Yesterday, between an evangelical get-together in The Alamo and being a faux fat cat in The Legend’s Lair, yours truly got his tour of The Latest Lourdes – the brand spanking new Carolina Basketball Museum in “The Ernie”. ….. BobLee’s perception is likely a tad less syrupy than
Tar Heel fans need more to brag about like Newcastle needs coal. The average UNCer is hardwired to bombast that all good about the world emanates from Chapel Hill. This patrician view of life quickly dissipates beyond a one mile radius of The Old Water Fountain except maybe …..
Was Indiana poet James Whitcomb Riley thinking of poor maligned Kelvin Sampson when he wrote his classic “Little Orphant Annie” tales in 1885? …. “the Gobble-ums ‘at gits you ef you don’t watch out!”. A top-tier NCAA BB program “cheated” – “HOLY TARKANIAN BATMAN – STOP THE PRESSES!
I once called him “Buford” after Buford Pusser cleaning the evil doers out of the county. …. Now the Fearless Leader of The UNC System is facing Xerxes’ Immortals at Thermopylae. Indeed …. “Leonidas” Bowles is declaring “ENOUGH”….
Over the years, our most popular columns are always the cornucopias of current absurdities. …. Today we bounce all over the place from Iowa/New Hampshire to “the bowls” to ACC FB to Ol’ Roy to Jack Nicholson to “the kidnappees” to Nicholas Cage and other stuff
If you immediately understand today’s title you know BobLee’s most recent all compelling addiction ….. That and other holiday happenings bring us to year-end …. BL & The Mizzus will sing Auld Lang Syne on toney Bald Head Island w/ former CIA Director George Tenet and assorted Oklahoma oil moguls.
We could do some more on the Three Kidnappees (Theodore, Alvin & Simon) …. We could do some stuff on the Florida State cheaters …. But lets not. …. It’s Christmas Buddies & Buddiettes so today we reprint one of my personal “Best Evers” from two years ago
Enough already with the yadda yadda about “plus one”, “plus two”, 16, 8, and Jim Delany’s secret deal with the Mayor of Pasadena. The Grand Poobah of Georgia has weighed in. Can the Governor of Wyoming’s brilliant ideas be far behind? ,,,,
No, this is not about Coach K …. ALTHOUGH there IS a Duke tie-in to each of the three items we discuss today. …. (1) The “final days” of The Rathskellar ….. (2) Roger Clemens did he or did he? ….. (3) June Jones going to SMU….
When a politician plays the “integrity card” on a Rock Star coach on behalf of a school that hired Bob Huggins you know its time for Randall Patrick McMurphy to run for Governor of West “Oh Lordy” Virginia. …. Sofas are aburning and fingers are apointin’ and BobLee is laffin’ …..
Another “have to write about it” issue presents itself. Being the only sports commentator NOT to pen some raucous rant about The Mitchell Report is a passing thought but since dozens of you are already inquiring I will give it a go. …. I go back to my column in early September
The UNC Fat Cats are quite bumfuzzled these days. Butch The Rented Rock Star is hungry and Jimmy says “feed him NOW” …. Jimmy ???? Jimmy Sexton – former student manager at Tennessee and now a sports agent.
We’re going to get “deep” today…. A socio-cultural angle on the Michael Vick Mess that has not been beaten to death. BobLee links Todd Turner to Bobby Petrino in a one of its kind commentary on college sports…. A suggestion to Little Johnny on the ACCCG….
This week’s GAME OF THE CENTURY is in Kansas City’s Arrowhead Stadium. BobLee knows more about it than any 500 people you know; having trod the Land of Jesse James and Quantrill’s Raiders. The FOR REAL “sleeping giant” of college football