It looks like after Kentucky’s win Tuesday night over Mississippi State, Coach Rick Stansbury got a couple of calls from his home state of Kentucky. This is from [URL=”http://ukbasketball.bloginky.com/2010/02/18/uk-fans-jam-stansburys-phone/#comments”]Jerry Tipton’s blog:[/URL]
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Before Kentucky’s game at Mississippi State on Tuesday, UK freshman DeMarcus Cousins said he received crank calls and text messages from the state of Mississippi.
After the game, Mississippi State Coach Rick Stansbury said he got so many crank calls from the state of Kentucky that he disconnected his home and cell phones.
“They got my cell and home numbers,” Stansbury said on Thursday. “It started after 6 (p.m. on Wednesday). The first few, I didn’t pay much attention till it kept going on and going on and going on.
“I leeft and came back, checked my home (message recorder). Jeez, I finally took the batteries out of everything and unplugged all the lines.”
Kentucky won the game 81-75 in overtime. Afterward, Stansbury used humor to voice is displeasure with the officiating.
When asked to describe the calls, Stansbury said, “Lots of calls and just hang up. Some laughed. A couple talked.
“I got to where I wouldn’t answer anymore.”
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After a little investigative reporting, I have found transcripts to the prank phone calls that the Coach received:
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[*]Hello? Hello? Yes, I am looking to contact a representative from Aquafina?
[*]Yes, I need to speak to the chief. This is Roy D. Mercer.
[*]NIT! NIT! NIT! NIT!!
[*]Deez would have shook your hand after the game.
[*]Hello, Yes this is DeMarcus Cousins, and I was returning your 150 calls. Haven’t you had enough?
[/LIST]Maybe in the future Coach Stansbury will avoid having to take himself off the grid for days at a time and [URL=”http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/ncaa/ncaa/legislation+and+governance/eligibility+and+recruiting/sportsmanship/2009/best+practices+tool+kit”]follow these rules to have a safe playing environment in Starkville.[/URL]
