Archive for July, 2009
WKYT: UK Basketball cuts 3 walkons
By: Guy | July 31st, 2009 | Category: Cats
No one can chest bump like Dwight Perry
WKYT – Sources have told 27 Sportsfirst that 3 Kentucky Basketball Walk-ons will not be back next season.
Matt Scherbenski (sic), Dwight Perry and Adam Delph have been dismissed.
Coach Calipari told the media in one of his earlier press conferences that he would only keep a few walk-ons.
With these players leaving it ups the total to 12 players that have left the program.
Mark Krebs is the only walk-on left on the team.
I’m not going to lie, this is disappointing to me, especially with Dwight Perry being let go.
Perry has worked his butt off for three years and I think earned the right to play his senior year. Besides, who now is going to replace Perry as the head cheerleader on the bench? Dwight Perry filled this role as well as anyone I can imagine.
The man is all the way out on the floor the second a TV timeout happens, before the players even know it’s happening. Also, he holds back a celebrating bench so effectively. I guess the mantle will have to be passed to Mark Krebs and Josh Harrellson, but it just won’t be the same.
At least Dwight Perry does get to remember the time he made a start in the NCAA Tournament against Kansas in Tubby Smith’s last game when one of the assistants mistakenly wrote down his name instead of Bobby Perry’s. I still can’t believe that actually happened.
**3:30 Update**
I’m being told that Cousins and Perry got into a little altercation before the three walkons were released. The UK coaching staff is saying that the altercation between the two had nothing to do with their dismissal.
John Calipari issued this explanation of his decision on the blog portion of CoachCal.com:
Before the weekend gets underway, I wanted to talk to everyone about our decision not to have the large number of walk-on players some of you may have become accustomed to in recent years.
In my 17 years of college coaching, I have very rarely had walk-ons and when I have it’s usually been another student-athlete, who could help us in practice or game situations because of his size, speed or skill level. I find my practices run at optimum performance when there are 12-13 players. Any more than that and we’re not able to accomplish what I want in each practice.
Believe me, I appreciate the work and effort that goes into being a walk-on.
In meeting with the most recent group of walk-ons, we let all of them know how much the UK family appreciated their hard work and dedication to Wildcat basketball. Any of the former walk-ons who want to transfer and try and play elsewhere will have my staff’s full cooperation in helping them.
I can tell you that we are considering a scholarship position on the team for walk-on Mark Krebs, but we still have some things to decide on that front. I will keep you posted. If we do, at any time, decide to have walk-on tryouts, I will be sure to let everyone know.
I wish we would could make every young boy’s dream come true to suit up in the blue and white, but that’s just not possible. We want to be as fair and as forthright with everyone as we can be.
Thanks for listening to my explanation and have a great weekend.
Go Big Blue!
-Coach Cal
A quick point that we have yet to address in this ever lengthening post is the praise that Calipari is giving to Mark Krebs in, first, allowing him to stay on the team and second, considering using the 13th scholarship on him.
He clearly believes that Krebs may have a significant role on this team, at least on the practice floor. It’s very possible that he sees Krebs as a shooting specialist/zone buster that this team lacks desperately. I wouldn’t mark it down that he sees the floor outside of mop-up duty, but he’s certainly someone to watch.
Eminem Responds to Mariah Carey with Warning “Diss”
By: nickev | July 31st, 2009 | Category: Music - VideosIf you are Mariah Carey, why are you going to try to diss Marshall Mathers in some R&B song? All you are doing is opening the doors for Eminem to do what he does. You don’t get in a dissing contest with Slim Shady. Once you start, you know he is going to finish, and you are going to get crushed.
Be careful with Marshall’s, the lyrics are obviously not safe for the work environment.
Mariah Carey – Obsessed (If you can’t watch at work, click here for lyrics)
Eminem – Warning (Click here for lyrics that are not are probably not safe for work)
Pinkies Up!!! Smug Raccoon Edition
By: Carl H | July 31st, 2009 | Category: Pinkies Up
Best Personal Ad Ever? (Tasty Booze)
Booty Off: J-Lo Vs. Kim Kardashian (Celeb Jihad)
Don’t Fear The Reaper, He’s Probably Caught In Traffic (Illuminati)
Fifteen Hottest All-Girl Bands Of All Time (Uncoached)
Fifteen Of The Worst Celebrity Songs Of All Time (Hail Mary Jane)
Fifty Rock Songs That Defined The 90s (Gunaxin)
Five High School Crushes: Where Are They Now? (Regretful Morning)
Jennifer Aniston’s Inevitable Battle With Mr. Freeze (Don Chavez)
MLB Fans Want PED Players Released (Spewf)
Most Overrated QB’s In The NFL (Major League Jerk)
One-Hundred And Thirty Three Beer Bong Babes (CoEd Mag)
Open Letter To All PED Users In Baseball, Past And Present (MWSF)
Six Top Secret Facts About Women (College Candy)
Stacy Keibler Looks Hot Wearing A Fedora…And A Bikini Too (MoonDog Sports)
The Story Behind Some Favorite Cereals (Gunaxin)
These Girls Know How To Party (Spewf)
This Guy Is Either A Great Racist, Or An Awful One (Blog Of Hilarity)
Triple A Baseball 101: What Happens When A Player Is Demoted? (Bats Examiner)
Twenty Old Men Caught In The Act (Manofest)
Michigan Man Jailed For Assualt During Monopoly Game
By: Carl H | July 31st, 2009 | Category: Weird
FRASER, Mich. – A game of Monopoly has landed a Michigan man in jail. WDIV-TV reported a 54-year-old man was playing the board game Saturday night with a female friend when he tried to buy Park Place and Boardwalk from her.
When she refused, Fraser police Lt. Dan Kolke told WWJ-AM he hit her in the head, breaking her glasses.
The man was arrested and charged with misdemeanor assault and battery.
Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Keeley Hazell…UH YUMP!!!
By: Carl H | July 30th, 2009 | Category: UH YUMP!!!If you don’t know this girl, it is time you took the time to get to know this girl. She started as a Page 3 Girl and is a British Glamour Model; she has been ‘Simpsonized’ as a part of The Simpsons Movie premiere in the UK; And she is supposedly in the US currently taking acting lessons, and has been involved in talks to star in an upcoming Baywatch movie. Again, take your time and get to know Miss Keeley. Cuz Keeley Hazell, UH YUMP!!
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Concern building over UK football 2010 recruiting class
By: Guy | July 30th, 2009 | Category: Cats
News broke today that four star safety Isaiah Lewis had chosen Michigan State over Kentucky despite the fact that many believed UK was the team to beat after Lewis visited Lexington earlier this week. Fellow Indianapolis native Morgan Newton showed him around and did his best, but it was not enough to convince Lewis to commit to UK.
Lewis’ decision has brought concern over the progress of UK’s recruiting for the class of 2010 to a head. Let’s take a look at the number of 2010 commitments for each SEC school:
Alabama – 20
Arkansas – 8
Auburn – 14
Florida – 17
Georgia – 18
Kentucky – 2 (K Joe Mansour, DE Justin Henderson)
LSU – 21
Mississippi – 3
Mississippi State – 9
South Carolina – 15
Tennessee – 14
Vanderbilt – 20
Now, it’s important to remember that Rich Brooks and his staff have undertaken an entirely new approach to recruiting for this year. Previously, UK has pursued early commits from mid-level prospects, hopefully finding a few diamonds in the rough.
By the time spring rolls around, the staff has had few scholarships with which to work, and have been unable to go after the upper echelon of prospects late.
This strategy has obviously been a big part of how Coach Brooks has brought UK to the level of the past three seasons. However, Brooks and his staff have made a conscious decision to steer away from that past strategy. They believe that taking the next step in building Kentucky football requires a gamble. The gamble is UK’s strategy for 2010.
UK is not going to pursue as many mid-level prospects as before just to fill its 25 rides per class, instead going after top players (like Isaiah Lewis), looking to put together the best class in Kentucky history.
Based on the above numbers, I think it’s pretty clear why Lewis spurning UK has touched a bit of a nerve for ‘Cats fans. Even if people aren’t saying it out loud, they are definitely quietly wondering whether the gamble that has become the class of 2010 is going to fail.
There is PLENTY of time left to put a quality class together, but I’d be lying to you if I said I wasn’t getting worried.
The momentum that Brooks and Co. have built over the past few seasons has been a pleasure to be a part of, but we’ve seen football momentum at UK killed by one bad year too many times to not be concerned.
At this point, there are only three 4 star players mentioning UK (Tim Patterson, Dyjuan Lewis, CJ Olaniyan) and really not a ton of high level 3 star types listing UK. Those that follow football recruiting closely will mention that decommits are much more frequent in football than basketball, but the staff has an uphill battle on its hands.
Audio of Erin Andrews 911 call released
By: Guy | July 30th, 2009 | Category: CatsThis really has become the latest summer story that just won’t die. First it was the stupid LeBron James-Jordan Crawford dunk-gate, now the Erin Andrews thing.
The thing that sucks about this one though is that Erin Andrews has to deal with all this crap. It’s clear from what you hear above that she has a pretty high level of self awareness and it’s good to hear she’s trying to keep at least a little bit of a sense of humor about this (”I did nothing wrong and they’re treating me like Britney Spears”).
I think she’s just as dumbfounded as everyone else that this is getting so much attention.
Lil’ Buddy Has Moves
By: nickev | July 30th, 2009 | Category: Hilariousness - VideosThis lil’ buddy could have any lil’ second grade cutie he wants.
Pinkies Up!!! I Ain’t Mad At Cha Edition
By: Carl H | July 30th, 2009 | Category: Pinkies Up
Bill Simmons Not Likely To Be PTI Co-Host This Summer (Awful Announcing)
Church Goers Are Drunk On God (Tasty Booze)
Eva Mendes’ Favorite Pass Time: Visiting Graveyards (Tabloid Prodigy)
Fifty Awesome Meat Products (Manofest)
Hilarious Celebrity Impersonated Prank Calls (Hail Mary Jane)
Hip Hop Tattoo Fail (Yep Yep)
I Need To Check With My Mom On That One (9 To Fried)
Katy Perry Ruined Her Boobs (Don Chavez)
Man Snags Foul Ball While Holding Kid (With Leather)
Rihanna Is All Kinds Of Sexy (Celebrity Odor)
The Laker Girls Held Auditions (Epic Carnival)
The US Senior Open Is In Indy: The PGA Tour Should Be (Rumors And Rants)
Thirty Drunken Homers In Two Minutes (Maxim)
Tiffany Thiessen Is Too Busy For SBTB Reunion (Blog Of Hilarity)
Tone Arms (EJB)
Two Second Test To See If He Likes You (Lemondrop)
SPLAIN IT!! Lazy Children
By: Dirk | July 30th, 2009 | Category: Splain It
Consumer Contact:
Dirk Nowitzki
618-555-1212
For Immediate Release – Mexico, MO – July 30, 2009 – Flamboyant Fun announced today that it is initiating a voluntary recall of all lots of the company’s child storage device sold under the following names: Hang-A-Baby, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Instant Babysitter, and Daddy-In-A-Box.
The company has received 352 reports of injuries reported from consumers using their product. The child suspension device can be improperly installed, leading to contusions, escaping children, creepiness, and redneck laughter.
The product is sold as a roll of gray adhesive (one-sided) material, advertised as “The Perfect Solution When You Want to Get Drunk!”, and “Works Best in Our Patented Soundproof Box!”. The product is designed to be adhered to walls, cabinets, or other vertical surfaces.
Incidents reported range from falling babies, collapsing walls, and dirty diapers. Customers who have this product in their possession may return it to the store where it was purchased, or you can always take it back to Wal-Mart. You can pretty much return any of your old crap there.
You might want to hang onto your sales receipt, since there’s a good chance you can sue our asses. Flamboyant Fun, LLC. Is committed to providing average to poor quality products at inflated prices from the costs associated with the Chinese manufacturing. Oh yeah, that reminds me, there’s a good chance you have lead poisoning if you touch this stuff.
