Pitino in a mess at Louisville

**EKUAlum05** · 04-20-2009, 10:21 AM

theVILLE Wrote:And if were UK it would be marked as rumor or closed all ready....

If this were UK it would be on the front page of USA Today and ESPN would have breaking news everytime someone coughed.

**EKUAlum05** · 04-20-2009, 10:28 AM

jetpilot Wrote:^^Extortion is a federal crime if a computer, telephone, etc. is used...so the FBI could be involved if it's "only" extortion. Not buying the son going to Florida to be sure and have a job...he can get a job lots of places no matter what happens in this case.

IMO this is extortion only - pure and simple. Did they have an affair? Maybe, maybe not...:popcorn:

Extortion goes on everyday and gets handled exclusively at the state level. For the FBI to be in Louisville snooping around then something serious has to be getting looked at. This doesn't mean necessarily that Pitino is the one being checked out, or even involved, but there definately is more than just extortion going on from someone, and my money would have to believe gambling is involved (no pun intended haha).

And you have to admit the timing of Pitino Jr. leaving leaves ALOT to be desired. Very odd that he jumps ship from his old man right before all this breaks. It was probably the right thing to do, but it sure makes it look like this is going to be really ugly.

I just hope Pitino's legacy as a coach isn't tarnished in this, especially if it coes to fruition he is proven to have the affair, there is no reason his personal life hould have any reflection on his business life.

**jetpilot** · 04-20-2009, 10:38 AM

^^Again, federal crimes are investigated by the FBI every day...and how your money is on gambling I have no idea, since there is no evidence whatsoever.
Pitino having an affair with the equipment manager's wife is one thing, but letting her in on illegal gambling, if it was going on, is so far out there it is in the twilight zone...

Your posts usually make a lot of sense, but this is a stretch to put it mildly...

I am still going with the scenario of the woman threatening to blow the whistle on an alleged affair and demanding money, and Pitino calling the FBI to report it....which is what Pitino is saying.

**EKUAlum05** · 04-20-2009, 10:56 AM

jetpilot Wrote:^^Again, federal crimes are investigated by the FBI every day...and how your money is on gambling I have no idea, since there is no evidence whatsoever.
Pitino having an affair with the equipment manager's wife is one thing, but letting her in on illegal gambling, if it was going on, is so far out there it is in the twilight zone...

Your posts usually make a lot of sense, but this is a stretch to put it mildly...

Again, if this is as cut and dry as you say, Pitino cheats with wife, wife wants money then I find it hard to fathom the FBI would be on the scene snooping around. I certainly hope that Pitino is the victim and not the antagonist Until hard evidence comes to light we can only go on the statements issued from the parties involved, but based on the rumblings before this even came to light (probably the reason Pitino brought this to the surface by publicly issuing a statement), and coupled with the suspicous abrupt departure of Rick Jr, it paints the picture that this is going to be an ugly PR nightmare with more serious allegations riding than extortion and an affair.

Navajo4life · 04-20-2009, 11:02 AM

Quit crying about Pitino not being able to keep his pants up TheVille, he has cheated on numerous occassions on his wife and will continue to cheat. By the way, the equipment manager and his wife ARE NOT DIVORCED, they are in the process of getting a divorce, but why do you think they are getting divorced, because she had an affair with Ricky P. Once the equipment learned of the affair, Rick tried to break it off with her and now she was wanting some money to keep this from going public and Rick and the equipment manager are now trying to portray this lady as being CRAZY. We have only heard from Rick and the equipment manager, not the lady herself, however, Fox 41 interviewed her, but has refused to put her interview out there on television. So why interview her if you're not going to put it out there for everyone to see.

**jetpilot** · 04-20-2009, 11:42 AM

EKUAlum05 Wrote:Again, if this is as cut and dry as you say, Pitino cheats with wife, wife wants money then I find it hard to fathom the FBI would be on the scene snooping around. I certainly hope that Pitino is the victim and not the antagonist Until hard evidence comes to light we can only go on the statements issued from the parties involved, but based on the rumblings before this even came to light (probably the reason Pitino brought this to the surface by publicly issuing a statement), and coupled with the suspicous abrupt departure of Rick Jr, it paints the picture that this is going to be an ugly PR nightmare with more serious allegations riding than extortion and an affair.

Pitino reported it to them!!!! Do you think when a federal crime is reported to the FBI (by a very famous person, no less) they don't respond???:HitWall: And again, how you get more serious allegations where there is no evidence of any is baffling. But we shall see. I don't believe for a second Pitino was involved in illegal gambling. And if the million to one chance that he was proves to be true, I sure don't believe he would share information of illegal activities with some woman he was (seeing) on the side.

OK, I'll spell it out. The FBI is investigating the woman, not Pitino.

Navajo4life · 04-20-2009, 12:12 PM

I KNOW that the FBI is investigating the WOMAN and NOT PITINO, but why do you think that they are investigating the WOMAN and NOT PITINO? Because she asked for money to not go public with the affair or maybe she is pregnant with Pitino's love child and she has threatened him about going public with it if he did not cough up the money. so there is your extortion case.

I honestly don't think and I have NEVER stated that he was involved with any illegal gambling activity, I just believe that he got caught with his pants down again and this time the woman called his bluff and wanted money to keep from going public and now Rick is playing CYA with the media and the University of Louisville

**EKUAlum05** · 04-20-2009, 12:30 PM

FWIW,
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/15874...-comes-out

I don't buy this, but everyone can formulate their own opinion.

**jetpilot** · 04-20-2009, 12:57 PM

<<Adultry and consenting sex are not illegal. Extortion is illegal. Thus, the need to go to the FBI>>

This guy's response was best. Still nothing about illegal acts by Pitino.

Navajo4life · 04-20-2009, 01:15 PM

I honestly don't think that Pitino has done anything illegal, but there is a moral obligation to his wife that he has broken several times and this time, he found his FATAL ATTRACTION

Navajo4life · 04-20-2009, 01:44 PM

Looks like the Baltimore Sun and more and more National Media is picking up this story down I-64 in which it says is personal in nature, "Sexual Misconduct"

**jetpilot** · 04-20-2009, 01:54 PM

Navajo4life Wrote:Looks like the Baltimore Sun and more and more National Media is picking up this story down I-64 in which it says is personal in nature, "Sexual Misconduct"

Alleged sexual conduct.

**EKUAlum05** · 04-20-2009, 02:11 PM

jetpilot Wrote:Alleged sexual conduct.

With all due respect at this time it is also Alleged extortion.

**jetpilot** · 04-20-2009, 02:14 PM

EKUAlum05 Wrote:With all due respect at this time it is also Alleged extortion.

:Thumbs:

Navajo4life · 04-20-2009, 02:24 PM

Do you not think that this is ALL ALLEGED? Why would a woman that is married to the equipment managers wife just out of the blue start trying to get money from Pitino unless there was something that went on... Don't be blinded by the story that Pitino released from SID at Louisville. There is something to the story, but we may never know.

**Stardust** · 04-20-2009, 03:09 PM

Until proven, I'll hold judgement. It is not the first time however that Ricky has been tricky with his D........

**jetpilot** · 04-20-2009, 03:23 PM

Navajo4life Wrote:Do you not think that this is ALL ALLEGED? Why would a woman that is married to the equipment managers wife just out of the blue start trying to get money from Pitino unless there was something that went on... Don't be blinded by the story that Pitino released from SID at Louisville. There is something to the story, but we may never know.

Are you serious? Do you think that everything that is ever alleged in this world really happened? Bless your heart, I have some swampland available...

Navajo4life · 04-20-2009, 03:27 PM

No, not at all. All I'm saying is that there has to have been something to have happened for this lady to have allegedly tried to extort money from Pitino. That's all. This lady does not out of the blue come out and try and extort money from Rick Pitino without having some JUICY things on Pitino... Nothing illegal, just sexual affair or sexual misconduct...

**jetpilot** · 04-20-2009, 03:40 PM

Navajo4life Wrote:No, not at all. All I'm saying is that there has to have been something to have happened for this lady to have allegedly tried to extort money from Pitino. That's all. This lady does not out of the blue come out and try and extort money from Rick Pitino without having some JUICY things on Pitino... Nothing illegal, just sexual affair or sexual misconduct...

Maybe, maybe not. She could be making stuff up...Whatever she is accusing Pitino of, she is also accusing her husband of according to the Lex Herald. Her husband has denied it and called it "bizarre"...Looks like we will find out what all the fuss is about...:devilflam

Navajo4life · 04-20-2009, 05:14 PM

I don't think that we will find out what this is all about and Pitino will look like the one being stalked by this crazy lady, but I know her attorney personally and if there is anything that will get his name in the media and get a pay day, Mr. Clay will push the issue to the end....

BIGREDDAWG · 04-20-2009, 05:43 PM

jetpilot Wrote:<<Adultry and consenting sex are not illegal. Extortion is illegal. Thus, the need to go to the FBI>>

This guy's response was best. Still nothing about illegal acts by Pitino.

Just for the record Adultery is illegal . . . at least on the books. However, if it were prosecuted the jails couldn't hold all the people so it never is.

Hilbily · 04-20-2009, 06:26 PM

Where are you reading that. There is no criminal ive heard of that had adultry on his record? I do not have any knowledge of a fine,penalty or any other infraction related to adultry. It may however in a divorce be used as a character trait of moral.

Navajo4life · 04-20-2009, 06:31 PM

being reported in the bleacher report that this lady, Karen Sypher had an abortion five years ago and Rick Pitino was the father of the baby and now it's coming out that he paid for the abortion and wanted to keep it quiet...

Navajo4life · 04-20-2009, 06:33 PM

What a tangle web we weave when we first practice to decieve, or something like that.... I don't think adultry is a criminal offense, but a moral one and we all know how much Rick Pitino thinks about his morals....

~~cards23~~ · 04-20-2009, 09:59 PM

Navajo4life Wrote:being reported in the bleacher report that this lady, Karen Sypher had an abortion five years ago and Rick Pitino was the father of the baby and now it's coming out that he paid for the abortion and wanted to keep it quiet...

LINK PLEASE....:biggrin:

cj2561 · 04-20-2009, 10:38 PM

Navajo4life Wrote:Has anyone seen the news coming out of Louisville about Rick Pitino being extorted for money by his equipment managers wife? Apparently Pitino and this lady was having an affair when Pitino tried to break if off with her and she began threatening him with going public about the affair and apparently recruiting violations if he did not cough up money.... That's when Pitino contacted the FBI to get involved with this whole mess and one has to wonder if that's why Richard Pitino went to join Billy Donavin down in Florida?

Just seems like Old Rick just can't keep his pants up and now he's going to get burned by JoAnn for a lot of money. Another black eye for little brother down the road and their coach.:devilflam :devilflam

What is the big deal with it. Sex is a part of life. This is just something that UK fans would make up or want to happen.

~~cards23~~ · 04-21-2009, 02:44 PM

cj2561 Wrote:What is the big deal with it. Sex is a part of life. This is just something that UK fans would make up or want to happen.

Exactly....lol and I agree they thought they was going to keep me out of this discussion and spread rumors with noone backing him up and I just went to theother name.....I am theVILLE

Navajo4life · 04-21-2009, 04:53 PM

I don't need anyone backing me up, the rumors are true, Pitino likes to fool around with women and this time, he met and had his way with a crazy one. FATAL ATTRACTION for PITINO. However, the bleacher report that Pitino got the lady pregnant 5 years ago and made her have an abortion

**stonesteven** · 04-22-2009, 11:28 AM

FBALL Wrote:If he was still at UK most on here would be jumping to his defense.

I don't like him much but being an alledged adulterer doesn't really have any bearing on what kind of basketball coach a person is.

Agree, and Bill Clinton got away with it.:lmao:

LOOKAYANNER · 04-22-2009, 01:19 PM

C.Clair Wrote:I read on KY sports radio about this. Looks like Ricky P has gotten himself into some very hot water. If this women has proof about what she and he alledgely did, he wont have a case in the court of law. If it isnt true his name will be tarnished anyway.

Pitino is not in any trouble, except with his wife and family.

This lady is the one who is in big trouble, and could possibly serve jail time over it. Extortion is a serious crime. Having an affair is not. I heard she was trying to get him to pay her 2 million dollars not to go to the media. If he has her on tape or in writing with anything for evidence she's a goner. Now, on the other hand so too might be his marriage, and that could cost him way more than 2 million.