Lexington’s locker rooms have seen their share of raw emotion, but nothing prepared Big Blue Nation for the scene Mark Pope described Monday. The post Big Blue Nation Loyalty Leaves National Player in Tears as Mark Pope Shares Heartbreaking Locker Room Scenes appeared first on EssentiallySports.

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Kentucky came into Saturday's matchup with #1 Auburn hoping to pull off a major resume win, but instead, Auburn came out of the gates quickly, and the Wildcats

Auburn is the No. 1 team in the country and today, we learned the hard way that it’s with good reason. The Tigers dominated the No. 17 Kentucky Wildcats 94-78, leading for 39:21 of the 40 minutes to get their first victory in Rupp since 1988.

The Auburn Tigers made a statement with this weekend's 94-78 thumping of the No. 17 Kentucky Wildcats, and UK coach Mark Pope knows it. Speaking to the media following the loss, Pope was forced to give credit to his team's SEC rival.

Both Kentucky and Arkansas suffered tough losses over the weekend to Auburn and South Carolina, respectively, but how coaches Mark Pope and John Calipari responded couldn't have been more different.

Mark Pope knows Kentucky has to improve before the end of the regular season, after a devastating loss to Auburn.