https://arkansas.rivals.com/news/arkansas-in-contact-with-louisville-grad-transfer-darius-perry
Lots of decent programs looking at him.
Lots of decent programs looking at him.
Darius Perry
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I have in laws that are die hard UK fans that used to refer Louisville basketball as “the word that cannot be repeated” ball! They used to say “ours, we keep under control”. Can you imagine? But that kind of thinking was very prevalent just 20years ago.
Black birds. Street ball. It was all out there...
Is he wanting more playing time or more exposure. Some of these schools being mentioned he might get more playing time but less exposure. I remember the sUcK fans calling us the blackbirds and worse but I don’t remember the street ball comments. When it comes to sUcK fans I still hear those racial slurs even regarding their own players when they have a bad game.
RP kept a straitjacket on some folks.
The first two years of Russdiculous come to mind. He suffered through some serious pine time.
The first two years of Russdiculous come to mind. He suffered through some serious pine time.
Their radical smears is what made me a Cards fan back in ‘80. Someone I thought was wise and a good human being and bleed blue, said something in front of me. I decided that moment, I will not be a blue fan and I’m forever red & black.
Can you give this question an honest answer? Was the level of respect for the integrity of the U of L Basketball damaged during the Pitino years? If you answered that question honestly, was Pitino’s time at U of L worth it? How so?
So how are you making your assessment of the "level of respect for the integrity of the U of L Basketball" now? Your opinion based on what you read and hear??...
It wasn’t just the uakay fans lack of respect for UofL that irritated me, it was their obvious lack of respect for themselves. They had black players but when questioned about that they would say things like “our guys are good people whereas your guys are n’s”. Now if anyone can make any sense of this attitude please clue me in. I’ll never be a uahkay fan and I think there is still a lot of these attitudes in lessington. WTH they even said these things about UofL football players.
GO CARDS - BEAT EVERYBODY!!! God Bless America!!!
GO CARDS - BEAT EVERYBODY!!! God Bless America!!!
I think some fans have a hard time differentiating how they live their own lives and aligning that with the fundamental operation of sports, and college basketball to be more specific in this space.
For example, I do charitable work. I take care of an elderly relative. I am always willing to help teammates at work. I volunteer when new tasks are needed to be done because I know others on the team don't want to do them. I'm a doting husband. I hold doors open for women. I say bless you when people sneeze. I'm a friendly driver. I'm just an all around great guy and people like me! I could go on forever.
That said, I can't expect the same level of integrity in a system that churns out so much $. It's really just that simple. And when you start thinking about this in context, who the F has any integrity in THIS game? UNC? KU? IU? UofL? UK? How bout Baylor, they had a coach cover up murder. Sparty? Didn't those guys have some MAJOR integrity related issues with a doctor? My Lordy Lordy Northwestern had a player from our great city on their team involved in POINT SHAVING! NORTH FRIGGIN WESTERN!
It's a cess pool. Pitino wasn't running an underground drug operation. He was just reading the Race Horse Entries and enjoying celebrity life a little too much rather than keeping an eye on cogs in the system he didn't create but benefited from.
When Crum was here there was a bit of a national perception that players were ONLY here for basketball. I so remember that criticism. UofL guys didn't do good in the classroom. Remember that stuff?
Rant over! Sorry this social distancing is already getting at me everybody!
That was gonna be my point with Sawyer. Is he sitting on his mountaintop judging JUST U of L? Or do his standards apply to everyone?
I'm not into the "everyone else does it" line of reasoning, but I do try to be consistent applying standards of performance. If U of L sucks on this basis--which he evidently thinks--so do a lot of schools...
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College athletics just fall into the "It is what it is" system. It's only been more visible with technological enhancements. UCLA had a bag man back in the day.
Take the $ out of it, and then we have the purity.
Take the $ out of it, and then we have the purity.
I think the situation is a win-win. I wish Perry well.
Yes,a combo guard, capable physically to be a point,but unwilling to truly accept what's needed from a point when asked to be that. He couldn't or wouldn't let go of his need to score when his assignment was to be the lead distributor.
I do wish him well. I appreciate the years representing the Red and Black with integrity.
Never said U of L sucked. I was just saying there was time before all the implications, allegations, etc. from the last several years that our program was viewed in a higher esteem than it is today.
In reality, UofL should be in pretty good stead because of the actions of our university over the past two to three years. Of course there will be “those” that disagree with this. But WTH it is what it is. We have new coaches at the helm of our two flagship athletic programs and maintained the leadership in baseball and women’s basketball. That is counting for positive vibes for our school regardless of what some think, or hope for. And it goes without saying that the up front leadership of our University is in good hands with Dr. Neeli Bendapudi and we are moving forward at a good clip. We shall overcome at the end of the day.
GO CARDS - BEAT EVERYBODY!!! God Bless America!!!
Welcome to college basketball. Let me know if you have any other insights about U of L...
Peace Zipp, I hope you stay safe the next coming months. We have been on this board for the last 20 years, you know where my heart is.
That’s the way all kitty fans talked about b-ball and the Cards in the late ‘70’s per my experience with them. The most racist fan base I’ve ever been exposed to.
Wanted to post on here publicly that I was given some bad info by someone who is usually spot on. Darius left on his own and wasn’t told it’s in his best interest to leave. Sorry for that but I confirmed it wasn’t true with someone directly inside the program today.
