Boxes and bags of shredded documents?

Pitino walking in

Four minutes later, walking out.

Interesting podcast. If you listen at about the 32nd minute, they talk about that the reason Turgeon took the Maryland job is because he knew Under Armor would "help him".

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/podcast-a-long-conversation-about-the-fbi-investigation-rocking-college-basketball/

Pitino would bring it down if he gets indicted. Kicking and screaming that he was only doing it to compete with everyone else in the corrupt system; blame the system not me...

Unless Pitino was in charge of creating the whole conspiracy (doubtful), taking money for himself (doubtful), or paying out the money himself (doubtful), then I doubt he really has serious legal issues.

I could maybe see that if he does get indicted, but I doubt that happens. He'll land a cushy job in the NBA, maybe a few people do a bit of jailtime, and the world will keep on spinning.

Everyone loves freaking out any time something happens, and admittedly this is probably the most extreme case so far, but I still don't see all the dots that this is going to drastically shift college basketball yet. Maybe it will, but I'm not seeing it yet.

Everyone thought UNC was going down when they're basically operating a diploma mill and yet...?

Feds involved with UNC investigation? Thought it was just NCAA.

JJxvi said:

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Unless Pitino was in charge of creating the whole conspiracy (doubtful), taking money for himself (doubtful), or paying out the money himself (doubtful), then I doubt he really has serious legal issues.

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Pitino is/was making 7.8 million per year. Highest paid college basketball coach. I doubt he risked taking relatively small kickbacks that would get him in serious legal trouble. You never know cause you see people do dumb stuff all the time. But probably not.

He is going to get fired though and he had $19 million dollars left on his contract that UofL probably won't be willing to pay. So this situation, although no risk of jail time, is going to cost him millions of dollars.

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JJxvi said:

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Unless Pitino was in charge of creating the whole conspiracy (doubtful), taking money for himself (doubtful), or paying out the money himself (doubtful), then I doubt he really has serious legal issues.

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Pitino is/was making 7.8 million per year. Highest paid college basketball coach. I doubt he risked taking relatively small kickbacks that would get him in serious legal trouble. You never know cause you see people do dumb stuff all the time. But probably not.

He is going to get fired though and he had $19 million dollars left on his contract that UofL probably won't be willing to pay. So this situation, although no risk of jail time, is going to cost him millions of dollars.

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I agree. He's got employment issues and NCAA issues for sure. Just doubtful about legal ones.

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because he knew Under Armor would "help him".

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See Guitarsoup... the "rival" was UA. Nike is clean as a whistle!

Maybe he needed cash to pay off another waitress

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claym711 said:

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I would take Perino in a heart beat

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Random, but OK.

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Are we taking 15 sec worth?

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Feds involved with UNC investigation? Thought it was just NCAA.

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Edit, the Justice Department doesn't appear to actually be involved, though a former Justice Department official is who issues the Wainstein Report.

I assumed because it was an academic scandal that the feds were at least moderately involved, but I can't seem to find a direct connection.

Adidas hired Tom Jurich's daughter just before Louisville signed Adidas.

http://www.wdrb.com/story/36464932/adidas-hired-tom-jurichs-daughter-months-before-160-million-deal-with-university-of-louisville

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themissinglink said:

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because he knew Under Armor would "help him".

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See Guitarsoup... the "rival" was UA. Nike is clean as a whistle!

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The other schools Player 11 was talking to were Nike schools. Texas in particular.

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Adidas hired Tom Jurich's daughter just before Louisville signed Adidas.

http://www.wdrb.com/story/36464932/adidas-hired-tom-jurichs-daughter-months-before-160-million-deal-with-university-of-louisville

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This stuff is gonna run deep. I mean I would be shocked if NCAA investigators don't have free Adidas when they take the job.

Interesting because Jurich can't fire Pitino according to his contract.

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cjo03 said:

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themissinglink said:

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because he knew Under Armor would "help him".

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See Guitarsoup... the "rival" was UA. Nike is clean as a whistle!

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The other schools Player 11 was talking to were Nike schools. Texas in particular.

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I will be interested to see if this investigation goes beyond Adidas and Adidas schools. It is already apparent there are other apparel companies and schools involved, but I'll be interested to see if the Feds actually have anything on them/go after them too.


So far it seems we may be in the clear on this. I hope that remains the case as more comes out and this goes deeper.

https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/sec-football/reports-rick-pitino-fired-louisville-following-fbi-investigation/

He gone

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Rick Pitino has officially been fired by the University of Louisville in connection to an FBI investigation.

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It appears the investigation was the last straw for Pitino with the university. He has officially been fired as of Wednesday. Louisville AD Tom Jurich was also fired Wednesday.

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Yum is the sponsor of Louisville's practice facility

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Yum is the sponsor of Louisville's practice facility

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You're saying Yum! brands could be involved? if Taco Bell was paying guys to go to Boise, this would be the best scandal ever.

Pitino is gone

haha, just wanted to make sure people understand it was the practice facility, not Yum! corporate.

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themissinglink said:

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because he knew Under Armor would "help him".

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See Guitarsoup... the "rival" was UA. Nike is clean as a whistle!

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Barkley using Nike to try to get Dirk to go to Auburn.

Louisville PC at 1 ET on espn

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cjo03 said:

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themissinglink said:

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because he knew Under Armor would "help him".

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See Guitarsoup... the "rival" was UA. Nike is clean as a whistle!

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Barkley using Nike to try to get Dirk to go to Auburn.

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but Nike said go home Chuck, you're drunk!

funny video.. "dude you're 7 feet tall you can't join the army... what you gonna hide behind??"

Not so fast my friend.

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Not so fast my friend.

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Just a technicality I think because the regents have to meet to officially fire him. More accurate to say he's been suspended until we can meet and fire him.

could also just be semantics re: the process for firing both. Maybe they've both been put on immediate leave while UL investigates, but that is just buying time to officially and legally fire them.