Just back from Commonwealth: a few notes

[jakldawg]

after spending 3 hours on an 80-mile trip (thanks, KYTC) anyway... Did anyone else notice the cops come up to section 115 and confiscate that lady's tiny "cowbell" and then get the salty old dude back-talking them on their way out? Hilarious.
One of the loudest moments of the night was the impromptu-on field pep rally between the 3rd and 4th quarters featuring (among others) Rich Brooks, John Calipari (OF COURSE) and some hilljack hype man in a Lorenzen jersey. Seems like that took forever.
Also, after the game, team comes over, band cranks up the alma mater, gets most of the way done, then the UK folks crank the music up over the PA system (after MINUTES of silence before that). Bush league. Then they turned the lights out on the State section. Freaking bush league.

Robinson's a freaking BEAST.
And my suggestion for practice: pass defense. Pass defense. Pass defense.

 

[Boardtown Remy]

Ark, UT-M on the docket. Plenty of time before we play another QB.

 

[sayit]

after spending 3 hours on an 80-mile trip (thanks, KYTC) anyway... Did anyone else notice the cops come up to section 115 and confiscate that lady's tiny "cowbell" and then get the salty old dude back-talking them on their way out? Hilarious.

That was very entertaining. The Lexington cops stalked out the MSU fan with a $2 kids bell and took it away and strutted down the steps with their chests bowed out like they just apprehended Al Capone. The entire State section was booing them and they even stopped to get into a 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] grade shouting match with a heckler in an aisle seat. I applauded them as they went by with a massively sarcastic “thank you officers for keeping us safe!”.

 

[Xenomorph]

Watched the whole thing and I was surprised the officer didn't stop and have a Hugh Freeze twitter-style exchange with you when you were clapping and applauding their efforts. The whole thing was a reminder of how irrational opposing fans become over cowbells.

 

[StatesboroBlues]

Pretty sure that guy wearing the Lorenzen jersey was Mathew Mitchell...head women's basketball coach and a State Grad. Louisville, MS

 

[RocketDawg]

So it was the Lexington police, not the rent-a-cops? I thought their job was public safety and to enforce the law, not public harassment nor enforcement of stadium regulations.

Was the cowbell one of those little necklaces with about a 3/4" bell on it? Can't see how that would be against stadium policy, and certainly not illegal.

Remember ... this is the same team with the coach (not this one though) who trashed our brand new visitors' locker room a few years ago.

 

[sayit]

Watched the whole thing and I was surprised the officer didn't stop and have a Hugh Freeze twitter-style exchange with you when you were clapping and applauding their efforts. The whole thing was a reminder of how irrational opposing fans become over cowbells.

Ha. The few that weren't booing were applauding their efforts and offering genuine thanks.

 

[kphall11]

So it was the Lexington police, not the rent-a-cops? I thought their job was public safety and to enforce the law, not public harassment nor enforcement of stadium regulations.

Was the cowbell one of those little necklaces with about a 3/4" bell on it? Can't see how that would be against stadium policy, and certainly not illegal.

Remember ... this is the same team with the coach (not this one though) who trashed our brand new visitors' locker room a few years ago.

It was one of those small cowbells that people usually give away at weddings to ring when the couple leaves the reception. Also not to mention everyone started making their own cowbells out of water bottles and spare change after the cops left.

 

[jwbigcreek]

Maybe that was payback for Croomz destroying their exercise bike

 

[Crazy Cotton]

The water-bottle thing definitely had some legs after the Miniature Cowbell Caper of 2014. I looked over at section 112 and everybody was standing and shaking their waterbottles in unison, pretty cool.

 

[jakldawg]

Apparently you're right. Between him and Andy Kennedy, that place's per capita production of easily-excitable hoops coaches is off the charts!

(Still. 17 him for publicly going "against the family")

 

[jakldawg]

It was two. 2 fully-uniformed Lexington Cops (maybe Fayette Co. Sheriff's deputies) marched up the stairs. At first, we thought they were going to break up a fight or something. It wasn't a casual mosey. Then the tiny (didn't even have a handle) cowbell was tossed to them. Then the boos came. The old dude's wife grabbed his arm and led him back into his seat. He was heated- I assume this is the "heckler" you're referring to.

 

[sayit]

It was two. 2 fully-uniformed Lexington Cops (maybe Fayette Co. Sheriff's deputies) marched up the stairs. At first, we thought they were going to break up a fight or something. It wasn't a casual mosey. Then the tiny (didn't even have a handle) cowbell was tossed to them. Then the boos came. The old dude's wife grabbed his arm and led him back into his seat. He was heated- I assume this is the "heckler" you're referring to.

No, the heckler was about 2/3's of their way back down the steps. The 2 cops stopped while one of them mouthed something in the guy's face.

 

[99jc]

I sat in the middle of the Lexington fans screamed my head off got lots of laser

No, the heckler was about 2/3's of their way back down the steps. The 2 cops stopped while one of them mouthed something in the guy's face.

Beam eyes but everyone was nice . Dressed one of my sons in wildcat jersey and he was screaming his head off for state....it really confused them had 5 different people come up to me and asked what was going on....it was great. hAIL STATE!