Kentucky Sports Radio
[Moderated by Matt Jones]
[Moderated by Matt Jones]
In corporate America (which is where I live), there is a phrase that is often used to signify an acitivity that is done with the intention of just doing something to be doing it. The person performing the activity doesn’t believe it provides any real value and only performs said activity because those he/she is accountable to expect said activity to be done. This generally leads to a half-hearted and lazy effort on the part of the employee anytime he or she is performing a “checking the box activity”.
I say all of this for no particular reason whatsoever and anything that follows in this week’s KYE that would resemble “just checking the box” would be a mere coincidence. Again, don’t think that you’re not getting my best efforts on this mid-week KYE that I have to create completely from scratch (can’t plagiarize myself this week because neither the oblong-team nor the basketball team has played the Ole Miss-tress this year) just because it’s a little bit (OK, a lotta bit) shorter than KYE’s you’ve seen before. You see, I have such faith in the mental abilities of our fair coach (he’s been known to bend spoons telepathically) that I feel I only need to provide a Cliff’s Notes version of the Ole Miss basketball team to help out Billy G. and the boys. That and we’ve been winning when I give one of these, so… “Know-Your-En-e-my, No matter what you do, Know-Your-En-e-mee-ee, No matter where you go, I am standing right beside, I’ll be right behind, No one loves you more than I do, put your hand in mine!” (I award ten points to whoever can guess that one)
Coach’s Brother, Uri Gell-ispie
Location
Hopefully someone can correct me on this, but if I’m reading the information correctly, it appears that there is a mass grave under the northeast corner of the Tad Smith Coliseum where the Rebels play the basketball. It would seem that the University’s School of Medicine was used as a hospital during the Civil War and numerous soldiers who didn’t quite get well were buried in a mass grave on campus. Legend has it that the ghost of Ansu Sesay will haunt the Tad Pad until Ole Miss wins the SEC Tournament.
Notable Alumni
For the first time in Know Your Enemy history (it’s only been like seven months, though, so it’s not as impressive as it sounds), we will feature notable alumni from the land of make-believe (otherwise known as “television” or “T-V”). Turns out that that the character Suzanne Sugarbaker from “Designing Women” attended the University of Mississippi where she was a member of the Phi Beta Pi sorority. If you’re like me, then you’ve seen every “Designing Women” episode (even the crappy ones where they brought in the daughter from “Newhart” and Jan Hooks) and you have noticed that Suzanne went from super-hot beauty queen in the first season to slightly overweight, but with a still very pretty face midway through the series’ run, all the way to a “Honey, for your children’s sake, please put down the doughnuts” girth in her final episodes. I like to think that it had something to do with the complexity of Suzanne’s character, but reality would suggest that Delta Burke really just liked fried butter on a popsicle stick. In a not-the-least-bit-fascinating coincidence, Delta Burke’s husband Gerald McRaney (”Simon & Simon” rocked, “Major Dad” blew) actually did attended Ole Miss. No word on whether Delta’s character Suzanne ever met Gerald while they were both matriculating.
Excuse me, ma’am, but…did you eat Suzanne Sugarbaker?
Anyone else covet that mustache? That alone qualifies him to be Commissioner of Agriculture.
Cheerleader Scouting Report
Not bad, but I don’t know how many times I have to tell them “when you suck in your gut, it shouldn’t look obvious”. Unfortunately, not all of them heeded my advice in this picture. It’s almost like they’re not even opening my letters…that I seal with burnt arm hair.
Basketball History
None to speak of. Joe Harvell, Ansu Sesay, and that one guy that was really short, but seemed to hit 3’s every time he played Kentucky. That’s about it.
Players
No, I am not about to go after Brian Smith. This blog has been relatively free of the discussion of former coaches (mercifully) as of late, so I will attempt to keep it that way. How about Jermey Parnell? Yes, I spelled it correctly: J-E-R-M-E-Y. Few know this, but “Jermey” comes from the Old English word meaning “to be covered with disease”. And then there is 48 year-old Kenny Williams. I have an uncle named Kenny Williams, though I doubt he is the same person who plays for Ole Miss mainly because my uncle graduated from UK, wears glasses, lives in West Virginia, and is white.
Best Beards in SEC History: 1. Ralph 2. Kenny Williams’
Airtight Predictions
At some point in the game, Ramel Bradley will make a questionable decision, but will later go and totally redeem himself by doing something wonderful. Joe will wear a white shirt under his jersey and Derick Jasper will wear a knee brace. Bill Keightly will have a mint julep or three on someone’s veranda and claim that it is “mighty hot this evenin’” as he wipes sweat from his head with a white handerkerchief before replacing his hat. He’ll then campaign for governor of Mississppi and win. Kenny Williams’ beard will lead Ole Miss with 7 rebounds and Kenny Williams himself will chip in with 4. This will not be enough to prevent Kentucky’s siege of the Rebels’ offense, which will make Vicksburg look like a picnic. Also, after Coury plays his requisite 3 minutes, he will return to the bench, put on his warm-up, remove his shoes, put on some slippers, light his pipe, then read a newspaper for the remainder of the game.
Summary
Felines win in a route 111-11. The state of Mississippi is so embarressed it again tries to seceed–without sucess (quitters). Andy Kennedy’s bald head generally draws its power from Earth’s yellow sun, but it should be overcast all day in Lexingtonville and Kennedy’s powers will be useless. Here’s to the Cats continued assault on the NCAA bubble and to the completion of Ole Miss’s quest to become the 2008 version of 2007 Clemson. Go Cats.
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February 27th, 2008 at 11:06 am
GoCats!
February 27th, 2008 at 11:07 am
Not you honey. I do mean my Wildcats.
February 27th, 2008 at 11:07 am
I think it’s put your tiny hand in mine
February 27th, 2008 at 11:18 am
“and that one guy that was really short, but seemed to hit 3’s every time he played Kentucky.”
Wasn’t he hearing impaired, as well? Tough kid.
February 27th, 2008 at 11:19 am
Mosley, I can see a part of me in you, a little something special that comes shining through.
As macon volfan and my two dads can attest, I actually have that song an a CD.
And no #3 it is not tiny hand.
February 27th, 2008 at 11:46 am
Payne, your comment to Mosley sounded really, really gay. I assume it was unintentionally gay, but anyway you look at it–it sounded very gay.
February 27th, 2008 at 11:49 am
#6: he was quoting a song.
you enjoy typing the word gay it seems.
February 27th, 2008 at 11:50 am
#7 thanks for clearing that up for me.
February 27th, 2008 at 11:51 am
sarcasm is hard to display on a message board
February 27th, 2008 at 11:55 am
if anyone hasn’t seen the combine results here they are:
http://www.nfl.com/combine/top-performers
sorry if already posted
February 27th, 2008 at 12:09 pm
Well played, Payne. Well played, indeed. Did you know that the theme was actually
written by the incomparable Greg Evigan who played the artist/free spirit Dad, Joey?
For those of you that are convinced that Payne and I have something going on
based on his comment back to me (we do have something going on, by the way), it is the
theme song to the greatest television show in the history of the world, “My Two Dads”,
starring Paul Reiser, Greg Evigan, and Staci Keanan.
February 27th, 2008 at 12:25 pm
6- It sounded that way because we are unintentionally gay for each other.
11- I did know that. But did you know that he not only wrote the song, but sang it as well? And on a serious note, are we going to be roomies in Atlanta? I think Dewayne has booked some rooms and Matt is evidently not responding to his queries about the situation. Send me an email or something so we can get some plans in order.
February 27th, 2008 at 12:27 pm
The stuff is in order. The rooms will be taken care of by the end of the week….dont worry about Matt Jones….he takes care of it
February 27th, 2008 at 12:31 pm
That should be your law firm’s slogan.
Jones & Bruce…we take care of it
February 27th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
Jones & Bruce — We’re really gay for the law. Seriously.
February 27th, 2008 at 12:47 pm
Jones & Bruce - Supporting Gay Rights for 6 Months.
February 27th, 2008 at 12:50 pm
i dont know if the cheerleader, front row third from the right, is sucking in her stomach or pushing out her chest and i dont care. incredible body. Go Cats.
February 27th, 2008 at 12:52 pm
2nd row, second from right. Scary.
February 27th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
#18 she looks like the old lady from something about mary, which is sad since she is probably 20
February 27th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
#11, My two dads, huh. So, you’re saying it is a gay thing?
February 27th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
mosley,
this is a boring comment, but would it be possible to maybe list the game times and the coverages (tv, radio, and rob bromley) in “know your enemy”? it would just be helpful, and for those people who complain about it being stupid (which i am not one of), it would also give some info to them. thanks.
February 27th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
21- I am going to assume that you aren’t familiar with “My Two Dads” and that your comment was not meant as a joke. If it was intended as a joke then never mind.
The show was not about gays, it was about two straight guys who were both into the same woman. She died and left behind a daughter. Both men could have been the father. The judge grants joint custody to both men. They all live together as a “family” and have kooky adventures. There was a DNA test done in one episode but the daughter decided she would rather not know and tore up the results without looking at them.
February 27th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
I did talk to Matt on Monday. Besides predicting a Vandy blowout of TN (idiot), he did confirm that he is working on talking to someone who might possibly be able to get us a free room, maybe if it’s a full moon and if William F Buckley makes fun of liberals.
February 27th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
#22, don’t forget Dick Butkus was in the show too. He owned a restaurant.
And Payne does have the CD with TV tunes. He bought it at a mall in Mississippi in 1996.
February 27th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
jones knew it was time to move to a knew thread when a debate about the relevance of “my two dads” began
February 27th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
^new
February 27th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
I live in Northern Kentucky (Boone County) and have to put up with endless Cincinnati sports talk radio. No one around here thinks UK can make the tournament b/c they’re all UC and Xavier fans. The talk show host thinks I’m crazy for thinking UK has a chance to make the NCAA’s even though I gave him all the reasons why if they would go 3-1 in the next 4.
Anyway, on his blog their is a poll that I believe isn’t accurate b/c of all the Cincinnati fans. Here is the link to the site
http://www.1530homer.com/pages/lancesBlog.html
Sorry, I don’t know how to insert a hyperlink. On the left hand side is the UK poll question. Show support for the cats and let’s swing this poll in their favor.
I’m tired of being treated like an Ohioan when I live in KY!
February 27th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
I think that the one dads beard was awesome. It was kinda like a spin-off of three men and baby but with the girl grown up and danson and gutenburg blended into the bearded dude and reiser trying to be as selleck as possible without the stache and shear manliness that is a paramount trait of Tom.
February 27th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
Mosley is a blog whisperer.
February 27th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
Payne,
Interesting note: Not only did “My Two Dads” star “Boiler Room’s” Giovanni Ribisi, but it also
starred Chad Allen who would later announce to the world that he was, in fact, gay.
Really didn’t think that the comments section would come to this, but this has actually
been the most riveting discussion on here in some time.
Also, I thought the chair that was shaped like a car was really cool.
February 27th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
My Two Dads. Greg Evigan FTW
February 27th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
Bryan, only an idiot would call Mitch Barhardt an idiot. You dont know the man whatsoever. He has achieved a unbelieveable goal of getting the football and baseball programs up to Conference Championship level. The Basketball program has more excitement than it has had in 3 years. You and Matt need to knock off your skeptical mentalities. It did not used to be this way. I love this blog so much, but sometimes it makes me want to puke that there are non supportive opinionated UK fans who can have so much manipulation on a fan base. Even if you feel that way, why would you say this on the blog. It makes the blog and you look bad. I’ve noticed a poitve trend in mattt’s writing, so please continue that trend and stop calling names when you have no idea what the man stands for.
February 27th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
Hey boss,
this is the Know Your Enemy post. I think you’re looking for the previous post, which was
Bryan the Intern’s Picks to Click. This comments section is dedicated to the discussion
of “My Two Dads”. No harm, no foul. Thanks for stopping by and feel free to jump into
the My Two Dads discussion!
February 27th, 2008 at 2:52 pm
Here is a ‘My Two Dads’ topic that might spark some interesting conversation.
Was ‘My Two Dads’ a spin-off of ‘Night Court’?
The judge character in ‘My Two Dads’ started on ‘Night Court’ as a rare recurring character. Also, in one of the ‘My Two Dads’ episodes, the dads hire Bull Shannon of ‘Night Court’ as protection for the judge when an arsonist that she put away might be coming back for revenge.
Is that enough to make it a spin-off? Or was it just NBC doing some savvy cross promotions for their shows?
Feel free to discuss.
February 27th, 2008 at 3:01 pm
Oops. I forgot to state my opinion on the matter.
I feel that due to the fact that the judge was a very minor recurring part on ‘Night Court’ it does not qualify as a spin-off. This is reinforced by how minor her role was on ‘My Two Dads’. In my opinion, for a show to qualify as a spin-off, the focus of the spin-off show should be on the character from the parent show.
Some might argue and say that my definition would exclude shows like ‘Family Matters” from being included as a spin-off of ‘Perfect Strangers’ because the focus of the spin-off was Steve Urkel. My counterpoint to that would be that ‘Family Matters’ began as a show focused on the Winslow family and as the show progressed it became focused on the break out character of Steve Urkel. However, the characters of Harriette and Carl Winslow, who the show originally was centered around, were characters from ‘Perfect Strangers’ qualifying it as a spin-off.
February 27th, 2008 at 3:25 pm
Payne,
Could not agree more with your characterization. Harriet was the elevator operator in the
building where Larry and Balki worked, but was probably the 6th or 7th most important
character and I don’t think a storyline was ever really built for her. I think NBC just
like Jo-Marie Payton and decided to give her a vehicle under the guise that she was the same
character from Perfect Strangers. However, throughout the years of Family Matters I rarely
recall Harriet’s occupation being mentioned. Excellent points all. Bull Shannon was certainly
cross promotion, but the judge does represent a bit of an outlier as she did receive a billing
on the show’s opening credits. Very interesting indeed.
February 27th, 2008 at 3:39 pm
Mosley, how many standard deviations was the judge away from the median, being as she was an outlier and all…?
February 27th, 2008 at 3:39 pm
Mosley, Family Matter and Perfect Strangers were ABC..just a minor typo I’m sure…
This is what the SEC Tourney will be like with you two guys around. I can’t wait!!!
Pop culture rules!
February 27th, 2008 at 3:40 pm
By the way, anybody remember Delta Burke on “V”?
February 27th, 2008 at 4:08 pm
38- I said that ‘Night Court’ and ‘My Two Dads’ were NBC. I never said that the TGIF shows were NBC. I was a HUGE TGIF fan. I fondly recall that my late elementary/middle school Friday nights consisted of watching some great TV on ABC.
Full House
Family Matters
Perfect Strangers
Just The Ten Of Us
What a way to spend a Friday night. And to bring it back around to ‘My Two Dads’ again, ‘Step by Step’ eventually joined the TGIF lineup. One of the kids was played by none other than Staci Keanan from ‘My Two Dads’ fame.
February 27th, 2008 at 4:16 pm
“Bill Keightly will have a mint julep or three on someone’s veranda and claim that it is “mighty hot this evenin’” as he wipes sweat from his head with a white handerkerchief before replacing his hat.”
Mosely, as the Cracker Barrel peg game would say, “You’re genius.”
February 27th, 2008 at 5:19 pm
Col. Mosley, this two dads stuff is soooo Castro Street.
February 27th, 2008 at 5:27 pm
37)
The answer is 4.
February 27th, 2008 at 7:20 pm
4…….