Rick Pitino And John Calipari Talk At High School Game
by Mike Rutherford on Dec 6, 2011 11:53 PM EST
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PrintLouisville head coach Rick Pitino and Kentucky head coach John Calipari were both in attendance at Butler High school Tuesday night to watch class of 2013 star Derek Willis of Bullitt East.
The two coaches, who took part in a mild(?) war-of-words during the offseason, eventually shook hands and spoke briefly.
Here's WHAS-11's Adam Lefkoe with the story and the visuals:
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Just a thought...
and I am sure I will get bashed. But if Ricky P is all about Louisville, why not wear something U of L related when in public recruiting a player?
Ok now bash away….
by Louisvillegocards on Dec 6, 2011 11:56 PM EST reply actions
Its like when people bashed Obama for not wearing an american flag pin.
by WhiskeyRider on Dec 7, 2011 12:03 AM EST up reply actions
That'
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by Chick-Stratino'sUrDaddy on Dec 7, 2011 3:29 PM EST up reply actions
That's wrong, so wrong and you know it
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by Chick-Stratino'sUrDaddy on Dec 7, 2011 3:30 PM EST up reply actions
www.snopes.com
May be of assistance
by twistedwedge on Dec 7, 2011 12:22 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Link
Read up on claims before believeing them as facts…wont get into any politics-Ive always been a strong believer that politics and religious views dont belong on any sports forum.
by twistedwedge on Dec 7, 2011 12:54 PM EST up reply actions
I was being sarcastic.
Not sure about red rage.
You call yourself a fan?
Get over yourself. Rick Pitino puts Louisville first. You are the worst. Leave this blog and never come back. Consider yourself Franklin and Bashed.
That's some nice bashing right there.
Top notch. I can here Louisvillegocards crying from here.
by sarasota-card on Dec 7, 2011 9:13 AM EST up reply actions
So,... Calipari needs his own police escort?
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by Chick-Stratino'sUrDaddy on Dec 7, 2011 12:02 AM EST reply actions
Davis had two at the Lexington mall after the UNC game on Saturday
by Mike Rutherford on Dec 7, 2011 12:04 AM EST up reply actions
I believe it. I actually heard someone say something today that illustrated how astonishing their obsession truly is.
I was at an event in Shelbyville for my job. You’re usual buffet/ free lunch/ shmooze and business card exchange, complete with mind numbing “how are things going in your office” type shit. I was by far the youngest guy there; there were lots of older gentlemen, all near retirement age, and all of them backslapping and talking about their grand kids.
Just before the lids were removed from the trays of food, I overheard one older man commenting to another about his blue sweater. He asked him why it wasn’t UK blue? He responded by saying that he was from Detroit and it was “Michigan Blue.”
The rest of the conversation was pretty amusing for a few reasons; but, it was mainly due to the fact that this guy (in the blue sweater) was obviously either a true asshole, just old and not giving a shit about anything anymore, or… totally fed up with UK fans in general. It went like this.
Michigan Fan: I don’t know why it would matter to anyone what shade of blue I want to wear anyway.
Kentucky Fan: Well I was just wondering if you pulled for the Cats.
BSG: No I don’t as a matter of fact, sports are supposed to be fun and UK fans take it far to serious for me.
KF: What do you mean?
MF: Well, I’ll just never understand how a group of people could worship a coach and his players the way UK fans do. I just don’t get it. It seems to me that they take it so seriously because it fills some void in their lives. I think that’s especially true for the rural portion of their fan base.
KF: (Somewhat shocked at the response he’d gotten) We’re just passionate about our College Basketball I guess.
MF: No,….. it’s more than that. I’ve never met a group of fans who invest so much of their happiness in a sports team. It’s just not healthy.
Even though I agreed with what the Michigan fan had said, I actually felt sorry for the UK fan at this point because the Michigan fan was just being an asshole; and, the UK fan seemed like a very nice/ polite person. He could have just been an asshole right back to the Michigan fan but instead he just played it off and moved on to the next unimportant conversation.
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by Chick-Stratino'sUrDaddy on Dec 7, 2011 12:58 AM EST up reply actions
I don't know, dude.
I’ve often thought that my love for the Cards is unhealthy. Morehead State made me fall into a social coma. I didn’t talk to anyone for two days.Meals were crackers and water.
by charliestrongmancrush.com on Dec 7, 2011 12:46 PM EST up reply actions
you had meals?
"...and the present, for us, is something that we really look forward to."
- Rick Pitino
Hahahahaha, If I hadn't been in the Dominican on vacation proposing to the love of my life, I would have been devestated as well
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by Chick-Stratino'sUrDaddy on Dec 7, 2011 3:32 PM EST up reply actions
No excuse for not sharing the devastation.
Next time you get a double dose (but hopefully there won’t be a next time)
by Carolina Cardinal on Dec 7, 2011 3:46 PM EST up reply actions
Oh I was sharing
I just had some good distractions
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by Chick-Stratino'sUrDaddy on Dec 7, 2011 4:44 PM EST up reply actions
ha I see what you did th--
err huh
by Justin Gingey Smith on Dec 7, 2011 12:29 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Completely true.
My friend works there and took a video
by James Sutherland on Dec 7, 2011 12:45 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
You love that video
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by Chick-Stratino'sUrDaddy on Dec 7, 2011 12:59 AM EST up reply actions
How did you make that link
not an actual link???? I can not figure it out.
ALL HAIL
by Cardinal_Pride on Dec 7, 2011 1:11 AM EST up reply actions
You made it say "video"
instead of the actual link.
ALL HAIL
by Cardinal_Pride on Dec 7, 2011 1:24 AM EST up reply actions
see the little chin link icon between the quote mark and the tree?
Select the word “video” in your comment, click that icon, enter the link URL, click Submit, et voila!
Or you can do what the formatting guide says, and type “video”: followed by the URL.
"...and the present, for us, is something that we really look forward to."
- Rick Pitino
chain link*
I dunno what a chin link is, but it sounds painful.
"...and the present, for us, is something that we really look forward to."
- Rick Pitino
too obvious
Saw it coming a mile away.
"...and the present, for us, is something that we really look forward to."
- Rick Pitino
Fail.
Rick Roll fail! I saw a 30 second State Farm spot first.
Rick Roll is so 2007.
Today all the cool people are doing this.
“You got TOAD!” is the proper response when someone clicks your link.
by Remote Cardinal on Dec 7, 2011 11:08 AM EST up reply actions
Someone rec this for me.
Any post of yours under 1000 words should be rec’d. Jk don’t use a 1000 word post to bash me.
by 5-0card on Dec 7, 2011 10:52 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Not cool at all. I've heard several people using this since that story broke.
Let me tell ya something, if you’d ever been abused in that way, or had someone you know and love abused in that way,… and seen what it does to them for the rest of their lives, you wouldn’t even think of saying something like that.
Yeah, I’m the old man on the porch telling you to get off my lawn.
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by Chick-Stratino'sUrDaddy on Dec 7, 2011 9:32 AM EST up reply actions 5 recs
i'm sorry i wasn't abused as a child.
settle down…it’s not even a good joke…especially since he liked boys a lot more than cheerleaders.
You are done my friend.
Banned. I’ll unban you in a week or two if I remember. (I wouldn’t count on it though.)
by Remote Cardinal on Dec 7, 2011 11:37 AM EST up reply actions
Thank you for doing this
Crazy’s comments were completely out of line.
by twistedwedge on Dec 7, 2011 12:55 PM EST up reply actions
You might even say they were... insane.
I’m… I’m so sorry. It slipped.
by Justin Gingey Smith on Dec 7, 2011 1:51 PM EST up reply actions
HER BOYFRIEND JUST BROKE UP WITH HER OK YOU PEOPLE ARE SO INSENSITIVE THEY WERE GOING TO GO TO WINTER BALL AND SHE HAD A DRESS AND EVEYTHING AND SHE HEARD THAT HE'S TALKING TO TIFFANY ALREADY , STABBED IN THE BACK! AHHAHHAH
High School: These problems matter.
by James Sutherland on Dec 7, 2011 11:14 AM EST up reply actions
I thought that she couldn't handle the intensity of the situation
The only way to react: cry.
by charliestrongmancrush.com on Dec 7, 2011 12:49 PM EST up reply actions
Find it interesting that Calipari went to Pitino
Since there’s really “Only one basketball school in Kentucky.”
Yea, funny how he's such a big shit talker till he gets in Rick's presence
I guess there’s something about 5 Final Fours to 1* that gets a little intimidating.
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First Thing I Noticed Too...
Calipari has the entire gym to sit in and he goes straight up to where Pitino’s perched, in the very top row (probably to avoid having The Vacater sit behind him, breathing down his neck). I can only imagine when Rick first spotted Calipari heading his way, kind of like when Jerry runs into Kenny Bania on ‘Seinfeld’ at Monk’s coffee shop.
Jerry: “Oh, God, it’s Bania.”
George: “Who?”
Jerry: “Kenny Bania, he’s this hack comedian. Scoot over to the end of your seat so he can’t sit down.”
by FrankensteinsJacket on Dec 7, 2011 12:25 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Haha
Calipari before entering the gym:
“Rick’s in here!? Heh, let’s go show’em who the real star in this state is.”
Calipari arriving to Rick’s personal space:
Ah man……this is the guy who whupped my monkey ass every time it mattered…… “Hey, Rick! Sup, Bro!”
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I could also see him being like Jerry greeting Newman.
Hello Newman?!?
Hello Cal?!?
Effing Kenny Payne
Get that traitor out of my sight. Bender Junior.
"...and the present, for us, is something that we really look forward to."
- Rick Pitino
? What'd KP do or not do?
No idea, but maybe he has a deep seeded hatred for RP and cannot let it go? I mean he did play for Denny. Maybe he feels like a lot of people that DC was treated WRONG when he was asked to leave for RP.
However, if DC is still Louisville First, maybe KP can eventually let whatever it might be go…
GO! CARDS!
BEAT!
PURDUE!
by 4ul4life on Dec 7, 2011 4:40 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
PS
I was on my phone when I made that remark and could not/had not seen that video…
GO! CARDS!
BEAT!
PURDUE!
Welcome home
and thanks for your service.
"...and the present, for us, is something that we really look forward to."
- Rick Pitino
Thanks guys.
It was another uneventful trip. In some ways that’s a blessing, but in others, wish it would have been at least somewhat eventful. You don’t train for the “superbowl” to sit on the sidelines.
GO! CARDS!
BEAT!
PURDUE!
Dude? Kenny didn't do anything. He was offered a job at, currently, the highest profile program in the country.
It’s business, not personal,… especially when you’re talking about the kind of opportunities that can lead to for you and your family.
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by Chick-Stratino'sUrDaddy on Dec 7, 2011 9:34 AM EST up reply actions
It seems to me he steered some recruit(s) UK's way before he was even employed there.
and it’s always personal.
"...and the present, for us, is something that we really look forward to."
- Rick Pitino
He also came from
Phil Knight land in Eugene Oregon. So yeah, Nike, WWW, and Cal he’s connected in a way he might not wanna be.
by ville 606 on Dec 7, 2011 10:19 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
I never blame anyone for leaving one school to take a job at another...
Unless its a school that takes Charlie Strong. I won’t be a fan of them, and I don’t think I can handle the emotional torment of 3 of 4 football coaches leaving Louisville for another school…
by Kegs N' Eggs on Dec 7, 2011 10:55 AM EST up reply actions
How can we call KP a traitor and yet get upset at references to "Benedict Rick" etc.?
(Unless the answer is we are hypocrites and cool with that.)
by Leeroy Jenkins on Dec 7, 2011 10:16 AM EST up reply actions
I don't get upset at UK resentment of CRP
In fact, I rather enjoy it.
"...and the present, for us, is something that we really look forward to."
- Rick Pitino
It was probably like this...
WATCH THIS CLIP. It is worth the 15 seconds, I promise.
RP = The King
Cal = Paul Rudd
ALL HAIL
by Cardinal_Pride on Dec 7, 2011 11:59 PM EST up reply actions
OMFG Calipari Smiled! OMFG HE SAID "ONLY TOOK TWO STEPS"
OH MY GOD
BREAKING SPORTS NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OH MY GODDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
So does anyone know
if any school is on Willis’s hot list.
"Winning gets you where you want to go"
-CS5-
He committed to Purdue, then de-committed.
All signs point that he’s going to lean towards either UK, IU or UofL.
by Remote Cardinal on Dec 7, 2011 11:10 AM EST up reply actions
I was thinking more like
1. Willis Commits to UofL
2. Fast-forward to 1 week before signing day.
3. Willis begins to waiver on UofL commitment.
4. Rumors about that he’s signing with UK
5. Signs with UofL.
6. UofL fans shove this in UK fans faces.
7. UK fans say they didn’t want him anyway and their their recruit could have gotten to the basket in 1 step in the video rather than 2.
8. Fast-forward to May.
9. Rumors come out that Willis didn’t make a qualifying score on his SAT.
10. Pointless speculation about Willis’ test scores continues all summer.
11. Willis is still awaiting clearance by the NCAA in early August.
12. Willis is cleared by the NCAA the day before practice starts.
13. First day of practice, Willis hits his head on the rim, goes blind and simultaneously kicks Peyton Siva, Wayne Blackshear and Gorgui Dieng in the faces, giving them concussions that last 3.5 months. While falling to the ground Siva breaks Ware’s jaw, Blackshear hits Behanan in the groin and tears it, and Dieng knocks Price into a fan, who then loses his index finger on his shooting hand.
14. Willis drops out of UofL.
15. UofL loses 5 games during the absence of 7 players. During this period Elijah Justice leads the team in all statistical categories, but doesn’t average double digits in any of them.
16. Willis’ blindness is miraculously cured.
17. Willis enrolls at Butler in 2014.
18. Willis and an energized Butler team knocks UofL out of the 2015 NCAA tournament in the First Round.
19. Pitino says “F this BS” in the post-game presser and retires.
20. In an ironic twist of fate, UofL hires Brad Stevens.
21. Granted a waiver by the NCAA, Willis transfers to UofL for his 5th year in a graduate school program that only UofL offers.
22. Cardinal fans pretend they loved Willis all along, that he was always a loved Cardinal and we are glad to have him back.
23. UofL wins the 2016 National Title, led by Derek Willis.
by Remote Cardinal on Dec 7, 2011 11:55 AM EST up reply actions 11 recs
What, you can't be more specific?
"...and the present, for us, is something that we really look forward to."
- Rick Pitino
I particularly enjoyed 13
in an odd way
by Chris Redman is my hero on Dec 7, 2011 1:27 PM EST up reply actions
Typo correction
UofL wins the 2016 National Title, led by Derek Willis.
and Chicken Knowles.
by Leeroy Jenkins on Dec 7, 2011 2:26 PM EST up reply actions
- 50
Pitino is 2-0 versus Stevens over the past two seasons with an average margin of victory at 15.5 ppg. In the absence of a handful of players this season, Louisville’s only managed to win seven games, go undefeated, started its season at 7-0 for the second consecutive season (the first time that’s ever been done in the 100-year history of Louisville Basketball) and is ranked in the Top 5 in both major polls.
by FrankensteinsJacket on Dec 7, 2011 3:03 PM EST up reply actions
irrelevent to this discussion but I was already on this page
someone on twitter ust said that they saw Gorgi in a boot.
haha
I actually heard someone on ESPN call him zhorzhee zhang the other day.
That’s OK. They used to call coach K “Krizooski.” They’ll learn to pronounce Gorgui’s name before he’s done.
"...and the present, for us, is something that we really look forward to."
- Rick Pitino
He also credited “Chase Behanan” with a basket.
"...and the present, for us, is something that we really look forward to."
- Rick Pitino
Pathetic.
Takes about 5 seconds to look up the way to enunciate names. UofL even has a guide don’t they?
ALL HAIL
by Cardinal_Pride on Dec 8, 2011 12:09 AM EST up reply actions
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