tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942537789206351726.post1834526282300892944..comments2024-03-24T14:39:35.475-07:00Comments on The Beardown: Coaching Search: Goodbye My Old Kentucky HomeBChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16503328030839796887noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942537789206351726.post-76913110455248344012009-03-24T01:51:00.000-07:002009-03-24T01:51:00.000-07:00I agree with the previous comment. Most of the eld...I agree with the previous comment. Most of the elder coaches in the NCAA have a chip on their shoulder to prove they can take any program and make it the best it's ever been and leave a legacy behind that is unmatched. Arizona is that perfect opportunity and Rick Pitino may have the biggest chip on his shoulder. I could see Pitino taking a look at some of the younger players on display Friday andAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942537789206351726.post-34214878877534169222009-03-23T22:57:00.000-07:002009-03-23T22:57:00.000-07:00I'm not saying the guy who wrote this is right or ...I'm not saying the guy who wrote this is right or wrong, and obviously there is a lot to keep Rick Pitino in Louisville. One thing I do know about Pitino is that he's a coach who loves a challenge and a tough situation. Yeah he's had plenty of job offers from schools since he's been at Louisville, but this situation is a little special at least - if not plain better, depending on your opinion of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942537789206351726.post-79994481098575160752009-03-18T20:13:00.000-07:002009-03-18T20:13:00.000-07:00You knuckleheads who doubt how highly regarded thi...You knuckleheads who doubt how highly regarded this job is ought to go out and look at some of the blogs for the universities who's coaches might be available. Without exception, they call this coaching job at UofA a primo position and those fans are taking it seriously that their guy might be moving.<BR/><BR/>So, don't be so quick to discount the legitimate interest some of these guys might H M-Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00824892477743087997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942537789206351726.post-1961317599446939582009-03-18T13:12:00.000-07:002009-03-18T13:12:00.000-07:00Can't believe Pitino would leave, but wonder if an...Can't believe Pitino would leave, but wonder if anyone else has heard of, considered or looked closely at VCU's Anthony Grant?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942537789206351726.post-14654451525129674632009-03-02T16:48:00.000-07:002009-03-02T16:48:00.000-07:00Why are Arizona fans so delusional?Why would a coa...Why are Arizona fans so delusional?<BR/><BR/>Why would a coach leave Louisville, which is an undoubtedly better basketball program both currently and historically for Arizona? Especially since he didn't leave for either of his old teams (Providence or Kentucky) nor IU. Your prediction carries no weight. <BR/><BR/>Go out and hire Reggie Theus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942537789206351726.post-6980130289266505612009-03-02T14:45:00.000-07:002009-03-02T14:45:00.000-07:00LOL!!!!!!! Seriously????What a joke of a website. ...LOL!!!!!!! Seriously????<BR/><BR/>What a joke of a website. Why would you even right an article so stupid?<BR/><BR/>You have to be smoking some serious crack if you think Pitino is leaving louisville. He has top 10 recruiting classes lined up for the next three years, a rena that is going to be the nicest in all of college basketball, a great city, horse racing, and the list goes on and on and onAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942537789206351726.post-63753071405143950192009-03-02T13:56:00.000-07:002009-03-02T13:56:00.000-07:00Tom Izzo and Rick Pitino were both interested in t...Tom Izzo and Rick Pitino were both interested in this job?<BR/><BR/>LMAO - thats the dumbest thing I've seen today and thats saying alot.<BR/><BR/>Here are just a few schools Rick Pitino has turned down since coming to Louisville: Michigan, UCLA, Indiana, UNLV (just to name a few) but yes... he was turning down those schools just so he could stay at louisville until a job opened up at AZ. You Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01098418457848306237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942537789206351726.post-68938639607507697162009-03-02T13:55:00.000-07:002009-03-02T13:55:00.000-07:00WTF?!?!?! NO WAY PITINO IS LEAVING LOUISVILLE. Yo...WTF?!?!?! NO WAY PITINO IS LEAVING LOUISVILLE. Your crazy if you think he is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942537789206351726.post-55377971982561069092009-03-02T10:01:00.000-07:002009-03-02T10:01:00.000-07:00Mich. State is going to run in the tourney? How'd...Mich. State is going to run in the tourney? How'd that work out against Memphis last year?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942537789206351726.post-41661622735170105152009-03-02T08:58:00.000-07:002009-03-02T08:58:00.000-07:00I'm a big Arizona fan, I lived in Phoenix when I w...I'm a big Arizona fan, I lived in Phoenix when I was little, growing up I became a big fan watching them and Olson's style of play and all the guards out of AZ. <BR/><BR/>I live in Louisville, Ky, and have heard things already here about it. But I'm like my friends and family here, I don't see Pitino leaving Louisville, he loves it here and is treated great here. I would love to see him go to AZ Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942537789206351726.post-23769880415710740172009-03-02T07:47:00.000-07:002009-03-02T07:47:00.000-07:00Spartan fan, so take this as you will, but I very ...Spartan fan, so take this as you will, but I very seriously doubt Tom Izzo 'threw his hat into the ring' for any Arizona job. Izzo always say he'll listen to people who want to talk to him about leaving East Lansing, but I'd bet every bit of green and white in my house that he never leaves East Lansing for another college job. Especially, not this year with a young team that'll at least a good Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com