Pitino is a mealy-mouthed and scummy liar, I say. And his press conference comment that he has never seen anything so harsh as this penalty ... RIDICULOUS. The self-administered penalty is MILD, actually. The NCAA should penalize them even more ... like a multi-tear post-season ban, and loss of scholarships. Heck, RU lost scholarships (in basketball, football and a couple of other sports) back in the late 1990's and early 2000's WITH NO EVIDENCE of any wrong-doing, but due to a self report to the NCAA about a lack of accountability STRUCTURE on academic controls: Though RU found no evidence that any student athletes actually received any advantages.