I'm just going to leave this right here. It's not just UK fans that see it.
Bomani: No one would doubt this Zion story if Calipari was his coach
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Bomani: No one would doubt this Zion story if Calipari was his coach
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Nobody ever answers that one?
Okay, here in a minute, you won't be able to post that anymore (which was a lie btw).
Coach K gets a level of respect from the NCAA, ESPN, the refs and the media that no other coach in the country gets.
Now, don't get me wrong, he's earned it, he's an honorable guy that did things the right way for a long time, but don't get it twisted. Up until 2016 when K went to the one and done system, the comments from anyone with a platform and a voice was "Calipari is ruining college-basketball with his one and done method". Once K did it, not a peep was said.
During game action, coach K can be seen berating officials, but has he ever, in his coaching career, been T'd up? I've never seen it.
You can't deny that coach K gets special treatment. If you disagree, you are blind as fu**.
Bomani Jones wonders why the media covers for K so much too.
But I’m sure you’ll have a way to diminish this national media persons opinion.While most national media members who have become numb to pay-for-play scandals are brushing off the allegations, ESPN’s Bomani Jones is questioning whether analysts would be acting the same way if he went somewhere other than Duke.
In fact, Jones believes that if these allegations had come out with Williamson at Kentucky under John Calipari, the national media would be having a field day with this news.
“I do find it interesting though that yes, we are – generally speaking – numb about the idea that college players are getting paid,” Jones said on today’s edition of Highly Questionable. “However, you’re telling me that if this were John Calipari involved in this same situation that we wouldn’t be here talking about this across the board? “Oh man, this doesn’t really matter.” No. It wouldn’t be “All these guys get paid.” It would be “We knew John Calipari paid players.” That’s the way we do it.”
Jones compared this lack of media backlash to the same change of tune we saw once Mike Krzyzewski and the Duke program began signing one-and-done talent. When Calipari began the one-and-done movement, it hurt college basketball. When Coach K followed suit, it was just a “change in the times.”
We’re seeing a similar trend with these most recent allegations surrounding Williamson and the Duke program. Now that the Blue Devils are potentially involved, people are looking the other way.
And I left out the part where he talks about Duke getting a pass on the Corey Maggette situation.
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Because that doesn't seem to be something you require when you're dogging everyone else.
Can't have a discussion about Duke on here without you coming in with guns blazing like we have coach K handcuffed to an interrogation table and you're his freaking attorney.
I think you have a strange definition of proven. Maybe it was because of that Sampson cheating thing you all went through. So now you live in opposite world or something to help you deal. IDK. Indiana is a different sort of world I suppose.
You do realize that everyone on this board does the same thing when their particular school is attacked right?
Not at your level.
You should read your posts from the other side sometime. It would be an eye-popping experience for you.
You never seem to just join a conversation and be respectful, you just come out of nowhere with hamakers, then disappear once you feel like you've thrown enough.
so has Matt Jones, now I bet he’d give him a rim job.
all forde and thamel do is take shots at everybody. Damn near every article they write is taking a shot at someone.
We're idiots in your mind because we don't blow coach K and love everything Duke related.
Let me guess, the only posters on here that aren't" idiots" in your mind, are Duke fans?
Nope. Basically due to your complete lack of knowledge and common sense. And Duke has nothing to do with it.
Forde and Thamel have taken shots at Roy Williams for years. This idea that the media picks on Kentucky is weird. UK gets all sorts of crazy good press from ESPN and many others. You guys who feel this way need to get out more or something.
And everyone should just agree to stop arguing with that fool. He doesn't have the ability to do anything but say stupid **** that makes no sense. Just ignore him.
And everyone should just agree to stop arguing with that fool. He doesn't have the ability to do anything but say stupid **** that makes no sense. Just ignore him.
No. But if this is true, I would have a hard time believing it hasn’t been going on for years. 91, 92, 2001 and 2010 are clean ones I believe. But 2015 brings doubt if this is true and I would be very disappointed.
Lol. You must have missed all the self-deprecating posts from Mossy after UVA lost to UMBC. Or hell, me earlier in this thread talking about the very school I attended giving impermissible benefits.
Here’s a hint—it has been going on for years. Decades. Get your head out of the sand.
The NCAA itself encouraged the shoe companies to get involved with AAU and to essentially take over the sport. It’s more money in their own pockets. Since the 80s it’s been a pay to play game when it comes to recruiting top kids. It’s not just Duke. It’s not just UNC. It’s not just Kentucky. It’s everywhere.
Oh I’m with y’all on that. I don’t think anyone’s doubting it now, other than duke fans. I haven’t seen how espn or the media in general are attacking this story, I’ve been tied up with work all day.
I said it after the first of the fbi stuff came out, if second tier schools like Creighton and DePaul are paying players, then everyone is, if not Creighton and DePaul would be fielding much much better teams.
There are always outliers, but I’d say 90% of recruits aren’t gonna turn down $$$ from school A to go to school B for free, period. And I don’t care if the difference in the programs is a big as Clemson basketball vs Duke basketball. And I don’t care if they are ranked #1 in the class or 100.
I was just saying Forde and Thamel take shots at Cal/UK, because that’s all they do is take shots, and your gonna notice the ones at cal/UK more just like I will remember the ones at ul/Pitino. Maybe if you added them all up Cal would have more than anyone, but it wouldn’t be a landslide like you believe. ive read plenty of drivel by both of those clowns taking shots at unc, UL, IU etc. it’s not exclusive to UK.
As for what Bomani said, yea I agree K and Cal have different reputations for sure. But you gotta ask yourself how does one get a reputation? By their actions. And vacated FFs aren’t even what I’m talking about. There’s a reason ur boy said he couldn’t cheer for Calipari vs Kansas back in the day. He said it was “Bc of the way he ran his program.” Cal, at that time, was known for letting the inmates run the asylum as the quote goes.
But I will say Cal has not had anything go on at UK Like the multiple things that happened at Memphis as far as having to discipline players(or lack of), or players getting into any trouble. So maybe he has matured or changed or whatever, but calipari has a reputation for a reason, and it’s not conspiracy related.
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I said it after the first of the fbi stuff came out, if second tier schools like Creighton and DePaul are paying players, then everyone is, if not Creighton and DePaul would be fielding much much better teams.
There are always outliers, but I’d say 90% of recruits aren’t gonna turn down $$$ from school A to go to school B for free, period. And I don’t care if the difference in the programs is a big as Clemson basketball vs Duke basketball. And I don’t care if they are ranked #1 in the class or 100.
I was just saying Forde and Thamel take shots at Cal/UK, because that’s all they do is take shots, and your gonna notice the ones at cal/UK more just like I will remember the ones at ul/Pitino. Maybe if you added them all up Cal would have more than anyone, but it wouldn’t be a landslide like you believe. ive read plenty of drivel by both of those clowns taking shots at unc, UL, IU etc. it’s not exclusive to UK.
As for what Bomani said, yea I agree K and Cal have different reputations for sure. But you gotta ask yourself how does one get a reputation? By their actions. And vacated FFs aren’t even what I’m talking about. There’s a reason ur boy said he couldn’t cheer for Calipari vs Kansas back in the day. He said it was “Bc of the way he ran his program.” Cal, at that time, was known for letting the inmates run the asylum as the quote goes.
But I will say Cal has not had anything go on at UK Like the multiple things that happened at Memphis as far as having to discipline players(or lack of), or players getting into any trouble. So maybe he has matured or changed or whatever, but calipari has a reputation for a reason, and it’s not conspiracy related.
sorry meant to quote JC3
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You completely miss the point of the Bomani story. I doesn’t have a bad reputation because he has been given several passes at different points in his career. For example, the Corey Maggette thing.
Sure Sampson cheated at Indiana, do you see anyone denying that? Even then sending texts to recruits during a dead period is nothing compared to creating fake classes to help get your basketball team through school.
I don't understand why you come to every thread that UNC is brought up and throw out this jibberish. If you're so comfortable that they didn't do anything wrong then why don't you just leave it at that?
Congrats, UNC found a loophole in the NCAA system and exploited it to the fullest extent. It doesn't mean they didn't cheat. Enjoy those tainted titles.
I’ll write the ending of this story. Someone (Nike/duke/zion/booster) pays off this person, settling out of court. Zion refuses to cooperate with the ncaa (which he should). Duke denies. Nothing ever comes of it.
This is basically AD 2.0 except this person went with blackmail over a news paper article. Which is a pretty boss move.
This is basically AD 2.0 except this person went with blackmail over a news paper article. Which is a pretty boss move.
You sure as hell throw a lot of shade at UK for a supporter of a school who has become synonymous with cheating and sleaze.
I could be wrong, but IIRC, it was a Chicago Sun times blog.
And in the Zion case it wasn’t blackmail, it’s a legal maneuver, but hey who cares about facts?
Every fan base seems to have that one dildo of a fan that the board would be a better place if everyone just ignored said fan.
