Miami of Ohio coach Charlie Coles didn’t let us down after his Redhawks barely lost to Kentucky last night in Lexington on John Wall’s game-winning shot.
(I love that man)
A reporter made the mistake of asking Coles how the game “got away” from Miami at the end.
That’s when the fun began.
“Let me see here, Kentucky Wildcats, number-four in the country, I’m hearing four first-round draft choices, and you’re asking me how that got away from me? … awkward pause … why don’t you ask John (Calipari) why it was so close? I’m not going to answer that question man. We get beat but come up with a brilliant effort. WOW, how things change.”
“They’re the Big Blue! … I’m not mad at you (reporter). Where are you from? … You from Lexington? Oh my lord. How did it get away from me?”
Don’t know about you, but I’m checking on my eligibility as we speak. I’m ready to lace ‘em for Coles RIGHT DAMN NOW.
3:55 pm on November 17th, 2009
That guy is awesome!
4:20 pm on November 17th, 2009
blam-o
4:49 pm on November 17th, 2009
As a Miami grad, I’ve always loved that guy. I’m just glad it didn’t trigger another heart attack.
5:59 pm on November 17th, 2009
The guy who asked the question was Dick Gabriel, veteran reporter/talk show host in Lexington. He’s forgotten more about UK sports than this coach’ll ever know. And for the record, there was no animosity on either side…nor has there been such a reply when he’s asked that before.
7:11 pm on November 17th, 2009
Apparently Foghorn Leghorn is now coaching Miami University …
8:16 pm on November 17th, 2009
Not the Last Game Wildcats barely win or lose. Watch!
9:48 pm on November 17th, 2009
Gabriel may be a good radio show host, and he is good as I’ve heard him, but Charlie Coles’ freckles knows more basketball than he does. He is one of the great under-the-radar coaches and is guaranteed to take down two or three highly ranked teams every year simply by outcoaching them, as he did Calipari. Kentucky’s sheer talent won out. Coles is awesome.
9:30 am on November 18th, 2009
this guy ROCKS!
3:36 pm on November 18th, 2009
So… how did it get away from him?
3:03 pm on November 19th, 2009
Considering how the Redhawks lead by 18 at one point, the question wasn’t really THAT stupid