Probably because he coached at Texas Tech the last 3 years.
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Probably because he coached at Texas Tech the last 3 years.
Yeah, there was a lot less fuss after UM fired him after winning the program's first NCAA tournament game since 1997 (and the first non-*ed NCAA win since 1990) than when he decided to leave UK on his own, but it was also like, four years ago.
Tubby is basically getting jobs at this point because he's a really nice fella who won't screw up your program.
Just hoping a group of message board posters dont turn on him and get him fired.
Louisville should be in this conference maybe jurich is worth the millions. Imo.
Louisville should be in this conference maybe jurich is worth the millions. Imo.
Tubby's got it all figured out -- don't work too hard, occasionally grow a bitching mustache, rake in a salary north of a million in a job that gives you summers off and enough travel so you don't have to listen to Donna all the damn time, manage to avoid the urge to stab your **** of a middle son, etc.
That's a pretty awesome semi-retirement. He might even have Rich Brooks beat.
That's a pretty awesome semi-retirement. He might even have Rich Brooks beat.
I'll allow it, but would like to know more about Tubby's drinking, gardening, and gambling habits before making any kind of rash statement like that.
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Tubby and Brooks also easily top the list of modern UK coaches I'd like to have a beer with.
Matthew Mitchell, of course, is dead last.
Matthew Mitchell, of course, is dead last.
I know I've done this before but these touchers annoy me so much. Sportswriters, specifically millennial sportswriters, are such a joke. Here we have one of the few professions where your group of buddies knows as much or more about the subject matter than the support "expert." Seriously- what makes Sam Vecenie a basketball expert? Why does he know more than BBdK or Geese or CoolCat? Still, I listen and read it all because I'm obsessed. Not saying I hate all these people individually but as a group, they're horrible.
Signs the podcast you're listening to is hosted by a millennial basketball writer:
- Constant Twitter references
- Not only Twitter references but "Basketball Twitter"
- Referring to players by their first names
- Any reference to scoring, is made by using the term "buckets"
- Use of whatever geeky lingo Bill Simmons has coined that week- "alien" or "unicorn"
- Over-reliance on analytics
- Ironically declaring a hot take
- Leading any "smart" take with a preamble about going against "Basketball Twitter"
- Insisting on giving a political take, and that take being hyperliberal
- Constantly name-dropping other basketball writers
Signs the podcast you're listening to is hosted by a millennial basketball writer:
- Constant Twitter references
- Not only Twitter references but "Basketball Twitter"
- Referring to players by their first names
- Any reference to scoring, is made by using the term "buckets"
- Use of whatever geeky lingo Bill Simmons has coined that week- "alien" or "unicorn"
- Over-reliance on analytics
- Ironically declaring a hot take
- Leading any "smart" take with a preamble about going against "Basketball Twitter"
- Insisting on giving a political take, and that take being hyperliberal
- Constantly name-dropping other basketball writers
Absolutely. I really don't want to listen to Cal at all, to be honest. Love his results, love that he's our coach, wouldn't trade him for any coach alive or dead, but I sure as hell don't want to listen to his horseshit while trying to enjoy a beer. Spare me any talk of Pikeville to Paducah, etc.
Tubby seems like he'd open his collar, tell some off color jokes, and have fun. Cal seems like he'd just be trying to sell you a timeshare to benefit charity or something.
Well, if you're going that route, Eddie Sutton would probably be the most fun to have a beer with.
If you bring Billy Clyde into the mix with Eddie, you'd basically be guaranteed to wake up wondering why you spent $750 at Cowboys and have Indi's chicken boxes all over the place.
John Robic. Robes is the one you want to crush beers with. In Sept 2012 after we won the title there was a celebration at Lane's End Farm in Lex. The staff was there, some of Cal's friends and former players that were in town for the Fantasty Camp.
This ish was ridiculous. Like the nicest engagement shower I've been to except it was for UK basketball. Catered by Malone's and open bar. The works. Robic looked like he just walked off #18 and didn't leave the bar by the pool the entire night just pounding Miller Lite's and bs'ng with anyone who wanted to chat while Cal worked the party.
This ish was ridiculous. Like the nicest engagement shower I've been to except it was for UK basketball. Catered by Malone's and open bar. The works. Robic looked like he just walked off #18 and didn't leave the bar by the pool the entire night just pounding Miller Lite's and bs'ng with anyone who wanted to chat while Cal worked the party.
If we could expand this to any college coach, give me Bob Huggins by a mile. I think the guy is hilarious and he could probably drink any other coach under the table.
Eddie Sutton would probably be the most fun to have a thousand beers with.
Give me a nice dinner, wine, etc w/ Jay Wright.
Huggins is as big as those two guys put together and drinks a ton. The Andre the Giant of college basketball coaches. He'd crush them.
I'd love to know Billy Clyde's blood alcohol level during his press conference after being fired. The breathalyzer may have just read "infinity".
And Tubby opened up a dinner honoring Higgins by cracking a joke about his recent/very public arrest and police video showing him barfing.
Tubby > Cal here
"Billy had his track shoes on with Alan Cutler..."
^ was a line from Big Scoupe's underrated jam "Calipari, Calipari"
What a surreal day that was. Jesus.
^ was a line from Big Scoupe's underrated jam "Calipari, Calipari"
What a surreal day that was. Jesus.
-Roy Williams would probably be fun to grab a steak and hit the tables with tbh.
-An email was sent this morning to our entire 13 story, 237,000 SF office building about a car that was illegally parked in a reserved space.
Honestly, the F'n gall of the ******* whose space was taken to walk in to the management office and ask that they report the car immediately to everyone in the building. Park your vehicle in the next closest spot and move TF on, *******. Your minor inconvenience did not warrant every single person reading an email about it. ******** it. Ruined my morning.
-IVE GOT KIDS MEAL that actually isn't too bad: spaghetti and jarred, mass produced marinara. No meat. Newman's Sockarooni FTW.
Load it up with cheese and a tall glass of ice cold 2.0% --> Enjoy.
-Speaking of retirement, checked out Dad's future social security benefits yesterday.
[smoke]
-We're not moving for a few more years, but our office has an MLS account that I frequently study. I like following the residential market and seeing how insane people are with their home buying at present. Become a nice little hobby of mine tbh.
Be nice to make the hobby a little profit center and pick up some random residential commissions here and there if possible. (@SAECATFAN)
Of course, I was here for you yesterday, here for you today, and will be here for you tomorrow on the commercial side.
-Cats get a nice road W tomorrow.
-An email was sent this morning to our entire 13 story, 237,000 SF office building about a car that was illegally parked in a reserved space.
Honestly, the F'n gall of the ******* whose space was taken to walk in to the management office and ask that they report the car immediately to everyone in the building. Park your vehicle in the next closest spot and move TF on, *******. Your minor inconvenience did not warrant every single person reading an email about it. ******** it. Ruined my morning.
-IVE GOT KIDS MEAL that actually isn't too bad: spaghetti and jarred, mass produced marinara. No meat. Newman's Sockarooni FTW.
Load it up with cheese and a tall glass of ice cold 2.0% --> Enjoy.
-Speaking of retirement, checked out Dad's future social security benefits yesterday.
[smoke]
-We're not moving for a few more years, but our office has an MLS account that I frequently study. I like following the residential market and seeing how insane people are with their home buying at present. Become a nice little hobby of mine tbh.
Be nice to make the hobby a little profit center and pick up some random residential commissions here and there if possible. (@SAECATFAN)
Of course, I was here for you yesterday, here for you today, and will be here for you tomorrow on the commercial side.
-Cats get a nice road W tomorrow.
Not to get all political here, CHAD, but I kinda get the same vibe from some of Trump's press conferences as I did from that Billy Clyde post mortem.
Capri Sun with Michael Porter and we're done here
Matt Norlander personifies what you're talking about, chad.
He's proof that "basketball writers" are 5% basketball and 95% writers. He knows nothing about the game itself, which you would think would be pretty important since it's his job and all.
I've heard Gary Parrish say that the only reason he's a CBB writer is because that was the first job he was offered out of school. He said he could just as easily (and would rather) write about baseball, football, popular culture, etc,
I mean, if you're choosing teams for a pick-up game, are you going to pick these guys?
He's proof that "basketball writers" are 5% basketball and 95% writers. He knows nothing about the game itself, which you would think would be pretty important since it's his job and all.
I've heard Gary Parrish say that the only reason he's a CBB writer is because that was the first job he was offered out of school. He said he could just as easily (and would rather) write about baseball, football, popular culture, etc,
I mean, if you're choosing teams for a pick-up game, are you going to pick these guys?
Let's not forget our advanced metrics boy Luke Winn.
Bet he's like Richie and calls out *every* ticky tack foul during pickup.
On a similar note some poor European dude accidentally sent an email to the entire North American operations here. So some either self unaware or self important ******** have to reply to all that it was a mistake. Just delete the damn email for crying out loud. Lord.
"That's not an efficient shot, Brian! Only layups and 3-pointers, please!"Let's not forget our advanced metrics boy Luke Winn.
Bet he's like Richie and calls out *every* ticky tack foul during pickup.
Chris Farley would've been 53 years old this week. That sounded crazy to me, but not as much as realizing he's been dead for almost 20 years.
Watched a Netlix doc on Russian trappers that live in Siberia and the only modern amenity they really have are chainsaws and hand-me-down snowmobiles. They seem pretty happy with their lives. Chop some wood, catch some fish, shoot some bears. I can get easily sucked into those shows. Sure Netflix has some good original shows, but the random as hell documentaries are worth my $9/month.
When journalists started to seek to become a part of the story, rather than report the story, the entire line of work jumped the shark. This isnt just limited to sports journalists. Its nearly all of them anymore. Just because they buy ink by the barrel doesnt make them any more credible than the guy on the barstool next to you.
Friday 5:
Paul Simon- Me and Julio
Van Morrison- Caravan
The Band- Ophelia
Red Hot Chili Peppers- Give it Away
Sublime- Doin Time
Watched a Netlix doc on Russian trappers that live in Siberia and the only modern amenity they really have are chainsaws and hand-me-down snowmobiles. They seem pretty happy with their lives. Chop some wood, catch some fish, shoot some bears. I can get easily sucked into those shows. Sure Netflix has some good original shows, but the random as hell documentaries are worth my $9/month.
When journalists started to seek to become a part of the story, rather than report the story, the entire line of work jumped the shark. This isnt just limited to sports journalists. Its nearly all of them anymore. Just because they buy ink by the barrel doesnt make them any more credible than the guy on the barstool next to you.
Friday 5:
Paul Simon- Me and Julio
Van Morrison- Caravan
The Band- Ophelia
Red Hot Chili Peppers- Give it Away
Sublime- Doin Time
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