St John's is just a stone's throw from where Craft and Mitch are right now in NYC....fail on Hurley, swing by Pitino's office on the way back to LGA. (this is a joke, mind you)
Have you actually LOOKED at the tables at most restaurants? Looked UNDER them? They're pretty gross without a chick doing doggystyle where your glasses and silverware normally would be.No. When I see Pitino I can't help but see a dirty restaurant table.
Same was said about calYou’re forgetting who the AD is. That’s why it isn’t a scenario
I bet the donors back it and they have the $$$$You’re forgetting who the AD is. That’s why it isn’t a scenario
Whoever realistically considers it is on crack, even those booster’s clamoring for it.You guys think I’m on crack but it is on the table
I don’t think he is capable at his age.Give the man 3 years to put us back on the map…. Then let him retire and he’ll hand it over in great shape again just like he did last time…
You guys laugh but if he returned you would love it. It would ignite massive energy behind a coach with something to prove
The donors want billy donavon, and Mitch is never ever hiring Rick pitinoI bet the donors back it and they have the $$$$
Put some good assistants around him and money backing and I bet we’d be rolling MAN WE’RE UK AND HE’S STILL PITINOI don’t think he is capable at his age.
But I bet they will push toward a Pitino farewell tour if everyone else rejects…The donors want billy donavon, and Mitch is never ever hiring Rick pitino
They’re not gonna let Barney give the program to golden from florida or any other unproven yahoo. When it gets down to it the list of successful coaches will all be tainted. You get past Donovan and what do you have? The best coaches will have history hell cal had history. Even had to vacate a title game after he was brought in. And now knowing how cal operates does anyone really think he had no knowledge of camby or rose? Please? Barney hired that guy so his principles are already compromised for a successful hire. It’s the nature of todays college game. Hell many don’t want oats because of how he handled a terrible situation last year. Listen nice guy = losing at this level period.I bet the donors back it and they have the $$$$
I mean it sounds good but we tried that recently with another coach. He had more assistant coaches than players and still barely made it to the tourney to lose in the first round with arguably the most talent in the country. Hell all those assistants couldn’t even help him start his best players.Put some good assistants around him and money backing and I bet we’d be rolling MAN WE’RE UK AND HE’S STILL PITINO
Pitino is a top 3 coach in the ncaa right now at his age. The guy takes any level team to the tournament, schools like UK he wins like a monster at UL he had them as a powerhouse. And a lot has changed with the rules to where it is a low risk hire.I mean it sounds good but we tried that recently with another coach. He had more assistant coaches than players and still barely made it to the tourney to lose in the first round with arguably the most talent in the country. Hell all those assistants couldn’t even help him start his best players.
Dude Pitino isn’t Cal PITINO CAN COACH . Cal can’t you do understand the difference. We have been watching the same team over the last 15 years. Cal just rolled the balls out. Every where Pitino has been he gets the best out of all of his players..I mean it sounds good but we tried that recently with another coach. He had more assistant coaches than players and still barely made it to the tourney to lose in the first round with arguably the most talent in the country. Hell all those assistants couldn’t even help him start his best players.
And the fact that pitino has very good friends in the state. There’s a massive of list why do it. Small list of why not. You put pitino coaching that team this year they make a ff. Can get him cheap and go big on nil. The cost for pitino is why Barney would do it. Because at the end of the day he will compromise any principle for $$$$$. That’s his job.It sure would burn Cal's backside
Several people here have said that Pitino is the one coach Jeff doesn't want Reed to play for.
What did Pitino ever do wrong while he was here? After he left, things got awry, but forgiveness should be easy for those not wronged. St. Johns had no problem. Our AD should get his ego out of the way.You’re forgetting who the AD is. That’s why it isn’t a scenario
No. Hell no.Tucker wrote on The Athletic:
There’s a man who knows a thing or two about breathing new life into basketball programs in Kentucky, and he would walk barefoot over glass from New York to take the job. Rick Pitino back in the Bluegrass would be the biggest story in college basketball, by a mile. His age, 71, is certainly a factor. And if we’re talking about baggage, Pitino comes with a whole luggage cart, but the man is a Hall of Famer who won national titles at both Kentucky and Louisville, got Providence to a Final Four and has made St. John’s relevant again.
Would that be a crazy thing to do? Maybe. Completely out of Barnhart’s straight-laced character? Absolutely. But if this search quickly goes sideways, and the “no thank yous” begin to pile up, there’s only one coach who could absolutely flip the script. That’s Pitino, who might also double as the only person capable of convincing national freshman of the year Reed Sheppard, whose father played for Pitino, to return for a sophomore season.
If this all ends with Pitino striding across a stage at Rupp Arena with Sheppard at his side, Barnhart might yet win the news conference.
the UK multiverse.Imagine Pitino on our sideline aginst Arkansas next year, lol. Insanity.
This makes sense but the plan should be a 5-year contract for Pitino, with the provision that his successor search would commence immediately and could be someone brought in under Pitino, as an assistant, and cultivated as the long-term replacement. This is very similar to what other bluebloods like Duke and UNC have done, rather than desperately conduct an ugly nationwide coaching search that ends up costing a fortune, which is an incredibly stupid thing to do in the first place.Ok, I was laughing about this until he said Pitino might be "the only person capable of convincing national freshman of the year Reed Sheppard... to return for a sophomore season." I realized he's probably right about that.
But 71? Man, how much does Rick have left in his tank? I realize Rick Pitino would be one of the last guys many UK fans would consider but maybe (if we're at a point where we're getting desperate) we might see this as a stop-gap of sorts, a shorter tenure. Maybe only a 3-4 year stint before Rick retires. It really would be the story of the year for the 2024-25 season!
and that would be fun to seeIt sure would burn Cal's backside
He is older and maybe he needs a little blue pill now. Table 'dances' need more time to develop. The dude can coach however.No. When I see Pitino I can't help but see a dirty restaurant table.
He’d have to get another tattoo… one of a boy wearing a UK shirt pissing on the L
Will RR delete its 30,000+ post thread itemizing the scandal?I think that would sell to the UK fanbase, even the ones who hated him at Louisville.
If this was 2009, and Pitino was 15 years younger, then yes.Tucker wrote on The Athletic:
There’s a man who knows a thing or two about breathing new life into basketball programs in Kentucky, and he would walk barefoot over glass from New York to take the job. Rick Pitino back in the Bluegrass would be the biggest story in college basketball, by a mile. His age, 71, is certainly a factor. And if we’re talking about baggage, Pitino comes with a whole luggage cart, but the man is a Hall of Famer who won national titles at both Kentucky and Louisville, got Providence to a Final Four and has made St. John’s relevant again.
Would that be a crazy thing to do? Maybe. Completely out of Barnhart’s straight-laced character? Absolutely. But if this search quickly goes sideways, and the “no thank yous” begin to pile up, there’s only one coach who could absolutely flip the script. That’s Pitino, who might also double as the only person capable of convincing national freshman of the year Reed Sheppard, whose father played for Pitino, to return for a sophomore season.
If this all ends with Pitino striding across a stage at Rupp Arena with Sheppard at his side, Barnhart might yet win the news conference.
Does Tucker know that the championship at Louisville under Rick patino was stripped?Tucker wrote on The Athletic:
There’s a man who knows a thing or two about breathing new life into basketball programs in Kentucky, and he would walk barefoot over glass from New York to take the job. Rick Pitino back in the Bluegrass would be the biggest story in college basketball, by a mile. His age, 71, is certainly a factor. And if we’re talking about baggage, Pitino comes with a whole luggage cart, but the man is a Hall of Famer who won national titles at both Kentucky and Louisville, got Providence to a Final Four and has made St. John’s relevant again.
Would that be a crazy thing to do? Maybe. Completely out of Barnhart’s straight-laced character? Absolutely. But if this search quickly goes sideways, and the “no thank yous” begin to pile up, there’s only one coach who could absolutely flip the script. That’s Pitino, who might also double as the only person capable of convincing national freshman of the year Reed Sheppard, whose father played for Pitino, to return for a sophomore season.
If this all ends with Pitino striding across a stage at Rupp Arena with Sheppard at his side, Barnhart might yet win the news conference.