Rick Pitino - Head Coach at St John’s University!!!

[Marillac2]

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Channeling Marillac

 

[espken]

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Rick wants to be here for the long haul. Music to my ears.

 

[otis]

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Not sure anyone would disagree with Ritino’s statement but the issue is how is that “super league” accomplished.

 

[dk423]

I don't think there's anymore non-football schools that would make a basketball league feel like a super league. Dayton, St. Louis, VCU, Wichita State, Davidson is...not it

It'd require a massive Big East transformational shift into something far more ambitious than is currently there. To be by far the best basketball conference, we would, yes, have to offer football and poach from the Big 12/ACC.

Football teams: Baylor, Houston, Kansas, Louisville, Wake Forest, Duke, Pittsburgh, West Virginia, Syracuse, UConn, Arizona
Non-football: Providence, St. John's, Seton Hall, Villanova, Georgetown, Butler, Xavier, DePaul, Creighton, Marquette

... never happening

 

[espken]

From a selfish standpoint, the only way SJU is part of a super league is to follow in Gonzaga’s footsteps. Not saying the new PAC12 is super, but a precedent has been set. Who knows, maybe one day.

 

[paultzman]

Enjoying his life

 

[paultzman]

Getting the feeling Pitino is using his reverse psychology schtick with Smith.

 

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[Howie71]

He tweeted Kadary and Zuby will be captains. I like it.

 

[fordham96]

The prodigal son returns...nice gesture for Coach Pope and UK to invite Rick back to Kentucky for their Midnight Madness.

 

[tom in salem]

The prodigal son returns...nice gesture for Coach Pope and UK to invite Rick back to Kentucky for their Midnight Madness.

Hope he makes ours.

 

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[fordham96]

Honestly if anyone has a problem with RIck going to Lexington and wearing UK gear, go touch some grass.

Seriously. It is a blue blood where he spent 8 years rebuilding it into a National power. Spilled his sweat and blood doing it.

And now he sees one of his own become the coach. A great honor for him.

 

[fordham96]

You can see how much it meant to him...

 

[Flatbushe21]

Well i hope we get 8 from him and he rebuilds this program to national heights

 

[mjmaherjr]

I’m looking forward to the day Norm Roberts comes back to Carnesseca to be celebrated for ummmmm oh the historical loss to St Francis when we renamed the arena to honor Looie

 

[sjc88]

I get him appearing at Kentucky given his great success there.

Although, seeing the current head coach at St. John’s wearing a Kentucky sweatshirt made me a little uneasy.

 

[hardytime]

Think it’s great coach did this. And hopefully we can have annual or bi-annual KY games going forward.

Also Carl Banks is a legit St Johns fan. Have heard him talk with BT before.

 

[kranmars]

I am impressed with the maturity of our fanbase by not going full Chicken Little by crawling into an underground bunker and waiting for the sky to fall.