BillikenButch Posted February 6, 2004 Share Posted February 6, 2004 ...to cover the team? Who would you prefer not discuss our team? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iggy Posted February 6, 2004 Share Posted February 6, 2004 He's an imposter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted February 6, 2004 Share Posted February 6, 2004 I thought you were Kenny Strode! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonwich Posted February 6, 2004 Share Posted February 6, 2004 Disclaimer: I rarely, if ever, listen to the smaller "sports talk" stations. That said, it appears to me that there's a giant subculture of wannabes in that particular media genre, and -- if the chatter on this board is correct -- any number of them lack serious knowledge of the Billiken program. (Hell, even most of the bees that the wannabes want to be have shown significant deficiency in following the program closely.) We seem to be caught up in the semi-literate rantings on a web site (which, I suppose, is appropriate for our forum). Do we not want him to "cover" us? Hey, I'm all for "coverage," but I think it's fair to expect a minimum level of professionalism. (Isn't this the guy, by the way, who got put in the dreaded Vern Gagne [or was it Von Raschke?] sleeper hold at Rams Park by another of the local "sports personalities"?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted February 6, 2004 Share Posted February 6, 2004 You are correct, Hadley was the recipient of a "submission move" by Brian McKenna at Rams Park. His legs were too large for McKenna to pull off the figure-four leg lock. It would be very easy to write him off if his only outlet was his internet newsletter, but he is also given air time by Fox Sports and AM 550 as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted February 6, 2004 Share Posted February 6, 2004 i have no problems with frank c, stu durando and nate latsch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted February 6, 2004 Share Posted February 6, 2004 no the way i understand it, iggy is pretending to be kenny strode and thus we shouldnt trust iggy's thoughts. of course i dont know who kenny strode is, so this whole scenario makes my head hurt. i have shook our iggy's hand though, so i know who he is. if one has to go, i say strode takes the bus to wichita. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted February 6, 2004 Share Posted February 6, 2004 yes hadley is the "fighter" that took on brian mckenna and recieved the vulcan nerve clamp at the rams training facility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted February 6, 2004 Share Posted February 6, 2004 not to change the subject, but (in reality, a discussion about pro wrestling seems better than john hadley) as a kid, i would try to put the figure four on my younger brothers all the time and they never seemed to be in the pain that the ric flair oppenents would be in when he administered that hold. almost makes me think that the hold wasnt real. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted February 6, 2004 Share Posted February 6, 2004 I'm almost convinced that there is no pain involved in the figure four, even when executed correctly. I've tried it with the same results that you had! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Latsch Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 >i have no problems with frank c, stu durando and nate >latsch. Thanks, Roy. But I don't deserve mention in the same sentence with those two. On a side note: I am writing a Luke Meyer feature for Tuesday. - Nate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetorch Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 I wrestled a little in hs (real wrestling) and there were moves that were similar to a figure four you could do. Only difference was both you used your legs on the opponents and you were both laying down. It was purely a hold to attempt a pin and immobilizing the leg. No pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetorch Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 You post here that is good enough. Obviously Earl is on that list too as sports editor for the STL American. Karraker has some nice things to say about Billiken basketball and I think he knows the sport. On 550 they just cannot give any airtime to a team they don't carry, and since they have blues and rams that is all they talk about. 550 doesn't even talk about missouri very much, except for clemons stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGB91 Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 JAY JR. AND TIGER TIMMY ARE THE TWO WORST AT GIVING THE BILLIKENS ANY CREDIT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 geez, how could i leave out the awesome one. i owe you one earl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 actually to be fair, tiger tim has been pumping the billikens for at least two weeks. nothing but positive. maybe frank is wearing off on him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetorch Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 I noticed a change of heart with Tim as well. I think this years Mizzou scandals have jaded him. He frequently makes comments about how Soderberg is such a great person besides being a great coach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonka Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 Roy, I would be happy to demostrate the figure four leg lock to you, and I bet you'll change your mind on pain. The problem with the figire four is that it isn't a realistic move. If you have a willing participant that allows you to put them in this hold, I can guarantee you will squirm in pain if done correctly. The laughable thing is that your opponent needs to be all but knowcked out already in order to effectively apply the move. I have managed to use this move on friends playing around who fought back to try and avoid it. If you wrestle someone stupid enough, you can make it work. I'm glad the srestling moves we tried as kids (and as adults) were mostly ineffective. As we've seen in the media, kids are carrying today's moves way too far and death has been a result. A simle ankle lock would be way more effective anyway and can be applied by anyone regardless of size or strength in a most effective way. Now, how many other wrestling moves were all show though? How about Terry Gordy's iron spike. Or the Sheik's camel clutch or how about that dreaded iron claw? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 dory funk jr had the spinning toe hold. never quite figured that one out either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 Leapin' Lanny Poffo used to read derogatory poetry to his opponents to hurt their feelings. How's that for a move? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonka Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 Ok, that made me laugh!!!!!!!! Those were the days I actually enjoyed watching it!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 Me too! It was so much different back then. The best part about Leapin' Lanny was that after completing his poem, he would then proceed to get his @ss kicked in just about every match! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLUNATE Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 Tim likes hard working scrappy athletes...he hates lazy blue chippers....so he is having a field day pumping SLU over MU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 in real life, leapin lanny is the macho man's little brother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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