You know, he may be a snake oil salesman...or he may be getting smeared by the wrong actions of some others in a "wrong place at the right time" kind of fashion...I have no way of knowing for sure, so I'm looking at the present. What I have seen so far of Cal gives me no reason to believe he's anything other than a passionate basketball coach who really loves the game, embracing this UK fanbase/program, and reaching for another level. I hope he does not prove me wrong.

I still say that in regards to the Rose situation - The NCAA Clearinghouse CLEARED HIM TO PLAY BALL. What else could Memphis/Cal do but play him? Why would they not? the NCAA declared him eligible. He cheated on his test, and we're pretty positive that we know that is the case now, but (1) if Cal had no knowledge of it, and (2) if Memphis had no knowledge of it, then why would they not play him after being cleared by the very institution that is now saying, in a nutshell, "You cheated, we didn't catch it then, and now we're penalizing Memphis for guilt by association and following our eligibility rules." What the heck? What is Rose (the cheater) getting docked in this case?

I do not like the Worldwide Wes connection for a minute, but I'm not certain that the media and the fact-knowing-fans have all of the skinny on how Wes was involved in the Rose deal, if at all. I've heard that Wes lives in Detroit, I've heard that he drove Rose to Detroit, I've heard that he took the test for him....well boys, I've also heard that UFO's landed in Bullitt County in 1967, Lee Harvey Oswald didn't act alone, and Elvis Presley is living in the trailer park alongside I-64 in Clark County....don't believe all the "facts" you hear.

You're innocent until proven guilty in this country, last I checked, and unless someone can PROVE that Cal and Memphis knew about this and were in on it, then they are INNOCENT. Period. Same deal with the old Camby situation at UMASS. Maybe he's "Teflon John"...or maybe he's actually innocent. Is it impossible that coach just lands recruits with his magnetic personality, love of coaching these kids, and very-attractive style of play for NBA-hopefuls? Now throw in the UK nameplate...huge combination. The man doesn't need to cheat.

Do you honestly think for one minute that if there was one speck of evidence out there that Cal was in on these two deals that the NCAA wouldn't be on Euclid Ave with a rope looking to string him up from the highest tree? It would have already been done long ago.