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NCAA to scrutinize Calipari's latest recruits

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06:22 AM ET 05.29 | John Calipari, who left Memphis for Kentucky in March, was not named in the NCAA allegations and informed Kentucky AD Mitch Barnhardt and the search committee about them before he was hired. The Memphis investigation could have far-reaching consequences at Kentucky. Rest assured, the NCAA will take a much closer look at the Wildcats' three prized recruits - point guard John Wall, forward DeMarcus Cousins and point guard Eric Bledsoe - who are all still trying to qualify academically.

New York Daily News

Derrick Rose, John Calipari, AP Derrick Rose, John Calipari, AP
May 29, 2009  06:40 AM ET

"the NCAA will take a much closer look at the Wildcats' three prized recruits...who are all still trying to qualify academically."

Scholar athletes

May 29, 2009  08:09 AM ET

How do you spell integrity?
K-n-i-g-ht
How do you spell ethical?
K-r-z-y-z-e-w-s-k-i.
How do you spell honesty?
S-m-i-t-h
How do you spell tainted?
Origin of the word?
Win at any cost
F-l-o-y-d Ca-l-i-pa-r-i

May 29, 2009  08:17 AM ET

Awwwww, looks like Lil' Johnny done poopied in the corner.

May 29, 2009  08:48 AM ET

Slim Shady seems to have a few things in common with Kelvin Sampson

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May 29, 2009  09:09 AM ET

If they follow through it should be fun to follow.

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May 29, 2009  09:31 AM ET

Calipari looks like a sleezy fellow. Just can't trust a man who oils his hair like that.

May 29, 2009  09:40 AM ET

Even in interviews the way he talks and his mannerisms are just shady. And, how hard is it to qualify to play sports in college? Gees guys. Kentucky is going to end up like Indiana. Couldn't happen to a more delusional fan base.

May 29, 2009  09:44 AM ET

Sounds kinda like the old Barry Switzer academic standard at Oklahoma. No athlete was allowed to receive a letter in any sport unless (s)he could readily identify which letter it was.

May 29, 2009  09:53 AM ET

Basketball, once my favorite sport, is covered with slime and sleaze at every level. College Bball is a farce, NBA is a walking graffiti wall of tats and ego. Calipari is a symptom, not a cause. He went to Kentucky with a game plan of plausible deniability and UK bought it because they desire plausible deniability. UK is the Auburn of payoff's and money under the table in the SEC. Kentucky's credibility left the building a long time ago. One-year wonders have corrupted the game and created a challenge for coaches that has no solution. Success kills more programs than it helps.

I agree with POST # 1...Scholar Athletes...now that's an oxymoron when applied to the NBA's crooked farm system, NCAA B'ball. You have to be a second-tier prospect now'days to have to go to college first anyway.

The buffet table is set for the forseeable future....recalling EE Cummings..."there is some **** I will not eat."

Step away from the table if you don't like it.

It is what it is.

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May 29, 2009  10:11 AM ET

These kids need to just go over to Europe and play until they are ready for the NBA.

May 29, 2009  10:45 AM ET

Still trying to qualify academically??? It is June, of their freakin SENIOR YEAR. What the hell are these parents and counselors doing??? No wonder coach's are slimy, the people who are supposed to care for these kids, are 10 times worse.

May 29, 2009  11:05 AM ET

YES, YES, YES, YES, YES, YES, YES, YES.

My days keep getting better. I love it. Go HEELS.

May 29, 2009  11:31 AM ET

Whew....And we wanted to keep him so bad.
Trust me, his legacy will be smoking corpses, and ruined careers.
Mitch Barnhart, get that resume ready.

May 29, 2009  12:15 PM ET

Ha!! Typical UK. Can't win without cheating. Thought they left that behind when Pitino had to save them, but I guess old habits die hard. LOL!!! And I love how the UK fans are in denial - also very typical. This couldn't reflect on Calipari, right? Go ask UMass. Ha.

May 29, 2009  12:30 PM ET
QUOTE(#14):

Still trying to qualify academically??? It is June, of their freakin SENIOR YEAR. What the hell are these parents and counselors doing??? No wonder coach's are slimy, the people who are supposed to care for these kids, are 10 times worse.

they are picking out what house and cars they want to buy when jr. gets drafted

May 29, 2009  01:28 PM ET

Derrick Rose thought that SAT stood for San Antonio Airport!

 
May 29, 2009  01:29 PM ET

If the kid can't spell which college they want to attend.... BIG PROBLEM!
Rose signed my shirt.. "MEMFISS BOUND!" back in the day.

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