Ricky P. Leaving L-ville?

[JD7.62]

Funny this is brought up. Jus thtis morning my dad in Alabama said he had heard people talking about Alabama (who is still looking for a coach) go after Pitino. I'm a big Alabama fan but I don't see him going to a program where basketball will ALWAYS be second to football.

[lil skeeter]

mhall,
i found this column looking back on tubby. tubby was still the coach at uk when he boarded the plane to sign as the gophers new coach. i searched tubby smith on the msn internet search. this is the site i went to sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=forde_pat&id=2809850&SportCat=ncb i dont know how to set up a link. i do good just turning the computer on. not wanting to start a debate with you but just wanted to share the results of my research. later

[mhall]

mhall,
i found this column looking back on tubby. tubby was still the coach at uk when he boarded the plane to sign as the gophers new coach. i searched tubby smith on the msn internet search. this is the site i went to sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=forde_pat&id=2809850&SportCat=ncb i dont know how to set up a link. i do good just turning the computer on. not wanting to start a debate with you but just wanted to share the results of my research. later

Skeeter, I shouldn't have wrote he was fired, because BASICALLY or LITTERALLY he wasn't. All that being said beleive me friend life was hard on the Tubster, he was getting brow beat daily by everybody, and the University did buy out his remaining contract and ask him to depart. It was made very clear to Orlando Tubby Smith that his tenure as head basketball coach had run it's course by the Alumni, the fans, the head honcho's at the University and so on.

When Denny Crum left Louisville he was allowed to do so with grace and dignity and a BIG paycheck, but really it wasn't his choice it was a choice layed out for him kinda like Tubby.

It's one of those would you like to go out in your own terms fat and happy or would you like this to be a big stink and have egg on your face. If Tubby would have kicked and screamed he would have been terminated and publically embarrased.

[lil skeeter]

i guess leaving by choice is better than being fired and that was probably going to be the next step taken. alot of the TRUE BLUE FANS had already fired tubby so he left to go where he could be appreciated and feel the love again, not fair to his supporters but totally understandable. glad to see him appreciated and successful at the same time.