Louisville player confuses CBS reporter for Jacksonville State spy

Submitted by M-Dog on March 18th, 2017 at 12:06 AM

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/18936657/2017-ncaa-tournament-louisville-cardinals-player-thought-tv-reporter-was-stealing-plays

Louisville coach Rick Pitino said one of his players mistakenly thought a CBS sideline reporter was stealing plays Friday for Jacksonville State when she was near their huddle in the Cardinals' NCAA tournament win.

"This is a very inexperienced team," Pitino told reporters after the 78-63 victory at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. "We're down two scholarships. Our backcourt is a little thin. Show you how inexperienced we are, one of my players said, 'There's a lady in the huddle stealing our plays.' It's Tracy Wolfson."

The best part of the link is the comments:

"I bet all the players on UL could have identified a stripper!"

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March 18th, 2017 at 12:15 AM ^

Tracy Wolfson, a proud UofM grad and great reporter.

To jump ahead, she was not stealing plays but just doing her job.

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rob f

March 18th, 2017 at 12:13 AM ^

is such a despicable POS. Even his sandbagging is pathetic.

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The Harbaughnger

March 18th, 2017 at 12:15 AM ^

Funny as that is, sounds more to me like he's planting his excuse in advance...

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M-Dog

March 18th, 2017 at 12:17 AM ^

Good, be glad to oblige him.

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The Harbaughnger

March 18th, 2017 at 12:29 AM ^

Totally agree- He knows how dangerous M is. No reason for him to make excuses unless he's nervous he'll need them.

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RobM_24

March 18th, 2017 at 12:15 AM ^

The player might have been right about her being a spy. He was just incorrect on which team she's working for. Go get em Wolf.

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M-Dog

March 18th, 2017 at 12:21 AM ^

She stepped up today under pressure like Derrick Walton when Raf's/Nance's/Hill's mics went out.

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B-Nut-GoBlue

March 18th, 2017 at 12:44 AM ^

"....and Walton now has the ball.." 4 seconds go by "Irvin has the ball" I'm being a dick, it was a tough situation and she tried to fill the air space as best she could. The thing is, I have a feeling most people like me, in tune with the sport, were actually happy for and hoping to maintain the moments of silence to watch the game.

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Marvin

March 18th, 2017 at 12:52 AM ^

You're right now that I think of it. It was like driving under an overpass in the middle of a rain storm. A moment of clarity and peace.

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M-Dog

March 18th, 2017 at 12:52 AM ^

She probably did not have any monitor to look at being a sideline reporter. It's a lot harder to do a game broadcast from court-level with no monitor and you are like 5' 2''. All you can see is the back of a couple of players at a time.

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Mr Miggle

March 18th, 2017 at 9:27 AM ^

That alone puts hers ahead of many in her industry.

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autodrip4-1968

March 18th, 2017 at 10:04 AM ^

Jim Nantz and Bill Rafftery. The other guy almost made me go silent. Most game's I watch with the mute on. The play by play guy's are pretty good for the most part. The second and sometimes third party for the most part. Not good.

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