Interesting Day Ahead...

[Marcus92]

Turns out I didn't have the story quite right. Pitino independently took a polygraph to help make his case that Louisville should reinstate him as head coach. The polygraph examiner, Carl Christiansen, was a private investigator working for Pitino's attorney, Steve Pence.

Amazingly, Christiansen said that in his opinion, Pitino's recorded responses were not deceptive. The university's board was "unmoved," fired him with cause and terminated his contract.

Pence repeats the assertion that Pitino had no knowledge. Didn't know a thing. Shocked as anyone to hear about it. Even if by some stretch of the imagination that somehow turned out to be true, it's an incredibly weak defense given his history. What kind of program are you running that repeatedly gets rocked by major scandals you know nothing about?

http://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2017/10/16/rick-pitino-took-lie-detector-test/767121001/

[brewcity77]

ESPN has a brief interview with Rick Pitino where he denies knowing anything about a player being paid — and states that he passed a lie detector test administered by the FBI:

Why on Earth do they still use lie detectors? It's pure hokey pseudo science. They don't work and never have.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Why on Earth do they still use lie detectors? It's pure hokey pseudo science. They don't work and never have.

They don't. It was Pitino's personal private investigator

[RideMyBuycks]

Did anyone watch the Bilas interview on SVP's sportscenter and feel like they needed a shower? Jay defending rick the entire time and then turning on ADs and university presidents

[Silkk the Shaka]

They don't. It was Pitino's personal private investigator

They do on Maury

[StillAWarrior]

...Rick knows that his career is over.

I stand corrected.  Apparently Geno thinks Rick has suffered enough. 

Amazing.  But I guess there's really nothing in Rick's history that suggests he's not a good role model for young women.

[VegasWarrior77]

Just heard ESPN report that Bruce Pearl is refusing to cooperate with Auburn's internal investigation and that his job is in jeopardy.

[Hards Alumni]

Just heard ESPN report that Bruce Pearl is refusing to cooperate with Auburn's internal investigation and that his job is in jeopardy.

Lifelong cheater getting caught cheating.  What a shocker.  Difference is this time he is probably going to jail.

GOOD.

[MuMark]

https://twitter.com/tom_winter/status/928378988011061254

[wadesworld]

https://twitter.com/tom_winter/status/928378988011061254

"I was blacked out and didn't have any knowledge of what was happening to me or around me!"

[jsglow]

I haven't followed that closely.  Could Slick Rick face criminal proceedings and jail time?

[wadesworld]

I haven't followed that closely.  Could Slick Rick face criminal proceedings and jail time?

Yes.

[Dr. Blackheart]

Kansas Burger Boy, Billy Preston,  signs with Euro pro team as NCAA investigation drags on about the source of his car.  If you remember, the FBI also pulled Kansas records earlier. Since establishing car ownership and funding would seem to be straight forward over time, one has to wonder if the NCAA's feet dragging isn't related to Adidas and the FBI investigation (as has been rumored).

http://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/for-petes-sake/article195749664.html

Draft Express with a Tweet confirming Adidas link:
https://mobile.twitter.com/DraftExpress/status/954713583912439808

[wadesworld]

Wonder how well Self is sleeping...

[hairy worthen]

Kansas Burger Boy, Billy Preston,  signs with Euro pro team as NCAA investigation drags on about the source of his car.  If you remember, the FBI also pulled Kansas records earlier. Since establishing car ownership and funding would seem to be straight forward over time, one has to wonder if the NCAA's feet dragging isn't related to Adidas and the FBI investigation (as has been rumored).

http://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/for-petes-sake/article195749664.html

Draft Express with a Tweet confirming Adidas link:
https://mobile.twitter.com/DraftExpress/status/954713583912439808

too bad, hell of a piano player too.

[The Lens]

Were we in on any kids who ended up at Kansas?

[Lennys Tap]

too bad, hell of a piano player too.

Will it go 'round in circles?
Will it fly high like a bird up in the sky?

[The Equalizer]

I stand corrected.  Apparently Geno thinks Rick has suffered enough. 

Amazing.  But I guess there's really nothing in Rick's history that suggests he's not a good role model for young women.

Its an easy claim to make when you don't think you'll actually have to follow through.  The average tenure on Geno's staff is 19 years, and his most recent hire was 9 years ago.

http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/conn-w-baskbl-coaches.html

If Pitino were a tailor, Geno would probably say he'd hire him to adjust the sleeves on his vest.

[NorthernDancerColt]

Lifelong cheater getting caught cheating.  What a shocker.  Difference is this time he is probably going to jail.

GOOD.

And the ultimate irony is that Pearl was the Iowa assistant who recorded his phone call while recruiting Simeon's Deon Thomas, who talked of receiving a car and other illegal benefits from Illinois. Pearl eagerly ratted out U of I to the NCAA. Guilty or not, the implicated Illinois assistant, Jimmy Collins,  from that day onward would never even look at Pearl in the handshake line.

Hope they throw the book at smug BP. Karma is a beeotch.

[MU82]

too bad, hell of a piano player too.

The 5th Beatle.

[wadesworld]

The feds drop charges against the AAU Adidas exec. Did he squeal or did they have nothing on him?

[Silkk the Shaka]

The feds drop charges against the AAU Adidas exec. Did he squeal or did they have nothing on him?

Fingers crossed that he squealed on KU/Self and Grimes ends up here where he belongs

[lessthannick11]

Based off how the story goes when Big Daddy tells us in a year, would we even take him??

[Newsdreams]

The feds drop charges against the AAU Adidas exec. Did he squeal or did they have nothing on him?

If they drop charges he didn't squeal.  They leave charges and do some sort of deal that at the end would be up to judge. There were problems with the agent and the investigation, Bilas tweeted the articles. That is probably why they dismissed charges. Agent was using investigation money to gamble, food and drinks.

[Windyplayer]

Agent was using investigation money to gamble, food and drinks.

Is that bad?