re: Just listened to Pitino on "Mike and Mike"

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And yes, most coaches do the same thing. I feel badly for UL players who are being cheated out of a post season berth because of the idiots that run that institution.

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Isn't that kind of the case any time a school has NCAA punishment levied on them? Of course, in this case, the school did it to themselves to try and minimize future punishment.

But that being said, I'd be willing to listen to someone make the case that if a school is found guilty of massive violations the current players should be able to transfer without having to sit out a year. Of course, in this case, some of the kids that were partaking may be on the team, so the punishment is appropriate. That may actually prevent teams from cheating as much as they do. Same goes for when a coach jumps ship before his contract is up.

Also, Pitino is trying the plausible deniability defense. it's bullshite. If you're the captain of the ship, you should know how things are running and who is doing what.