Friday, August 21, 2009

John Calipari=Scum of the Earth

For a long time I was a big fan of coach John Calipari, going back to the mid-90's when he was the coach at the University of Massachusetts. He had players like Marcus Camby and even got UMass to a Final Four.

Then, a few years ago, my brother Michael told me about how Calipari was a cheater and how the NCAA stripped UMass of the Final Four appearance. Calipari went on to greener pastures in the NBA and finally Memphis without ever being punished, even though his hands were clearly dirty.

What I don't understand is how the school can get fined or placed on probaion, but the coach is allowed to move on without any restrictions or punishment. This is what Calipari did as he went from cheating at UMass, to the NBA for a while, to cheating at his job at Memphis.

The NCAA yesterday announced that it is stripping the University of Memphis of its NCAA record 38 victories, and a Final Four appearance from the 2007-2008 season that saw Memphis make it to the championship game. Memphis will also be placed on three years probation.

This all stems from an investigation that found major infractions at Memphis under coach John Calipari. The school allowed a fraudulent SAT score by a player who was later found out to be star point guard Derrick Rose, who only stayed at Memphis for one season before going to the NBA. The school also provided close to $1700 in free travel to Rose's brother, Reggie.

The worst part of all of this is the fact that it was John Calipari absolutely knew what was going on, but he is allowed to go to Kentucky with no penalties or punishment at all. It's only a matter of time before he does the same thing with the Wildcats and moves on again before the NCAA can come down on him.

The NCAA rules don't seem to fit the crime because it should be Calipari who is in trouble, not the University of Memphis. Just look at UMass, they haven't been the same since all that trouble and soon Memphis will be the same way.

John Calipari, aside from being the biggest type of scumbag, also holds another dubious distinction: He is the first head coach to have been forced to vacate two Final Four appearances with two different schools. Do you see a pattern here, University of Kentucky? If I were the AD at UK I would nip this thing in the bud and go ahead and fire John Calipari, because it's only a matter of time before he is caught cheating again and disgraces the tradition of UK basketball.

So parents, don't let your kids play for John Calipari, no matter what school he is at, because he is a cheater and will always be one. A leopard can't change its spots and John Calipari will always be a cheating snake in the grass.

I would rather my child play for Satan himself than for "Coach" Calipari. At least with Satan you know what he's doing and don't have to worry about your coach leaving to avoid a scandal, unlike with Calipari.

2 comments:

  1. Biggest dirtbag: Calipari or Harrick? WHo ya got?

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  2. It's not basketball but my vote is for Bobby Petrino.

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