Source - A school from Kentucky made national headlines this morning, if only as backdrop to what might go down as a soundbite for the ages.
Southern Illinois men's basketball coach Barry Hinson let all his frustration loose after a 73-65 defeat at Murray State on Tuesday night.
Conducting his post-game news conference in front of a backdrop covered in Murray State logos, Hinson called his team a bunch of "mama's boys," said his players were "uncoachable" and noted that his wife could shoot better than some of his players, among many other one-liners.
WPSD TV in Paducah captured the entirety of Hinson's rant. Excerpts from Hinson's comments led ESPN's 9 a.m. "SportsCenter" show on Wednesday.
YEEEEE HAW! Look out crazy coaches, Barry Hinson is coming in with one of the most ridiculous freak outs of all time. Throws in the concepts of tax credits, saying his players are giving away the ball like a Christmas present, he's gotta swat them like a bad dog, and even throwing out that it looked like his players were getting sniped in the knees! This guy is a bonafide psycho coach, but I love him. If you don't want this guy coaching your team and screaming at your players that his wife could shoot better than they can, then you don't know what a good coach looks like. This speech goes right up there with the heavyweights, including my father, who told a bunch of 12 year old baseball players that he was going to, and I quote, "fucking kill you guys if you don't pull your heads out of your asses!" Terrifying at the time, but we won 11-3, so this type of coaching works.
But does Barry H crack the list of top 5 coach freak outs? Here it is:
5. Barry Hinson: Southern Illinois
YES! I'm throwing him on there. The bit about his wife and the tax credit had me almost pissing my pants and this guy needs a win, so if a blog with a handful of readers can give that to him, then I've done my job. (see video above)
4. Herm Edwards: New York Jets
A true classic with Herm. "Hello! You play to win the game!" is absolutely fantastic. Just can't believe the media doesn't understand this concept. Poor Herm though, everyone knows if you wanna win, just don't coach the Jets.
3. Bennett Presser: Coastal Carolina University
I know I've mentioned this in an earlier blog, but this press conference is too good because you see a coach literally lose his mind right in front of you. Goes from football to telling a story about how a cat got into his house, then compares said cat to his players and tells us he needs them to be more like dogs. Unreal metaphor, what a wordsmith.
2. Jim Mora: Indianapolis Colts
An obvious choice, almost could put this at number one. This rant has been featured in Coors light commercials, and just about everyone you know who's a sports fan knows that infamous, "PLAYOFFS?! WE GOTTA WIN A GAME!" Great thing to yell during free throws, by the way.
1. Mike Gundy: Oklahoma State
My favorite speech of all time. I'm not kidding when I say I've watched this about 25 times, and could recite almost the entire thing from memory. Starts off hot when he's trying to be serious and all the newspaper comes undone on him, but his passion holds strong. Then the "cuz he drops a pass in a pick up game, or someone calls him FAT!" line makes me lose it every time (another good one for free throws). But that all just leads up to the pinnacle of the speech, "I'm a man, I'm 40!" What makes this even better is that this was during the middle of the week, not after a game, so Mike Gundy is just this crazy and passionate all the time and if you're a college football recruit, I don't see why you would go anywhere but Oklahoma State.
So there it is, my top 5. Makes me wanna puke!
Honorable Mention (for my Chicago fans): Dennis Green, Arizona Cardinals. "They are, who we THOUGHT THEY WERE!"
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