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per Forde:
The winner of the College Sports Dumpster Fire of the Year is Louisville. What an effort by the Cardinals. Hit with major NCAA sanctions in late spring for the tawdry “StripperGate” scandal, Louisville didn’t stop there. By late September the place was better known as “University 6,” the label applied by the U.S. Attorney’s Office of New York in its federal complaint alleging corruption in college basketball.
The complaint says that Louisville entered into multiple schemes with its apparel partner, Adidas, and others to pay players to sign with the Cardinals – with the previous NCAA mushroom cloud hovering over the program. Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino became “Coach 2” in the complaint. Already suffering extreme scandal fatigue, this bombshell led to the quick-trigger firing of both Pitino and renowned athletic director Tom Jurich. Two of Pitino’s assistants were sent packing shortly thereafter.
And now, because quiet accountability is nowhere near as fun as backbiting and finger-pointing, we are in the lawsuit phase.
Pitino is suing Adidas, saying the apparel company damaged his reputation by entering into a conspiracy to pay players. Pitino is suing the school, rather boldly seeking the $39 million remaining on his bloated contract. And as of Wednesday, not to be outdone, the school is suing Rick right back.
“Mr. Pitino, and not the University, was the active wrongdoer,” reads the Louisville Athletic Association counterclaim against Pitino. Louisville says it will seek payment from Pitino in “restitution for any monies paid as damages for vacated games, championships, records, and honors,” among other things.
And thus the game of Pass the Buck has come full circle.
https://sports.yahoo.com/official-rick-pitino-louisville-going-war-202117001.html
Go Gophers!!
The winner of the College Sports Dumpster Fire of the Year is Louisville. What an effort by the Cardinals. Hit with major NCAA sanctions in late spring for the tawdry “StripperGate” scandal, Louisville didn’t stop there. By late September the place was better known as “University 6,” the label applied by the U.S. Attorney’s Office of New York in its federal complaint alleging corruption in college basketball.
The complaint says that Louisville entered into multiple schemes with its apparel partner, Adidas, and others to pay players to sign with the Cardinals – with the previous NCAA mushroom cloud hovering over the program. Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino became “Coach 2” in the complaint. Already suffering extreme scandal fatigue, this bombshell led to the quick-trigger firing of both Pitino and renowned athletic director Tom Jurich. Two of Pitino’s assistants were sent packing shortly thereafter.
And now, because quiet accountability is nowhere near as fun as backbiting and finger-pointing, we are in the lawsuit phase.
Pitino is suing Adidas, saying the apparel company damaged his reputation by entering into a conspiracy to pay players. Pitino is suing the school, rather boldly seeking the $39 million remaining on his bloated contract. And as of Wednesday, not to be outdone, the school is suing Rick right back.
“Mr. Pitino, and not the University, was the active wrongdoer,” reads the Louisville Athletic Association counterclaim against Pitino. Louisville says it will seek payment from Pitino in “restitution for any monies paid as damages for vacated games, championships, records, and honors,” among other things.
And thus the game of Pass the Buck has come full circle.
https://sports.yahoo.com/official-rick-pitino-louisville-going-war-202117001.html
Go Gophers!!