After reading the reply's here I checked Rafters and to my surprise they have about 2 or more threads about cal's remarks and most defend what he said, most seeing it as a recruiting ploy, ridiculous. If Nick Saban had said that he would have been ran out of Alabama.
The difference? Alabama is secure enough in its tradition that they will survive and be successful with whichever coach they have. The coach conforms to tradition and history of that school. At ky you have a very insecure fan base that DOES understand that tradition and history means very little to the coach or its players but is willing to put up with anything he says as long as he is winning; which conversely continues to erode the tradition.
I hope they never accuse Louisville of wanting to win at all costs because that is exactly what they have become. cal has openly insulted the season ticket holders, fans, loyalists and the institution itself and everybody is okay with it because he gets to final 4's and has one 1 NC. On second thought, maybe they are okay with his statement since they seem to be okay with him having multiple no. 1 recruiting classes, pre-season no.1 rankings, the greatest assembly of talent ever, etc. but only one NC to show for it. 54 million dollars, I say that is a good bang for your buck.
As many not associated with that program can see, the fan base seems to be turning in to a cult for cal. They hang on to every word he says and believes it. If not literally they rationalize it so as not to make cal seem like the arrogant, hypocrite he is.
Wanting to see players reach their dreams and feed their families as if they couldn't do that at any school they chose to attend. How would you like it if you were Willis, Lee or Hawkins when your coach who says he cares so much for his players seem to forget you exist..
Finally, its almost 2 months removed from basketball season and they are obsessing about some player from Canada to the tune of over 12,000 views. Jesus should have such dedication.
