Do you think or believe Kansas will receive the death penalty? Or Arizona? Or any of the other schools?
I agree with most of your post but for the stubbornness of not admitting there's a big difference with Louisville and the other schools that are under investigation.
Now you may believe that no way Louisville was going to receive the death penalty for being a multiple offender while on probation, but you should know that transfers and recruits were told by other programs that it was a good possibility it would happen. "Do you really want to be there when you find out they're suspending the program for a few years?", is what these players was asked.
These players had no reason to gamble, especially the grad transfers.
I think UofL, KP, and his assistants all assumed they would get at least a couple of transfers when KP took the job. So did the fans. But they miscalculated which now looks to be a trait with KP as a head coach.
We were shut out, stunning everyone and setting the stage for what we're seeing now. However, I cannot in good conscience criticize KP's recruiting just yet. I may soon but with no post season bans going forward, kids if they still don't come here, it will be due to KP.
And he would be gone for sure.