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re: An oral history of Billy Gillispie's time at Kentucky ft. a TD HOFer
Posted on 2/16/15 at 1:52 pm to BluegrassBelle
Posted on 2/16/15 at 1:52 pm to BluegrassBelle
It is an interesting and odd dynamic. He was able to get away with a lot at A&M by winning and being a little under the radar. At Kentucky, he wasn't able to win enough to get away with how he treated players and media. It appears as though he wasn't all that different of a person and his perceptions are totally different at the two places. Weird how that worked out.
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Posted on 2/16/15 at 1:57 pm to rockchlkjayhku11
Another thing that helped him at A&M is we were at the tail end of the Fran era in football, and Fran was a shady character himself (though not to the level of Billy Clyde) who didn't really win. I think most were just happy we were having success in basketball since football was in the middle of a rough era, that was certainly the feeling among myself and my friends who went to school during that time
Posted on 2/16/15 at 1:58 pm to rockchlkjayhku11
This was touched on briefly in the story, but the part that amazes me with Billy Clyde is that he was Bill Self's lead assistant for years.
You'd think he would learn something about the importance of communication. Self is one of the most charismatic, likable people I've met in sports and he coaches the team I loathe.
You'd think he would learn something about the importance of communication. Self is one of the most charismatic, likable people I've met in sports and he coaches the team I loathe.
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