http://www.nationofblue.com/did-rick-pit...t-dropped/

Did Rick Pitino text with Adidas executive Jim Gatto AFTER the FBI’s report into corruption in college basketball dropped?

It certainly appears so:



Wait… Sept. 28? This broke on the 26th.

— Joe Sonka (@joesonka) October 17, 2017

The wording of the texts also makes it seem as if something is missing.
I did some research. Thursday, September 28th was last month. The only Thursday, September 28th before that was in 2006.
Wait a minute. Pitino and Gatto were texting AFTER the federal complaint??
— Jason Riley (@JasonRileyWDRB) October 17, 2017

Not to mention there are obviously deleted texts.
— John Lewis WDRB (@JohnWDRB) October 17, 2017

Written 2 days after story broke…Very interesting…and who says "ok" when no comment was before (clearly at least one was deleted)
— Matt Jones (@KySportsRadio) October 17, 2017

Someone has some explaining to do…

Unfortunately the carriers have servers with all that info on it....

I'm ready for a few years of

Also...Pitino took 98 percent of the Adidas deal money.

https://sportsnaut.com/2017/10/rick-piti...idas-deal/
http://www.courier-journal.com/story/spo...730771001/

What a freaking scam that big time college sports has become. Even the conservative in me says to force those schools to start giving large % of athletic revenue back to the school over certain amounts. There is no reason for an amateur sports to need $80+ million to fund non-professional sports. I think these coaches might survive if they make under $5 million per year.

New wiretap just uncovered.

Gatto: Coach, we've got a nice setup for you. We can load you up with blue chip players and make you a rich man.
Pitino: I am a rich man.
Gatto: We can make you richer.
Pitino: ...because we're all set up with blow, alcohol, and hookers.
Gatto: Forget that ****. We'll do it all through your assistants and you'll never get caught.
Pitino: And you want me to have these guys killed?
Gatto: Look, just keep your mouth shut, look the other way, and we'll give you $38 million.
Pitino: Then I kill them?
Gatto: For God's sake Rick, just shut up, do what you're told, and you get all the money.
Pitino: What about the kids?
Gatto: We'll give them $10 or 15 thousand.
Pitino: Of my money? That doesn't seem fair.

(10-17-2017 08:22 AM)KNIGHTTIME Wrote:  What a freaking scam that big time college sports has become. Even the conservative in me says to force those schools to start giving large % of athletic revenue back to the school over certain amounts. There is no reason for an amateur sports to need $80+ million to fund non-professional sports. I think these coaches might survive if they make under $5 million per year.

It's almost like an industry that creates billions in revenue and doesnt have to fairly compensate its labor might be predisposed to being morally and ethically bankrupt.

(10-17-2017 08:22 AM)KNIGHTTIME Wrote:  What a freaking scam that big time college sports has become. Even the conservative in me says to force those schools to start giving large % of athletic revenue back to the school over certain amounts. There is no reason for an amateur sports to need $80+ million to fund non-professional sports. I think these coaches might survive if they make under $5 million per year.

Most of the universities are government agencies; it is perfectly legitimate to set rules for their operation and not leave it up to the free market. It very well could be decided that coaches salaries and investments in athletics must be tied to pay and investments on the academic side. No reason a FB coach should be making $4m/yr while professors are making $75k and adjuncts are languishing away on $1500/class. Cap the coaches pay at universities taking Federal aid, cap reinvestment of revenue, and require that the remainder be provided back to the academic side to support the actual university mission.

And this is why his @ss was fired with cause by our BOT!

Louisville will gain my respect back if....

1) Fire Pitino - Check
2) Fire Jurich - Soon Check
3) Fire the entire compliance staff - Not checked
4) Fire every coach on the men's bb team - not Checked
5) Fire Petrino - Not checked
6) 2 year death penalty in hoops for repeat offender and seriousness of hiring underage hookers. Rebuild in year 3 doing things the right way.
7) No more payments to star football recruits

(10-17-2017 10:05 AM)CitrusUCF Wrote:  

(10-17-2017 08:22 AM)KNIGHTTIME Wrote:  What a freaking scam that big time college sports has become. Even the conservative in me says to force those schools to start giving large % of athletic revenue back to the school over certain amounts. There is no reason for an amateur sports to need $80+ million to fund non-professional sports. I think these coaches might survive if they make under $5 million per year.

Most of the universities are government agencies; it is perfectly legitimate to set rules for their operation and not leave it up to the free market. It very well could be decided that coaches salaries and investments in athletics must be tied to pay and investments on the academic side. No reason a FB coach should be making $4m/yr while professors are making $75k and adjuncts are languishing away on $1500/class. Cap the coaches pay at universities taking Federal aid, cap reinvestment of revenue, and require that the remainder be provided back to the academic side to support the actual university mission.

Could you stop coaches from making their own deals with shoe companies? With millions of dollars being thrown around, there's always opportunity for corruption.
Sonny Vacarro, the original shoe deal guy for Nike, Adidas and Reebok commented about it:
What the world's most famous ex-sneaker executive thinks caused, will come of latest hoops scandal
“They’re going to stretch the envelope and break rules again and again and again,” he said. “They haven’t stopped for 100 years. They’ve been cheating, they’ve been fixing games, they’ve been doing everything for 100 years. The other thing that remains constant is the NCAA pays itself a lot of money and nothing changes.”
“I signed college coaches,” he said. “The whole shoe deal – it’s the whole school that they own. Now you’re a partner because now the president of the school signs off, the athletic director, the coach signs off. I just signed the contract with the coach, the school didn’t get involved. So now everybody knows everybody.”
“So when I wake up yesterday morning I look and see the perfect storm. All the future suspects in one bin. Everyone’s involved,” Vaccaro said. “I don’t think a lot of these things are any different (than previous scandals) if you put them singular.
"I think the main thing is everyone went to the same birthday party these last two years."

The big companies aren't going to dump millions on a coach or a school without some expectation that the players will be their guys.

(10-17-2017 10:38 AM)KNIGHTTIME Wrote:  Louisville will gain my respect back if....

1) Fire Pitino - Check
2) Fire Jurich - Soon Check
3) Fire the entire compliance staff - Not checked
4) Fire every coach on the men's bb team - not Checked
5) Fire Petrino - Not checked
6) 2 year death penalty in hoops for repeat offender and seriousness of hiring underage hookers. Rebuild in year 3 doing things the right way.
7) No more payments to star football recruits

8) Don't lose accreditation

(10-17-2017 11:43 AM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  

(10-17-2017 10:38 AM)KNIGHTTIME Wrote:  Louisville will gain my respect back if....

1) Fire Pitino - Check
2) Fire Jurich - Soon Check
3) Fire the entire compliance staff - Not checked
4) Fire every coach on the men's bb team - not Checked
5) Fire Petrino - Not checked
6) 2 year death penalty in hoops for repeat offender and seriousness of hiring underage hookers. Rebuild in year 3 doing things the right way.
7) No more payments to star football recruits

8) Don't lose accreditation

You're a clutch hitter

(10-17-2017 10:57 AM)mikeinoki Wrote:  

(10-17-2017 10:05 AM)CitrusUCF Wrote:  

(10-17-2017 08:22 AM)KNIGHTTIME Wrote:  What a freaking scam that big time college sports has become. Even the conservative in me says to force those schools to start giving large % of athletic revenue back to the school over certain amounts. There is no reason for an amateur sports to need $80+ million to fund non-professional sports. I think these coaches might survive if they make under $5 million per year.

Most of the universities are government agencies; it is perfectly legitimate to set rules for their operation and not leave it up to the free market. It very well could be decided that coaches salaries and investments in athletics must be tied to pay and investments on the academic side. No reason a FB coach should be making $4m/yr while professors are making $75k and adjuncts are languishing away on $1500/class. Cap the coaches pay at universities taking Federal aid, cap reinvestment of revenue, and require that the remainder be provided back to the academic side to support the actual university mission.

Could you stop coaches from making their own deals with shoe companies?

Yes, lots of jobs restrict outside earnings. As to the shoe companies making deals, they will still want to market the team. They'll just have to market the actual college team and not individual guys that are still in HS.

Why is the Louisville BOT pondering keeping Tom Jurich as AD. What AD working for a school would allow a coach to keep 95% of shoe company revenue while the school get 5%. Jurich should be fired just because he allowed Pitino to keep the money and run the program and cheated the school out of money.

(10-17-2017 01:17 PM)kyucat Wrote:  Why is the Louisville BOT pondering keeping Tom Jurich as AD. What AD working for a school would allow a coach to keep 95% of shoe company revenue while the school get 5%. Jurich should be fired just because he allowed Pitino to keep the money and run the program and cheated the school out of money.

Jurich's daughter made the deal.

(10-17-2017 12:20 PM)KNIGHTTIME Wrote:  

(10-17-2017 11:43 AM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  

(10-17-2017 10:38 AM)KNIGHTTIME Wrote:  Louisville will gain my respect back if....

1) Fire Pitino - Check
2) Fire Jurich - Soon Check
3) Fire the entire compliance staff - Not checked
4) Fire every coach on the men's bb team - not Checked
5) Fire Petrino - Not checked
6) 2 year death penalty in hoops for repeat offender and seriousness of hiring underage hookers. Rebuild in year 3 doing things the right way.
7) No more payments to star football recruits

8) Don't lose accreditation

You're a clutch hitter

He;s the Manny Mota of the message board world

When can East Carolina hire Rick Pitino? I am asking for UNLV.