Rick Pitino claims Extortion.

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hatvol96 said:
It's a matter of semantics. She told Pitino she had no health insurance and needed an abortion. Pitino's camp is saying the 3K was for health insurance. You connect the dots.
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I think he did her.
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#56
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i can't wait for what's still to come. i hate to see it played out in public, but since it's going to be; i can't imagine it getting worse, so it could get out of hand if what people are saying is true.

he was a great coach, but i never had any motivation to be a fan of his.
 
#57
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I am no fan of his but am somewhat tired of people getting raked over the coals for what they do in their private life. Hell I am even staunchly anti-abortion but am growing more and more tired of these situations the older I get.
 
#58
#58
Got more. Pitino apologizes.

http://www.volnation.com/forum/tennessee-vols-football/75913-espns-hot-not-list-2009-a.html

Video in there too.

Saying he will coach at Louisville "as long as they'll have me," Rick Pitino apologized on Wednesday for "an indiscretion" he committed six years ago.

In a news conference at the university, Pitino did not directly address the report that he admitted that he had consensual sex with the woman charged with trying to extort him and then paid her $3,000. But he did say that "the past seven months have been very difficult on the people I love."

The Courier-Journal of Louisville, citing police records, reported on Tuesday that Pitino made those admissions.


Pitino did not take questions.

He said that he did admit what he did to his family and to the university and that he tried to handle the problem the same way he advises players to handle adversity.

"When you have a problem, if you tell the truth the problem becomes part of your past," he said. "If you lie it becomes part of your future."

Pitino said that he had not commented on the charges against Karen Cunagin Sypher, including trying to extort $10 million from the coach and lying to the FBI.

"A grand jury indictment is a very serious thing and that's why I haven't commented on that," he said.

At one point in the short, seemingly off the cuff, statement, Pitino said that he came to Louisville "at a very difficult time." He spoke of 9-11 and the university's need for healing.

"You needed a community to get over it," he said and concluded that the university and his family has helped him get over this trouble.

As for his wife and five children, Pitino said: "I let them down with my indiscretion six years ago. And I'm sorry for that and I tell them that every day."

But he also apologized to his "extended family:" the university community, fans and even the press.

The statement came after Pitino's lawyer disputed part of the Courier-Journal report.

Citing police records, the newpaper reported that Pitino had sex with Cunagin Sypher in a restaurant after closing time and that two weeks later she called to tell him she was pregnant. Pitino then gave Cunagin Sypher $3,000 after she said she needed an abortion and didn't have health insurance, according to a summary of Pitino's July 12 statement to police. The coach's attorney, Steve Pence, said Wednesday that the money was to help her get medical coverage, not specifically to pay for an abortion.

"The way this has been reported in the media is not accurate," Pence told The Associated Press. "The coach has not done anything illegal."

Louisville Metro Police PIO Dwight Mitchell told ESPN's Kelly Naqi earlier Wednesday that the sergeant who questioned Pitino understood that Pitino was talking about health insurance and not an abortion. After that was established, Sgt. Andy Abbott left that line of questioning because it had nothing to do with the criminal charge of rape.

"It was Sgt. Abbott's understanding that the money [Pitino gave Cunagin Sypher] was for health insurance."

Louisville athletic director Tom Jurich -- to whom Pitino also apologized -- said in a statement that "Coach Pitino has been truthful with us about this matter all along and we stand by him and his family during this process."

On Wednesday, Jurich told ESPN.com he is "one million percent behind coach Pitino." Jurich said he would make a more formal statement later Wednesday.

Louisville president Dr. James Ramsey also issued a statement, voicing his support of Pitino and asking the community to move on.

"Rick Pitino is the University of Louisville's basketball coach," the statement read. "He has been a role model for countless young people and a positive influence on this community.


"Regardless of the truth or falsehood of specific actions that have been attributed to the coach, he's clearly made errors in judgment that have come under intense public scrutiny. We can't ignore these errors in judgment, and they have saddened and disappointed me. As we try to teach our students, when you make a mistake, you admit it and right it as best you can. Coach has done that today."

Cunagin Sypher's attorney, James Earhart, said Wednesday that while some details have surfaced, he expects the rest to come out eventually.

He said Cunagin Sypher and her family "have suffered a lot, and they continue to suffer every day as a result of this."

At least one incoming recruit seemed unfazed by Pitino's latest setback.

"Yo I ain't leaving," incoming freshman Peyton Siva posted on his Twitter account. "Rick['s] personal life is his life. He's here to coach me and is the best teach of hoop to me! So like the fans say, 'Go Cards.'"

Not everyone was so supportive.

Dwight Lacy, a Louisville native and a broadcast journalism major at the University of Kentucky, said he's not sure if Pitino can survive the latest setback to his reputation.

"What are we going to do now?" he said. "I could understand if he got fired. I don't want him to get fired because he is a good coach, but he got involved in some not-so-honorable actions. You have to compare your love of the game with the love of your morals."
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#61
#61
If the women were hot, I almost would say all the trouble is worth it. But, hell, look at her....:no:
 
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TXVOL07 said:
Hat, any thoughts?
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i do. what the hell does this have to do with his coaching ability. so he got laid in a closed restaurant. it happens. my only problem is that he could have done better. this 6 on the old 1-10 rating scale wasn't worth the trouble. he will put this behind him and win another nc in the next 2 years.
 
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thagodfather said:
i do. what the hell does this have to do with his coaching ability. so he got laid in a closed restaurant. it happens. my only problem is that he could have done better. this 6 on the old 1-10 rating scale wasn't worth the trouble. he will put this behind him and win another nc in the next 2 years.
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What scale are his wife and kids on? How would you explain that to the guy in your avatar?
 
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allvol123 said:
I am no fan of his but am somewhat tired of people getting raked over the coals for what they do in their private life. Hell I am even staunchly anti-abortion but am growing more and more tired of these situations the older I get.
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maybe i should have worded it more like this for hman. anyway, i feel the same as allvol123.
 
#68
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thagodfather said:
i don't have to explain what pitino did to the guy in the avatar.
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I'm surprised you're playing coy with me. You were downplaying the incident by saying stuff like that happens all the time and what does it have to do with his coaching abilities. You understand full well I was referring to how would you explain to the guy in your avatar what happened if you were in his shoes. That is definitely going to have to happen with Rick. I'm just surprised you are condoning Pitino's actions to a certain extent.
 
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hmanvolfan said:
I'm surprised you're playing coy with me. You were downplaying the incident by saying stuff like that happens all the time and what does it have to do with his coaching abilities. You understand full well I was referring to how would you explain to the guy in your avatar what happened if you were in his shoes. That is definitely going to have to happen with Rick. I'm just surprised you are condoning Pitino's actions to a certain extent.
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Realizing that this is his private life and not ours isn't condoning it. Realizing that it should have no bearing on his employment is also not condoning it.
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hmanvolfan said:
I'm surprised you're playing coy with me. You were downplaying the incident by saying stuff like that happens all the time and what does it have to do with his coaching abilities. You understand full well I was referring to how would you explain to the guy in your avatar what happened if you were in his shoes. That is definitely going to have to happen with Rick. I'm just surprised you are condoning Pitino's actions to a certain extent.
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i'm really not condoning it. i'm being sacarstic to why it matters. i'm sure plenty of high profile coaches have women on the side. there should be no question on whether he returns to coaching or not.
 
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dickens821 said:
Realizing that this is his private life and not ours isn't condoning it. Realizing that it should have no bearing on his employment is also not condoning it.
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i really wasn't plagarizing your post, it just turned out that way.
 
#73
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dickens821 said:
Realizing that this is his private life and not ours isn't condoning it. Realizing that it should have no bearing on his employment is also not condoning it.
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Are you freaking drunk again? This thread is about his stinking private life and I feel like I have a relationship with thagodfather. Back off and quit taking everything out of context.
 
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thagodfather said:
i'm really not condoning it. i'm being sacarstic to why it matters. i'm sure plenty of high profile coaches have women on the side. there should be no question on whether he returns to coaching or not.
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I don't think I ever gave a monkey turd whether he returns to coaching or not.
 
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