Louisville fires men's basketball head coach Rick Pitino

[pwaldo]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ck-Pitino.html

Louisville head basketball coach Rick Pitino has effectively been fired after the college program was linked to a federal fraud and corruption investigation.

Pitino was told he had been let go during a meeting on Wednesday morning with Louisville interim president Greg Postel, according to multiple reports. However, at Wednesday's press conference, Postel said Pitino was placed on unpaid administrative leave. Athletic director Tom Jurich was placed on paid administrative leave as well, explained Postel.

Pitino and Jurich's fate will be determined by the board of trustees no later than their next meeting, which Postel said is on October 18.

'Doing nothing would be a tacit admission of criminal behavior,' Postel said.

Pitino - one of the highest paid basketball coaches in the world with an annual salary of $7.7 million - had not been linked directly to the FBI investigation. However, some of the most explosive allegations in the court documents appear to involve Louisville, which was already on NCAA probation over a sex scandal.

In fact, Pitino had already been suspended for the first five games of the season after it was revealed that strippers were provided to basketball recruits by basketball operations director Andre McGee. Louisville is appealing the decision, but the school may ultimately be forced to vacate dozens of wins and the team's 2013 national championship if the NCAA's ruling is not overturned.

[palantri]

Pitino is slimy, I am glad he finally is being affected by all of the shady stuff that happened on his watch

[Jameis1of1]

College players SHOULD be PAID

[McMahonFan]

Pitino is slimy, I am glad he finally is being affected by all of the shady stuff that happened on his watch

John Calipari is the epitome of slimy. Only a matter of time before he's exposed too

[Jameis1of1]

John Calipari is the epitome of slimy. Only a matter of time before he's exposed too

Maybe ... but the players Kentucky gets are basically guaranteed 1-and-done pros that don't need a cash payment ... and Cal gets so many he doesn't need to pay for one ... also, by the time Cal gets caught (if that ever happens), the NCAA may be paying it's players, so it may not even be an issue.

[doniceage]

John Calipari is the epitome of slimy. Only a matter of time before he's exposed too

Do you have any facts?
@McMahonFan

Don

[McMahonFan]

Do you have any facts?
@McMahonFan

Don

Haven't the programs he's coached and left been busted for some kind of sanctions?

[doniceage]

Haven't the programs he's coached and left been busted for some kind of sanctions?

He has at his two previous stops. The problem is there are other coaches who have done that or worse. So I do not think you can use "epitome of slimy".

Don