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Fighting Ricky Ps vs Baylor Thread

And went to our instate rival and got a Card tat. Sorry they both suck.
Pitino's first stop post-UK was Boston. That's a meaningful related note. He didn't up and leave us for Louisville. He took the best college job available when he returned, at a program that most UK fans haven't taken seriously since the Bush Sr. administration.
 
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Watch the replay that clock started way way late it was touched by a St John's player then knocked up in the air then Baylor guy got it and the clock was still at 4.1 that entire way to that point.
Yeah, I still think he would've got it off with like .3 or so left.

Nonetheless, that's not why they lost. They lost because they gave up way too many points in the 2nd Half, and then couldn't buy a FT. If that SJs dude hit that FT, it would be in TOT at the worst.
 
Some of us have moved on and are now thankful for a coach that took us from probation to #1 in the nation in two years. Maybe you should be grateful. Without Pitino, there's a good chance we'd be Indiana right now. We were trending towards disaster in the late-80s.

It's called "life's too short to be pissed off about a 25 year old grudge that had nothing to do with you."

There are UK fans that will the to argue we were in better shape when Pitino took over than when Cal did. There’s no way those fans were alive in the 80’s. We nearly got the death penalty
 
And flipped off our fans at Rupp! Yeah what a great guy!
I don’t care what anyone says, I love Rick. His entire career arch is a fascinating combination of drama and comedy. Flipping off the fans at Rupp is exactly what a character such as him should be doing.

He’s the best character in college basketball. I really hope he’s able to take St. John’s to a Final Four and become the first coach to take four* schools there. It would be the cherry on top of everything he’s done.
 
I dislike one cuz the ash heap he left us in, the other because he is an ash heap himself.
Yes, well you were playing "Nearer My God To Thee" when Cal's Titanic finally went down. You were one of the last to leave the ship, my man.

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What's that have to do with disliking Pitino still? lmao
Everything.

It completely soils your reputation as a poster capable of making sound evaluations in these discussions. You supported Cal through 9-16, through St. Peter's, through Shaedon Sharpe, through the 2nd round loss, and even through Oakland until it became clear Cal was leaving.

Most of us never took Louisville seriously, so the outrage seems forced from some of you, and even weirder when it's clear so many of you supported Cal until the end but still nurse a grudge against Pitino 27 years later.
 
Everything.

It completely soils your reputation as a poster capable of making sound evaluations in these discussions. You supported Cal through 9-16, through St. Peter's, through Shaedon Sharpe, through the 2nd round loss, and even through Oakland until it became clear Cal was leaving.

Most of us never took Louisville seriously, so the outrage seems forced from some of you, and even weirder when it's clear so many of you supported Cal until the end but still nurse a grudge against Pitino 27 years later.
So my thoughts on basketball cloud my judgement of a coach as a man, as an honorable person, as a guy I want to cheer for? Yeah, nope.
 
So my thoughts on basketball cloud my judgement of a coach as a man, as an honorable person, as a guy I want to cheer for? Yeah, nope.
You and fans like you are basically the Sal Tessio of the fan base. You loved UK, but not enough. You were more loyal to Calipari than you were to BBN. Tragically, you essentially went against BBN once it became clear Cal was no longer fit for the job.

Just like Tessio, Cal's abandonment and attempted destruction of our program "screwed up all your arrangements."

You've attempted to seek clemency here, "for old time's sake", but you're still taking the long car ride out to the corn fields with some others who supported Cal through all of it.

Ultimately, you enabled Cal and went against the real family - Kentucky.

And here's a depiction of you, when finally you realized Cal was leaving us for Arkansas.

"I can't go either, Sal" was the response of BBN to fans like you. You're taking that car ride alone, ole chap.

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You and fans like you are basically the Sal Tessio of the fan base. You loved UK, but not enough. You were more loyal to Calipari than you were to BBN. Tragically, you essentially went against BBN once it became clear Cal was no longer fit for the job.

Just like Tessio, Cal's abandonment and attempted destruction of our program "screwed up all your arrangements."

You've attempted to seek clemency here, but you're still taking the long car ride alone with some others who supported Cal through all of it.

Ultimately, you enabled Cal and went against the real family - Kentucky.

And here's a depiction of you, when finally you realized Cal was leaving us for Arkansas.

"I can't go either, Sal" was the response of BBN to fans like you. You're taking that car ride alone, ole chap.

PtHLLO.gif
The only person who enabled Cal was Barnhart. And then Barnie won the lottery by Cal breaching the terms of his contract. Otherwise most of this Hog team would still be wearing UK jerseys.
 
You and fans like you are basically the Sal Tessio of the fan base. You loved UK, but not enough. You were more loyal to Calipari than you were to BBN. Tragically, you essentially went against BBN once it became clear Cal was no longer fit for the job.

Just like Tessio, Cal's abandonment and attempted destruction of our program "screwed up all your arrangements."

You've attempted to seek clemency here, "for old time's sake", but you're still taking the long car ride out to the corn fields with some others who supported Cal through all of it.

Ultimately, you enabled Cal and went against the real family - Kentucky.

And here's a depiction of you, when finally you realized Cal was leaving us for Arkansas.

"I can't go either, Sal" was the response of BBN to fans like you. You're taking that car ride alone, ole chap.

PtHLLO.gif
What in the world. Good lord man. I'm dying over here.
 
The Rupp Rafters Jinx strikes again. That's two tonight.
It’s not that deep. It was just a game tracking thread. Stated multiple times “can St John’s hold on…Scott Drew made adjustments let’s see what happens. Etc”

Most posters like to follow and chat about interesting games on here on Kentucky off nights. Especially when one team involved has played a team coming up on our schedule
 
No one hates pitno anymore because for about 5 years he went bonkers trying to keep up with cal. hiring prostitues, paying players through adidas it was wild. he cost them a banner and Louisville crashed and burned for years. so he did betray us going there. But his jealously of cal led him to send UofL to the dumpster. its hard to hate him when in the end he destroyed em.
 
Agree.

This game is def bringing that Gonzaga game Into perspective though. Anyone who felt like we were likely to lose that game on the road has to feel a little better seeing that it was just as much about Baylor being mediocre than it was Gonzaga being dominant
I still believe Gonzaga is a great team. Obviously Baylor is flawed in some way. They have talent but something is not right,.
 
I'm rooting for Rick.. even before he made his pseudo return to the BBN the last few months. I think he might be the best college coach we've seen in modern day basketball, and pretty much everywhere he went, whether it was UK, UofL, Greece, Iona.. he did well. And I'd say the trend continues at SJU. If not the best Xs and Os coach, one of for sure. He's the epitome of "doing more with less".

Did he leave UK the right way? No, he didnt. Is he a model citizen? Probably not. But in no way do I believe guys like Coach K or Bill Self are any better of people.. they're just better at not getting caught.

Idk, I'm a fan.
Self is better at not getting caught? I think it's more correct to say better at getting it swept under the rug (and not the one on his head). His players are caught multiple times each season, they just somehow keep acting like the head coach has 0 idea what his players do even though he keeps recruiting these low character guys.
 
Since the thread got off topic anyway. One big difference for me between Cal and Pitino is that I never despised Pitino WHILE he was coaching UK.
 
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