NCAA to Rule on Louisville This Morning

[George]

Hold your applause. UL now has 90 days to appeal, so this isn't over yet.

Appeal what? And how? If they could prove that players on the championship team weren't involved, they'd have done so already.

[George]

And can UofL be trusted to accurately and truthfully identify the players in question? Why would the NCAA leave that responsibility up to Louisville?

[KCKUKFan]

Katina Powell was just now on KSR and confirmed that Chane Behanan, Russ Smith, and Montrezl Harrell were among the players involved.

I think the NCAA just wants UofL to confirm what the NCAA already knows -- surely, they wouldn't get caught up in another lie, in an attempt to save themselves now.

[KevinHall]

Here's the box score from that 2013 championship game. If any of these players are a part of that then they will have to vacate that win and any others they participated in.

http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/2013-04-08-louisville.html

[KevinHall]

This is how UL will get out of the banner coming down.

Behanan and Harrell were recruits when they participated in the parties.

Banner is going to stay u, in my opinion.

Kyle Tucker‏ @KyleTucker_SEC 2m2 minutes ago

NCAA release says 15 recruits, 3 enrolled athletes were involved. Who those three were will decide if banners come down, it seems.

The box score I just posted had Behanan and Harrell playing that championship game. It's just a crazzed situation isn't it?

[TrueblueCATfan]

And can UofL be trusted to accurately and truthfully identify the players in question? Why would the NCAA leave that responsibility up to Louisville?

Wondering that too...they should already know what players were involved

[J.Jennings]

Next stop, NORTH CAROLINA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Joneslab]

Katina Powell was just now on KSR and confirmed that Chane Behanan, Russ Smith, and Montrezl Harrell were among the players involved.

I hope Pat Forde makes sure to put "who had the 2013 NCAA championship vacated" after he writes Rick Pitino's name.

[UK8STL11]

The box score I just posted had Behanan and Harrell playing that championship game. It's just a crazzed situation isn't it?

Agreed - but some are saying if they were recruits who participated than they wouldn't be ineligible since they weren't players...I don't know. Just seems like they are allowing a loophole for UL to skate on this.

[KevinHall]

Next stop, NORTH CAROLINA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

They have to be shaking in their boots just a little after seeing this today.

[George]

Agreed - but some are saying if they were recruits who participated than they wouldn't be ineligible since they weren't players...I don't know. Just seems like they are allowing a loophole for UL to skate on this.

I thought Katina Powell said Harrell, Behanon and Smith participated while they were players?

[KCKUKFan]

I hope Pat Forde makes sure to put "who had the 2013 NCAA championship vacated" after he writes Rick Pitino's name.

There's a better chance of crazzed approaching a UK-related event without pessimism.

[George]

If the banner comes down, does this spell the end for Pitino? If so, who replaces him? Would a respectable coach take that job?

My guess would be Scott Drew. He'd be PERFECT for Louisville.

[KCKUKFan]

I thought Katina Powell said Harrell, Behanon and Smith participated while they were players?

They did. crazzed is being crazzed.

Plus, Rick only got five games. If they weren't taking the banner down, Rick would've been suspended for a lot more.

The NCAA knows damn good and well who those players were -- they want UL to confirm it in writings. It's all a formality.

[KCKUKFan]

If the banner comes down, does this spell the end for Pitino? If so, who replaces him? Would a respectable coach take that job?

My guess would be Scott Drew. He'd be PERFECT for Louisville.

Only at the University of Louisville would a coach involved in two separate sex scandals that led to four years worth of vacated wins survive and keep his job.