Andy Kennedy Arrested

[An X Fan]

News this morning is that Andy Kennedy was arrested here in Cincinnati for assaulting a cab driver. Ole Miss is in town as part of the Big Least-SEC showdown at US Bank Arena - UC plays Mississippi State and Louisville plays Ole Miss. The details of this should be interesting.

Doesn't sound like Andy Kennedy, but you never know.

Edit: Story from WKRC. (http://www.local12.com/content/breaking_news/story/Andy-Kennedy-Arrested-For-Assault/nHYfBLrKeEqx-QU6Qd1wdw.cspx)

[XU05and07]

Huggins has rubbed off on him

[XU 87]

Being in Cincinnati, maybe he was just trying to relive the good ole' days when he was at UC.

[An X Fan]

I have to admit, my first thought is that he was trying to rally the Huggins crowd to come to the game tonight.

[etyahla24]

Huggins has rubbed off on him

Or maybe rubbed him off:eek:

[ATL Muskie]

At least he took a cab, something his best friend never figured out.

[ATL Muskie]

"Cincinnati Police say 40 year old Andy Kennedy punched a cab driver named Mohammed Ould Jiddou with a closed fist while shouting racial slurs."

That does not sound good. One guess on what he allegedly called the guy. And remember when all those UC mouth breathers jumped us for joking about Jihad Muhammad?

[Masterofreality]

This story never got much play in Cincinnati, because guys like Bill Koch squashed it, but AK is no saint at worst and a hothead at best.

It was reported in ESPN the Magazine that ol' Thuggysaurus and Kennedy got into a fist fight with outside fans in a bar in Salt Lake City after UC lost to Gonzaga in the NCAA Tournament a few years ago. First of all, why would two coaches go to a bar after a game and not some quiet restaurant? Second, why interact with fans anyway? Just stupid and lowlife. Somehow I can't see Skip Prosser, Coach K or Sean Miller going to a bar to drink after an NCAA loss.

This would be another verification to the Satan worshipping lemmings that Nancy Zimpher was right about ridding the program of all elements connected with Bloated Bobby.

[ATL Muskie]

I remember that Utah story too, MOR. Good call.

[An X Fan]

Mo Egger has the cab driver on right now. He claims:

Andy got kicked out of the Lodge Bar downtown. Cabbie picked him up. AK asked him to pick up friends elsewhere downtown. When he got there, there were too many people for the cab, and the cabbie told him that he couldn't take everyone because of taxi regulations. AK then goes off on him, hits him and yells ethnic slurs. Other people see this and call police, and the cops eventually track AK down and arrest him.

The cab driver had (and likely still has) no idea who Andy Kennedy is. Other people called the cops. Good to hear that the cabbie is physically fine.

MOR, I know the same stories. It's like the video of Huggins from Fairfax police when the cop says something like, "Bob, we've done this before." These are not isolated incidents.

Nancy Zimpher is probably the best thing to happen to UC's long-term overall prospects, and yet few are willing to admit it.

[nuts4xu]

Somehow I can't see Skip Prosser, Coach K or Sean Miller going to a bar to drink after an NCAA loss.



This was my first thought when I heard the story. I just can't picture Coach Prosser, Gillen, Miller, or any high tier coach being at a bar at 1 am the night before a game. Why wasn't he in his hotel room watching tape like a normal head coach??

He knows this town well enough and I would assume he figured the Lodge was a low key enough place. But it would have made more sense for him to had a few of his local friends over to his hotel room.

According to the cabbie on the radio a few minutes ago, one of AK's buddy's was arrested too for "pissing off the police". I'm all for drunken debauchery and don't like to see a guy ever get in trouble. But man, I can't figure out why guys in his position would risk trouble finding you on the night before the game.

[ATL Muskie]

This was my first thought when I heard the story. I just can't picture Coach Prosser, Gillen, Miller, or any high tier coach being at a bar at 1 am the night before a game. Why wasn't he in his hotel room watching tape like a normal head coach??

He knows this town well enough and I would assume he figured the Lodge was a low key enough place. But it would have made more sense for him to had a few of his local friends over to his hotel room.

According to the cabbie on the radio a few minutes ago, one of AK's buddy's was arrested too for "pissing off the police". I'm all for drunken debauchery and don't like to see a guy ever get in trouble. But man, I can't figure out why guys in his position would risk trouble finding you on the night before the game.


Skip might be at a bar after a loss, but he would be sipping a pint, quoting Yeats and Joyce. Then he would bid the crowd a fond farewell with dignity and grace, kindly tell Snipe to leave him alone, hail a cab and return home to his wife, knowing that he had done the best job he could and knowing that God did not create a perfect man but he would try his best to be one. That's how Skip rolled.

[Snipe]

Nancy Zimpher is probably the best thing to happen to UC's long-term overall prospects, and yet few are willing to admit it.

I would agree with that. She looks damn good today.

[XUglow]

I took a peek at the Ole Miss boards to get their take. One guy says AK is known to take a drink or two. Another guy says they need to hear his side of the story, but if he assaulted the guy and used racial slurs that he should be fired on the spot.

[xeus]

I'm anxious for the Dustin Dow interview with Andy Kennedy.

[ATL Muskie]

I'm anxious for the Dustin Dow interview with Andy Kennedy.

I just hope he doesn't wear the lime green sweater.

Dow: "Andy, do you have any comment about these allegations?"

AK: "Fuck you, little green shirted fairy. *burp* Go fetch me another beer while I take questions from these other guys. *PUKE*

[XUglow]

Does anyone know if AK wore a mullet before he shaved his head?

[Masterofreality]

Add to that,

Andy Kennedy was the dumb f**k who sent a fax a few years ago addressed to a recruit that The Coiffed One and John Chaney were both going after. Kennedy put his initials AK on the bottom. The fax was to tell the recruit that John Chaney had "lost it" and would be leaving Temple probably before the kid's class would be done.

That little incident soured a previously decent relationship between Chaney and Chuggs.

Isn't it hilarious that the minute that anyone from the old UC days comes back into town, (Kennedy, Blount, etc.) criminal activity ensues? And yet, there was Lance McCallister on the radio kissing Kennedy's ass yesterday.

Amazing.

[pimpinthebox]

I bet Marvin Lewis loves it. Gets him off the hook for being a complete and total jerk-off. As for Kennedy, this really shatters the image that all of these UC lovers who hate Zimpher of their coach they "should've retained". That WAS their insurance policy on Cronin. And yes, this technically doesn't fall under the Huggins umbrella, but certainly reflects upon UC. The question now is, does he lose his job?

[XU05and07]

This is a great day for the University of Cincinnati and Nancy Zimpher

[Masterofreality]

Please, somebody call into Mo Egger and remind him of the Salt Lake City incident.

[XU 87]

I wonder if Kennedy's arrest will result in Eastside Jay calling off his boycott of UC until Zimpher gets fired.

And for that matter, what happened to Jay? He was around here a lot before the UC game.

[Cheesehead]

I had heard about the Thuggy & AK bar thing too. I think it might have been a well known incident among the folks in the UC inner circle. What a jackass.

Skip made the comment once that he would only allow himself to have 2 pints at the bar, as he knew he was in the public spotlight and he was representing Xavier. I guess AK forgot that aspect of his job.

[Juice]

I had heard about the Thuggy & AK bar thing too. I think it might have been a well known incident among the folks in the UC inner circle. What a jackass.

Skip made the comment once that he would only allow himself to have 2 pints at the bar, as he knew he was in the public spotlight and he was representing Xavier. I guess AK forgot that aspect of his job.

Most responsible "public" figures do that. I am not saying that to disparage Skip but to simply put that Huggs and AK are in a category of their own.

What was AK doing at Lodge Bar? I have been there and the oldest person there is maybe 23-24. It is the same bar that the UC football player got kicked out of a week or two ago.

I have heard plenty of stories of people partying with Huggs and AK where everyone involved just got absolutely hammered, which is fine, because you have every right to do that. But I have heard more stories of those two getting drunk in bars than not so.

[AdamtheFlyer]

The writers of The Office, 30 Rock, and Seinfeld holed up in a room for a month couldn't write comedy like this. God bless Huggy and his leeches.

[Smails]

This just keep getting better. Andy Kennedy's attorney in this matter: Mike Allen

[XU05and07]

I like that Andy has passed his experiences from Huggins on to his staff...Director of Operations was also arrested

[ATL Muskie]

Will be interesting to see how Ole Miss handles this and if they clean house.

Would be a perfect job opportunity for Mike Davis. Snap.

[XUglow]

I like that Andy has passed his experiences from Huggins on to his staff...Director of Operations was also arrested

Word on Ole Miss board is that the Athletic Department guy was the one that was obnoxious and started the altercation in the first place.

I like the Mississippi State version better. AK was apparently out working with the homeless in Cincy and saw an opportunity to preach to some drunks that were coming out of a bar. When the Moslem cabby that had been ferrying him around all night realized what good works AK was doing for Christianity, he refused to take him around any more. This upset AK's companion, and he got angry. AK went to break up the altercation between 2 of God's children, and he accidentally hit the cabby as he tried to protect him. The cabby then filed charges against AK thinking it was the best way to slow the good works he was performing.

[D-West & PO-Z]

This was my first thought when I heard the story. I just can't picture Coach Prosser, Gillen, Miller, or any high tier coach being at a bar at 1 am the night before a game. Why wasn't he in his hotel room watching tape like a normal head coach??

He knows this town well enough and I would assume he figured the Lodge was a low key enough place. But it would have made more sense for him to had a few of his local friends over to his hotel room.

According to the cabbie on the radio a few minutes ago, one of AK's buddy's was arrested too for "pissing off the police". I'm all for drunken debauchery and don't like to see a guy ever get in trouble. But man, I can't figure out why guys in his position would risk trouble finding you on the night before the game.

Lodge bar is not low key. Also it is a college crowd. No idea why he would be there.

[FoundingFather]

this isn't as bad as mug shots can be...

http://www.bittenandbound.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/andy-kennedy-mug-shot.jpg

[Juice]

Lodge bar is not low key. Also it is a college crowd. No idea why he would be there.

I think Wednesday nights is "College Night" as well. There is no reason for a person his age to be there other than to be fawned over by UC students who would even recognize him.

[XU05and07]

I think Wednesday nights is "College Night" as well. There is no reason for a person his age to be there other than to be fawned over by UC students who would even recognize him.

He was just trying to get some Larry Eustachy-type loving...

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m306/BearMeat1845/eustachy4_i.jpg

[Stonebreaker]

Lodge bar is not low key. Also it is a college crowd. No idea why he would be there.

Because that's where the college girls are at? :rolleyes::D

In all seriousness...AK is a good guy, and a good coach. He may have done something foolish, but I have respect for him.

[Masterofreality]

I think AK used to sing in Judas Priest:

http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh265/MEDALGODDESS/Rob%20Halford/1991rob05.jpg

[blobfan]

I think AK used to sing in Judas Priest:



If that's true, then he wasn't at the bar to visit girls.

[Masterofreality]

I think AK used to sing in Judas Priest

Either that, or he's now the "Observer" on Fringe:

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YPCf8JFgUdI/SPWJlxHCvBI/AAAAAAAAH8o/uOv2pPxe4Sc/s576/Observer105.jpg

[Smails]

If that's true, then he wasn't at the bar to visit girls.

The hits keep coming...he was tossed out of the Cadillac Ranch before retiring to The Lodge. Dude was on some kind of mission last night.

[D-West & PO-Z]

I mean what the hell was he doing to get kicked out of all these bars!!?? Like you have to either be completely hammered out of you mind or clearly doing something to piss people off or fighting to get kicked out of a bar. What a douche.

[drudy23]

I mean what the hell was he doing to get kicked out of all these bars!!?? Like you have to either be completely hammered out of you mind or clearly doing something to piss people off or fighting to get kicked out of a bar. What a douche.


Was he delusional last night? It's like something you'd expect from the overweight, alcoholic frat boy who likes to get in fights. What the hell?

[STL_XUfan]

I honestly didn't think it was possible to be drunk enough to be kicked out of lodge, learn something new everyday.

[chico]

I heard he was out looking to pick up someone who looked like Nancy Zimpher, string her along for a while and then dump her.

[wkrq59]

This story never got much play in Cincinnati, because guys like Bill Koch squashed it, but AK is no saint at worst and a hothead at best.

It was reported in ESPN the Magazine that ol' Thuggysaurus and Kennedy got into a fist fight with outside fans in a bar in Salt Lake City after UC lost to Gonzaga in the NCAA Tournament a few years ago. First of all, why would two coaches go to a bar after a game and not some quiet restaurant? Second, why interact with fans anyway? Just stupid and lowlife. Somehow I can't see Skip Prosser, Coach K or Sean Miller going to a bar to drink after an NCAA loss.

This would be another verification to the Satan worshipping lemmings that Nancy Zimpher was right about ridding the program of all elements connected with Bloated Bobby.

MOR,
The story probably will get more play tomorrow (Friday). I do disagree on one thing, though. Bill Koch has absolutely no power to supress any story any time. His editors , and there are several, would do things like that.
If he knew about the incident and didn't report it, he'd be out of a job in the old days because The Post would have reported it.
Knowing Koch personally, I know he wouldn't try to squelch anything. It was Koch who wrote the Wilfred Kirkaldy story (the Syracuse recruit-rapist) and it was Huggins who tried to get him fired for it. Rick Taylor made Huggins recind the scholarship offer he gave to Kirkaldy after he was indicted for rape, but it was Taylor's recinding of the scholarship to convicted felon Art Long that cost Taylor his job.
From what I have read of the Kennedy affair, I have more than a few questions.
One version says the man with Kennedy was drunk. Had Kennedy been drinking and how much? Why isn't Kennedy coaching the team tonight? In any event, when the trial (if money doesn't change hands and it's settled out of court) is held, there's be a ton of coverage.
Did you notice on the Enquirer blog, the accusation against Kennedy drew another Nancy Zimpher bashing poster. Damn, will the Hugginites ever stop?:D

[vee4xu]

Lard Ass should be proud of his protege. To make matters worse, it happened in Cincy. Beautiful!

[xubball93]

UC fans kill me. They want to disavow AK because he hasn't been their coach for 2 years. But they'll slobber all over Thuggins when WVA comes to town to play UC this winter.

[American X]

If only he was wearing a choice selection from the House of Adam.

[yougotdbagged]

Where does the Andy Kennedy episode rank in the history of UC misconduct? At least he didn't assult a police horse

[Masterofreality]

Almost zero since he's long gone.

What it does, though, is shut the Nancy Zimpher critics up. She had the guts to make the right moves and clean house.

AK had baggage too.

[ATL Muskie]

Almost zero since he's long gone.

What it does, though, is shut the Nancy Zimpher critics up. She had the guts to make the right moves and clean house.

AK had baggage too.

Bingo. Everyone was so "shocked" when he wasn't offered a chance to stay. Well, evidently the Salt Lake City story (and probably many others) conspired to make him more like Jabba and Nancy and company wanted to clean house. She looked like a genius back then, and even more now.

[XUglow]

http://www.overstream.net/view.php?oid=uxmqluagr7ey

Ah, another spin on the old Hilter movie. This stuff never gets old for me.

[bearcat65]

http://www.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/12376746

Seems to be some conflicting information out there. If the allegations are true then Kennedy should be fired but at this point I don't think it's clear what actually happened.

[Smails]

There are definitely conflicting reports, but there are a couple fact that I don't think are being disputed:

1) He was pickled and ejected from two bars the night before a game.
2) He was arrested

Not firable offenses but defeinitely shows a general lack of leadership and common sense...and to some extent he displayed that getting plastered is more important to him than breaking down film/prepping the night before a nationally televised game. I would question his dedication if I were a Miss. player

[XU05and07]

There are definitely conflicting reports, but there are a couple fact that I don't think are being disputed:

1) He was pickled and ejected from two bars the night before a game.
2) He was arrested

Not firable offenses but defeinitely shows a general lack of leadership and common sense...and to some extent he displayed that getting plastered is more important to him than breaking down film/prepping the night before a nationally televised game. I would question his dedication if I were a Miss. player

Though those 2 things aren't necessarily firable offenses, but they could (and might have) affected his performance on the job. Last night was a close game, what effect could a few more hours of preparation and many more hours without distraction resulted in? You have to question AK's ability to lead and prepare his team.

[XUglow]

There are definitely conflicting reports, but there are a couple fact that I don't think are being disputed:

1) He was pickled and ejected from two bars the night before a game.
2) He was arrested

Not firable offenses but defeinitely shows a general lack of leadership and common sense...and to some extent he displayed that getting plastered is more important to him than breaking down film/prepping the night before a nationally televised game. I would question his dedication if I were a Miss. player

I think that is being disputed. The Lodge guy says no one was ejected and that they left on good terms. I am not sure what happened at the Cadillac Ranch.

Both stories have big holes as far as I am concerned. The truth is somewhere in the middle, but where?

[ATL Muskie]

I wonder if Alex Moller, the Lodge GM, went to UC. AK has enough UC cronies in that town to keep him out of trouble, so it wouldn't surprise me.

[bearcat65]

I wonder if Alex Moller, the Lodge GM, went to UC. AK has enough UC cronies in that town to keep him out of trouble, so it wouldn't surprise me.


Be hard for him to say that given that there were people in there who would have known who Kennedy was and it would probably have attracted their attention to see him tossed out.

[ATL Muskie]

Be hard for him to say that given that there were people in there who would have known who Kennedy was and it would probably have attracted their attention to see him tossed out.

There are discreet ways to "throw people out." You don't necessarily have to be thrown out a window or something. He may have been asked to leave without anyone knowing. That was my point. If the GM is UC-friendly then he could do it under the radar fairly easily. This whole thing could be avoided if AK had just taken his guys out for a steak dinner at a nice place, had a few drinks, and then taken a cab back to the hotel.

[Juice]

I wonder if Alex Moller, the Lodge GM, went to UC. AK has enough UC cronies in that town to keep him out of trouble, so it wouldn't surprise me.

The clientele down there is at least 75% UC students and former students down there. He may not have gone to GM but he knows where his business is coming from.

[bearcat65]

There are discreet ways to "throw people out." You don't necessarily have to be thrown out a window or something. He may have been asked to leave without anyone knowing. That was my point. If the GM is UC-friendly then he could do it under the radar fairly easily. This whole thing could be avoided if AK had just taken his guys out for a steak dinner at a nice place, had a few drinks, and then taken a cab back to the hotel.

I understand what you are saying and it may well have been like that but if they were rowdy enough to warranty getting asked to leave then I have to believe people who were there noticed.

[ATL Muskie]

I understand what you are saying and it may well have been like that but if they were rowdy enough to warranty getting asked to leave then I have to believe people who were there noticed.

Maybe. Point is, why would these guys be out at these places? Just seems creepy and certainly not very professional. A head coach at a D-I school in a major conference doesn't need to be showing his assistants a good time. Only bad things can happen. Like the cliche goes, not much good can happen at 3AM.

[bearcat65]

Maybe. Point is, why would these guys be out at these places? Just seems creepy and certainly not very professional. A head coach at a D-I school in a major conference doesn't need to be showing his assistants a good time. Only bad things can happen. Like the cliche goes, not much good can happen at 3AM.

I agree with you there, especially on a night before a game against Louisville no less.

[stophorseabuse]

Other than comedic value I have no issue with anyone regarding this. Actually, very much unlike old days, this makes the current UC administrtion look good for eliminating coaches they saw as threats to emberass the program.
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[waggy]

What I thought was funny watching the interviews on ESPN last night, is the southern accent Kennedy has already developed. It just doesn't sound right coming out of his mouth.

[XUglow]

Waggy, I would say that he has re-developed it since he grew up in Mississippi. It is hard not to fall into speech patterns when you move some place. It is even harder when you move back to some place.

[XUglow]

One other note... to cap off AK's crappy day, his great little guard went down for the season at the end of the game. That makes 3 starters that are now out for the season. Talk about a bad day... starts with an arrest, ends with Chris Warren going out with a knee injury.

[An X Fan]

Yesterday, Kennedy's lawyer was Mike Allen - disgraced former prosecutor. Today, I see Richard Katz is the lawyer doing the talking for Kennedy. Wasn't Katz on permanent retainer at UC while Huggins was coach and his players were out of control? I know Katz is Huggs attorney. Quite the crowd.

[xeus]

Kennedy has filed a defamation suit against the cabbie and the parking valet. Methinks he doth protest too much.

[waggy]

Where there's smoke there is generally fire. But MSU has a lot more money than the cab company. This is already over.

[X-band '01]

Kennedy has filed a defamation suit against the cabbie and the parking valet. Methinks he doth protest too much.

What would you do if you were a public figure and they were throwing out allegations that are absolutely false? I'd probably want to sue anyone left and right as well. For him to merely say "no comment" would have been more damning IMO.

[XUglow]

Where there's smoke there is generally fire. But MSU has a lot more money than the cab company. This is already over.

OK, AK is at Ole Miss. If MSU is throwing in money, it is with the cab company.

[waggy]

OK, AK is at Ole Miss. If MSU is throwing in money, it is with the cab company.

D'oh! Sorry.