You know as I’ve started to catch wind of the events that happened at the University of Louisville with the basketball program, I can’t help but to laugh at how many in the media world seem to be shocked and still a bit outraged that this activity is going on. But my mind has to say are you serious? Like have we not heard for decades about how these institutions do this for their recruits and players alike. There have been parties like this for as long as there has been recruiting in collegiate athletics.

Football players, basketball players and their family and friends have been treated to red carpet, all out love affairs because those sports are the major revenue drivers for most of these Colleges and Universities. You see what you have now is just that technology has made it such that all of these “secret” parties are now recorded and become public knowledge. So I guess you can say that is one of the drawbacks of having instant communication with the click of a button at your disposal.

I am amazed though, to see how many in the “Journalism” world seem to think that this “scandal” is somehow going to sink Rick Pitino at Louisville. If academic scandals and lack of institutional control sentences haven’t killed other big time college coaches at marquee programs, this surely will not doom Pitino. I think that there is such a knee jerk reaction because you hear the words “paid” escorts and those things that suggest impermissible benefits were extended to these recruits and student athletes while enrolled or visiting Louisville.

And then most say how could the coach not know that these parties were taking place. I would say it’s very easy. If he’s concerned with how he’s going to coach his team to a title and who the next big recruit they need to target is, making sure that all of his players and assistants are doing the right things at all times can be forgotten. The duty can be delegated to another coach on the staff and should be done. But, I’m not naïve enough to think that Rick didn’t have any idea at all. He’s the head man so I’m sure he knew something, now just how much remains to be seen.

And before I wrap this post, I would be remiss if I didn’t say why the hell is it every time a scandal breaks the person or persons who have the info get broadcast all over the television like they’re just the heroes or saints. When damnit if it wasn’t for them being complicit in the whole damn thing maybe we never know about this shit. Stop glorifying the person who keeps everything and then squeals. I’m sick of it.

What are your thoughts?