I don’t feel sorry for him. That’s not the intention of my post. It is what it is....that’s all.
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I don’t feel sorry for him. That’s not the intention of my post. It is what it is....that’s all.
How about they keep politics out of it? March, dance, cry or whatever you want on your own time. Don't do it in uniform as a rep for the University.
Nobody demands they see things as the fans. Nobody wants to know who or why they vote for whoever they vote for.
I don’t disagree but the thing that never gets covered is hundreds of millions of Americans go about their lives every day and get along really well with each other. They (we) understand the real problem lies with the politicians who need the narrative to stay in power. We also understand this is the greatest country on the planet and there is no competition.
What is he referring to? The kneeling of the national anthem? Or the fact that they’re just not good?
Well we used to , up until a couple years ago when democrats decided to put hatred of a guy above love of country . Fire away , dont care . Today , In Jan 2021 , hell no we dont along. Its a tinder box folks.
We can agree to disagree but I live in a multi cultural environment where people are living while getting along, building businesses, finding success regardless of the media narrative. Don’t buy the media narrative. They need it and drive it because it sells! They are intertwined with the politicians. They need each other. Symbiotic relationship.
I would rather see the two team’s players and coaches lock arms during the anthem, and afterwards take a knee as one for about 30 seconds of silent reflection. I think that still shows a powerful message and shows unity amongst everyone.
Of all the things to be focused on the team uses their energy for a protest? If you’re winning it makes things like this easier. When you are absolutely terrible and get blown out at home and are 4-6 probably not the best idea. They need to focus on Basic fundamentals of basketball. Grade school stuff.
Sorry but both sides do it and that's the problem.Both want to pretend their side is perfect and the other is evil.That's why people can't just agree to disagree anymore.
Beginning to think Cal is way more dumb than I ever previously considered...
Thats awesome , its what we strive for , but I dont see it .. anywhere ( maybe small tiny pods withing a larger area ?? )
Well I dont trust R's as far as I could throw them .. so I'm not certain I buy that .
Is there another coach in the nation who has handled this whole BLM stuff worse than Calipari?
Coach at Ok. State backtracked quickly due to wearing a conservative network's t-shirt. To my knowledge nothing came of it afterward (inmates run the asylum). But I haven't heard of another coach who has stepped in it like Cal.
Coach at Ok. State backtracked quickly due to wearing a conservative network's t-shirt. To my knowledge nothing came of it afterward (inmates run the asylum). But I haven't heard of another coach who has stepped in it like Cal.
Agree. My thoughts as well, but not stated, in my above post.
Nick Saban led his players in a BLM protest.I'm curious why the state didn't have a fit over it but I guess if you win championships nobody cares,lol.
it’s obviously how he views us. Temporary fans.
I don’t think this is really true. This is a man who raised a cool million for Haiti over the course of a weekend in his younger days.
A younger and hungrier Cal would have gone with the fourth option: no but.
No but now is the hour to unite this great state not divide it. Then have them do some well-calculated community service—or hold a fundraiser dedicated to their team vision and split the money between victims and training programs to make police both gentler and safer. Give a speech about it next home game. Talk about what love could do for this country and play the anthem after it. People would have cried. He’d have had the boosters falling in love with both him and his kids. And the kids would have actually helped their cause—now they’ve only had a wet dream about helping, and hurt the program to boot.
I don’t pretend to be the equal of what the man used to be. Ten-years-younger Cal would have thought of that or better in 30 seconds.
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I just now, an hour or two later, caught that comment in his tweet.
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So UK basketball is now hostage to the mob? What if Cal was on the right and the players banded together and said we’re not going to go out and play until Cal apologizes for being a white supremacist racist. How would that have played.
They tried to get the OSU football coach fired for wearing an OAN sweatshirt while on vacation.
I think the players SHOULD refuse to play again until there is a vetting of all SEC functionaries and any who supported Trump fired. And furthermore all UK home fans should be investigated and any Trump supporters should not be allowed in the arena ever again and must lose their season tickets.
There’s no end to this ********. OTOH Fans should get together and cancel all season tickets and donations until every UK administrator and professor who didn’t publicly speak out against all the burning, looting, and murder over the summer be fired.
The whole "kneeling" thing began from the false premise that there is systemic racism in every nook and corner of America. There is not. Somehow, someway it has become "racist" or "bigoted" to even disagree with the claim. It's a agenda that must be pushed come hell or high water. It's a lie that has permeated every aspect of our society, from sports to advertising to movies and TV.
You want to be brave Cal? Stand up...and say ENOUGH!
You want to be brave Cal? Stand up...and say ENOUGH!
Yeah but isn't that what he's doing. He knelt with them but he also made the point to talk about how action speaks louder. In the offseason, he got together and formed that thing like a bunch of other coaches to help give minorities jobs at each of the institutions (forgot the exact name it's called).
So Cal is kind of doing the Yes but thing.
I guess Cal really thought saying "now lets focus on basketball" this would go away
I hate that he is having to deal with it, but he is so singularly focused on keeping that recruiting pipeline going it clouds his decision making.
I hate that he is having to deal with it, but he is so singularly focused on keeping that recruiting pipeline going it clouds his decision making.
First of all, no coach could openly be on the right. that is all.
also I'll add this
as much crap as I'm giving Calipari, F that reporter for trying to stir up crap in our program. Self serving POS.
UK fans can talk about whats good and bad for our coach, but some trynabewoke reporter who isn't even on a real website can KMA
as much crap as I'm giving Calipari, F that reporter for trying to stir up crap in our program. Self serving POS.
UK fans can talk about whats good and bad for our coach, but some trynabewoke reporter who isn't even on a real website can KMA
I mean, anyone who says it’s about anything else is full of **** or not a fan.
The question is can anyone win at a higher clip than Calipari. Objectively, zero evidence there is.
It is absolutely your right to turn the game into a political statement and I will defend to my death your right to do that. But it is also absolutely within my rights to not support you.
I wouldn’t call it a mob...but if your livelihood is dependent on the recruitment of 17-22 year old African American men then yeah you are forced to be sensitive to the issues that they feel effect them or risk them going to play for a different coach.
I think it was Jefferson that said that the roots of democracy must occasionally be nourished by the blood of patriots. The storming of our capitol was indeed a very sad scary thing to behold.. but after a yearful of antifa/blm riots, burning, and looting bs.. did they not expect blowback from the other side? There is a lot of anger and pent up frustration out there. As a student of history and our civil war.. I've often wondered how emotions could became so passionate as to dissolve friendships and split families into warring factions.. now I understand.
Cal got 75,000,000 dollars from UK fans. Does that count?
This isn’t the proper forum for a protracted debate on American Social issues but I’m respectfully curious do you think there is systematic racism in any area of American life? Criminal Justice, banking or housing sectors?
I was going to ask the same thing but wasn't sure I wanted to get into all of it lol.