an identity before the results come. Shoot, his former coach and mentor Rick Pitino went 14-14 in his first season in Lexington — under unique circumstances, obviously — so it’d be hard to blame him for building in a bit of a cushion with immediate expectations. No one is expecting him to come in and win No. 9 in year one. Big Blue Nation would love it, of course, but there’s an understanding this will be a process. Then Pope took the micro…

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