Coach John Calipari turned 53 Friday. "Well, two years got vacated, so I’m 51," he said.

Yes, Mr. Boeheim, I know what Nemesis means......fucker.

The short, skinny underdog who played harder than anyone in recent memory could be king, and he nearly did so without compromising personally or professionally. Even if that made him a jerk, it was one worthy of respect.

On a teleconference earlier today, our Presidents and Chancellors authorized the BIG EAST Conference to engage in formal discussions with additional institutions and are considering moving to a model that includes 12 football playing schools.

"Four things I've learned in my 59 years about people," Pitino told CBSSports.com on Wednesday. "I ignore the jealous, I ignore the malicious, I ignore the ignorant and I ignore the paranoid."

One official in the Big East who requested anonymity said that was not an accurate assessment of the sentiment in the room. The official said league schools are committed to recruiting more schools but did not make any pledge to remaining in the league until it's clear what the league will look like.

Kyle Anderson to UCLA is [Un]official...

"As a founding member of the BIG EAST in 1979, we have confronted challenging moments in the past and we are confident that as we work through the events of the past days we will maintain the high quality of the BIG EAST Conference."

-- Georgetown Athletic Director Lee Reed

@TarikElBashir "#Hoyas soph. Jerrelle Benimon is transferring, according to school. No word on where to."

Georgetown is the only team in the history of the NCAA tourney to lose to a play-in team.