Posts Tagged ‘Billy Gillispie’

Email Responses Reveal Gillispie’s Fate?

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

In all likelihood, this issue will be resolved tomorrow, one way or another — but if you are like me and like reading all the speculative posts and forum threads, this latest one might just reveal what apparently so many already know. What we have is an apparent email response from Billy Gillispie that [...]

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Billy Gillispie’s Curtain Call?

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

Was last night’s loss to Notre Dame Billy Gillispie’s last game coaching the University of Kentucky? If you listen to the mounds and mounds of speculation, the answer doesn’t look positive for Gillispie, provided he even wants to stay in Lexington (link goes to PTI podcast). Did I mention there are mounds and [...]

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When Coaching Seats Get Hot

Wednesday, February 4th, 2009

When you are winning basketball games at the University of Kentucky, you could probably shoot a member of the government and the fanbase would forgive you. However, once you start losing, the coaching seat goes from “warm and inviting” to “contentious and hot.” After losing to the Bulldogs of Mississippi State in a [...]

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Billy Gillispie Has No Time For Jodie Meeks Questions

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009

During last night’s “fall on your face” loss to the Ole Miss Rebels, Kentucky had a two-point lead at the half. As is ESPN’s mantra, the sideline reporter, in this case, Jeannine Edwards, had some questions about Kentucky’s star player and the defense Ole Miss was playing to limit his touches. That’s when [...]

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Jodie Meeks is God

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

There. I said it. Care to dispute my account? Care to dispute Meeks’ record-breaking 54-point outing against the Volunteers of Tennessee (on 22 shots, no less)? How about 10-15 from behind the arc (what 3-point line move)? I mean, it’s not often a scoring legend at Kentucky gets unseated, but [...]

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Adding Insult to Upsets (Kentucky Basketball)

Monday, November 17th, 2008

The start of the college season for Billy Gillispie’s second year in Lexington looked an awful lot like the first. Instead of Gardner-Webb, Kentucky fell victim to the Keydets of the Virginia Military Institute in embarrassing, weak-wristed fashion. As expected, the message boards dedicated to Kentucky basketball exploded in a mess of text [...]

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