We feel pretty certain that if Curtis Shaw was the referee in this commercial, he would have ejected the kid for trying to show him up…
Our inside source is reporting that John Calipari will be continuing a tradition he started at Memphis with his new team, Kentucky. That’s right, for their last home game of the season, March 7 versus Florida, the Wildcats will be having “Sophomore Night.”
“This is just a chance to honor these kids for staying in school, getting a part of their education,” Calipari said. “It was a special night in Memphis when we did it, and I’m sure it will be appreciated by the fans in Lexington as well.”
We just took a quick glance at the North Carolina basketball schedule. And something stood out to us - something that immediately brought the word “karma” to mind.
On December 12, 2009, UNC destroyed Presbyterian 103-64. (Yes, the same Presbyterian that is currently 3-16.) In that blowout, UNC coach Roy Williams decided to show his jackass side and have a fan of the opponent ejected for cheering against UNC (God forbid!).
What’s Carolina’s record since that game? A mere 4-5. That’s right - 4 wins, 5 losses. With the win over Presbyterian, the Heels had improved to 8-2.
Now, it appears that they may be dropping out of the top 25 this Monday. We can’t help but wonder if Roy feels a little bad about being such an a-hole in that game in December? Or at least, maybe he’ll think twice in the future before ejecting a fan of the opponent for doing something so crass as cheering for his team.
You don’t want to mess with karma, Roy.
With his team at 11-6 overall, 2-3 in the Big East, and losers of 3 games in a row, UConn coach Jim Calhoun has decided to take a “Coach K” before this season gets out of hand. Sources say Calhoun will re-evaluate his back, um, health issues after he sees the final score of the Texas-UConn match-up.
The Big 10 has finally figured things out with this new advertising campaign…
Our pal BW’s take on Lane Kiffin leaving Tennessee…
“So I heard the riots got so bad in Knoxville last night they had to call in the basketball team to restore order.”
We read a little earlier that Florida Gator defensive end Carlos Dunlap will be entering the NFL draft. But is he ready? Our inside source talked to one scout, who told him, “If Carlos thinks he can just sleep his way onto an NFL roster, then he has another thing coming.”
Another scout told our source, “When that light turns green at the combine, Dunlap better be ready to show what he’s got.”
Oddly enough, the only person we have come across to really support Dunlap’s decision to try out the NFL is St. Louis Cardinals’ manager Tony LaRussa.
According to ESPN’s Chris Low, Ole Miss quarterback Jevan Snead - coming off a 0 touchdown, 3 interception performance in the Cotton Bowl - is leaning toward entering the NFL draft. At first we were unsure of this decision, but then he told our inside source his reasoning.
“After watching Jay Cutler lead the Bears all season,” Snead said, “I know I am ready to play quarterback in the NFL.”