Smells like Bama fish er cover up

Wheres the NY Times when you need them. This story reeks of tutors writing papers, drugs, dog stealing ex-girlfriends, Auburn loggers, drugs, agents passing money under the table at BBQ shacks, drugs, fishing trips with boosters, coach Calipari because everyone knows he is dirty, drugs, Jerry Tipton pulitzer prize story’s, cheating girlfriends, Jerry Tipton doing drugs while tailing Patrick Patterson or even a cover up.

Here is the story as its now updated. http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/06/tide_rb_trent_richardson_a_vic.html

The interesting part is that the Tuscaloosa Police Department said the case was closed and no further details would be released. Its summertime and sports news is rare so there is no way this story is going to stay covered up even if your stolen dog buried it.

Stay tuned for a hard hitting fast breaking story by Pat Forde about the ties between Bama and the Tuscaloosa PD. Followed by a fluffy piece by Pete Thamel and a cut and paste by the LHL’s private eye sports writer Jerry Tipton.

In all seriousness though if it smells like cover up and tastes like cover up it sure ain’t fish.

Apology to the NCAA

UK has issued this official apology to the NCAA.

“After consulting with the NCAA, the University of Kentucky has been informed that the honoring of our head men’s basketball coach for his 500th career victory on Feb. 26, 2011 was in error and that, henceforth, we will reflect our head men’s basketball coach’s career record in our media guides, Internet sites and other publications consistent with the NCAA’s official records and statistics.”

Not wanting to be left out BigBlueRules is issuing this apology to the NCAA for our slanderous thoughts about Jerry Tipton and the NCAA.

“Oops we did it Again.”

Enjoy the Carnival

Since sports writer turned super detective Jerry Tipton published his article on the NCAA demanding that Kentucky issue an apology for celebrating Coach Calipari reaching 500 wins there have been many story’s by writers and for the most part they think we screwed up.

Well technically we did screw up by giving Jerry Tipton 14 seconds of fame and by the NCAA’s figures coach doesn’t have 500 wins, so guilty as charged.

What the NCAA is doing by telling UK they need to issue an apology doesn’t bother me at all. What bothers me is their demand that we clear our apology with them before issuing it.

That smells like blackmail no matter how you look at it and if it looks like, smells like and tastes like blackmail, it’s surely not grandmothers chicken noodle soup.

One online legal dictionary defines blackmail as taking by undue exercise of power. By requiring UK to clear their apology before issuing it the NCAA is trying to take away our right to free speech while committing blackmail by that definition.

Comedy icon George Carlin was once arrested for obscenity. Later the judge declared that the language was indecent but Carlin had the freedom to say it as long as he caused no disturbance.

Some people say that the NCAA can’t be sued because the NCAA is a member organization, and a member cannot sue the organization without dropping out of the organization.

As Larry Vaught said here. I am not sure what the source of this view can be in the United States of America, but that view obviously exists on a relatively widespread basis. However, the facts decry this view and there are readily available examples of NCAA Member Institutions suing the NCAA.

The NCAA can be sued by a member institution, has been sued by member institutions, and assertions that the NCAA is somehow above the law is simply not correct. Do many succeed in their efforts to take on the great and powerful Wizard of Oz, NO!!! Of course not. The NCAA has the resources, and access to the best lawyers in the business, and most Universities eventually decide that they cannot spend their precious, limited resources on this type of legal episode, so they simply roll over and take it, regardless of the merits of their case.

So do we simply roll over and take it or do we sue them for trying to violate our first amendment rights. If we sue there will certainly be enough donations to the cause that it won’t cost the university a penny and honestly what can the NCAA really do to us.

In George Carlin’s last HBO special he told his audience to cut through the “bullshit” of the world and “enjoy the carnival.” Come on UK cut thru all the bullshit that’s the NCAA and stand up to them on this one. I for one am ready to watch the carnival of the NCAA backing off on this one.

And finally can we all now hope that Jerry Tipton will now retire after that big story he has chased for years to hurt UK has gone national.

Crossing the Line

Its interesting how the media plays the difference between Calipari and Pitino. The NCAA implicated Pitino in 8 of the 64 violations against Hawaii in the 70′s. The violations involving Pitino included providing round-trip air fare for a player between New York and Honolulu, arranging for student-athletes to receive used cars for season tickets, and handing out coupons to players for free food at McDonald’s.

Calipari on the other hand is portrayed as dirty even though he turned Camby in and played Rose after the NCAA cleared him.

So lets try to figure this out, the media portrays Calipari as dirty and would portray Pitinio as faster than a jackrabbit except there are a few lines the media, outside of a well known LHL reporter wont cross.

Glory Days

I BELIEVE IT WAS IN JUNE 2003 AT A BRYANT REUNION OF FORMER PLAYERS//ASST. COACHES AND ETC AT UK UNDER COACH BRYANT WHEN I WAS SETTING AT A TABLE WITH GEORGE BLANDA AND WE WERE DISCUSSING PRESENT UK SPORTS–

I TOLD GEORGE THAT WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE BEEN AT UK DURING THE GLORY DAYS OF UK SPORTS [LATE FORTYS AND EARLY TO MID FIFTYS] GEORGE SAID THAT HE HAD NEVER LOOKED AT IT LIKE THAT BUT TOTALLY AGREED WITH ME–

BASKETBALL WAS GREAT THEN–FOOTBALL WAS VERY GOOD–GEORGE PLAYED FB WITH WAH WAH WHO WAS ALSO A BASKETBALL STAR–UK WAS PLAYING THE PHILLIPS OILERS FOR THE SAY SO IN THE 48 OLYMPIC GAMES[TO SEE WHO THE HEAD COACH FOR THE OLYMPIC GAMES WAS--IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE PHILLIPS OILERS HEAD COACH WITH COACH RUPP AND COACH LANCASTER AS ASST. COACHES--

GEORGE WAS REPLACED AT QB FOR THE UK FB TEAM BY BABE PARILLI AND THE CATS ROLLED ON--MEANWHILE GEORGE WAS PLAYING FOR THE BEARS [EVEN PLAYED 1 SEASON AS A LB]

MEANWHILE THE BASKETBALL TEAM ROLLED ON[SLIGHT HIC UP IN 52-53 SEASON WITH PROBATION--THEN CAME BACK IN THE 53-54 SEASON UNDEFEATED--TOP RANKED BUT TURNED DOWN THE NCAA BID WHEN HAGAN--TSIROPOLOUS--RAMSEY WERE BARRED FROM PLAYING AS FIFTH YEAR GRAD STUDENTS THOUGH PREVIOUS PLAYERS ELSEWHERE PLAYED AS FIFTH YEAR GRAD STUDENTS???

YES--THOSE WERE THE GLORY DAYS OF UK SPORTS--AND THANKFULLY I FULLY ENJOYED EVERY MOMENT SINCE I WAS ON THE SCENE A LOT IN THOSE DAYS--LOOKING BACK IS NOT A PROBLEM BUT A JOY--

THE GLORY DAYS OF UK SPORTS RAN FOR SOME 10 YEARS IN THE LATE FORTYS TO THE MID FIFTYS--I NEVER MENTIONED BILL SPIVEY AND HIS BB ABILITY--BILL MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE BEST PLAYER EVER BUT GOT BANNED FROM THE NBA FOR SOMETHING NEVER PROVEN [SPIVEY GOT A SETTLEMENT FROM PODOLOF AND THE NBA WITH THE RECORDS FROZEN]

A LOT OF GREAT ATHLETES CAME THROUGH THOSE DOORS IN THOSE DAYS FROM THE FABULOUS FIVE PLUS 2 OR 3 MORE TO SPIVEY–SHELBY LINVILLE–BOBBY WATSON–JIM LIONS AND MANY MANY OTHERS–

ON THE FB SIDE BOB GAIN WHO WAS ALL PRO FOR THE BROWNS FOR 7 OR 8 YEARS IN A ROW–BLANDA PLAYED IN THE NFL AND AFL WHICH BECAME PART OF THE NFL FOR 26 YEARS WHILE LAYING OUT 2 YEARS OVER A SALARY DISPUTE BUT WAS STILL PLAYING AT THE AGE OF 48–

ALL AMERICANS STEVE MEILIENGER [2 TIMES] WAS ALL SEC AT 3 DIFFERENT POSITIONS[THE ONLY ONE TO EVER DO SO]BOB FRY–WAS OFFENSIVE TACKLE AND OFFENSIVE CAPTAIN FOR THE RAMS FOR 8 YEARS BEFORE GOING TO THE COWBOYS IN THE EXPANSION DRAFT WHERE HE PLAYED 4 MORE YEARS–THEN COACHED IN THE NFL FOR SOME 20 YEARS BEFORE BECOMING SCOUT FOR THE BILLS FOR YEARS–DICK SHATTO PLAYED AT UK IN 52 AS A REPLACEMENT FOR PARILLI–THEN WENT TO CANADA THE NEXT SEASON AND PLAYED FOR YEARS AND YEARS[NAMED THE MVP OF THE CANADIAN LEAGUE 2-3 TIMES--

PARILLI WAS A 2 TIME ALL AMERICAN AT UK AND A 3 YEAR STARTER AT UK--PLAYED IN THE NFL FOR 17 SEASONS--THEN COACHED FOR ANOTHER 25 YEARS--

LOU MICHAELS CAME TO UK IN THE FALL OF 54-FRESHMEN WERE NOT ELGIBLE THAT YEAR] WAS A 2 TIME ALL AMERICAN–PLAYED IN THE NFL FOR 15 SEASONS–LED THE LEAGUE TWICE IN SCORING AS A FG//XTRA POINT KICKER–

AL BRUNO PLAYED BOTH FB AND BB AT UK–PLAYED FB IN CANADA FOR YEARS THEN COACHED FOR YEARS[SPENT HIS LAST 15 YEARS AS A HEAD COACH IN CANADA--

WHAT I DIDN'T MENTION IS THAT THE INCOMING FB FRESHMEN IN 52 NEVER LOST A GAME TO THE VOLS--A TIE IN 52 AT KNOXVILLE--A WIN IN 53 AT STOLL FIELD--A WIN IN KNOXVILLE IN 54[14-13]

A BIG WIN AT STOLL 23-0 IN 55 AFTER A BAD A–KICKING IN NASHVILLE BY VANDY– I HAD JOHNNY MAJOR’S JERSEY FROM THAT GAME AND THE 13 SENIORS HAD A PICTURE TAKEN IN THE DRESSING ROOM AFTER THE GAME WITH MUD–BLOOD–AND TEARS IN THE MIX–I WAS COERCED INTO GIVING THAT JERSEY OF MAJOR’S TO BOB HARDY OUR QB WHO CAME BACK FROM A SERIOUS CONCUSSION IN THE VANDY GAME TO LEAD US IN THE VOL WIN–
THERE ARE NOT MANY LEFT OF THAT 13 SENIORS IN 55–THOUGH BOTH CO-CAPTAINS ARE STILL KICKING–

THE PROBLEM WITH WRITING THESE ARTICLES IS THAT YOU MISS SO MANY DESERVING INDIVIDUALS –THEREFORE I APOLOGIZE NOW FOR MY SINS

YES–THOSE WERE THE GLORY DAYS–MAN–HOW I DO MISS THEM–I THOUGHT LIFE WOULD ALWAYS BE THAT WAY–

AS I SAID EARLIER IT IS HARD TO PAY RESPECT TO ALL THOSE DESERVING–

JIM MACKENZIE IS A NAME SELDOM MENTIONED–YET JIM WAS A GOOD FB PLAYER–NAMED TO THE COTTON BOWL ALL TIME TEAM FOR HIS PLAY VS TCU IN JAN 1952–JIM DROPPED OUT OF MY SIGHT AND TURNED UP IN THE MID TO LATE SIXTYS IN FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS AS AN ASST. LINE COACH[I WAS WORKING IN THE AREA AND VISITED JIM AT SPRING PRACTICE] –THEN WAS AN ASST. LINE COACH UNDER CHUCK FAIRBANKS FOR THE SOONERS–WHEN FAIRBANKS LEFT FOR THE BOSTON PATRIOTS HEAD COACHING JOB JIM MACKENZIE WAS NAMED TO REPLACE HIM–JIM DID A GOOD JOB FOR THE SOONERS BUT AROUND HIS THIRD YEAR HE DIED OF A HEART ATTACK WHILE ON A RECRUITING TRIP–

HOWARD SCHNELLENBERGER WAS AN OUTSTANDING FB PLAYER AT KY–STARTED HIS THIRD GAME AS A FRESHMAN AND EVERY GAME THEREAFTER–LEAD THE TEAM IN MINUTES PLAYED FOR ALL 4 YEARS–LEAD THE SENIOR CLASS THAS WAS NEVER DEFEATED BY THE VOLS–A SOLID–HARD NOSED FB PLAYER THAT CAME TO WIN AND WAS WILLING TO SACRIFICE WHATEVER IT TOOK TO WIN–

RAY CORRELL FROM SOMERSET WAS AN OUTSTANDING FB PLAYER[LINEMAN--ALL AMERICAN] GOT OFF SO FAST ON THE SNAP OF THE BALL FOR PUNTS THAT RAY WAS DOWN FIELD WAITING FOR THE OTHER GUY TO CATCH THE BALL BEFORE RAY GROUNDED HIM–VERY FEW RUN BACKS WHEN RAY CORRELL WAS IN ON THE COVERAGE–

UK NEEDS A LOT OF PLAYERS LIKE JIM MACKENZIE — HOWARD SCHNELLENBERGER–AND RAY CORRELL

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UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE OVERLOOKED A LOT OF GOOD SOLID FB PLAYERS AT UK