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SkankGate turns her Louisville basketball world upside down

When I was a child, we played a silly game called fruit basket turnover. These last few weeks, I have felt as if I have been in a fruit basket, turning topsy turvy. My emotions about “SkankGate” are all jumbled.

At first, I was stunned with the news reports. Shocked. Thrown back against the wall.

Mystified. How could this have happened?

Barbara Springer wonders what hit the program.
Barbara Springer among many UofL fans reeling.

Angry. How could this be truthful?

Disgusted. Wall-to-wall media coverage, conclusions reached prematurely. Guilty until proven innocent.

Betrayed. By her.