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Keegan: "I Want to Say I Don't Write These Headlines"

Byline, Mayjay
January 17, 2018

In a rare interview, Tom Keegan has admitted that the lampooned headlines appearing over his stories are, indeed, of his own sole creation.

"Yeah, I write them. As you know, newspapers have made huge cutbacks, especially in administrative positions like executive editor."

Asked if the cutbacks are why he writes the headlines, Keegan sighed and said, "No, I think it has more to do with the fact that no one wants to read my crap so I am the only one who knows what's in there."

"Really, I want to say that I don't write those headlines--but I can't say that."

@justanotherfan 2nd, 3rd & 5th are clones, and 1 and 4, too. 6 is a combo of all.

I think it is funny. In 1988 we had Chris Piper as one of our forwards. Averaged 3.9 for career, but no one remembers that. In his 1st two years, he averaged under 10 mins a game and had minimal stats. But for 1988 I remember, with the rosy glasses of retrovision, a major contributor as one of the "Miracles".

And he did have a lot to do with that tournament. Remember, we had lost Archie Marshall who was by far the better athlete. Despite rather journeyman stats before and overall, Piper averaged over 7 pts and 6.9 rebounds in 6 games.

Back then, though, with 4 years as the standard, bench players in their 2nd year were not expected to be major contributors. A guy like Lightfoot was expected to be pretty much unseen as a freshman, develop his game as a sophomore, and become a solid part of the rotation as a junior. Hopefully, become a starter as a senior.

My, how impatient we have become. Lightfoot is precisely where he should be if we all hadn't had our expectations change due to players leaving after 1, 2, or 3 years. The high level players we get now are able to do that, and we want their contributions accelerated as well. But to expect the same prodigious performances of everybody is absurd--"program players" like Mitch are the ones you need to fill those other 10 or 11 seats. And when given time to develop, yeah, they can be integral cogs in a drive to the top.

@Jayballer54 Don't forget our own heroes: freshman Chalmers had 5 turnovers in our embarrassing Bradley game, then in the E8 game against UCLA soph Chalmers had 7 TOs while shooting 1 for 8. Back to the freshman year: we started 3 wins 4 losses, and as I recall 5 star Chalmers had something to do with it, including 7 TOs against Az in Hawaii. There were major rumblings that our latest McD AA couldn't handle PG.

@justanotherfan Same prejudice lasted a long time about black QBs. In fact, when one screws up I still occasionally hear old-timers here in SC making thinly disguised, or undisguised, comments.

@Jayballer54 Well, remember, Trae said he decided on OU because Lon promised him "the keys to the program."

I think you are a bit harsh on him. 500 pts in 60% of a season is pretty impressive. He didn't make a big deal of it. The announcers did, and for good reason. OU is doing pretty well with him at the wheel, so going all snippy at him for a crappy game is a little over the top.

OU has chosen to ride the Free-Wheelin' Trae Express as far as he can take them. The kid is phenomenal, but still immature, untested, learning, and growing in BB IQ. He has played less than 20 games in college, so he will make mistakes that look ridiculous--just as the plays he succeeds in look ridiculous. Extremes on both, but over time I think you will be wondering why you didn't just appreciate him for the unique player he is.

Is it just because he didn't choose KU?

@Texas-Hawk-10 And that is why we all play here -- we learn something new every day. I had no idea the change happed that long ago. I do remember wondering back when we played UTEP in 92 what had caused the name change.

I still think it is boring way to name schools--I like the regional connotations of the "directional" schools.

wrwlumpy said:

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Stepford cheerleaders? (zoom in on the eyes...)

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Is that bear taking a crap on the field?

@drgnslayr And I forgot last year LgV got hit just for screaming after his dunk against M State:

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/03/kansas-michigan-state-ncaa-tournament-technical-foul-tom-izzo-second-round/amp ↗

When you're hot you're hot, and when you're not you're not.

@drgnslayr Here is an article about the Ncaa attempt to get more T's called for unsporting behavior (taunting, etc). Apparently acc to the refs in Monday's game staring can be considered hostile or aggressive behavior toward an opponent. Basically, Doke gets punished for having grown into a man's face from his previous baby face.

https://syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/1042283-ncaa-basketball-referees-instructed-to-call-more-unsporting-technical-fouls.amp.html ↗

OTH, the world has seen many confrontation in sports, bars, and the street caused by staring at someone wrong. These phrases are almost cliches:

"You lookin' at me?"

"What're you lookin' at?"

"Take a picture. It lasts longer."

No doubt the refs were trying to make sure the game was under control from the beginning. I would think, though, that they could have warned him not to use his DBF (dunking bitch face).

Zion W deciding Saturday. Supposedly between Clemson and UK, but SC may have become more of a factor by signing the Louisville bonus baby.

@drgnslayr I have seen T's for staring. Last year or the year before, I think, there was a point of emphasis about mocking or intimidating gestures and looks.

Trying to avoid confrontations by applying kindergarten rules, someone called it, IIRC. "Teacher, Dok made a face at me!"

@JayHawkFanToo "Final hurdle" seemed pretty clear to me, and pretty much encompassed your "correction." This whole story was well known before the movie.

@drgnslayr Very nice post. A sidenote: Texas Western became Univ of Texas at El Paso, who as a 9 seed beat 1 seed KU in the 2nd round in March 1992.

We finally got revenge for those two games by beating them in the Bahamas in 2013.

I think the 1966 championship should have caused Texas Western not to change their name. Almost like making that team forgotten in their own town.

@Jayballer54 Have no idea where you heard this, but you might enjoy The Sting with Newman/Redford if you haven't seen. Nice little part played by My Favorite Martian doing something like that.

Keegan: Preston Eligibility to Be Determined Within Days Maybe

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@Texas-Hawk-10 I think he said the refs were "over-sensitive". Not sure if he used the R word.

@Jayballer54 So Huggy was channeling what Bilas was saying during the game about leaving Svi open. I thought Bilas would start cursing in frustration over how idiotic the defenders were, but I am sure Huggy burned some paint in the locker room!

@Jayballer54 But I have no expectation KSU can win. All the refs in the KU vs WVU game, glare off of a window in New Zealand, distracting noises from the frig 2 weeks ago, etc.--how can this happen?

@Jayballer54 Squeak loud, Squeak proud! Cheering for the homestate rival tonite!

@bmensch1 If it weren't for the twins, Embiid would have twice as many points as ALL KU big guys in the NBA combined. For "Big Man U" it is pretty surprising how many big men bit players we have produced. Amazing longevity for Nick, Cole, and Darrell as they post avgs of 1 to 3 pts every year.

I read about Nick once that the coaching staff likes having him because he is like another coach, and they can put him in the game without any worries about what to expect. I get that, and expect it is the same with Cole, Darrell, and Tarik, but it is still fascinating to me how the salary rules in the NBA have combined in a way that keeps our guys rich for only a few mins per game.

Boeheim, K, Huggy, Calipari: successful coaches who are jerks

Self, Few, Roy, Kruger: not jerks

@wrwlumpy If that 1st picture is the stare Doke gave, yeah, maybe I can see the T. But I think it was a different play, and his glare was not so animated.

@betterfireE absolutely!

Keegan: Upcoming Dozen Contests to Decide Conference

@Gunman We don't win without anyone who played!

@BeddieKU23 The other guy was in front of our player and Carter was trailing. I thought it was a bad call in real time until they changed the call to the other guy, and I thought at the time that replay confirmed it was not Carter. I will look at the original view in slo-mo, tonite, though.

@BShark And maybe those butterfly wings in China.

@BShark More likely, Squeaky will complain about the lack of more fouls called on KU and how this game ruined KSU's season.

@jaybate-1.0 That WVU got more tired is due, I think, to KU playing a shorter rotation, and DG and Svi especially being accustomed to having to stay on the court despite playing 30+ mins. Although Carter avgs over 34, and two others are nearly at 30, they have 10 in dbl figures. That can keep fresh guys available to press, but it can hurt continuity and cohesiveness.

Anyone notice that they backed off Malik when he started bringing it up against the press?

Amazing how few fast break points! Of course, all those block minimized ours....

TOs and short bench didn't kill us this time!

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@truehawk93 The last 2 games before tonite he got yanked immediately after missing a 3.

jaybate 1.0 said:

Wow! The home whistle stunted our rally and we lost our composure. Da Sousa helped briefly then got overwhelmed. But he did help. Devonte lost control of his own team.Garrett a no show. Malik looked good but destroyed all Team play. Vick andSvi both got shoved out of their spots.

Self gambled and withheld adjustments for half time, but we appear too far down to come back on a pressing team.

May get but he’d second half.

Marines under heavy siege. Almost no more ammo.

PHOS!

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@betterfireE Was Mitch clutch enough for you on that put-back dunk after Dok fouled out?

edit: just in fun!

@CRH107 Maybe Self felt he has to demonstrate to Huggy what program discipline means.

@Texas-Hawk-10 And, of course, Hell will freeze over before Muck Fizzou gets to the F4.

Just sayin'....

@Texas-Hawk-10 It may be rare, but both G Mason and VCU went to the F4 in the same year of their 1st S16 and E8. Last year, SCarolina went to the F4 after their first ever E8. Their last S16 was in 1973.

Happens often enough no one should rule it out automatically.

@KirkIsMyHinrich Well, I will give you this one. The Big 12 didn't feel very bad about that student getting punched, either! :+1:

Well, I for one look forward to the crowd in AFH greeting Harris when they visit us with big lusty intimidating REP-RI-MAND! chants.

Maybe we coould add DE-MER-IT! to the mix and make him run home crying.

@cragarhawk Studies of the effect of noise on performance indicate that constant noise for an extended period of time can be detrimental to concentration, as well as damaging to the ears. Those studies would tend to support the idea that constant noise would be deleterious to both teams equally, but the idea that the home team can get "used to it" has a lot of support. Home teams also get used to the difficulties in communicating in that noise. Visiting teams have to figure out how to adjust, which is why we see so many teams prep for AFH with loudspeakers blasting away.

There have been many people who say that it is amazing that golfers need total silence to hit a stationary object, while baseball players have to hit a spinning one curving at them at 90+ mph with crowds roaring like crazy. But if the golfers played under constantly noisy conditions, it would be a lot easier for them. It is isolated noises that tends to be really distracting--like that one jerk rattling his candy wrapper at the movie.

Let 'em scream--being unable to talk after a Fizzou game is one of my fondest memories of being a Jayhawk!

@KirkIsMyHinrich I guess it bothered me that it seemed like you were able to accept what happened to the TTech fan, when everyone agreed that he didn't do anything at all as bad as the KSU fan. We probably all agreed that it wouldn't have seemed surprising for that guy to have gotten hit, and having initiated a physical confrontation, arguably he would have deserved retaliation or at least could expect it. That is what I meant by proportion--that guy did something.

I don't think jostling someone in a crowd, whether a bb court or a theater line or a rush to get into a subway car, ever deserves being punched. That is escalation. I might think someone is a bit aggressive, but if someone sucker- punched him, yeah, I would feel bad for him.

@JayHawkFanToo I agree with what you are saying about multiple transfers making it harder to get a degree, but I think colleges may be more lenient on residency credits than you said. I did a search on Google and none of the first six or so (UWash, Chic, Iowa, Wisc, UConn, Cal) were that strict. Most seem to focus on 30 residency credits, with some like UWisc) being 30 credits in residency after senior status (90 credits).

https://www.google.com/search?q=do+colleges+require+credits+to+be+in+residency&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjsgsLomNnYAhWkSN8KHXT-BZcQ7xYIISgA&biw=360&bih=560 ↗

If it could be done in 30 credits, that would make multiple transfers more viable in theory.

But I think a better rule would be to allow one transfer, and grad transfers, without sitting out, but any later transfers require sitting out a year. And no thirds.

@KirkIsMyHinrich

Enough for me on this. You might get a sense of proportion someday. But meanwhile, I hope you don't run into very many people like you who think anyone who does something slightly wrong derserves whatever they get.

@KirkIsMyHinrich Saying you don't feel bad for someone getting punched in the face is condoning the assault. Having been sucker-punched (in Mission Hills, no less) by someone (who was offended by something said by someone else, no less), requiring a trip to the ER, stitches, Xrays, and new glasses, I assure you people can do a lot of damage with a punch even if unintended. All the kid did was celebrate along with hundreds of other people.

@FarmerJayhawk When someone gets hurt and can't play, the NCAA allows a school to apply for a medical waiver. That allows the kid to keep going to the school on scholarship, but it doesn't count against the team scholarships because it is unforeseeable. This is what U Ariz did for Zach Peters when he was unable to keep playing and retired midway through his year there.

To attract a kid to a school to play basketball on scholarship--it seems that should count as one of the allocated scholarships for every year he attends, not plays. It counts for redshirts. Otherwise, schools are giving more educational benefits to that player. Why not offer 3 years of law school to someone who has completted prelaw in 3 years? or 4 years of med school to a TJ Pugh finishing early? It would require a major prodigy, but I cannot imagine the NCAA will let schools attract graduate players, and pay their way for additional years, and not count those years.