So Katina Powell is going to hand over all of her notebooks and speak with NCAA investigators next week. Another attentive audience, hanging on her every word.

Not sure how much more damage she could inflict on the University of Louisville basketball program. The inescapable conclusion is that some strippers and at least one prostitute visited Minardi Hall over a period of four years.  Doubtful she could administer more pain than she already has.female

The sooner she talks with the NCAA the better. The real challenge for the investigators will be separating fact from distortion, making sense of her narratives. Her self-destructive behavior is further hindered by a proclivity for exaggeration and contradiction.

Thus far the case against the UofL basketball program appears to be contained to a relationship between Katina Powell and Andre McGee, a number of parties and some possible prostitution. This may not be typical fare for off-campus housing at a university but it’s not that unusual. What’s different is that it involves a college basketball team.

Some local writers are spending an inordinate amount of time dissecting her book, searching for clues that will lead them elsewhere, possibly opening up new avenues for investigation. That hasn’t happened yet. Unless Ms. Powell mentions names than McGee’s, the NCAA isn’t going to get much more out of her and the meeting amounts to no more than a formality.

The question of whether she encouraged underaged people to indulge in prostitution would not appear to be a relevant concern for the NCAA. The organizational focus should be on whether players or recruits received extra benefits.

It’s all a show as far as Katina Powell is concerned, just another opportunity to promote her book. But it’s also another chance to put her foot in her mouth again. We’re confident she will find another way to do that.

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By Charlie Springer

Charlie Springer is a former Louisville editor and sportswriter, a public affairs consultant, a UofL grad and longtime fan.

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