(H-L photo by Charles Bertram)
Big Blue Links for Thursday:
- Chip Cosby of the Herald-Leader reports that Micah Johnson might not play Saturday.
- My column on Miami of Ohio coach Michael Haywood.
- H-L photo gallery from basketball picture day.
- Brett Dawson of the Courier-Journal writes about UK’s defensive ends.
- Yahoo Sports says DeMarcus Cousins is a bad boy in a good way.
- B.W. Jones of the Kentucky Kernel takes a look at the Kentucky kicking game.
- WKYT has the 911 call that reported Billy Gillispie before his arrest on suspicion of DUI.
- Larry Vaught of the Danville Advocate-Messenger writes that UK’s tight ends have to make plays.
- Tim Stevens of the Raleigh News & Obersver reports that basketball recruit C.J. Leslie plans on inviting Kentucky for a home visit. (Hat tip to Aaron’s UK Basketball Blog.)
- Tom Leach does a video interview with starting UK center Marcus Davis.
- Tom also talks to Miami’s play-by-play voice previewing Saturday’s game.
- Cat Scratches has information from UK women’s basketball workouts.
- A Sea of Blue looks at UK’s expectations for its defense.
Did anyone read DUI call? Not defending anyone, but the call is a little strange or odd to me. Of course everything is odd if it relates to news about current or former Kentucky basketball coaches these days I think.
The person was a gas station employee from a gas station. The employee was just pretty sure he was drunk. Was the employee trying to prevent a accident or did the person know whom she likely getting arrested? Was it even company policy to call the police if you think a drunk driver is driving? I have worked at businesses where I wished I could of done things too, but couldn’t because of company policy.
If people think that so-so gas station in Anderson County will call police if they think you are drunk, then what else do they think the gas station will do? No I don’t want any employee fired for possible breaking company policy or any gas station to lose business.
As for Billy, UK’s former coach. He needs help to get his life straighten out, one way or another. I wish UK fans would stop the teasing, laughing, or feeling sorry for anyone. No one is perfect, sorry Coach Cal. Some people sins are just more public than others.
Anyone, anywhere, working for any company should call the police if they feel someone is driving while intoxicated. If that employee chose not to call, perhaps Billy would have seriously injured or killed someone else due to his reckless decision. Calling in a suspected drunk driver is not something to be taken lightly. Don’t think about it, just call.