Sorry for posting this here on the main board and creating it's own thread, but I felt it relates to UC.

After coming back from the turd sandwich special I witnessed this afternoon at the Shoe, and then seeing Cals band of mercenaries dismantle yet another traditional power today, this season of college basketball is almost seeming pointless for other teams to even be playing.

A quick peak at a couple of the top recruiting websites, and looking at all of the top 15-20 players left, and pUKe is in the mix for every single one of them. To go alomg with the two top 15 players they already nabbed.

They appear to have a completr stranglehold over all of basketball with no endin sight. Nobody can keep up with this level of recruiting. Hell, there 11 and 12 guys (Willis and Hawkins) who pick splinters out of their asses would probably be our best players.

This area has lost alot of interest in UC basketball lately it seems, as I don't here people talking about the team like they used to. UK seems to have managed to increase their fan base even greater since the arrival of Cal.

I feel like lately you can't go anywhere (even in Cincy) without some toothless yokal, saying "how about them cayuts!". I worry if Cal keeps this up the toothless horde could completely strangle this entire area, and I hope it doesn't affect UC

Is there any hope for the Cal train to be stopped? Will he get caught cheating like at UMass and Memphis, or is that just wishful thinking?

I predict UL loses by 20+ next week. This is going to be a long season...

I really wish the Cavs had not just hired a new coach or I think Cal may have given the NBA another shot with his buddy Lebron. I still think that's a possibility, we all know Lebron will get whatever he wants.

UK winning can be good for college basketball. UK simply dismantling people will not be.

There's no way that they are not cheating. I don't care how good of a coach cal is, these kids wouldn't be giving up 15 minutes a game without getting paid and some other benefits.

(12-20-2014 06:46 PM)bearcats54 Wrote:  There's no way that they are not cheating. I don't care how good of a coach cal is, these kids wouldn't be giving up 15 minutes a game without getting paid and some other benefits.

Well we all know slimeball Cal will the bend the rules and manipulate the system to his advantage. But is he actually "breaking" and rules. I suppose time will only tell, but would the NCAA ever have the guts to go after the monster in Lexingtin. (Me thinks not). Mean while uk is laughing all the way to the bank. If the ncaa ever slaps them on the wrist, woukd anybody even care? Other than speculation, I have not actually heard any rumors of any actual allegations though.

He's obviously cheating, just like he obviously cheated at Memphis and UMass. He's the worst cheater in history, and the only coach to have 2 Final Fours get stripped. He's a complete and utter scumbag.

Better question is how they are getting by beating the apr requirements - exactly how many of these superstar recruits are actually getting degrees? How can they continually get one and dones or two year players and not getting hit by the apr hammer? For as much of the crap UC dealt with this under a former coach, how many kids did Cal get graduated under his watch at UMass and Memphis, along with UK?

(12-20-2014 07:41 PM)FLIP Wrote:  Better question is how they are getting by beating the apr requirements - exactly how many of these superstar recruits are actually getting degrees? How can they continually get one and dones or two year players and not getting hit by the apr hammer? For as much of the crap UC dealt with this under a former coach, how many kids did Cal get graduated under his watch at UMass and Memphis, along with UK?

The APR changed to just require the kids leave school in good academic standing.

(12-20-2014 07:41 PM)FLIP Wrote:  Better question is how they are getting by beating the apr requirements - exactly how many of these superstar recruits are actually getting degrees? How can they continually get one and dones or two year players and not getting hit by the apr hammer? For as much of the crap UC dealt with this under a former coach, how many kids did Cal get graduated under his watch at UMass and Memphis, along with UK?

Oddly enough it seems like every single one if their players that actually do make it to their junior year some how are able to graduate and have some 3.8ish gpa. Examples include Poythress, Patterson, and Miles. I have also never seen any of their players struggle getting though the infamous clearing house issues that everybody else has to go through. How can all of this be while also getting these superstar level recruits.

We all know how. The Friends of the Program are giving the kids a full blown Lexus and the NCAA doesn't care.

(12-20-2014 08:24 PM)Dannyboy Wrote:  We all know how. The Friends of the Program are giving the kids a full blown Lexus and the NCAA doesn't care.

Not to derail, but in fairness I was always curious as to how one of our former players afforded his Infiniti (when they were expensive).

I don't know whether Cal is cheating or not, but it's not hard to see the appeal of him and his program for players who want to go to the NBA. A history of high draft picks and NBA success and guys who would have been drafted right away if they didn't have to go to college can play limited minutes that reduce the risk of injury and wear and tear while still winning every game.

Is World Wide Wes still his fixer?

(12-21-2014 04:57 PM)InspectorHound Wrote:  I don't know whether Cal is cheating or not, but it's not hard to see the appeal of him and his program for players who want to go to the NBA. A history of high draft picks and NBA success and guys who would have been drafted right away if they didn't have to go to college can play limited minutes that reduce the risk of injury and wear and tear while still winning every game.

Don't most HS players who are good enough to be recruited by multiple high-major programs believe that they have a shot at the NBA? I would guess that a coach's record of getting players there is a big selling point to recruits.

(12-21-2014 06:07 PM)Former Lurker Wrote:  

(12-21-2014 04:57 PM)InspectorHound Wrote:  I don't know whether Cal is cheating or not, but it's not hard to see the appeal of him and his program for players who want to go to the NBA. A history of high draft picks and NBA success and guys who would have been drafted right away if they didn't have to go to college can play limited minutes that reduce the risk of injury and wear and tear while still winning every game.

Don't most HS players who are good enough to be recruited by multiple high-major programs believe that they have a shot at the NBA? I would guess that a coach's record of getting players there is a big selling point to recruits.

I don't see how Calipari gets this great reputationof developing NBA players. He just brings in all ready mega talented guys like Wall, Davis, Randle, etc. I haven't seen him make any of these guys better. He sure is hell didn't help the Harrisons stock any, or Poythress, Or Cauley-Stein. Noel went was supposed to be the #1 pick and ended up alot higher.

I'm just curious how some of the things UK gets away with aren't some type of NCAA violation. Mainly, having Drake participate in Big Blue Madness or having Lebron personally deliver shoes to the team. I know Nike will bend over backwards to design special things for it's money makers but to blatantly have an NBA superstar hand deliver them? I know we were Jordan branded but I never saw him step foot in Clifton.

It would be a different story if the people showing up to the games had actually played for or attended UK.

much like your average Ninja....the only thing that can kill a Calipari is a Calipari

Someone needs to get John Chaney out of mothballs..

sounds like a lot of butthurt in this tread.

I have such a hard time even caring abt pUKe thanks to UC being so nationally irrelevant nowadays. I just want some sort of consistent signs of life from the Bearcats, on the national stage. Maybe then I'll feel like most abt Calipari. Right now, it just feels like our programs are on 2 separate planets light years apart.





mc

(12-22-2014 06:44 AM)marcuscan Wrote:  sounds like a lot of butthurt in this tread.

I have such a hard time even caring abt pUKe thanks to UC being so nationally irrelevant nowadays. I just want some sort of consistent signs of life from the Bearcats, on the national stage. Maybe then I'll feel like most abt Calipari. Right now, it just feels like our programs are on 2 separate planets light years apart.





mc

No doubt about it. Schools like UK, Louisville, etc are playing with BMW's and Mercedes'. We are playing with Chevy Cavaliers' and Ford Focus'.