rick pitino admits accepting UM job then reneging
i know probably everyone knows this story by now but for those that don't here it is again. article over on thewolverine.com about pitino accepting then backing out of michigan head coaching position
File this alongside Chris Webber's timeout, Kevin Ware's injury, and the possibility of a "Fab Five reunion" as one of the stories I'm not looking forward to hearing about incessantly over the next 24 hours.
Whatever...I'm glad Pitino isn't here, I've always thought he was a slime ball and I LOVE having coaches like Beilein and Hoke.
It's the Michigan arrogance that says we have to have the "nice guy." The "clean guy."
I don't want guys like Calipari or Pitino or Miles or Saban. It's naive in some sense, but I always want to feel like we're doing things the right way.
Same with our fanbase. As a whole, I love that we're generally considered "nice" and "well-mannered" while OSU's throw fits, PSU'ers throw piss, MSU'ers burn couches and Wisky'ers drink away every decent moment.
Again, I'm generalizing...we've had some coaches that didn't shine the best light, we've had players and we of course have fans that don't follow this "rule." But as a whole I love the #MichiganDifference...I even love that schools (MSU/OSU) hate us for carrying ourselves this way.
It's funny that we're Wal-Mart Wolverines but they say we have an elitest mentality. That just shows me that we're proud of what we have and we truly believe in the "Leaders and the Best."
GO BLUE!