It just doesn’t stop. Some clown named Dolph Simons in Lawrence, Kansas wrote [URL=”http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2012/mar/24/kentucky-makes-mockery-student-athlete-hype/?opinion”]this crap[/URL] about John Calipari making a mockery of the student-athlete notion. While it can be argued that the NCAA itself makes a mockery of the student-athlete notion, ol’ Dolph doesn’t bother himself with facts or overall public opinion. No sir, he’d rather write diatribe such as this:
[I][B][COLOR=#111111][FONT=Helvetica Neue]Calipari’s record at Kentucky and the previous stops along his coaching trail, along with the apparent approval of University of Kentucky leaders, offers proof that his No. 1 priority is winning games. Any effort to suggest Calipari’s true interest is trying to provide a college education, a degree, falls apart when looking at his record, the players on his past two Kentucky teams and the outlook for players on his current team. His goal seems to be to win and make his players instant millionaires.
[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I][COLOR=#111111]And all this time we thought he was concerned about helping his players. Honestly, I don’t mind people running Calipari down. Yes, he’s greasy, but so is college basketball in general. If someone wants to make the argument against Cal while at the same time condemning the sport as a whole, that’s fine with me. But don’t act like he’s the only motorcycle-riding, chain-smoking, tattooed rebel in a town full of Wally Cleaver choirboys. That’s just amateurish, one-sided, and trite.
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By the way, the article has a comment board that appears to be mostly KU fans who, with their team on the precipice of a Final Four berth, would rather talk about John Calipari.
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Seems about right.[/COLOR]
