by GoldenWarrior11 » Sun Mar 24, 2019 10:38 am
To me, the more frustrating observation I have had from this tournament (more so than the Big East being eliminated) is the abundance of cheating coaches/programs that have advanced as far as they have. Bruce Pearl, Kelvin Sampson, LSU, UNC and - even though they lost last night - Kansas, all won and have advanced past the round of 64, with all but Kansas likely reaching the Sweet 16. Pearl was given a three-year show-cause penalty for lying/covering up infractions to the NCAA at Tennessee; Kelvin Sampson was given a five-year show-cause penalty for even worse infractions; Will Wade is currently on suspension at LSU for being on wire taps making a big offer to a recruit (their season will likely be taken away once the full FBI findings are released); UNC has a whole laundry list of issues on their own (none of which stuck); Kansas was/is involved in the Adidas scandal.
It's just a poor and unfortunate standard to have.