[shortsleeve47]

And maybe most interestingly, here's Pitino's take on the football situation...
I’ve been away for most of the month. Everyone asks me what I thought of the booing at the football game. I left at halftime in disgust. I was walking into the football facility right before the half to speak to six of our football recruits. Forget what I thought about it -- what did our future players think? I didn’t wait around; we escorted our recruit and family away from the stadium.

Here’s my take on what’s happening. Coming off a Final Four in 2005, we lost four key players and a young, inexperienced team was a pre-season top ten selection. I was shocked. People were disappointed in our performance. They should not have been. The same with our football team. Coming off a great season and an Orange Bowl victory, expectations were also unfairly high.
Bottom line is we lost seven starters on defense and several NFL picks, and incorporated new coaches to U of L. We have great experience on offense, and inexperience on defense. Conclusion: A.) Defense wins. B.) Coach K will prove to be a great football coach at U of L. This is not blind optimism; he’s a proven coach who has had much less to work with. C.) There’s nothing wrong with our defensive coaches -- experience wins.

New coaches need time and patience. If booing annoys you the way it does us, stand up and say something (politely of course) to the fans that are hurting the recruiting efforts of all our sports. We brag on the spirit of our fans. Don’t make us out to be liars. Support and be positive, be proud of what we represent. Just think of what booing represents. By the way, don’t tell me that blarney about lack of hustle. They had a bad game. It’s easy to high five when you’re up twenty. Dig in and support our team when times are tough.

We tell our team that greatness is the result of four occurrences: 1.) A work ethic second to none. 2.) Your goal. 3.) How to execute that goal through repetition and practice; and 4.) Feedback on how to correct and improve. Here’s feedback for our fans: Every year cannot be Camelot. How can you make the team be better? Support. Cheer. Encourage. Show loyalty. Demand discipline. Look forward to next week.

Oddly enough, booing is not part of this equation. It won’t happen again. You’re too intelligent to knowingly hurt our teams. Continue the booing and our future talent will be long gone. Sometimes we forget what sports is all about. Have fun!

[Lefty Noob]

New coaches need time and patience. If booing annoys you the way it does us, stand up and say something (politely of course) to the fans that are hurting the recruiting efforts of all our sports. We brag on the spirit of our fans. Don’t make us out to be liars. Support and be positive, be proud of what we represent. Just think of what booing represents. By the way, don’t tell me that blarney about lack of hustle. They had a bad game. It’s easy to high five when you’re up twenty. Dig in and support our team when times are tough.

Well said by the hoops coach. But will those doing the booing bother to listen?

[Quality88]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

But will those doing the booing bother to listen?

Nope. Alot of the attitude by the booin fans is they pay good money to watch a team perform, BLAH,BLAH, BLAH.

I got into with a bunch of fans from UofL the other day. They complained about the football team. I uttered " Bunch of Fairweather Fans". They tried to dis the CATS in response to me. They yelled " Your team could have been beaten by Highschool teams the past 3 years", which I repsonded " Yup and I was still supportin the whole time, unlike you fairweather fans who leave at the smell of a loss". I didn't hear another word.

If you support a team, you are there no matter what, win/loss, great season/☻☻☻☻☻☻ poor season. You don't let the team down and crush them pyschologically by booin them.