2330859 said:

The Portal has changed everything; perhaps the two best examples of just how irrelevant that HS recruiting has become for most schools, outside of the schools like Alabama, UGA, OSU and Michigan, is the changes at Vanderbilt and Indiana.

Both of those two schools have historically been relegated to the bottom of their respective conferences, and while my observations are not intended to predict success for either one; I believe they serve as solid examples of just how effective use of the Portal can determine any College Football Team’s success from one year to the next, without attracting 4 & 5 Star recruits.

Johnson’s decommitment will have no impact one way or another, as the likelihood of Johnson spending more than one year at any school is 50/50 at best.

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Dude you can’t be serious with this take lol. Do a simple 247 class rankings look and find out you couldn’t be farther from the truth. HS recruiting hasn’t been irrelevant and is still the main priority of 95% of P4 schools.

Go take a peak, Maryland, TCU, Duke, Baylor, Syracuse, Washington, Wisconsin, SMU, Rutgers, GT, Pitt, WVU, ASU, the school you mentioned INDIANA…. The list goes on and on and on and I left off ALL of the bluebloods/major programs. You know what those teams have in common up there?? They all have 20+ HS commitments. Stop spreading misinformation on something that’s a simple google search, HS recruiting is relevant to everyone except Louisville… hence why we have the worst P4 class in the country. Get a grip.

Sorry to say but Kelsey hasn't coach a game yet besides exhibitions. Nowadays, kids want instant proof of success. Fans can buy into it, players are a different story. They want to see results.

Nowadays, you need the cache of a Duke, Bill Self, or Dan Hurley to pull that off. The program and/or the coach have to have a level of awe to them - and sadly PK nor UofL has that right now. If you only focus on 5-6 guys and then Alabama or UConn or some of these programs with massive budgets and big-name coaches come in at the last minute with an offer they can't refuse, then UofL is screwed.

Currently, UofL has to cast a wide net and try to find the kids that they can hold the attention of. It seems to me that PK obviously values talent, but he's looking for a specific sort of mentality and fit. You have to check all of the boxes, and if that's your system, you have to sit down with a lot of recruits and figure out who checks those boxes. If you only care about talent, you figure out who the most talented is pretty easily.

PK didn't luck into a scenario where two top 50 kids fell into his lap or come to a program that had been the #1 destination for 1 and done talent for 15 years. He came to a broken program that hasn't been anything more than a punch line for 2 years and not relevant for 3-4 years.

beantowncard said:

Good for Tre. Hope he dies well this year.

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OOPS! Looks like the common typo error of pressing the I instead of the O has your post looking like a death wish.

Or maybe you just really hate Tre White? 😉

We all knew Pitino was a UK homer when he was hired here. Most of us was shocked when Jurich announced he was seeking Pitino for the job. I wasn't that keen on the idea just because he had coached UK, but I knew UofL needed what he would bring after the end of the Crum era.

And he did exactly what we all wanted. We played a fast and fun style, and got back to elite 8's, final 4's and a national title. The program had pizazz again and I personally didn't care anymore that he coached at UK.

Everything was grand until Andre McGee. Before that dipshit, the program under Pitino had no NCAA infractions while programs all around the game did. However, as we again all know, Pitino, having just won his 2nd title and being selected for the Hall of Fame, he let his guard down and delegated and trusted in his former players a bit naively.

Most Cards fans I know believe what Luke Hancock says about the scandal, which is that those people on the team that knew of the parties, didn't want to bring the wrath of Pitino and jeopardize the teams championship chances. Everything in Pitino's past suggested he would never allow major infractions.

However, the sordid details of the parties and the media backlash was to forever change the perception of Pitino from not only fans but of his peers in the world of college basketball. He continued on coaching despite being double crossed by the people hired to mitigate any sanctions and he soon discovered he was going to be scrutinized for every little thing until eventually the FBI of all people, used his notoriety to push it's probe into college basketball malfeasance.

UofL, for whatever reason and there's several opinions, decided to rid both Pitino and Jurich despite knowing that Pitino was not one of the coaches the FBI had the goods on. And everything after that is what led Pitino to his disdain for the UofL basketball program today. He also probably was disappointed in the amount of Cards fans who voice their hatred of him.

So it's a natural thing for him to go back to being a UK homer, especially after Mark Pope was hired.

I believe Pitino one day hopes to be back in the Cards good graces, but if it doesn't happen, so be it. The fact is Louisville needed him more than he needed UofL, and I think we all have to admit had Jurich hired someone else, this stretch of okay to bad basketball would have started a lot sooner than it did.

birdstheword said:

Looks like he unofficially visited Penn St this past weekend

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Not shocking. He was considered a Penn St lean when he committed to Louisville.

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It is possible that “more than one condition or one event at a time” is possible. In this case, officiating throughout college football, as well as being more prevalent within the ACC, and particularly with UL can all be true.

As for me, the timing of the calls, as well as the lack of accuracy would seem to eliminate the likelihood of coincidental.

The Portal has changed everything; perhaps the two best examples of just how irrelevant that HS recruiting has become for most schools, outside of the schools like Alabama, UGA, OSU and Michigan, is the changes at Vanderbilt and Indiana.

Both of those two schools have historically been relegated to the bottom of their respective conferences, and while my observations are not intended to predict success for either one; I believe they serve as solid examples of just how effective use of the Portal can determine any College Football Team’s success from one year to the next, without attracting 4 & 5 Star recruits.

Johnson’s decommitment will have no impact one way or another, as the likelihood of Johnson spending more than one year at any school is 50/50 at best.

Cardiac Red said:

So what's the scoop on the guy ? Is this a huge loss ? Or just a guy that probably wasn't going to play much anyway..

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If signing day was this week then it would be a huge loss, there are many players similar that are available.

REDFISTFURY3 said:

Even the Weasel Drew Deener this morning had enough of ole Ricky P.

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Deener has had enough? Just now? That should tell you plenty about Deener. He is a corporate polisher of staffs and can't offend even the other schools fans.

I don't mind the poor projection but if we don't finish higher than 8th, the ACC is going to be savage this year..

2330859 said:

For me, I am just excited to see the painful Payne era end and the arrival of Kelsey

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👆 x 1000 !!

TheRealVille said:

I would think picking Northwestern would have something to do with academics. I do believe they have higher academic standards there and maybe this kid is wicked smart?

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He's gonna need to be..

So what's the scoop on the guy ? Is this a huge loss ? Or just a guy that probably wasn't going to play much anyway..

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Even the Weasel Drew Deener this morning had enough of ole Ricky P.

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Looks like he unofficially visited Penn St this past weekend

I would think picking Northwestern would have something to do with academics. I do believe they have higher academic standards there and maybe this kid is wicked smart?

Yep, it was God’s plan alright. Hahahahahahahahaha

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