Terry Meiners shared a text message that Rick Pitino sent him this week. Rather you believe he should be gone or not, you can tell how much he misses the sport already. NEW: Rick Pitino allowed me to share this text. pic.twitter.com/Eubgy2oyXR — Terry Meiners ™️ (@terrymeiners) September 29, 2017
Month: September 2017
In some much needed good news, cardinal forever Keith Kelsey has been signed to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ practice squad. CSZ looks forward to watching him take advantage of this opportunity! *EDITOR’S NOTE* Mostly me…..lol We have signed LB Keith Kelsey to our practice squad, and have placed LB Matt Galambos on our practice squad/injured list….
I think we are all scandaled out aren’t we? This week all the hearts of every person that supports the Cardinals were sunk into despair with the revelation we cheated. An assistant coach caught on video and audio recordings arranging to buy a player. A “coach 2” involved that has been reported by numerous outlets…
How to Watch: Kickoff at 3:30 p.m. on Fox Sports South Spread: unavailable Last Time:In Bobby Petrino’s second game back at Louisville, the Cardinals rolled to a 66-21 victory over the Racers. LJ Scott led the team with 126 rushing yards and a touchdown, while Brandon Radcliff added 97 yards and two touchdowns. Reggie Bonnafon…
Dick Vitale has figured out how to use Periscope kind of and spoke on his good friend Rick Pitino. Today, he spoke to Rick Pitino, and Rick had some interesting things to say. With no surprise to anyone. Listen for yourself, and then let us know what you think. Hoops Scandal continues / spoke to…
Putting it simply, We CANNOT have Tom Crean at the helm of Louisville Basketball. Not for one day. Not for one month. Not for one year. Not EVER. If you would like to email Dr. Postel to express your feelings about who you feel should be an interim coach, I have included his email below….
The thoughts & words written by Jeff Nunn do not necessarily reflect the views of CardinalSportsZone.com Rick Pitino was the first person to say,”Louisville First, Cards Forever.” He said that the University, as well as himself, need to be reborn or rebranded so he came up with the slogan. He said that players needed…
Today was one of the hardest days in Louisville Athletics history. The decision to place Rick Pitino and Tom Jurich on leave, has not come without much backlash. Nobody is hurting more right than the current players, but the former players are not far behind. Here is what some of the former and current…
Some of the current and former players of the University of Louisville Mens Basketball team, have come forward to show the world what Rick Pitino meant to them. https://twitter.com/AlhajiMohammed/status/913072083575492610 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Anas Osama Mahmoud (@anas14mahmoud) https://instagram.com/p/BZjld25HQMY/ View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ryan McMahon (@ryanmcmahon)…
Evan Daniels with Scout.Com is reporting that David Padgett has taken over day to day operations of the Louisville men’s basketball team at this time. For the time being, David Padgett is in charge of day to day operations for the Louisville basketball team, per a source. — Evan Daniels (@EvanDaniels) September 27, 2017
Fan favorite, Jeff Walz made his first public statement since the men’s basketball scandal broke. He has solidified that UofL is where he wants to be, and where he will stay. I'm working hard to continue to build on the tradition we have in Women's Basketball. I'm not going anywhere! Love this team &…
This afternoon, the university made its standing with Adidas, a little more clear. The official Twitter account of Louisville Athletics, no longer shows the Adidas logo. More is certain to come out in the following days regarding the partnership moving forward. They have also removed from all other forms of social media. https://twitter.com/JohnWDRB/status/913105016772349952
ESPN.com is reporting that sources have told them the unnamed player UofL President Greg Postel said had been suspended indefinitely and withheld from team activities is Brian Bowen. You can read ESPN’s full story below.
Tom Jurich, through his attorney, has issued a public statement regarding the FBI investigation and the recruiting scandal it uncovered involving UofL basketball. Here is the statement, in its entirety. Statement from Tom Jurich pic.twitter.com/cRhfKkT32I — Jason Riley (@JasonRileyWDRB) September 27, 2017
Today, the sad news continued. Louisville basketball received word that the 2018 commits, Courtney Ramey and Anfernee Simons, both de-committed. These players were in the top 25 for their recruiting class and even though despite all the bad news we do respect their decisions. We will wish them all the best luck in their future…
Following yesterdays news, Rick Pitino is no longer the head coach of the University of Louisville mens basketball team. He has been placed on non-paid, administrative leave. The likelihood of his return, does not look high at this time. Now official: Louisville has fired Rick Pitino as its basketball coach. — Gary Parrish (@GaryParrishCBS) September…
Eric Crawford with WDRB has laid out the contract details for Rick Pitino regarding what his future could look like. Rick Pitino’s contract outlines guidelines the university agreed to follow if attempting to terminate it — including 10 days notice pic.twitter.com/EYDOjDkxLK — Eric Crawford (@ericcrawford) September 27, 2017
At this time, it has been confirmed that Athletic Director, Tom Jurich has been relieved of his duties at this school. He has been placed on paid, administrative leave. The timetable is still unknown for if/when he could return. It is my understanding that Tom Jurich was relieved of his duties this morning. Dark day…
Here’s a statement from Coach Rick Pitinos attorney Steve Pence: Statement from Rick Pitino through attorney Steve Pence. pic.twitter.com/HcVzmnJwUc — Jason Riley (@JasonRileyWDRB) September 26, 2017 As for any possibility of Rick Pitino being fired, Pence said he had heard nothing and, "That would be fairly reckless of the university." — Jason Riley (@JasonRileyWDRB) September…
Being from the City of Louisville, I take so much pride in both the city and the University of Louisville. Especially the University of Louisville. Louisville is the best college sports town in America. College sports are what we do. Its what we know. We dont have a NBA team or D-League team. We dont…