A few things:
* The Ville has been and is the ultimate cess pool of college athletics. From the AD to pitino, petrino, to that loud mouthed girls hoops coach.
* pitino knew about all of this. These coaches are control freaks and have detail and quality and compliance staff tracking every move of 12 players. And with 2-4 recruits a year? Totally locked in on just what the recruiting approach and itinerary will consist of.
* Does anyone else see right through RP here with this rant and appeal? If he just sat back and accepted the soft, laughable penalties? By making a stink he is trying to CONTINUE to sell the "I didnt know" angle. If he just quietly sits back and takes it...its an indirect admission.
* To steal a line from Billy Joel , after RP's scenes in an italian restaurant, a few years back, he has little credibility. But the ncaa doesn't care, Ville fans dont care, and he will sit out for 5 meaningless Jan ACC games, come back, have 2 months to get his team ready for March and nobody will care as we break down the Ville as a 2-4 seed for the tourney.
* Lastly, Cal gets alot of heat, but RP makes Cal look like John Wooden (although JW was no saint) .