Take a Step Back

Ok, everyone - just exhale.

Take a few seconds.

Now look up, the sky isn't falling. Everything that Debo said is absolutely true, especially concerning RC Johnson. However, even without this investigation, Johnson needs to go, mainly due to the coaching search. (Sidenote: how big of a story would it be if the Tigers would have hired Tim Floyd AND this broke?)

In the end, yes, Memphis will likely have to vacate it's Final Four appearance and their season record 38 wins. While the NCAA record books will not include those accomplishments, there's no way anyone will ever forget that it happened - especially here in Memphis. Additionally, any time a team comes close to that 38 win number, CBS, ESPN, etc will still include the Tigers in the discussion, albeit with an asterisk. In the end, history will recognize the accomplishments of the 2008 team because none of the allegations influenced the on court product (performance enhancers, point shaving, etc).

Onto Calipari: I'm going to take the stand that this might be good for the basketball team and its fans. Pastner has already become more beloved in a short period of time than I thought he ever would. The only caveat is that his team is still 0-0. While the city of Memphis might be enamored with him now, I'm curious to see what happens after a couple of early season losses. With Cal being embroiled in this mess, and assuming that Pastner is exonerated, Memphis fans will be less likely to long for Calipari's return. In a sense, this is a new beginning.