[EKUAlum05]

People have no clue how big of a blow this is to Pitino. Until the whole 4-6 month period where Pitino "mysteriously vanished" last year Teague was all but certain to be a Cardinal. Ironically, that time period was the same time UK hired Calipari, Pitino lost Tyler overseas, and Fab Melo went from a Louisville lock to a Syracuse commit.

People can say what they want, but there is absolutely no denying that Pitino's transgressions off the court and the fallout that ensued didn't ultimately become an ends to a mean and start this downward spiral.

Instead of UL having Tyler and Melo on their way next year, and potentially the best recruiting class in school history the following, now UL is coming off a disappointment of a season, losing their best player to the draft unexpectedly, have a marginal class at best coming in, and next year's class has now lost it's center piece and their 5* Center in a week's time.