What’s Trending: FBI: 1, Sean Miller: 0
Posted by Matt Eisenberg on February 26th, 2018What’s Trending is a column examining the week that was in college basketball social media. Matthew Eisenberg (@matteise) is your weekly host.
The past week will go down as one everyone will remember for a long time. It began with Louisville making headlines regarding its NCAA violations appeal.
The NCAA announces they have upheld their decision on Louisville. Louisville must vacate wins from the 2011-12 through 2014-15 seasons.
— Jeff Borzello (@jeffborzello) February 20, 2018
While we all will remember those seasons in our collective memories, the NCAA thinks that fans will somehow forget what happened by forcing Louisville to take down its title banner…
Louisville will take down the 2013 national title banner. The dumbest penalty in sports.
— BarstoolReags (@BarstoolReags) February 20, 2018
Louisville's 2013 players say the banner coming down and the records being stricken won't change what they did: https://t.co/grrDmd4H48
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanESPN) February 20, 2018
I think vacating wins and taking down banners is a stupid, toothless punishment that misses the point. But I also think Rick Pitino is either insane or utterly incapable of telling the truth/taking any real responsibility – or both. He has become a sad clown.
— Kyle Tucker (@KyleTucker_SEC) February 21, 2018
Come Friday, Louisville took a step back to this news…
.@YahooSports exclusive: federal documents seized from ASM Sports show potential NCAA violations involving more than 20 schools and 25 players, including some of the biggest names and programs in college basketball https://t.co/2AKfNzTWsU
— Pat Forde (@YahooForde) February 23, 2018
and by Friday night? Well, things had heated up even further.
Sources: Wiretaps show Arizona coach Sean Miller talked payment https://t.co/8J4JoOXrI8
— Mark Schlabach (@Mark_Schlabach) February 24, 2018
The Sean Miller wiretap news was not the only headline coming out of Tucson last week. Just one day before, Allonzo Trier was taking fire from the NCAA…
News story on Arizona star guard Allonzo Trier, declared ineligible by the NCAA for a second positive PED test. Arizona is appealing: https://t.co/VjpOl2rbPV
— Pat Forde (@YahooForde) February 22, 2018
All of this off-court drama led to a very fired up Jay Bilas. The ESPN analyst summed up his feelings and thoughts with the NCAA best in this single tweet…
One Shining Moment is out. The new theme song for the NCAA Tournament is in….https://t.co/H8iLSV9mvF
— Jay Bilas (@JayBilas) February 25, 2018
While all that was happening away from the court, a lot also occurred on the court. We begin with another look at a Senior Night tradition. What stood out here was not the Michigan State custom of its seniors kissing center court, but rather the respect shown by Illinois coach Brad Underwood to Tum Tum Nairn.
https://twitter.com/BigTenNetwork/status/966137709289852929
While Pitt’s seven-point first-half made a run at box score of the week, it ultimately fell just short to this…
What the hell pic.twitter.com/49eUxg174y
— Mid-Major Madness (@mid_madness) February 23, 2018
Sean Miller was not the only Miller brother having a rough week. After taking a lead in double-overtime against Ohio State, Archie Miller looked poised to beat a top-20 team at home. That is, until this happened…
C.J. JACKSON SILENCES ASSEMBLY HALL pic.twitter.com/RuMFWCPXBX
— Eleven Warriors (@11W) February 24, 2018
Death, taxes, and Kansas winning Big 12 conference titles…
https://twitter.com/kuhoops/status/967547571479695366?s=12
