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Can the FBI wiretap into the President of Lousyville's office? Would love to hear him tell Jurich and Pitinio, "You're fired"
 
Jerry1714 said:
Jurich looks like he is dressed for his own funeral:

Maura Sirianni‏ @MauraSirianni 2m2 minutes ago
Jurich just arrived. When asked if he is concerned about being let go today, he said: “No idea.” @WDRBNews

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Jurich single-handedly made Louisville into what it is today. Without Jurich, Louisville is essentially Memphis. Too bad this didn't happen 10 years ago-- UConn would be in the ACC right now if it wasn't for Jurich.
 
My question for Louisville is, why fire them? Unless they're headed to jail, which they probably aren't unless they're directly implicated, why fire 2 guys that bring in so much talent and money to your school?

No one thinks Louisville stands for integrity. You don't. If you ever did, you haven't for a very long time. Firing your coach and your AD at this point doesn't change that. May as well keep the good with the bad.
 
amory said:
My question for Louisville is, why fire them? Unless they're headed to jail, which they probably aren't unless they're directly implicated, why fire 2 guys that bring in so much talent and money to your school?

No one thinks Louisville stands for integrity. You don't. If you ever did, you haven't for a very long time. Firing your coach and your AD at this point doesn't change that. May as well keep the good with the bad.
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Because Louisville will attempt to use them as the fall guys with the NCAA. UL will get spared the death penalty and get relatively minor sanctions (a couple of missed tournaments and a few reduced scholarships) from the NCAA as they claim it was just the rogue Calipari and Jurich and was not an institutional problem.
 
UConnSportsGuy said:
Because Louisville will attempt to use them as the fall guys with the NCAA. UL will get spared the death penalty and get relatively minor sanctions (a couple of missed tournaments and a few reduced scholarships) from the NCAA as they claim it was just the rogue Calipari and Jurich and was not an institutional problem.
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As i posted in the other thread, Penn State football didnt get the "death penalty" for harboring and enabling a serial child rapist.

The death penalty effectively doesn't exist anymore.

Its a boogeyman, and if it ever were used again, it wouldnt be against a P5 school
 
amory said:
As i posted in the other thread, Penn State football didnt get the "death penalty" for harboring and enabling a serial child rapist.

The death penalty effectively doesn't exist anymore.

Its a boogeyman, and if it ever were used again, it wouldnt be against a P5 school
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State Penn was not eligible for the death penalty. It is reserved for schools that have a major NCAA violation when on probation for another major NCAA violation. Lousyville is eligible for it if these allegations are true (though the likelihood is like 0.01% that they actually receive it).
 
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amory said:
As i posted in the other thread, Penn State football didnt get the "death penalty" for harboring and enabling a serial child rapist.
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It may sound ridiculous, but harboring and enabling a serial child rapist is not against NCAA bylaws. Paying players cash is. The NCAA didn't have the legal authority to give Penn St the death penalty. PSU would have sued the NCAA in court and likely would have won (and the last thing the NCAA wants is a court case with evidentiary disclosures). In this case, the NCAA does have the auth0rity to punish for paying players.

Having said that, I agree that Louisville will not get the death penalty. But using PSU as the precedent is not an apples-to-apples comparison.
 
UConnSportsGuy said:
It may sound ridiculous, but harboring and enabling a serial child rapist is not against NCAA bylaws. Paying players cash is. The NCAA didn't have the legal authority to give Penn St the death penalty. PSU would have sued the NCAA in court and likely would have won (and the last thing the NCAA wants is a court case with evidentiary disclosures). In this case, the NCAA does have the auth0rity to punish for paying players.

Having said that, I agree that Louisville will not get the death penalty. But using PSU as the precedent is not an apples-to-apples comparison.
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Very true. I doubt they get it, but remember they are already on MAJOR PROBATION for the hooker thing. This scandal is even worse, and happening while on probation. They may not get the death penalty, but they won't be playing in the NCAA tournament for the foreseeable future.
 
kobe said:
Can the FBI wiretap into the President of Lousyville's office? Would love to hear him tell Jurich and Pitinio, "You're fired"
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Head of Louisville HR: Rick, I got bad news and worse news. Which do you want first?
Pitino: Better give me the bad news first.
Head of Louisville HR: You're getting fired tomorrow.
Pitino: What could be worse?
Head of Louisville HR: I should have told you yesterday.
 
UConnSportsGuy said:
It may sound ridiculous, but harboring and enabling a serial child rapist is not against NCAA bylaws. Paying players cash is. The NCAA didn't have the legal authority to give Penn St the death penalty. PSU would have sued the NCAA in court and likely would have won (and the last thing the NCAA wants is a court case with evidentiary disclosures). In this case, the NCAA does have the auth0rity to punish for paying players.

Having said that, I agree that Louisville will not get the death penalty. But using PSU as the precedent is not an apples-to-apples comparison.
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The travesty in the Penn State situation was that no one was able to connect the dots between the administration and the economic/political power brokers outside the university that wanted to keep their real estate investments around the university intact. And either with incentives or threats kept the administration quiet.

This should have been a case for federal prosecutors and not the NCAA. Ironic that the pay for play which should be under the auspices of the NCAA is being handled by the feds.
 
NYC Mustang said:
I've got to congratulate you all at The Boneyard. This thread is awesome.

You may not be the basketball program you once were but when it comes to comic relief you are the defending national champs and your prospects for the future look just as good. Keep up the good work!
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So when does SMU get the death penalty again?
 
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I agree that Penn State is not a precedent. But it is a bit harsh to say the NCAA didn't have rules against child abuse. That situation was so abhorrent that I doubt anyone ever imagined they needed such rules. There are also no NCAA rules against a coach shooting a player with a crossbow. It is illegal but just not the NCAAs jurisdiction. In this case though the NCAA clearly has rules against bribing players and their families to come to your school. And doing it while already on probation is really low. My guess is that they won't get the death penalty but will be banned from the tourney for at least 2 years, maybe restricted in number of games ( which would be a significant penalty) and lose a few scholarships for 2-3 years. Probably a fine too. It is entirely possible that Louisville, Miami and Carolina will all be out of the NCAA Tournament this year.
 
Palatine said:
NY Post.

Louisville coach Rick Pitino said the allegations “come as a complete shock to me.” He said he was “committed to taking whatever steps are needed to ensure those responsible are held accountable.”
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The only plausible explanation is that he knew, condoned, and likely orchestrated the whole deal. So his only avenue of defense is denial.
He has deniable plausibility.
 
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