Originally Posted by Snaqwells (Post 742882)

You're making it sound like he was paying players or agents or something. From what I've seen, he made too many phone calls and hosted a player in his own home. Hardly puts him in the top echelon of NCAA cheaters; even in basketball. Hell, I'm pretty sure he's not really even qualified to coach in the.....WAIT FOR IT.....SEC with these lowly credentials.

Leader in the clubhouse? He's not even going to make the cut with this.

Originally Posted by RichMSN (Post 742900)

I thought I was clear earlier -- I was in grad school there a long time ago. Back then, tickets were free for the students and easy to come by. The women drew more fans than the men.

I just read that Shaka Smart is being spoken of for the Tennessee job. I could get behind that. He's from Wisconsin and his rise through the coaching ranks has been meteoric.

Originally Posted by Snaqwells (Post 742874)

Maybe we could make a run in the Missouri Valley.

Originally Posted by RichMSN (Post 742885)

Good for you.

I like the enthusiasm and winning he brought to Knoxville on the men's side. I liked his showing up at the Lady Vol games in body paint and the rapport he had with Pat Summitt (who chose her words very carefully when asked about the situation) who showed up in a cheerleader outfit to cheer on the men's team. The team won and the fans came out.

If you don't care about Tennessee basketball or are an Illinois fan who holds a 20-year grudge, fine, he's a cheater, run him out of town, whatever. But personally, I don't give a sh!t about any of that. At all.

It's a crime that the AD (who sacrificed the team last weekend in a calculated move in an effort to save his sorry a$$) still has a job.

And the violations were what? Having a recruit at a BBQ at his house? Making a phone call or 100 too many? Y-A-W-N.

Originally Posted by GoodwillRef (Post 743219)

Rich, you are an official and you are saying you don't care about a coach cheating...are you in the wrong part time profession?

Originally Posted by RichMSN (Post 743228)

I am a game official. I work games on the floor. I couldn't possibly care less what goes on behind the scenes.

If a coach cheats during the game, I'll take care of it within the rules I'm asked to enforce.

Also, I'm not an NCAA official and have no desire to ever be one. To me, cheating in college basketball means as much to me as cheating in the NBA. I don't really care.

Originally Posted by GoodwillRef (Post 743236)

To me cheating is cheating and I can't condone any of it...but that is just me.

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee (Post 742910)

Then the ban is lifted and he's hired as the next coach of Kentucky after Calipari leaves and Kentucky is put on probation. :D