Digger Phelps announces on ESPN he is leaving ESPN

[LIPTON BASH]

It's obvious why this happened. College Gameday is better with Jay Wililams, Bilas, and Jalen.

[rjs4470]

Can't say I love Digger, but I don't hate him either. I'm not from KY, so I apologize if this is common knowledge, but why is Digger so hated around here??

[LRCW]

It's obvious why this happened. College Gameday is better with Jay Wililams' date=' Bilas, and Jalen.[/quote']

 

I thought Williams was leaving to be on Coach K's staff?

[Harry Doyle]

Can't say I love Digger, but I don't hate him either. I'm not from KY, so I apologize if this is common knowledge, but why is Digger so hated around here??

 

I don't like like him just from the standpoint that he is just too old school for me, and that's saying something.

 

Love Bobby Knight....can't stand listening to Digger.

 

Hear that a lot, don't ya? :idunno:

[LIPTON BASH]

I thought Williams was leaving to be on Coach K's staff?

 

I must of missed that. If that's true the show is better with Seth Greenberg as well.

[Hatz]

Can't say I love Digger, but I don't hate him either. I'm not from KY, so I apologize if this is common knowledge, but why is Digger so hated around here??

 

Digger, IMO, was perhaps the worst tourney coach in history and yet comes a cross like he was one of the all time greats. People speak of the talent Dean Smith had but look at Digger Phelp's talent pool: Austin Carr, Adrian Dantley, Orlando Woolridge, Bill Laimbeer, Bill Hanzlick, Kelly Tripuka, and the list goes on and on. Never has a coach done so little with so much.

 

Give him a one game scenario at home and he was dynamite. (see UCLA 1974) But as a tourney coach he was miserable.

[rjs4470]

Digger, IMO, was perhaps the worst tourney coach in history and yet comes a cross like he was one of the all time greats. People speak of the talent Dean Smith had but look at Digger Phelp's talent pool: Austin Carr, Adrian Dantley, Orlando Woolridge, Bill Laimbeer, Bill Hanzlick, Kelly Tripuka, and the list goes on and on. Never has a coach done so little with so much.

 

Give him a one game scenario at home and he was dynamite. (see UCLA 1974) But as a tourney coach he was miserable.

 

Ok, I get that he might not have been a great coach...there probably more bad coaches out there than good. It just seems like UK fans really hate the guy.

[Hatz]

Ok, I get that he might not have been a great coach...there probably more bad coaches out there than good. It just seems like UK fans really hate the guy.

 

It all goes back to the series in the 70's and 80's. Digger always got the short end of the score and whined about it incessantly. (see above story) He hated Joe B and KY and the feeling was mutual. Believe it or not, from the mid 70's to the early 80's UK's constant non-conference rival and biggest game was vs. Notre Dame in Freedom Hall. A lot of angst and hate was built up during that time.

[MNCM]

Digger Phelps is a colossal tool who only runs second to Lee Corso.

[bugatti]

It all goes back to the series in the 70's and 80's. Digger always got the short end of the score and whined about it incessantly. (see above story) He hated Joe B and KY and the feeling was mutual. Believe it or not, from the mid 70's to the early 80's UK's constant non-conference rival and biggest game was vs. Notre Dame in Freedom Hall. A lot of angst and hate was built up during that time.

 

Digger, IMO, was perhaps the worst tourney coach in history and yet comes a cross like he was one of the all time greats. People speak of the talent Dean Smith had but look at Digger Phelp's talent pool: Austin Carr, Adrian Dantley, Orlando Woolridge, Bill Laimbeer, Bill Hanzlick, Kelly Tripuka, and the list goes on and on. Never has a coach done so little with so much.

 

Give him a one game scenario at home and he was dynamite. (see UCLA 1974) But as a tourney coach he was miserable.

 

I put Digger and Dale Brown in the same category.

Edited April 8, 2014 by bugatti

[Hatz]

I put Digger in Dale Brown in the same category.

 

Dale was worse IMO. The guy fabricated stuff and was far from classy when LSU was building their program. I never saw Digger call timeout to unfurl a Conference Banner during a win.

[PurplePride92]

Bye.

[The Professor]

Part of a three-man crew with Bobby Knight as the other analyst.

Add Jim Calhoun and have the Dream Team.

[Jim Schue]

Ah come on Jim, I thought for sure that would get one of the rare but prized "Jim Likes"

 

Consider a piggy-back on your joke the next best thing.

[PurplePride92]

Digger Phelps is a colossal tool who only runs second to Lee Corso.

 

Whoa whoa whoa....not so fast my friend!!!!