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Louisville basketball fans are thrice bitten, forever wary when it comes to high level recruiting

Louisville basketball fans don't celebrate commitments anymore, at least not the way the fans of the sport's other elite programs do. It's hard to blame them.

Since 2010, Cardinal fans have seen three high-profile recruits pledge their allegiance to Rick Pitino, only to get cold feet before signing their names on the dotted line.

First there was Rodney Purvis, who was the No. 7 overall player from the class of 2012 when he committed to Louisville in Dec., 2010. He posted pictures of himself in Cardinal gear constantly, he tweeted about how he couldn't wait to be on campus, and he decommitted from UofL after five months.