I dont think it has anything to do with loyalty to the school (although the school hasnt exactly been loyal to them in the Krag era). I think it has more do with with the Mallett family wondering whether Petrino was a good coahc for their son to play for. Had UL been an option for Ryan Mallett, maybe then you could call in his loyalty to the school, but there was never a chance of him landing here.

Maybe Jurich needs to start making some calls and telling RP to “start planning his retirement” in a few years.

with Darrell Griffith. Better make a post bashing him. Tennesee did it to get Allan Houston. Coaches do it all the time. It’s the same as any type of sale. If you are trying to get someone to buy your product, but they are on the fence or considering a competitior’s offer, sometimes you have to sweeten the deal. As long as it’s legal, that’s fine with me. Although it may be considered bending the rules, it certainly doesn’t break them. Did you know that tax evasion is illegal, but tax avoidance is not? I’m guessing you call all the people using tax avoidance methods to save money bad americans and embarassments to this country, right? Some of the “fans” we have are unreal.

It’s how recruiting works. There is no pleasing some of you crybabies out there. Pitino makes a smart move to help land a guard we really need, and does it within the rules, shady or not. I think some of these posters just assume Pitino can do nothing right anymore. Unbelievable. If Marquis commits, I am assuming you will not cheer for Louisville anymore.

So sorry if UofL basketball “embarasses” you by staying on top of recruiting at a time when it is most needed. If you didn’t know all big time programs did this, you are either a complete idiot, completely naive, or both. You don’t want to follow a program who recruits the best players and puts a great team on the floor year after year for our enjoyment and benefit? Go cheer for Murray State.

If Pitino had offered a scholly to….say…..an low rated three stars whose only offers were from MAC type schools (and not really a big east caliber player), but was best friends with Marquis Teague, would you be bashing Pitino then? This is essentially the same thing as a package deal. Some people just live to complain. I don’t even want to imagine how you treat waiters at restaurants.

It’s not OK when Calipari does it, but it is when Pitino does it? What are we here, UK fans?

I’m not. I have standards that I like to think apply to everyone. I don’t try to sit on my delusional high horse and think that everything my university (and it’s employees) do is justified. You combine things like this with the Karen Sypher incident, and RP is starting to really tarnish this university’s reputation in the long run. He hasn’t done it yet, and I don’t know that he will, but I’m not liking the direction he’s been heading the past few months here. I’m not saying he should be fired, nor am I trying to bash him; what he’s done for this program has been outstanding. All I’m saying is that if he continues down this path of shady doings (both on and off the court), he could hurt the university, and maybe Jurich needs to give him a couple more years before politely asking Pitino to take an early retirement. You’ve got to nip it in the bud if you want to save the university’s reputation.