[alfus21]

Calipari does a good job of keeping his players in line, or at least keeping their behavior out of the press. I'm sure a lot of people have a good Demarcus Cousins or Doron Lamb story that the press never bothered to investigate.

Most of the guys Calipari recruits are at Kentucky because it's a good place to prepare for the NBA. Those guys know the connection Cal has to NBA scouts and coaches and knows how honest he is with them. They don't want to screw their chances up.

Louisville is also a great environment to prepare for the NBA, but Pitino doesn't make that pitch. He sells the atmosphere, the college experience, the conference, and being the stars in a city without a pro team. When college kids feel like the city's top celebrities, they're under a bigger microscope.

Finally, is this isn't a knock on the Herald Leader cause it is a great paper. But the Courier Journal looks for this type of news all the time. The Herald Leader only looks for it when UK has a coach they want gone

If you think Louisville players are under a bigger microscope than UK's then I don't know how big it could get. There is no bigger microscope locally, statewide, or nationally than that of Kentucky. These players have no private life outside of their living quarters at all. If they go out they are hounded and watched non-stop.

RE: Herald Leader....If you think Jerry Tipton of the Herald Leader doesn't want Coach Cal gone then you've never read any of his stuff. He looks for the negatives constantly.