Pitt issues public reprimand for Capel
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True. It almost always comes from the league.
It says in the release Capel has taken responsibility and spoken to the appropriate parties involved (whatever that means)
I'm guessing this is just an attempt by Pitt to get out in front of the issue and attempt to save $10 to $20K. Because it's a pretty sure thing a reprimand was coming from the league.
Pitt definitely doesn't agree with Capel, nor should they. What he said and did was bush league and he sounded like a whiney little wimp making excuses for the poor play of his team and his poor coaching. If Pitt does agree with him, they're flat out wrong and part of the problem with this basketball program.
Capel needs to grow up and do his job.
Is there a chance Capel will be suspended for the Tuesday game? Consequences that there will be no further comment on?
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Zero chance
Pitt simply provided cover to prevent acc discipline
Capel made three statements that could get him suspended:
1 - I know Ishould not say this, I know it is wrong, but I am going to say it anyway. The Catholic Church calls that a sin.
2 - I have been around the ACC a lot and I know the standard in place is that star players get preferential treatment. Have a feeling that remark is not appreciate by the ACC in the slightest.
3 - Talk of a “double standard”. See the remark directly above.
it is inconceivable the ACCwouldtake no actions in response to these words. A fine at minimum would be automatic.
There being no public reprimand and fine announced by the ACC leads me to the conclusion a suspension is likely.
I can’t see the ACC tolerating such an attack on the integrity of the league without visible consequences.
The league has to publicly act to discourage such behavior.
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You've gone from "losing it" to "lost it".
So you think The ACC will be perfectly satisfied to let Pitt’s statement take the place of statements or actions by the ACC? They will abrogate their responsibility in its entirety?
I can’t imagine that.
in what way is this not “reasonable”?
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It says that all parties, including the ACC, consider the matter resolved. If there were further consequences, they would have been announced there.
Yes
Capel is not the first nor last to make these comments
None were suspended
Stop thinking everything is a conspiracy
What were the actions taken by the league Against the other coaches?
Were any of them handled in “this” manner?
You really think what Pitt did with the public reprimand caused the ACC to act differently? Really?
That would be a first. A northern school influences the ACC powers that be.
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I don’t think this action took place in a vacuum. Strongly suspect that Pitt has had discussions with the ACC office over this issue prior to making the statement about Capel.
Agree with that.
Just can’t imagine the ACC accepting the Pitt public reprimand as the “final answer” to defending “their” leagues integrity.
That does not make any sense.
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I think it does mean that the ACC and Pitt came to an agreement. Otherwise I don’t believe that the statement would’ve been issued had the ACC indicated otherwise.
Do you really think that JC hasn’t complained about the officiating privately to league officials without any results and his frustrations couldn’t be contained any longer . He knew he would be reprimanded and fined , but felt strongly enough to speak publicly about it . Of course Pitt would issue the statement they did , hell they turned themselves in to save money on KS contract buyout and this is no different . Pitt will never win with this attitude from the powers to be . Looking appropriate and playing by the rules is far more important to them then winning .
I think if that was the case, it probably would have been in the announcement. It doesn’t make much sense to me to issue a statement, say in the statement that everyone considers it resolved, and then later announce a suspension.
Maybe it was agreed to and will not be announced, just evident.
Hey, I am not insisting it will happen. I just think it is more than a remote possibility Based on history and what has gone down at this point.
The release said: "The University of Pittsburgh, the ACC and Coach Capel consider this matter resolved and will have no further comment." That's about as clear as it gets, it's over.
I guess it's possible he or Pitt was fined and they didn't announce it, but I have no idea why the ACC would keep it a secret when they announce all the others.
What this boils down to:
How has the league acted in the past? Howwould you expect the league to act?
You really believe Pitt managed to influence the league to act in a different manner?
journalnow.com
Answer those questions.
if there is no suspension, I guess they did.
How has the league acted in the past? Howwould you expect the league to act?
You really believe Pitt managed to influence the league to act in a different manner?
Notre Dame coach Mike Brey draws $20,000 fine, reprimand from ACC
Postgame criticism of officiating by Notre Dame basketball coach Mike Brey will cost him $20,000.
Answer those questions.
if there is no suspension, I guess they did.
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They publicly reprimand and fine the coach and / or school. It's happened plenty, most recently with Brey. Also happened to Narduzzi after a VT game years ago. Those two I recall clearly.
Nobody knows what happened with Pitt and the ACC. The fact is he wasn't fined by the ACC and Pitt did the public reprimanding. Draw your own conclusions.
Nobody knows what happened with Pitt and the ACC. The fact is he wasn't fined by the ACC and Pitt did the public reprimanding. Draw your own conclusions.
I believe Pitt “sought” an agreement with the ACC. Their purpose in doing that was to prevent “The ACC” from publicly ripping Capel a new one.
A one game suspension would be considered a small price to pay.
Pitt wanted - “nothing to see (read) here.
A one game suspension would be considered a small price to pay.
Pitt wanted - “nothing to see (read) here.
1 - The Catholic Church also calls child abuse a sin, yet they spend millions of dollars to cover up their own systemic paedophilia. Are you really going to use that shameful organization to try to set a moral standard for a coach complaining about refs?
2 - Couldn't care less what they do or do not appreciate. Programs like Pitt will always be at a disadvantage compared to the league's traditional elite in terms of officiating bias regardless of what our coach says.
3- If your entire third point is "see remark above", you didn't need to make a third point.
The league should publicly act to discourage terrible officiating, not coaches from pointing it out.
We all know that coaches never complain about calls that are correct. If the refs call something unfair against our opponent, I am sure Capel will run out on the court and ask them to reverse it.
I believe a female reporter asked Capel today if he and his staff would have a different demeanor moving forward. I thought that was a good question.
His one word answer was No.
One can not receive absolution without contrition.
Ironically, “poorly officiated” Pitt leads the ACC in FT’s per contest. His excuse was bullshit.
Has nothing to do with the inconsistent and poor officiating that’s been happening
Interesting watching an ACC lifer critizicize the ACC officiating.......let me rephrase that......refreshing!
Wait, so you think that the ACC has suspended Capel for tomorrow's game, but they have agreed to not tell anyone in what, the hopes that no one will notice that he's missing on the sideline tomorrow?
What, exactly, would be the point of doing that?
Correct. Because Pitt is gaining the benefit of the whistle most games. Numbers don’t lie.
I’m not sure we gain the whistle as much as we just charge at the rim and plan to draw fouls because we aren’t that talented and can’t shoot.
Also, I think the frustration has a lot to do with the technicals and there’s no way those technicals have all been legit
I have heard from an insider that the ACC has requested that Jason shave his head and coach during Jeff’s suspension tomorrow. They feel with the right face covering and lighting, few may notice.
When you play like trash and have a reputation for talking back to the refs, of course you are going to get bad calls.
I think Pitt “sought“ an agreement. I think Pitt offered a one game suspension in lieu of the ACC ripping Coach Capel a new one for several of his comments.
With the arrest, departures, rumors, etc Pitt has had enough of Pitt and Capel in the news.
A one game suspension would be a small price to pay.
It is beyond believable that Capel would be treated differently than Brey.
Brey received an ACC public reprimand and a 20K fine.
Capel escapes that because Pitt did a public reprimand that was a mere quote of league policy with no overt criticism of their own?
The ACC would think that protects league integrity? I think not.
Sure. All technicals where there isn’t physical confrontation or direct yelling at the referees are pretty much bullshit.
But when you get the reputation of being an undisciplined team you’re gonna not gonna get the benefit of the doubt on technical calls.
You are correct, the numbers do not lie.
But of course the raw number of fouls called is not the number that means anything, in any meaningful sense. What matters is how many calls SHOULD be made versus how many ARE made. The ideal situation for officiating isn't to even the calls up, it is to call the correct number of fouls on each team.
If in tomorrow's game Pitt commits 20 fouls and Miami commits 10 but the refs call 15 fouls on both teams does that mean that the refs did a good job because the total number of fouls came out equal, or does it mean that they did a really bad job, because they screwed up a lot of calls?
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