I have never said it was ok to violate any contract. That goes for Petrino, that goes for Pitino, that goes for Jurich. That UofL failed to do so was wrong. It’s doesn’t make it ok to ignore Bobby’s deal. In fact, it may be evidence that they started to come to their senses (a little). As regards Pitino’s firing, it was the FBI thing that finally did him in. The thread was about his firing and his contract. As regards the death penalty, that was in response to “(what could be) worse than a national title being taken away?” I just named something worse. None of us know what would have happened if we had held on to Pitino. I can tell you that the national press would have been so bad that the NCAA would have overreacted. As it is, most people outside our fan base think we got off easy after strippergate. National press was incredulous that Pitino was still coaching. When the FBI happened while we were still on probation, the administration, largely inexperienced in these matters, panicked. I still maintain that the three contract in question and the circumstances surrounding their termination were separate and unique.