Dino Gaudio says he confronted Louisville head coach Chris Mack about alleged NCAA violations a year before his firing
Gaudio is scheduled to be sentenced Aug. 27.
Gaudio part 2 here we go again
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I think it never ends. I mean eventually it will, just not any time soon.
What amazes me he was a head coach before. And the BS he throwing out about Mack mad because they were losing and the players were not good enough. Is nothing new. I remeber Rick making a few coaching staff moves because he wanted better players. And the erve of Dino getting Calipari to write him a letter of recommendtion. You know that was his way attempting to slap Mack in the face. I really feel for Mack he is a marked man alot of the media local and National) for some reason thinl Dino could have done know wrong and Chris is the villian. So all MAck can do is really get back at the haters and win big this season.
STUNNED to hear that a coach who got caught on tape extorting his head coach for per$onal gain now has more negative comments to say about that same head coach. Good luck ever finding a job in the coaching profession again “ex-coach” Gaudio. 🙄😒
And the bull crap begins really?
Matt Jones
@KySportsRadio
I remember friends in Cincinnati told me “people at Louisville will really like Chris Mack, until they get to know him.” I think of that comment every time news about him comes out
7:19 PM · Aug 11, 2021·Twitter for iPhone
Matt Jones
@KySportsRadio
I remember friends in Cincinnati told me “people at Louisville will really like Chris Mack, until they get to know him.” I think of that comment every time news about him comes out
7:19 PM · Aug 11, 2021·Twitter for iPhone
- Matt Jones Says:
April 6th, 2008 at 12:01 am
All the while running one of the dirtiest programs in America….
Dino is total bullshit. Got run out of WF because he was a whiner. Mack gives him a great opportunity after his washed up career and he pisses on him.Dino Gaudio says he confronted Louisville head coach Chris Mack about alleged NCAA violations a year before his firing
Gaudio is scheduled to be sentenced Aug. 27.www.wdrb.com
What a loser, no wonder Calipari gave him his support! Not sure which one is the turd or the shit fly?
Dino made a stupid decision because he thought he had leverage. He had none. He created his own situation and now he has to pay the price.
I think it is priceless the Saint John came to the rescue. He thought so much of Dino he never consider him for an assistant job that he knew he was going to have.
I think it is priceless the Saint John came to the rescue. He thought so much of Dino he never consider him for an assistant job that he knew he was going to have.
I am not sure the NCAA COI can convict any school on violations related to the Covid lockdowns; as there is no precedent, and it might only further discredit the NCAA if they pursue an already controversial subject.
Ironic how a Federal crime like extortion can become a secondary issue to an NCAA rule on practices during a Covid lockdown. This news story is trying to portray Dino as the victim …….. you cannot make this stuff up.
Ironic how a Federal crime like extortion can become a secondary issue to an NCAA rule on practices during a Covid lockdown. This news story is trying to portray Dino as the victim …….. you cannot make this stuff up.
This is so tiring.
But Mack is the one that hired this guy. Just like when Rick let Andre roam free and him hiring Kenny Johnson. We HAVE to do better with these staff hires. Assistants keep biting us in the butt.
I hate Cal & Coach K, but they seem to always hire loyal guys who don't F up. If we just hire smarter assistants, we aren't in any trouble.
But Mack is the one that hired this guy. Just like when Rick let Andre roam free and him hiring Kenny Johnson. We HAVE to do better with these staff hires. Assistants keep biting us in the butt.
I hate Cal & Coach K, but they seem to always hire loyal guys who don't F up. If we just hire smarter assistants, we aren't in any trouble.
Come on dude Cal is as slimy as slime. He knows how to maneuver in it. So it doesn't surprise me how he does these same things without complaint. However he has had issues with disgruntled parents and players speaking out. The biggest thing Cal has going for him especially at UK the media never digs into with vigor things like they do with U of L. If the media did we would here alot of things about Cals program. They are very insulated in Lexington.
I don't do the whole media conspiracy. Trust me, I have mutual friends with the Forde family and they HATE Calipari in the media by far. The BBN isn't some powerful entity that Disney and ESPN fears. They see Kentucky as a bunch of rednecks. Now Alabama, Ohio State, and other big football programs they fear. They fear the NFL, but College Basketball has 0 power. None nada. They laugh at Big Blueneck Nation rather than fear them.
No one in the media ever "dug in" to us, our moron assistants paid for low rent parties and women in a dorm on camera and with receipts. Then our assistants, while on probation, on an FBI wiretap that had nothing to do with us, got caught talking about payments to a player. We weren't some target, we hired moron assistant coaches.
I mean lets be real, for those who were around the school/program and knew students, we knew that group with Ware, Chane, Trezl, etc. were a little wild. But it's like that everywhere. Rick Pitino did not have a grip on recruiting. The McGee thing was forgivable as he didn't know, but then it happens again?! You have to be kidding me that you don't have the fear of GOD in your assistants.
LOL what city you live in . Speaking of Forde ask him why he was sneaking around U of L dorms writing down license plates ? Worrying about a used Explorer Samaki was driving while UK players had brand new vehicles.
Lefors: all UL fans feel your sense of anger over these NCAA violations, but blaming Mack or UL for hiring Dino is counter-productive. Gaudio was highly respected (just ask Cal), until he was not so highly respected, after pleading guilty to extortion. Federal prosecution will make the convicted “sing”, and often “compose” to minimize their penaltie.
Folks like Gaudio and Andre McGee have moments in their lives when for whatever reasons, they decide to make really bad decisions. Was there some point during the hiring process where it was evident they had some character flaw that would ultimately result in damaging the University? I do not think so.
Folks like Gaudio and Andre McGee have moments in their lives when for whatever reasons, they decide to make really bad decisions. Was there some point during the hiring process where it was evident they had some character flaw that would ultimately result in damaging the University? I do not think so.
I don't like Pat. He has a self righteous attitude and it's sickening. He was Rick's errand boy in the media until the last scandal. When Rick was at sUcKs he was going to use Forde to take us down. When Rick was here, Forde wanted to take sUcKs and Cal down to please Rick. But when Rick became a liability, he jumped ship like a coward.
Bingo. People make bad decisions, and not something you find on a resume in either instance.
i never knew he was Rick's guy during his time here. I don't remember him being pro U of L. Guess i just didn't pay attention .That last part you wrote is what i recall of Forde being anti U of L.
Red flags on Dino came to my attention while listening to Bob's show . He would come on their and say things about the team that really should not have been stated. And i'm just a fan and realized this. So i know Mack was not too pleased with his candid statements. He done this multiple times. And other media radio guys even stated they were a bit taken back with how open Dino was with program inside info.
Towards the end Rick and he had some turmoil. Rick and Pat are both arrogant. But when Rick was at sUcKs, he ignored everything they were doing and was just a hound towards Denny and our guys.
Dino being a former head coach and media guy probably was his downfall. Dino was actually a decent HC at Wake and didn't get fired for being awful, just not good enough. Spent several years on TV feeding his ego and just probably thought he was better than Coach Mack.
In business you need loyalty and ethics in your team. Now you can't always have straight arrows that do no wrong, as you need people who want to win, but not someone so crazy. But you also need guys that are loyal to YOU.
Rick's best trait was that he developed the best assistants and his guys (players and assistants) were LOYAL to him and were ALL IN for Rick. It's sad that the way it ended for Rick was him having assistants go rogue.
I disagree with the point that basketball is irrelevant and football is what ESPN flourishes under. Basketball is a big money maker for ESPN and the biggest money maker for the NCAA.
Compared to football, it's irrelevant.
The TV deals for basketball are all LINKED TO FOOTBALL.
In these TV deals, how many times have they talked about Coach K or Bill Self's programs when talking conference realignment and what it could mean for basketball? They don't. Football makes all the money. CBS and Turner get all the big NCAA basketball games and the tournament has shown to get viewers even when big programs aren't in it. It's more about the event rather than the program. The NCAA basketball title game still gets great viewership compared to the NCAA football title.
ESPN's biggest basketball game is the champions classic. It got 2.3 Million viewers in 2019.
ESPN's biggest regular season football game in 2019 was Ohio State & Michigan that got 12.4 million viewers.
I just read that sUcKs and NC State in their Bowl game no one cared about this year got 2.7 million viewers.
A bowl game between 2 nobodies can get more viewers than the biggest basketball game of the regular season?
I mean it makes money for them, but so does Stephen A Smith, so does UFC, so does MLB, College Baseball/Softball tournaments do too, etc. I mean yeah they probably like UK/KU games to be big events, but it's not Monday Night Football. It's not any College Football game they show.
Relevance is in the eyes of the beholder. I can take you to places in the US where basketball is King, and football is secondary. The ACC is actually a pretty good example; as Syracuse, UNC, Duke, WF, NCST, UVA and some would include Louisville as communities where basketball is the most popular sport. Outside of the ACC, clearly UConn, UC, Maryland, IU, UK, Memphis and UCLA are some of the more prominent Schools that place basketball ahead of football.
UL football has probably increased in community support as much as any school in America, but I believe that if a scientific poll was conducted in Jefferson County as to which sport was more popular ……. I believe it would be basketball, and the same in Lexington. I prefer football myself, but I think I am in the minority.
UL football has probably increased in community support as much as any school in America, but I believe that if a scientific poll was conducted in Jefferson County as to which sport was more popular ……. I believe it would be basketball, and the same in Lexington. I prefer football myself, but I think I am in the minority.
Especially in the 70's, 80's and on up to the present days....but the gap has narrowed as FB improved immensely and BB has been up and down.
Considering the damage our BB program has experienced since the 2013 NC; it is no wonder the fan support has declined somewhat. Depending on the performance in 2021 will determine whether the trend continues.
Once again the reason football is seen as the big money maker is because none of the football money goes to the NCAA. The basketball money goes to the NCAA for redistribution. If the Power conferences would pull out of the NCAA and form their own organization then they could keep their football money and basketball money. Both football and basketball generate the same amount of money.
By forming their own organization the basketball schools would become just as relevant in the Super Conferences as the football schools are. The only negative would cause a huge separation between the schools who are and who aren’t in a Super Conference.
By forming their own organization the basketball schools would become just as relevant in the Super Conferences as the football schools are. The only negative would cause a huge separation between the schools who are and who aren’t in a Super Conference.
But it's more about the state and loyalty and less basketball the sport. No matter how big we were in the 2013 Championship year, Lamar's run as Heisman was the biggest story in the nation and it was because it's football.
And the schools that place basketball over football do it because they aren't good at football. Even the bad football teams still bring in more revenue than powerhouse basketball teams.
1. NFL
2. NCAA Football
3. NBA
Then, College Basketball is in the area with MLB & NHL depending on what's the big story at the time.
That's for the tournament. But, the regular season and conference tournament money goes to the conferences. So those TV deals are for their regular season content and they go to the conferences. Yes, the NCAA tournament matters but networks generally care about the content they have to put for several months. College Football Saturday for ESPN, ABC, Fox, CBS, NBC just is on another level than any matchup.
Lefors: it doesn’t matter why one school, one community or even one state supports basketball over football; the fact remains that some areas simply enjoy basketball more than other sports. Living in this Commonwealth, you should understand that, certainly more than someone who grew up in Alabama or places like Columbus Ohio. If you grew up in any of the many rural communities in Indiana, you would appreciate that HS basketball dominates everything else.
For most of the last 3 or 4 decades, it is no coincidence that Syracuse, UK and UL have lead the nation in basketball attendance. March Madness remains one of the most popular sporting events in America, and that is across the board. I happen to prefer football, but I recognize that I am in the minority of my fellow UL fans.
For most of the last 3 or 4 decades, it is no coincidence that Syracuse, UK and UL have lead the nation in basketball attendance. March Madness remains one of the most popular sporting events in America, and that is across the board. I happen to prefer football, but I recognize that I am in the minority of my fellow UL fans.
I’m talking about MONEY and POWER. You’re missing my initial point. I’m not saying certain places don’t care, I’m saying that when it comes to the money and power nationally, college basketball isn’t a big deal. They make money of March madness, but college basketball coaches like Pay Pal Calimari don’t really matter compared to guys like Nick Saban and Dabo Swinmey
When it comes to power in the sports landscape, football trumps all. Yes, Calipari and Mack may carry weight in Lexington and Louisville Kentucky, but in reality they hold no power outside of this region.
I never said that certain areas may like basketball more, but go look at viewership and you’ll see that nationally college basketball isn’t that powerful. Now it still makes money, but it’s more about the schools and brands rather than the coaches.
I like basketball way more, but just lookin at money and tv viewership, football is king and it’s not even close. The people like you and I that like basketball more are rare. Heck, there’s people that like Golf more than football, but that’s rare.
You were comparing Lamar to our 2013 NC team; that had nothing to do with money, but that is what prompted my response.
Most of the negative impact we are witnessing in sports right now can be traced back to MONEY, or more specifically the greed for MONEY, which I expect will result in ultimately affecting the level of fan support.
I was a huge MLB fan until the strike; have not even watched a Reds game since.
Most of the negative impact we are witnessing in sports right now can be traced back to MONEY, or more specifically the greed for MONEY, which I expect will result in ultimately affecting the level of fan support.
I was a huge MLB fan until the strike; have not even watched a Reds game since.
