The Univ. of Kentucky football team figures to face a hostile environment Saturday as it travels to Gainesville to take on the Florida Gators. It’s hard to predict how the Wildcats will react in such a setting, though thanks to a Lexington, Ky., Red Lobster, we may already have an inkling.
Monday on his Twitter feed, UK star wide receiver Randall Cobb related an unpleasant experience he had during a visit to the local seafood restaurant.
Just came to Red Lobster to eat and Audrey working at the door told me I must be a big UK fan because I have a lot of UK stuff on.
I then told her I was one of the biggest fans and she then says “how many more games do you think we will win before were horrible again”
#disrespectful #slapintheface #wow congrats Red Lobster just lost a top customer. Man I really wanted some of those biscuits too!
@mnewt709 that is a great idea ima call Sandy Bell tm and propose Red Lobster being on the banned restaurant list for all UK athletics
Later, Cobb confirmed to Brett Dawson of the LOUISVILLE COURIER-JOURNAL that he left the restaurant after the comments by the hostess :
“It doesn’t matter about me; I just don’t like people talking bad about my team. I have a lot of pride in what my team does and what we’ve been able to accomplish, and that was just something that didn’t go so well when I walked in.”
If Cobb is disconcerted by a single negative comment about his team from a Red Lobster hostess, wonder how he’ll fare with thousands of Florida fans hurtling high-pitched insults at him on Saturday.
Though, with this followup comment to the Courier-Journal, it does sound like Cobb has already softened his stance about a Red Lobster boycott:
“I’m actually thinking about going back tonight. I’ve been craving those cheesy biscuits for a while and haven’t had a chance to get over there and get any. Maybe tonight I’ll be able to go back.”
It’s a known, empirical fact that when cheesy biscuits enter the picture, adversity never stands a chance. Though UF having Audrey signal in its plays on Saturday probably wouldn’t hurt.
10:29 am on September 23rd, 2010
Go Audrey…
Give ‘em stick !
10:42 am on September 23rd, 2010
Grow the f*** up, are you kidding me? You are going to let the minimum wage hostess mess up your meal by “dissing” your home boys? get real man.
she was just commenting on a trend, in no way was it implied that she said your team sucks. cry baby.
11:01 am on September 23rd, 2010
How about proving her wrong on the football field instead of complaining about it on Twitter like a little girl?
Florida fans will replace the Gator Chomp with the Lobster Pinch in his honor.
11:08 am on September 23rd, 2010
that is more than 140 characters
12:00 pm on September 23rd, 2010
Just can’t stay away from those “cheesy biscuits”, huh!?!
12:54 pm on September 23rd, 2010
OVIE…COMICAL indeed.. O OO OOOOO Crab bait!! OOOOOO Crab bait!! I like it!!! RC don’t come out of the Lexington cuzz u know the state is all RED!! GO CARDS!!!
1:47 pm on September 23rd, 2010
I should read more carefully next time…I thought the headline said “…After Hostess Dies.”
2:48 pm on September 23rd, 2010
ima is not a word, at least not an english one.
3:57 pm on September 23rd, 2010
U guys are retarded and are taking this too seriously. This was funny to me and I’m sure to him as well. His feelings weren’t really hurt he’s just sayin that on twitter for a story for his followers. They’ll probably give him a free meal tonight…Which would then make him ineligible for sats game haha
7:59 pm on September 23rd, 2010
At least he didn’t strike her. What restraint. (sarcasm)
11:02 am on September 24th, 2010
So Randall Cobb walks in * to a Lexington Red Lobster* and this chick asks if he’s a fan, and says “we” like she follows UK sports? I hope she hasn’t been allowed to breed.
5:26 pm on September 24th, 2010
Tex Cobb plays for uk? Damn what is he 60 or so? Either way its going to be a bad weekend for the mildcant nation. First Bledsoe(aka the brain) then the swamp.
8:36 pm on September 24th, 2010
He gon’ cry in the car.