The Billy G Rumor Mill: It's so Hot Right Now

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It's a rainy Tuesday. Hopefully all the rain will be gone by this weekends Derby festivals. I will refrain from any other mention of the Derby in this post because it is getting to the point of overkill. I only follow horse racing once a year and this is that one time. It's already getting on my nerves:

• Who's ready for some more Billy Gillispie coaching rumors? It is rumored that Billy G is highly interested in coaching the Iowa State Cyclones basketball team. This is about the 100th team that he has expressed interest in him or vice-versa. Looking at the Iowa State message boards (I know! I was surprised they actually existed too!) the Cyclone nation isn't too thrilled about the prospect of Billy getting a DUI in their neck of the woods.


• Everybody hates Big Ben. According to an ESPN Outside the Lines report, Ben was facing some resentment from his teammates long before he started cornering women in bathrooms. Ex-teammates have come out blasting Ben for being a diva and local Pittsburgh restaurant and bar owners have slammed the QB for being a jerk to workers and patrons. Hold up your hand if you want this douche to fall off the face of the Earth and never be heard from again?


• Ok, I tried to refrain from a Derby story but this has to do with Kentucky basketball, so I have to do it. John Calipari, John Wall and Patrick Patterson will all be on the red carpet at the Barnstable Brown Derby Eve Gala. For some reason there is a picture of Boogie on the CJ's website with celebrities such as Maris Miller and Rebecca Romaijn Stamos Oconnell. He is not mentioned as being a guest. One can only hope. Rick Pitino and Karen Sypher did not RSVP to the event.


• A little bit of late NFL draft news concerning the Wildcats. The Cats had three players drafted this past weekend: Corey Peters, Trevard Lindley and The Terminator. Linebacker Micah Johnson just got invited to workout for the Giants. I have a feeling he will make it. He is very athletic and he looks like the Hulk. Good luck Micah! As for the Dirty Cards: 0 players drafted.


• CJ Leslie update: he concluded his trip to UConn this weekend but I would say he sounded less than thrilled about the visit. All he said was that they showed him the campus and told him that he was a good player. That's about it. It's really a two team race between the Cats and NC State. It is said that he would decide "pretty quickly". I hope he does soon. Between him and Terrence Jones, I am getting pretty anxious. Power forward is a position that is lacking for the Cats for next season.