Pitino

[Fox2monk]

You don’t represent the fanbase by any stretch of the imagination based on his reception tonight. You’re the 1%. There’s always a few of you that just prefer to be negative about everything.

UKBB4Ever is a Cal family member I believe. If not they have some serious loyalty to him for whatever reason.

 

[Aike]

Life is too short to carry around hate. Going to be honest, I hope Cal gets a moment like that someday. Just not this season.

 

[UKortho]

Honest question, while I loved the speech I found myself wondering what his recruits are thinking, or this it for him at St Johns? Maybe it was just a one time thing.

He threw his players under the bus last year. I think he followed that up with an apology.

 

[Fox2monk]

Wish Mike Pratt would have been able to see it

That would have been awesome. It’s not the same for me. I was young when Cawood was around so I remember him but I remember a lifetime of Pratt called games. He is the voice of the Wildcats along with Leach to me.

 

[blue cincy]

I just can’t agree. Only coach in 130 years of basketball to have a ship stripped. Not a good thing for UK to hang out with. His years here were fantastic but he burned his career in more ways than one. He has to live with that.

Not sure what he did at UofL would have to do with the 8 years here. You cannot take away the 8 years he had here. If we are just talking about what he did at UK. I mean go that direction and take away Rupp, remove his name, he was the head man on one of the biggest point shaving events at the time. He was not involved but he was here. Like I have said, do not like Rick. But time heals wounds. His time was that moment and when Pope was hired everyone knew that moment would come. Most thought it would be when St Johns came to play UK in Rupp in a year or two but Pope had other things in mind.

 

[Deli owl]

Not sure what he did at UofL would have to do with the 8 years here. You cannot take away the 8 years he had here. If we are just talking about what he did at UK. I mean go that direction and take away Rupp, remove his name, he was the head man on one of the biggest point shaving events at the time. He was not involved but he was here. Like I have said, do not like Rick. But time heals wounds. His time was that moment and when Pope was hired everyone knew that moment would come. Most thought it would be when St Johns came to play UK in Rupp in a year or two but Pope had other things in mind.

I see where you are on it but you can’t remove what he did at U6. He’s still that man.

 

[thebluestripes]

I Still wonder what wouldve happened if he never left

 

[JonathanW]

Am I the only one who was thinking “what is P6 school with a decent basketball tradition, St John’s, thinking about this” 🤣

 

[blubo]

i’ll never forget that he decimated u6 basketball, caused them to forfeit a national championship, and ruined the career of ad tom jurich. turrabul
😎

 

[STL_Cat]

Absolutely no reason for Pitino to be there.

Just cheapened a great night.

He wants it to be about him.

I would have bet anything this clown left with Cal.

 

[LowerLevelSeatA]

Pope last night did what nobody else had been able to do. So much accomplished by bringing Pitino back. Without playing a basketball game yet, pope is already winning.

 

[rivercatinfl]

I have never both loved and disliked the same person as much as I have loved and disliked Rick. But this was perfect. Welcome home, Coach.

Grrrreat comments! Hit the nail on the head!!

Welcome Home Coach!!