Wyoming’s Coach Flips the “Dirty” Bird
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by LastRow
In the grand scheme of things the state of Wyoming really doesn’t, well, matter! Not too often is there any earth shattering news coming out of the state grabbing national attention…Not to mention anything that might transpire at The University of Wyoming. More specifically “the other U Dub’s” athletic department. How bad must that suck…You bust your ass, both as coaches and as players, for what, to get a “Congratulations” by some 85-year old blue hair down at the corner store dubbed “The Corner Store” all because you go to school, live, play, and work in Nowhereville…Population, your ass!
Well seems as if University of Wyoming head football coach Joe Glenn has just had enough of this sorry ass life and wanted to do something that would not only be the talk of the town, but put him in the national headlines…Of course to help recruiting purposes! Mission Accomplished, Joe…Although I’ve got just a sneaky suspicion that Joe won’t be doing the whole Mountain West Conference Christmas exchange with University of Utah’s Head Coach Kyle Whittingham after Saturday!
Glenn didn't like how Utah tried an onside kick with a 43-point lead, and he let coach Kyle Whittingham know by doing his best Michael Vick, Dirty Bird impression. And they say Bill Belichick ran up the score! Although I will say, I see that the whole Michael Vick saga must not have reached Wyoming yet…See Joe, to be mentioned in the same breath as Michael Vick, well, it’s just not what it once was! Now of course like any goodie two-shoes conference officals do, the Mountain West Conference will review tape of the game and the nationally televised incident could prompt the conference to publicly reprimand Glenn. Oh no! It’s about damn time something happened in Wyoming…Last time I checked, the Knockaround Guys left several years ago! However, it must be noted that according to the conference handbook, obscene gestures or language are subject to at least a reprimand for a first offense. What is this, the YMCA? No obscene language? Huh? So instead of saying “That Mother F*****r”, what are you supposed to take a page out of the “Tweety Bird handbook” and call somebody a “Bad Ole Putty Cat”? Call somebody a "big meany"!…And then say “I'm telling, and you're going to get put in timeout and no t.v. for two whole hours! “
Okay, sure shooting the bird isn’t the best career move a coach can do or anybody else in an athletic environment, but to spit a spat like one is in the middle of watching "Kindergarten Cop"…Um yeah, sure that’s going to happen as soon as monkeys fly out of my ass! However, I have always held that movie in the highest regards…That flick taught me boys have penis’s and girls have vaginas! I’ve never been the same since…How awesome is that!
Of course, in the annual P.R. (say you’re sorry, even though you don’t really mean it) apology Glenn apologized for the gesture, saying …"I met with my team on Sunday and apologized to them for the gesture I made toward the Utah bench during the game," Glenn said in a statement. "I also want to apologize to all fans for that action. Football is an emotional game, and I let my emotions get the best of me. I felt it was appropriate for me to let my team and all fans know that I am truly sorry for that emotional moment." Gosh, that song and dance never gets old, does it? Although here’s an interesting thing that followed the “public relations apology”…Glenn said after the loss that he didn't remember giving the finger. "Honest to God, I can't even respond to it," Glenn said. "Maybe, I don't know." Impressive…Apologizing for something you can’t even remember!
And if the story can’t get any better, wait, there’s more! Glenn said at a weekly student luncheon earlier in the week that he could guarantee a win against Utah. My friend, don’t make bets that your team can’t cash! As Glenn was letting birds fly late in the game the Cowboy’s faithful of 42,000 began chanting "guarantee"…OOPS! Oh Shit! Perhaps coach Glenn was thinking “Go to hell you filthy couch burners, (West Virginia, Wyoming…It’s all the same!). Glenn said afterward that he regretted making the promise. "I got emotional last week and got my big Irish mouth going and made the guarantee," he said. "I'd probably like to have it back now. I wouldn't do it again. "Find the crow and I'll eat it."
I echo what Wyoming Athletic Director Tom Burman said about Glenn, “Coach Glenn has been a great ambassador for the University of Wyoming.” Yeah, he finally put not only the university, but the whole state of Wyoming in the national headlines! Coach Glenn leads by example! Just one thing of note…Don’t choke on your finger!
