With Louisville’s most recent NCAA saga now officially closed, Cardinal fans have quickly changed their focus to next most-pressing off-the-court issue facing the program: When can the 2013 national championship banner go back up in the KFC Yum Center rafters.
During his post-exoneration press conference, former head coach Rick Pitino stated that the banner would have never come down in the first place if that investigation by the NCAA had been handled the same way as the most recent was by the IARP.
“You cannot take championships away,” Pitino said. “We won the 2013 championship. My players should be commended.