Let’s be honest though. It’s not one bit surprising that Chris Mack turns out to be a total creep and a cheater who tries to circumvent NCAA rules, ignores Covid protocols, pull players scholarships or throw his assistants under the bus to save his own a$$.
Totally shocking that Louisville is dirty still
So a Louisville assistant - who admitted to blackmailing his employer, gets canned after employer secretly records their conversation, submits a letter of support from a UK coach saying he wouldn't cheat because he is a religious man? What next LSU's coach sending support due to Dino's interest in politics? Dino did the crime - Louisville's shade is a separate issue that will be ignored.Let’s be honest though. It’s not one bit surprising that Chris Mack turns out to be a total creep and a cheater who tries to circumvent NCAA rules, ignores Covid protocols, pull players scholarships or throw his assistants under the bus to save his own a$$.
- Two years of probation.
- A $5,000 fine.
- A reduction in men's basketball official visits for the 2021-22 academic year by five.
- A suspension of unofficial visits during the first three Southeastern Conference men's basketball games during the 2021-22 academic year.
- A reduction in men's basketball recruiting days by 5% (7 days out of 130) during the 2021-22 academic year.
- A two-game suspension (during the regular season) for the head coach at Texas A&M or any school that employs him.
- A suspension of the assistant coach, self-imposed by the university, June 2020 through the end of the 2020-21 basketball season. During that suspension, the program operated with one fewer assistant coach than allowed under NCAA rules.
This sounds like a "Hey, look NCAA, we are taking care of our own problems, don't keep looking at our program."So, just to be clear, Louisville fired one cheating head coach / rogue assistant coach who got jailed and replaced them with another cheating head coach / rogue assistant coach who's about to be jailed?
Once again, if you are going to nit pickSo, just to be clear, Louisville fired one cheating head coach / rogue assistant coach who got jailed and replaced them with another cheating head coach / rogue assistant coach who's about to be jailed?
Does anyone know exactly what Mack did to get such a big suspension?
Does anyone know exactly what Mack did to get such a big suspension?
The articles I have read did not say. Example...
Mack Feels Wrath of Ongoing Louisville Scandal Fallout
A six-game suspension can't be viewed in a vacuum at a program with the recent history of Cardinals men's basketball.www.si.com
So, just to be clear, Louisville fired one cheating head coach / rogue assistant coach who got jailed and replaced them with another cheating head coach / rogue assistant coach who's about to be jailed?
It would mean more if they suspended him for 6 ACC games.
Texas A&M is cheating? Lol
- Two years of probation.
- A $5,000 fine.
- A reduction in men's basketball official visits for the 2021-22 academic year by five.
- A suspension of unofficial visits during the first three Southeastern Conference men's basketball games during the 2021-22 academic year.
- A reduction in men's basketball recruiting days by 5% (7 days out of 130) during the 2021-22 academic year.
- A two-game suspension (during the regular season) for the head coach at Texas A&M or any school that employs him.
- A suspension of the assistant coach, self-imposed by the university, June 2020 through the end of the 2020-21 basketball season. During that suspension, the program operated with one fewer assistant coach than allowed under NCAA rules.
soitenly not!Texas A&M is cheating? Lol
Assuming Mack was suspended then for directly ignoring an instruction from Tyra and of course openly breaking a series of NCAA rules while on NCAA probation.Louisville AD Vince Tyra addresses Chris Mack suspension
The University of Louisville handed out a six-game suspension to men’s basketball head coach Chris Mack on Friday afternoon. The punishment is a result of how247sports.com
I understand your thoughts here. To my knowledge which isn’t saying much, Mack has seemed much cleaner than previously and I like him. Tyra and esp the school president are tired of this crap, and they realize the gravity of everything the last several years. I assume they continue to try to correct things and are sending a clear message. If it was serious enough, I would think he would be canned. I have no inside info on any of this.Assuming Mack was suspended then for directly ignoring an instruction from Tyra and of course openly breaking a series of NCAA rules while on NCAA probation.
I would think any other ACC school would have fired Mack. Very risky for UL to again not take open violations of NCAA rules seriously.
It will be interesting to see how hard the NCAA comes down on this program. How many times can a program violate NCAA rules without getting severely punished?
So, just to be clear, Louisville fired one cheating head coach / rogue assistant coach who got jailed and replaced them with another cheating head coach / rogue assistant coach who's about to be jailed?
Does anyone know exactly what Mack did to get such a big suspension?
The articles I have read did not say. Example...
Mack Feels Wrath of Ongoing Louisville Scandal Fallout
A six-game suspension can't be viewed in a vacuum at a program with the recent history of Cardinals men's basketball.www.si.com
The Forde Tweets imply it's "what he didn't do." He apparently didn't follow University guidelines in regard to the whole Gaudio dust-up in regard to reporting it to the Department, etc.Not really clear.
I think some of it might be the build-up effect of them having multiple iterations of getting busted cheating -- so THIS penalty might not only just be about the current infractions, but rather harsher due to the continued malfeasance.
They're like the kid who doesn't learn their lesson and continues to get in trouble despite being repeatedly punished. They got caught doing a bunch of violations a few years ago, got put on probation by the NCAA, then they continued to cheat and got implicated in the Adidas probe while already on probation. While they were still being scrutinized for that, the AC got caught on tape AGAIN arranging a payment to a recruit who eventually committed there [but then subsequently departed]. Pitino gets fired, the AC faces a federal prosecution, they clean house and bring in a new staff... but CONTINUE to cheat.
Talk about lack of institutional control.
Fair enough.I understand your thoughts here. To my knowledge which isn’t saying much, Mack has seemed much cleaner than previously and I like him. Tyra and esp the school president are tired of this crap, and they realize the gravity of everything the last several years. I assume they continue to try to correct things and are sending a clear message. If it was serious enough, I would think he would be canned. I have no inside info on any of this.
As people, we pass judgement and make assumptions all the time about things based on limited info from afar, so it’s easy to say what should be done without fully understanding what actually is happening. This statement is in no way in defense of any of them, just a good philosophical statement to remember.
This whole thing is so bizarro world compared to the extent the “NCAA” hammered Coach Boeheim and the programSo, just to be clear, Louisville fired one cheating head coach / rogue assistant coach who got jailed and replaced them with another cheating head coach / rogue assistant coach who's about to be jailed?
And they were of age. The recruits still weren't but baby stepsYes but there were slightly fewer hookers involved this time, so they should be congratulated.