OK, it’s grudging, but give Louisville its due.
The Cardinals, having lifted themselves into the prestigious Atlantic Coast Conference, own three NCAA basketball titles, most recently in 2013, and a four-year football record of 40-12.
Tom Jurich, ranking high among the nation’s premier athletic directors, has made the Louisville program strong across the board.
And when the Cardinals basketball program ran afoul — former staffer Andre McGee brought in strippers for recruits — Jurich and the administration not only self-imposed sanctions by pulling the team out of the 2016 tournament but piled on additional sanctions this week.