http://www.wdrb.com/story/37061859/u-of-...ament-wins

So Louisville is now suing Rick Pitino, alleging they lost money from the vacated NCAA tourney wins. I am curious as to whether UC, UConn and USF should join in on this lawsuit. Part of the terms of the exit agreement was that the three schools would receive portions of the schools revenue from the NCAAT. If Louisville is at a loss, wouldn't UC be losing as well?

(12-15-2017 09:12 AM)CliftonAve Wrote:  http://www.wdrb.com/story/37061859/u-of-...ament-wins

So Louisville is now suing Rick Pitino, alleging they lost money from the vacated NCAA tourney wins. I am curious as to whether UC, UConn and USF should join in on this lawsuit. Part of the terms of the exit agreement was that the three schools would receive portions of the schools revenue from the NCAAT. If Louisville is at a loss, wouldn't UC be losing as well?

I was wondering the same thing.

Of course, we could always agree (informally) to drop the whole thing if Louisville was willing to schedule us.

(12-15-2017 01:58 PM)Captain Bearcat Wrote:  

(12-15-2017 09:12 AM)CliftonAve Wrote:  http://www.wdrb.com/story/37061859/u-of-...ament-wins

So Louisville is now suing Rick Pitino, alleging they lost money from the vacated NCAA tourney wins. I am curious as to whether UC, UConn and USF should join in on this lawsuit. Part of the terms of the exit agreement was that the three schools would receive portions of the schools revenue from the NCAAT. If Louisville is at a loss, wouldn't UC be losing as well?

I was wondering the same thing.

Of course, we could always agree (informally) to drop the whole thing if Louisville was willing to schedule us.

That might even provide a more attractive settlement if it leads to a multi-year series of guaranteed sellouts in Clifton.

(12-13-2017 01:13 PM)CliftonAve Wrote:  

(12-13-2017 01:06 PM)Bearcat 1985 Wrote:  

(12-13-2017 11:24 AM)OregonBearcat Wrote:  Another article on the subject...

College Basketball Made Louisville, Then Broke It
Money ruled everything around this basketball-mad university town long before the Adidas bribery scandal.
By Joe Nocera , Eben Novy-Williams , and Michael McDonald
December 13, 2017, 2:00 AM PST

The first basketball practice was just days away, and in Louisville the expectations were high. Although the University of Louisville Cardinals had lost several top players, they had an influx of new talent, especially Brian Bowen, a highly regarded prospect from Saginaw, Mich. In the preseason polls, the team was ranked in the top 20. Two years earlier the basketball program had suffered an awful scandal—an assistant coach had been exposed for hiring strippers to entertain recruits and players—but the furor had died down. Now the fans were mostly concerned with whether the NCAA would lessen the sanctions it had initially imposed.

Article

Thanks for the link. The Adidas money seems to be only the tip of the rot at that place. I can't fathom how anyone can look at what went on at Louisville and think it was worth it just so the foosball could get into a P5. What went on there is shaping up to be the most disturbing series of events, warped institutional priorities and betrayal of public taxpayers' trust in US higher education during my lifetime. The Penn State and Baylor scandals are the only things that I think can rival it.

All this is bad, but if we are being honest this won't harm them in the grand scheme of things. Despite all of these shenanigans applications and enrollment has been up at UofL the past 4 years. I'd be shocked to see a decline next year too.

For all the horror stories about how terrible their academics are, a colleague of mine went to UofL undergrad (UD Law) and is a very successful attorney in this state. My sister went to nursing school there and she does quite well.

Not surprising the 'justification of mediocrity' crowd has decided to pile on. In two years, they will still be blaming CTT for Fickel's failures (its not CLF by the way, its lack of money) and crucifying Mick's style of basketball where he gets everything out of what is available to a mid-major program.

(12-13-2017 05:58 PM)levydl Wrote:  Also, I know we're far down the path of schools having sold their souls for big time athletics, but these colleges are still nominally in the business of educating kids and doing research and generally being a force for good in the world and a benefit to their communities.

That's exactly what the Playoff will look like on New Years Day. Educating students, doing research, and being a force of good. LOLOLOLOL

Your first statement is reality. The rest of your paragraph for those Power Athletic Institutions is fantasy.

I can't help but find irony in an article on corruption about UL they managed to mention O$U.