There are many positives about Rick Pitino
. The man could recruit the ghost of Adolph Rupp into a Louisville uniform, his defenses could make a polar bear sweat, and his perfectly coiffed hair could survive a nuclear attack or a night out with Michael Irvin.
But, if he is to be judged by his Louisville Cardinals team, Rick Pitino is not the kind of man who believes in an early start.
Think sleep in till, noon, hit snooze and roll over, show up 15 minutes late to first period. College basketball season starts in November, but yet again Pitino's teams wait until the New Year's bubbly pops to really get rolling. Year. After year. After year.
So naturally after Saturday's win against Pitt and the nation in the mood for inauguration, these late-arriving Cardinals have been crowned again as national title contenders.
But despite the win over No. 1, Bono and will.i.am can stay in the green room. These Cardinals might not be for real.
. The man could recruit the ghost of Adolph Rupp into a Louisville uniform, his defenses could make a polar bear sweat, and his perfectly coiffed hair could survive a nuclear attack or a night out with Michael Irvin.But, if he is to be judged by his Louisville Cardinals team, Rick Pitino is not the kind of man who believes in an early start.
Think sleep in till, noon, hit snooze and roll over, show up 15 minutes late to first period. College basketball season starts in November, but yet again Pitino's teams wait until the New Year's bubbly pops to really get rolling. Year. After year. After year.
So naturally after Saturday's win against Pitt and the nation in the mood for inauguration, these late-arriving Cardinals have been crowned again as national title contenders.
But despite the win over No. 1, Bono and will.i.am can stay in the green room. These Cardinals might not be for real.
