Louisville to vacate 2013 basketball title as sex scandal punishment
Greg Postel
"I cannot say this strongly enough: We believe the NCAA is simply wrong " Louisville interim President Dr. Greg Postel said in a statement. "We disagree with the NCAA ruling for reasons we clearly stated in our appeal. And we made a strong case - based on NCAA precedent - that supported our argument."
"From Day One  the university has admitted that the actions of the former operations director and any others involved under previous leadership were offensive and inexcusable "  Postel  said in the statement. "That is why  we  apologized immediately  cooperated fully with the NCAA  self-imposed penalties that were appropriate to the offenses and made significant changes to ensure incidents like this never happen again.
—  Postel  estimated the return of up to $600 000 in NCAA Tournament revenue.
"This dark cloud has hung over  our  heads for more than two years  and it has had a negative impact on  our  athletics program   our  fans and the entire university family "  Postel  said. "While  we  disagree with the NCAA's decision  it is time for the university to close this chapter and move forward with a stronger commitment to excellence on and off the court."
 Postel   then-athletic director Tom Jurich and Pitino said last summer they planned to fight the sanctions. Pitino  who repeatedly denied knowing about the activities described in Powell's book  was particularly frustrated with his penalties.
"I cannot say this strongly enough: We believe the NCAA is simply wrong [TGT] said in a statement. "We disagree with the NCAA ruling for reasons we clearly stated in our appeal. And we made a strong case - based on NCAA precedent - that supported our argument."
"From Day One  the university has admitted that the actions of the former operations director and any others involved under previous leadership were offensive and inexcusable [TGT]said in the statement. "That is why  we  apologized immediately  cooperated fully with the NCAA  self-imposed penalties that were appropriate to the offenses and made significant changes to ensure incidents like this never happen again.
—  [TGT]estimated the return of up to $600 000 in NCAA Tournament revenue.
"This dark cloud has hung over  our  heads for more than two years  and it has had a negative impact on  our  athletics program   our  fans and the entire university family [TGT]said. "While  we  disagree with the NCAA's decision  it is time for the university to close this chapter and move forward with a stronger commitment to excellence on and off the court."
 Postel   then-athletic director Tom Jurich and Pitino said last summer they planned to fight the sanctions. Pitino  who repeatedly denied knowing about the activities described in Powell's book  was particularly frustrated with his penalties.