Adidas claims Pitino 'supported' plan to pay Louisville recruits

[HooperScooper]

Oh this story keeps on getting better and better.

Rick Pitino has maintained that he had no knowledge of Louisville basketball recruits being paid or bribed to play for the school, however Adidas begs to differ.

Adidas has asked a federal judge to dismiss Pitino's lawsuit against the apparel company according to WDRB.com, citing evidence that suggests Pitino was "both aware and supported the scheme" to funnel money to recruits. Here are details from the WDRB report with the supporting evidence.

Adidas claims ex-coach Rick Pitino 'supported' plan to pay Louisville recruits

 

[willie99]

If true, if he actually made 3 phone calls to an Adidas executive, then that would be substantive evidence if it can be proven

An assistant coach telling an undercover agent "Pitino knows" is not substantive evidence

 

[LIuconn]

Of course he did. Bigger question, how did Cal get away with all he did?

 

[HuskyNationJE]

we should hire Pitino, start a GoFundMe page and then give it to him to go buy us top recruits and coach us to not lose by 35 points.

 

[Letsgohuskies11]

we should hire Pitino, start a GoFundMe page and then give it to him to go buy us top recruits and coach us to not lose by 35 points.

He’d only last for 8 seconds

 

[LIuconn]

hiooooo

 

[mauconnfan]

He’d only last for 8 seconds

You mean before he was banging someone on a table at Max's?

 

[Letsgohuskies11]

You mean before he was banging someone on a table at Max's?

the joke was that he'd last the same amount of time as he did banging someone on a table at Max's

 

[HuskyNationJE]

He’d only last for 8 seconds

if he can get us a top 10 recruit in 8 seconds...I'm in.

 

[huskymedic]