After Kentucku's victory over archrival Tennessee in 1957, Michaels was quoted as saying, "Nothing sucks like a Big Orange.
Quote from Lou Michaels after the 59 game (TENN)
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Sadly, that is correct, not sure I understand the point of the OP . . . :flushed:
I for one did not know that and found it interesting, I agree with Lou, win or lose, "NOTHING sucks like a big orange". As evident by a Vol fan that just had to come over to our board to post.
Dave
Dave
It's actually incorrect; though, the actual number of wins since then is nothing to brag about, either.
I stand corrected. 9 teams in the last 58 years could say that after a victory.
I had always wondered where the quote came from,nothing secret or anything like that just thought it was interestig a former player started.We have a vol in the post just kind of makes it better.
I watched him play as a young boy at Stoll Field. He did it all. An amazing player and one of Blanton Collier's best. If ever statues were erected at CWS, his should follow a choice of Bear Bryant, Babe Pareilli, Bob Gain, Howard Schellenberger and Grorge Blanda.
No problem orange fan, no one here has ever expected a vol fan to be able to count to 9. Its all good.
Lou Michaels was my childhood hero. I remember writing him a letter and letting him know that he had made my All-American team. He responded with a nice letter and an autograph picture of himself. In those days all the games were only on the radio, so I never got to see him play until he joined the Colts in the NFL.
A volunteer fan whose mouth (fingers) move faster than his brain?!?!
Inconceivable.
You guys have had 2-3 generations to count to 10 here but haven't gotten there yet
Yeah, uk football has been pathetic for a long time, no doubt.
Instead of continually picking at such low-hanging fruit to make yourself feel better, you should go talk some smack on the Bama or Florida boards.
I'm sure they could use a good laugh...
Pitiful, but that's Kentucky's fault. Either way, that quote is certainly true
This^^^
We've never recruited even close enough to be good since the 70's and the Bear before that. What exactly is the Vols excuse for the beatings from anyone with a pulse in the SEC in the last decade?
Thank you Orange clown for coming over and talking smack in a thread revolving around an All time Cat great that died this week. It just confirms your total lack of class and appropriate choice of my second favorite team...whoever is playing UT and UL.
Well, I was only 13 back then but I'm not sure I ever heard the word "sucks" as a derogatory phrase until MANY years later. And I seem to recall being a young adult as the use of this word in that context crept into American slang. Now, of course, "sucks" (in that context) is part of everyday colloquialisms. FWIW, Wikipedia says Michaels said it but I have some real doubts on the accuracy of that source (no reference to any specific article or interview; just that he said it). 
Peace
Peace
Well, I was only 13 back then but I'm not sure I ever heard the word "sucks" as a derogatory phrase until MANY years later. And I seem to recall being a young adult as the use of this word in that context crept into American slang. Now, of course, "sucks" (in that context) is part of everyday colloquialisms. FWIW, Wikipedia says Michaels said it but I have some real doubts on the accuracy of that source (no reference to any specific article or interview; just that he said it).
Peace
Thanks for clarifying your doubt of the meaning of "sucks" in the 50's and whether or not he said what he said. What exactly is the point of you expressing your doubt?
That statement, i.e., the "urban slang" or colloquial context of the word "sucks" to mean something "bad", just seems "out of place" for 1959, that's all. Nothing more, nothing less.
Peace
Guys, arguing the results of our football clashes with Tennessee is not going to end with a favorable result for us. They have owned us for years. I am 50, I remember 2 wins, one in early 80's with Bill Ransdell and the most recent with the wide receiver turned quarterback whose name escapes me.