Breaking down the odds on Kentucky’s White House visit
As I’m sure you’ve read by now, the Cats have been invited to the White House Friday afternoon to celebrate their National Championship. In years past, National Champions have been given a tour of the White House, along with a ceremony in the Rose Garden. Typically, the winning coach will present the President with a gift (in 2010, Coach K gave Obama a framed copy of the winning bracket), and the President will say a few kind words about the squad in return. Now, we all know this team is special, and try as they might to be serious, surely the ceremony won’t go by without one comical moment. So, let’s break down the odds on what will happen, from the most predictable to the least expected.
Brian Long finally buying a pair of dress pants for the occasion: Even. He better.
Calipari presenting President Obama with his second Kentucky jersey (he gave him one back in 2009): Even, it’s tradition
President Obama cracking a joke about picking North Carolina to win in his own bracket: 3-1
WBA filming part of the festivities: 8-1
Obama throwing up three goggles: 50-1
Jarrod Polson throwing up three goggles: 10-1
Joe Biden throwing up three goggles: 6-1
Sasha or Malia blushing when they meet Michael Kidd-Gilchrist: 5-1
Michelle Obama challenging MKG to a push-up contest: 50-1
A White House intern accidentally picking up Terrence Jones’ phone: 75-1
Some kind of reference to Anthony Davis’ unibrow: 20-1
DeMarcus Cousins making a surprise appearance to introduce the team to the President (“Hello Mr. President, these are the National Champions”): 45-1
John Wall making a surprise appearance: 25-1
Doron Lamb looking sleepy in the picture: 3-1
Number of times a player has to duck their head to go through a door on the tour: 39
Number of tweets from UK players/staff about the trip: 53
Player most likely to pull a “Forrest Gump” (aka drink too much free soda and excuse yourself to go use the restroom at an inopportune moment): Kyle Wiltjer
This post turning into a political bloodbath in the comments section: Even (in fact, the best bet you’ll make all day)
Your turn.
86 Comments for Breaking down the odds on Kentucky’s White House visit
Why would Coach K have been there last year?
Odds on Richie Farmer slipping in and out the back door: 4-1
Brian Long better appreciate the visit…
I think Dlamb looking sleepy is the best bet.
Odds Obama will falsely claim credit for the championship: 2-1
I would be better off not to comment b/c I really dislike Obama and Really love my UK Wildcats. Nothing good can be said or typed by me.
Odds that Stacy Poole is wishing “he was his own man”: 10-1
Odds that Coach K was there last year…0, unless Calhoun changed his name to Kalhoun.
Odds that Obama has a Diploma made to say “University of Kentucky” and presents it to society as his “actual one”: 5-1
#7) That’s great! lmao
9) Too Funny “LIKE”
Nice catch, thanks guys.
Odds that I’ll try to rent the White House out for a week using Kentucky tax payer dollars and throw a Rave in my hunting fatigues: 1-1
I’ll take a c note on everything.
Obama shaves UK into the back of his head and says he’s taking his talents to Lexington: 60-1
Odds that some bigotted redneck will make discriminating and hateful remark about our President: 1-9.
12) Don’t worry Coach Calhoun and K suck.
Doron Lamb looking high* in the picture: 3-1
FTFY
Odds that some random White House intern will photobomb the official picture of the President with the team 2-1
Cal is a “players first” coach. Being “players first” means being concerned with workers rights. Being concerned with workers rights means having progressive political values. Therefore having progressive political values means you are a true Kentucky fan. Air tight logic.
Brian Long finally buying a pair of dress pants for the occasion: Even money. He better. – Take it
Calipari presenting President Obama with his second Kentucky jersey (he gave him one back in 2009): Even money, it’s tradition – Leave it
President Obama cracking a joke about picking North Carolina to win in his own bracket: 3-1 – Take it
WBA filming part of the festivities: 8-1 – Leave it
Obama throwing up three goggles: 50-1 Leave it
Jarrod Polson throwing up three goggles: 10-1 Take It
Joe Biden throwing up three goggles: 6-1 Leave it
Sasha or Malia blushing when they meet Michael Kidd-Gilchrist: 5-1 Leave it
Michelle Obama challenging MKG to a push-up contest: 50-1 Leave it
A White House intern accidentally picking up Terrence Jones’ phone: 75-1 Leave it
Some kind of reference to Anthony Davis’ unibrow: 20-1 – Bet the farm on this one, get rich with nice payout at 20-1
DeMarcus Cousins making a surprise appearance to introduce the team to the President (“Hello Mr. President, these are the National Champions”): 45-1 – leave it
John Wall making a surprise appearance: 25-1 – leave it
Doron Lamb looking sleepy in the picture: 3-1 – Take it, is there any way he can’t. Maybe cosmetic surgery.
Number of times a player has to duck their head to go through a door on the tour: 39 – Over
Number of tweets from UK players/staff about the trip: 53 – Over
Player most likely to pull a “Forrest Gump” (aka drink too much free soda and excuse yourself to go use the restroom at an inopportune moment): Kyle Wiltjer – I would go Eloy if I had to take it.
This is a special trip for these guys. Leave your politics aside people.
You do realize “even money” means a 50/50 chance, not that it’s a likely to happen.
Obama throwing 3 goggles up…. make it happen Doron!!!!!
I vote for Obama because he looks like me!
21) You have entirely too much time on your hands
– That Brian Long wears his blue and black v-neck sweater. even
– That redneck mouthbreathers will continue to breath good air tomorrow. even
– That Stone Cold Willow will call Jones’ cell right as he’s shaking the Prez’s hand. 57/1
I voted for every other President in history because he looked like me.
#16 Take a pamprin sweetie. And make me a sandwich.
2009 – 2010 National Champs – Duke
2010 – 2011 National Champs – Uconn
2011 – 2012 National Champs – Your Kentucky Wildcats
So Coach K would have been there in 2010 not Calhoun……
26 I copied and pasted. It took all of 15 seconds to pick the whole list.
Odds that at least 100 UK fans are all decked out in BLUE outside the White House, Coach Cal gives them a coupon for discounted Orange Leaf, references it in a tweet and in the tweet says “you guys are crazy!” 5-3
Odds that Matt Jones pops a boner when he sees Calipari and Obama together…EVEN. They’re both flaming liberals.
If we give Obama a #1 jersey, it better have Miller’s name on the back of it. I’ll put down some money on Obama flashing the “3 goggles” too. 50-1?? That’s easy money.
28. Yeah, and we had no other choice
save me a seat!
I think we should boycott because Obama jinxed us two years ago and cost us #8 then.
Who is Sasha or Malia?
Odds that Speaker Boner cries because Kentucky team is in WH or, well, just because. 1.1-1
Hey, does he use Orange Leaf for spray tanning?
Odds Calipari tweets about Orange Leaf while in the White House 10-1
Odds Twann Beckam will look as disgusted has he did in the Clinton pic. 30-1
Obama saved the country from another Great Depression, rebuilt GM, reformed healthcare, reformed Wall Street, doubled the stock market, created 8 straight quarters of GDP growth, created 22 straight months of private sector job growth, got Bin Laden, got Gaddafi, and got us out of Iraq.
Obama has done a very good job.
I really hate to see obama get a UK jersey, I think it is a disgrace to the jersey!
42, do you know what year it was 1 trillion seconds ago?
Odds of Brad Calipari making it into the picture somehow: 4-1
Maybe Obama can explain why he didn’t pick UK to go to the championship game!
I think the jersey number should be 8.
I hope we don’t tick off the Georgetown and Maryland fans by celebrating in D.C.
Tyler, I’m not sure you know how odds work… If its even that implies a 50% chance. You think there is only a 50% chance UK gives Obama a jersey?
@42 – that’s the funniest thing I’ve read on KSR in a long, long time. If your day job doesn’t work out, you’ve definitely got a promising future in stand up…
I want the Obama throwing up three goggles for a nickel. Does this make it official or is there someone I need to call or email? How do we pay or collect if we win or lose?
I’d also like to add…. Number 42 must smoke drugs… Not weed either.. Like crack or meth. Its very sad to see there are people who truly think like this…. Wow
37. How did he jinx us from winning #8 two years ago? If I’m not mistaken, he called before the South Carolina game, which was during the regular season. That game had no effect on the WVU game in the tourney.
Those disagreeing with 42, what is your arguement? Very interested to hear it.
Its sad some people cant even enjoy their team getting to meet the President.These folks are a joke and not real fans! 10-1 that Richies mustache throws up the 3 goggles,and quit hating so much damn!GO CATS!!!
54) Issuing typo-infected baits is less effective than even Obama’s presidency. Just sayin’
In general, this site is less appealing to me each time it strays into political and social topics.
Yea no joke, that is the main problem with this country this Con vs Lib argument…we are all Americans get over it…the only way we are not going to go down the $hit hole is if we work together…maybe we could use the expample that the cats set for us?
HOW ABOUT JUST THROWING UP!!! HE SCHEDULED THE DAMNED THING WHEN THE KENTUCKY DERBY IS GOING ON! DON’T YOU THINK THAT IS A LITTLE POLITICAL!
54. Look up socialism. Now look up republic, as in our government. The Obama administration has tried to “change” this country into something it isn’t. How did socialism work out for the Soviets?
America is about individualism. It is about the freedom to become as great as you can be, not blend in and go with the crowd.
If you read about those that most influenced Obama (his mother’s boyfriend, his professor), their views are anti-American and Marxist. This is what the man stands for and anyone that believes his administration’s b.s. is just drinking the juice.
Do you realize that all of the taxes a 20 year-old (which you probably are) will cumulatively pay in their life is already spent?
No jobs. No growth in the private sector (where it really counts). More regulations. $1,000,000,000,000 more into debt.
Drink the juice, ignorant one.
Odds that Obama is a circus clown???
60, LOL
Hilarious. Ms.T, you rock!
Socialism believes that everything should be equal for everybody in every way. This is what the libs and obama believe. Now, apply this to UK basketball and our goal of winning more games and more championships. The government would assign all high school athletes to different colleges to make teams all as equal as possible. Then they would compete for the championship. No, wait, there would be no tournament because there should be no winners or losers, everyone should be equal. Read about socialism and see the direction obama and our government are taking us and if you have even a piece of a brain you will realize that we have to vote him out of office. If you read it and still don’t believe they are taking us down this road, then you drinking the koolaid. WAKE UP GUYS! #59 you are right on target, I wish there was a way we could talk outside this site. GO CATS! I wonder if Cal believes in socialism?
#20 Like it. Your my kind of fan.
I’ll put 100 on obama throwing up 3-goggles all day.
Odds that Nate calls to tell Obama to “keep my name out yo mouth” 12-1
42. 44. 50. 54. 56. 59. 63. Choke on vomit and die! Keep your political BS off the message board!
#67, it is ignorant fools like you that don’t deserve to be Americans! I love UK basketball but guess what, I love America more!
GOOD POST 42. None of the trailer park, bible thumping conservative racists can give a clear answer why they don’t like Obama…only because their preacher, their daddy, and foxnews told them to. ANYBODY that really compares Obama to a socialist or communist has absolutely NO IDEA what you are talking about historically…none. It is nothing but the typical retardican scare tactics and blowing things up for all the dumb sheep. And anybody that whines about the deficit…how did Clinton leave that little topic (you know, the last socialist), and what did your own little W do with that…started an illegal war that broke our country. Bin Laden beat Bush with cleverness, he knew the idiot war-monger, brown people-hating republicans would start a few wars and DESTROY our economy…he won. We had to get our own badass brother in the office to take bin laden out the right way, with one freaking bullet. Again, retardicans, just stfu and let the smart people take care of you.
Oh, and Richard…you are far from a real american. You are actually the opposite…party first, country second. A real american supports their leader and our country. Republicans have put themselves before their country, and that is sad. So, before you go showing your typical conservative ignorance calling everybody socialists like fat boy limbaugh, read a little and ecuate yourself…OH, WAIT…all that “learnin” stuff is for those snotty liberals, right? Go beat your sister-wife and go to bed.
Please don’t moderate me Ty Ty… He needs this!
@69 Wow. “Retardican”? Wow. Nice throwing out third grade insults. Ya sound as ignorant as any “racist bible thumping conservative” I’ve ever met.
I love the ignorance of the far left and far right. Here’s the truth, the answer to our countries problems can mostly be found in the middle… bickering between the left and right complete ruins the process.
RON PAUL
Reading this site you would think the President is the King of the United Kingdom of America. Yes the President has power but the President cannot get anything through without Congress. If people payed as much attention to what their Congressmen are doing and less about what the President was doing, I could understand all the complaining. But the fact is that the media makes us think that elections are always about these nontrivial things that they want them to be about. And the truth is there hasn’t been much difference between Obama and Bush. Wake up people, your future is at stake. This isn’t about, “I’m voting for X because he’s a Christian,” or “I’m voting for Y because he is pro-choice.” There are bigger and more important things going on.
73) Right on buddy
54, the stock market was at nearly 15,000 at one point. To double it he has to get it to 30,000. He is also not responsible for trading on Wall Street. To imply that he can create growth shows a lack of understanding of economics. Presidents can only hinder it, and both parties have done a good job of it over the years. This is how the Great Depression went. One horrendous year, a few years of 1% growth, and then another horrendous year in 1937. Oddly enough, with nearly the exact same policy reactions in between. GM still has not been rebuilt. Their poster product, the Volt, has failed horribly. He has reformed Health Care and Wall Street, but not for the better. He is not responsible for Gadaffi, that was a NATO operation led mostly by the French and British. The rebels were the main characters in the conflict however. He may have created 8 straight quarters of growth, but that growth is still below the normal growth trend of 3-4% that we enjoy normally. It is not solid economic growth, that is what happened in the Great Depression! He also has not gotten us out of Iraq. We still maintain a presence there, and probably will for a very long time. We simply have less there than we did before. He did a good thing in getting Bin Laden, but that wasn’t really his doing either, that had more to do with previous intelligence from the CIA and from the military. Bush wasn’t good at all, but Obama’s policies are similar to his, especially on foreign policy! The only difference is in economic policies which he is horrible on, but that falls on Congress more than him.
That being said, making this political is stupid. I know that sounds hypocritical after what I just wrote, but this is a great event for our team, don’t let politics ruin it. My comment was about a series of dumb comments that needed to be responded to, not our team and them meeting the President. He is still the President, whether we agree with his policies or not, it is a great honor for our kids. Hope everything goes well for them.
Disregard that post, I know nothing about Basketball.
look over there, an interracial gay couple is burning the American flag
Odds that Kentucky voters who are nitwits constantly vote for ‘men’ like Bush, Bush and Romney (and McConnell and Paul) under the illusion they have anything in common with 99.999999 % of the population of Kentucky : too small to post. Hmmm, the players on UK and the staff are either universally supporters of Obama and Democrats or 99.99999%. Given their brains and talent you might want to listen up; Matt didn’t get a Duke Law School free ride because he’s dim. Anthony Davis is the best thing to come out of Chicago since Obama, but they are roughly equally valuable in their fields.
#76 – you are right on! It is interesting how such a little one line comments about obama disgracing the UK uniform go so many people all up in the air. I still hold to my comment but I want to add that I love this team and it is a great honor for them to go to the While House to be honored, they deserve it. They are a great example of what a team can do. I graduated from Uk and was a college professor for 9 years and it amazes me how a group of YOUNG men accomplished so much when they worked together as a team. They put the team and the goal first and not themselves. This is what we do not see in Washington. Our leader, our senators and our representatives do not put the team and our country first, they put getting re-elected first. That cannot and will not work, it must be changed! I wish the best for this team and I only wish there was a two and done instead of a one and done, I would love to have seen these freshman play together, as a team, for another
year! Have a great time in Washington guys, you deserve to be honored for your accomplishments and the best of luck to you in the future!
Oh, by the way just to clarify for you guys that don’t get it, I am not a democrat nor a republican, I am for the Tea Party movement, they get it!
Most entertaining Ty Thompson post ever!
Another 4 years of Obama as President means that the government will be deciding where the IU and KY game will be played in the future along with every coach being paid what Cal makes to distribute the wealth.With that said I’m happy for these kids being able to go to the white house and being honored for their achievements.This team in my opinion is the best Kentucky team to ever where the blue and white!!!
what we order? Filet-o-Fish?
why are the CATS goin to the white house? did we do something good?