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Posted on 2/14/23 at 4:21 pm to BowlJackson
Posted on 2/14/23 at 4:21 pm to BowlJackson
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Middle aged *conservative* southern white guys
What if they're black and conservative?
O right, just run-of-the-mill Uncle Tom.
You outed yourself.
Posted on 2/14/23 at 4:22 pm to ucbearcats
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He had to notice the great Cincinnati teams led by Oscar Robertson and later Paul Hogue. I mean if George Smith and Ed Jucker saw the ability of black athletes, surely Rupp could.
He did.
Again, how old are you?
I was in Cincinnati back then and it was better but it was not without incidents either.
#1 Rupp would fail in modern recruiting. He had tryouts and sent letters for kids not in the area. If a kid did not respond to the letter Rupp dropped them. He did not travel to recruit. If you played for him you showed up or were not on the team.
#2 "Glory Road" was made for modern revisionist history. Nobody at that game saw it as "black" vs "white" as players, staff, or fans. The bigger irony is had the Duke player not been sick, they would have won and faced Texas Western, not UK
#3 The gold lighter was a gimmick for Bear to recruit in KY (and elsewhere). He and Rupp were close long after he left UK.
#4 Most of the revised history was penned in the 1980's by a guy (like a click baiter today) who made a career making stuff up and was not even around when Rupp was.
#5 Both the North and South there were places black folks just did not go. It is one thing to have a black kid on a team but entirely different to protect them traveling. Kids today have no clue what it was really like back then.
Posted on 2/14/23 at 4:22 pm to Cheese Grits
I'm not a big hockey fan but I've been to some Cyclone games and enjoyed them, the team you mentioned was before my time.
Arthur Ashe is one of my all-time favorite sports figures. More so the man and the barriers he broke than the actual sport.
Arthur Ashe is one of my all-time favorite sports figures. More so the man and the barriers he broke than the actual sport.
Posted on 2/14/23 at 4:26 pm to hoojy
I only know of one poster here that would fit that description, and I haven't seen him in a long time now that you mention it
We're talking about posters on this site specifically, 90%+ of whom are exactly what I said.
I bet you were smiling when you typed that sick gotcha moment
We're talking about posters on this site specifically, 90%+ of whom are exactly what I said.
I bet you were smiling when you typed that sick gotcha moment
Posted on 2/14/23 at 4:26 pm to BowlJackson
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still have at least 5 years before I can be considered middle aged
As the old guy, don't kid yourself. Middle age starts around 33. Late middle age is probably between 45 - 55. There is a reason most pro athletes do go past 35.
Posted on 2/14/23 at 4:27 pm to Cheese Grits
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Middle age starts around 33.
Awesome, thanks for the confirmation that I'm not yet middle aged
ETA: although, maybe I do have less than 5 years left after all
This post was edited on 2/14/23 at 4:28 pm
Posted on 2/14/23 at 4:30 pm to BowlJackson
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I only know of one poster here that would fit that description, and I haven't seen him in a long time now that you mention it
And what description would that be? Please elaborate.
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We're talking about posters on this site specifically, 90%+ of whom are exactly what I sai
Not sure what you mean about that. Please elaborate.
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I bet you were smiling when you typed that sick gotcha moment
You owned and outed yourself. I did nothing more than point it out.
Posted on 2/14/23 at 4:30 pm to UKWildcats
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He had black players on his high school teams in Kansas in the 1920s. Do some research you ignorant fool.
If he had black players in Kansas then why not at Kentucky? Was it Rupp or would you hillbillies not let him? Has to be one or the other and it looks even worse if Rupp wanted to but was not allowed.
Posted on 2/14/23 at 4:31 pm to ucbearcats
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Arthur Ashe
Isn't that big tennis venue in Cincinnati named after him?
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Cyclone games and enjoyed them
I think they are the league below IHL
If you have ever seen the movie "Slap Shot" I swear they got some of the characters from the old Cincinnati Stingers players.
If you live in Cincy, you need to get out more often. Lots of things to do there. Sucks tho when they moved Coney Island (next to the old river Downs) to wherever Kings Island is now.
Posted on 2/14/23 at 4:32 pm to ucbearcats
It's because the Mississippi schools. That would've been some really crazy shite back then.
Posted on 2/14/23 at 4:35 pm to hoojy
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And what description would that be? Please elaborate.
Black conservatives. The whataboutism that YOU brought up
You're just trying way too hard now, bud
Posted on 2/14/23 at 4:39 pm to BowlJackson
You're the one who brought up skin color.
Nice of you to call out who left your plantation.
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Black conservatives.
Nice of you to call out who left your plantation.
Posted on 2/14/23 at 4:42 pm to hoojy
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It's because the Mississippi schools.
More than just the Mississippi schools
When I was younger West Virginia was way more hostile than the South
In simple terms, growing up
Northerns like the race but hate the person.
Southerners hate the race but like the person.
I was at funerals in the 60's when black and white were both bawlin their eyes out when they lost a Bubba (black or white). In the North they hated the Irish the most but lots of friends up there never seemed to have a single black person they actually knew. Sorta surreal. I have been to Iowa many times and can never remember seeing a single black person there. Indiana had the biggest KKK in the history of the KKK and basketball games there were not exactly warm and cuddly when a black player was involved.
Posted on 2/14/23 at 4:44 pm to Cheese Grits
I'm talking about the relevance of our conference.
West Virginia didn't have any relevance back then and hopefully never.
West Virginia didn't have any relevance back then and hopefully never.
Posted on 2/14/23 at 4:46 pm to LSUgrad88
Yes, DB overachieved a few times in his 28 years at LSU, but you can count them all using one hand. I remember Bobby Knight saying something like “I was worried that we were going to lose the game, then I looked over at Dale Brown and stopped worrying “
Posted on 2/14/23 at 4:48 pm to hoojy
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West Virginia
Beautiful place
Some really good people
Just some of the worst off set the good. However, in a bar fight you want a few on your side. Tough bastards and not afraid to fight dirty when needed.
Posted on 2/14/23 at 4:48 pm to Tiger In Dawg Country
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I remember Bobby Knight saying something like “I was worried that we were going to lose the game, then I looked over at Dale Brown and stopped wo
Damn. I would've hated(or loved) what he would've said about Cal.
Posted on 2/14/23 at 4:52 pm to Cheese Grits
Yep, very beautiful place.
You better keep your head on a swivel tho, if you're an outsider.
You better keep your head on a swivel tho, if you're an outsider.
Posted on 2/14/23 at 5:00 pm to Cheese Grits
In Georgetown Kentucky, as we speak but will be heading back home tonight.
I knew of the Stingers from an old shirt a friend of mine use to wear but did not know they were a hockey team.
I haven't been to Kings Island in a few years. Loved it as a kid but not so much now. Riding the Beast and going up in the Eiffel Tower were my favs.
I've seen a couple of places with Ashe's name on them. He was a great man.
I knew of the Stingers from an old shirt a friend of mine use to wear but did not know they were a hockey team.
I haven't been to Kings Island in a few years. Loved it as a kid but not so much now. Riding the Beast and going up in the Eiffel Tower were my favs.
I've seen a couple of places with Ashe's name on them. He was a great man.
Posted on 2/14/23 at 5:28 pm to LSUgrad88
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in 1987 in a one-point loss to Indiana (in the single biggest screw job I've ever seen a LSU team get in any sport) with a starting lineup of Darryl Joe, Anthony Wilson, Nikita Wilson, Bernard Woodside and Oliver Brown (and no bench to speak of)
What about my boy Fess Irvin?
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