More links: Audio from Missouri representative who is really opposed to KU license plates; T-Rob labeled 'jackpot' player

Posted by Jesse Newell May 17, 2012 at 3:19 p.m.

A few more links in case you missed them ...

• I heard this audio on the radio Wednesday and it's too crazy not to share.

Missourinet.com downloaded the full audio of Missouri Rep. Stephen Webber's impassioned speech to the Missouri House earlier this week, saying the state should not allow KU-themed license plates.

by Jesse Newell

I would try to describe the speech, but whatever I say won't do it justice. Just give the link a click and be sure to sit down for the whole 3 1/2 minutes.

• ESPN's Jason King posted three KU-related pieces Wednesday.

The first was a well-written feature on KU strength coach Andrea Hudy with lots of cool anecdotes from her life.

There's also a video with Self and a Coaches' Corner Q&A that includes many of the responses from Self in the video in text form, just in case you can't watch videos at work.

• This is an ESPN Insider story, so a subscription is required, but ESPN Recruiting Nation gives KU's 2012 men's basketball recruiting class an "A," saying KU coach Bill Self's five signings "should be able to keep Kansas near the top of the Big 12."

• SI.com's Sam Amick rates former KU forward Thomas Robinson as one of the four "jackpot" picks in this year's NBA Draft.

Amick labels a "jackpot" player as one whose "talent is immense and the upside is as trustworthy as there is in the draft."

The other three Jackpot players, according to Amick, are Kentucky's Anthony Davis and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and Florida's Bradley Beal.

• And finally, the NCAA sent out a release Wednesday regarding the sites of the 2013 NCAA men's basketball tournament, and Kansas City is included as a second-/third-round site.

The Missouri Valley Conference will serve as the host for the games, meaning all Big 12 schools are eligible to play at Sprint Center.

The closest Sweet 16/Elite Eight regional to KU, if you were wondering, is in Arlington, Texas. The Final Four will be played in Atlanta.

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STLJayhawk10 1 year ago

just the first couple sentences makes webber sound like a moron. to call a logo disgusting and stuff when youre a government official is ridiculous. also to say "screw KU" in your speech is stupid. this guy should be fired

tman1991 1 year ago

Kansas State C-

milehighhawk 1 year ago

That's why he will never be anything but a State Rep.

Those positions are laughable...heck - Angela's boyfriend (from The Office) was at least a State Senator!

Pitthawk34 1 year ago

Did this guy ever take a communications course in college. Oh wait he went to MU, that explains.

VaJay 1 year ago

kj_hawk 1 year ago

I'm glad they waste their tax dollars on a-holes like this in Missouri. With representatives like him they can be assured to be the 50th best state in the union until Puerto Rico is added.

CalHawk 1 year ago

My wife, who is not a sports fan, asked, "who is that guy that sounds like a drunk sports fan?" She wouldn't believe me when I said it was a Missouri State Senator.

RockChalkCaliHawk 1 year ago

Well she shouldn't believe you, because he's not a state senator. He is just a Representative. AKA a M-I-Z-Loser.

stupidmichael 1 year ago

FINALLY the NCAA tournament comes to the Sprint Center...

austin5string 1 year ago

As much as I really want to listen to that jack#$&'s speech, I can't do it, because I know that if I do, I'll probably end up sending him an email that I will regret..

What a sad, pathetic, little man he must be..

tychi_jayhawk 1 year ago

Couldn't get past the first 20 seconds of the audio.. The guy sounds like a moron. Or like the catcher in Major League.

gchawk 1 year ago

Just a point of reference, that would be Major League II. Tom Berenger was the catcher in the original one, and he was pretty sharp.

tychi_jayhawk 1 year ago

But of course. The venerable Eric Bruskotter as Rube Baker is who I was thinking of. But I guess that's not very fair to Eric, is it?

throwdown_wallet 1 year ago

I listened to about 20 seconds of that clip and I don't get it. Why does Napoleon Dynamite hate KU so much?

KUHawkhead 1 year ago

Nailed it on the head! What a phucking douche.....

KGphoto 1 year ago

LMFAO!! I couldn't put a finger on it. Thanks.

GraniteHawk 1 year ago

I kept waiting for him to say " Madame Speaker, would we have put the Jayhawk on license plates when the German's Bombed Pearl Harbor". The fact that he was ever elected says a lot about those voting. Columbia can have him!

rockymtnjhawk 1 year ago

I emailed him:

Hello Mr Webber,

I heard some of your speech against the KU license plate. It was kind of short sighted and dumb of you to throw away the additional revenue those would have generated. But aside from generating a little revenue in a crappy economy, your bit about KU not wanting to play Missouri was grossly inaccurate. KU would be playing Missouri in all sports in the 2012-2013 season, except that it was MU that walked away from the competition when they bolted to the SEC. But hey, I guess you wouldn't let facts get in the way when you can spin it like a true politician.

I graduated from a Missouri High School. I then ran like hell to get away from the stupid state. A state that half the people cannot pronounce correctly. And, because of people like you, who publicly babble spittle on the taxpayer's dime.

jhawkrulz 1 year ago

Your revenue predictions aren't that significantly. If I remember right $15/plate and you would be lucky to get 1500 of these plates sold.

A wapping $22,500 (non-reoccurring) isn't something to sing home about.

Remember they couldn't even get 1300 pre-sales in North Carolina. I realize there are more in the state of Missouri, but it's not like this is a cash cow.

Most people don't want to spend any time in the DMV, but vanity plates would have you spend an additional 2-3 hours in the DMV.

EverRisingHawk 1 year ago

Oh my lanta, what an absolute moron. That was the most moronic speech I've heard in some time. That dude hurts one's ears.

raprichard 1 year ago

jhawkrulz 1 year ago

Coach self should be close to the top of the Big XII...that is one of the funniest statements I have heard.

You would think that the SI and ESPN would pick KU until a team actually can figure out how to beat us. There is a reason Bill Self has won 8 straight. He can find the diamonds in the rough. He gets the key additions to the team...and he can coach. I know we gave a lot of credit to Danny Manning (and rightfully so), but lets remember who is in charge.

I'm not sure if SI or ESPN can count to 9, so I understand their issue.

I'm trying to figure out who will compete in the Big XII next year against us. Baylor will fall off, Texas won't be as strong, West Virginia will be interesting.

Personally, I don't think we need as good of a team next year to win the big xii.

jhawkrulz 1 year ago

I know this will sound like sour grapes or that I'm being spiteful; however, I think that there should be some warning signs with regards to Anthony Davis.

I know he had huge offensive games, and he of course is solid on defense. However, let's be honest defense isn't the key part of the NBA game. In addition, Anthony Davis, when he actually played against heighth (e.g. Withey) he struggled. He is a center and doesn't have the meat to play 82 games. He needs some real training to help him, else he'll struggle immensely. I know he has some range, but he still has a lot of transition.

I've always said that big guys going from HS to College and College to the NBA have some of the biggest jumps. He went from HS to college (one year) and during his college year played against 5 big guys tops, and probably 1-2 future NBA players at his position.

Long and short, I guess I'm a little wary of his immediate impact.

mikehawk 1 year ago

These people have got to start breeding outside of their own relatives.

nuleafjhawk 1 year ago

mikehawk - your statement reminded me of one of my all time favorite t-shirts:

Missouri - 6 million people - 5 last names

sassykansan 1 year ago

I miss Joe College.

texashawk10 1 year ago

Did anybody else make it more than 15 seconds into the audio clip without laughing? If you did, that is impressive. You know the guy is a complete idiot when his district includes basically all of Columbia except for the university. Even MU wants nothing to do with that dip* dumb. Like they say over there, 6 million people, 5 last names.

MoonwalkMafia66 1 year ago

That was just awesome. Just awesome. I can't take Mizery fans seriously anymore, I just let them go. It makes me very happy. I talked to a K-State fan the other day, and she said she didn't watch basketball because it wasn't a real sport, but that she preferred football. Which is fine and all, but then I asked her if K-State had ever won a BCS game, to which she replied, no. I couldn't help but think...for something that Mizery and K-State fans take so much pride in, it must be just excruciatingly painful to know that the team that they've "beat down" for so long has done something in a sport that we don't even excel in, when they have not. Same thing for basketball. In arguably Mizzou's best season in school history, they lost in their first tournament game...to Norfolk St. A team that got stomped by a mediocre Florida team in the second round. It makes me really happy to be a Jayhawk when I think of things like that.

nuleafjhawk 1 year ago

But don't forget their (K-State's) awesome mascots!!

Willie "bighead" Wildcat and "BIGhair" EcoKat!!

nuleafjhawk 1 year ago

(In reply to MoonwalkMafia66's comment)

raprichard 1 year ago

Hey, KSU: 1989 called, they want their video back. by petejayhawk

nuleafjhawk 1 year ago

lol - i'm embarrassed for them - and i can't STAND K-State.

Cmill1221 12 months ago

I love this video. For the last few years Its been my automatic response on FB to all my KSU "Friends" when they talk smack about KU.

ralster 1 year ago

Yep. I cant stand KStutter fans either. Some who I know personally are nice, and others might taking a cue from me: (when I give some respect to Snyder's accomplishments, they usually chime in something good about ku basketball). But make no mistake, many of them hate ku just as bad as Mizzoo people do. Just. as. bad. For those cowsuckers, Ive got nothing but venom.

I dont like Scott Drouche of Baylor, and I may keep crosshairs on whatever Purple Pussies that come here also.

raprichard 1 year ago

I want to comment so badly about this moron's speech, but anything I saw will pale in comparison to just listening to it. Absolutely ridiculous. Is it wrong that I kept thinking of Sloth from Goonies when I was listening? Nnnyyyarrrggghhh.....!

jhawkrulz 1 year ago

I think you are being a little rude to sloth (and giving the rep a little extra credit then what he deserves).

KGphoto 1 year ago

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you Jesse. That is simply priceless. Excuse me now, I've got to go circulate this on FB.

sloppyscience 1 year ago

Geez, I've never heard that starfish from spongebob quite so worked up.

plotku 1 year ago

If you haven't listened to the whole audio link you need to. It is fricken hillarious. I mean come on spit the pacifier out of your mouth and speak clearly. Things that made me laugh: 1. Apparently we are the insurgents from the west.
2. "There is no sweeter sound than a M I Z screw KU" Ha that's what makes you happy? Go play some D&D in your moms basement, if that's what really makes you happy.
3. "And their basketball team, which they think very highly of" HA HA of course we think highly of them. Look at the dang records. I'm sorry we played in the national Championship in a rebuilding year! 4. And this guy will personal file legisation for this ammendment when we get the courage to play them again. Once again M I Z (Oh I can't do it), ran to the SEC for money, and to not have to play the teams in the Big 12.

Disposable 1 year ago

Nice to know not ALL the clowns are in the KS Statehouse!

marchphog88 1 year ago

Good lord.

I heard this guy speak on Kevin Keitzman's show, Between the Lines, while I was driving home from work yesterday. He repeated a lot of the content of his speech, albeit within the context of a radio interview.

But the best part of the interview was when Keitzman refused to let this a**clown continue promoting the idea that Kansas cancelled the series. Several times he said something to the effect of "Representative, come on, you aren't serious" when Webber would claim that Kansas ended the rivalry. Keitzman then pointed out that there were games with dates and times on the schedule for the 2012 and 2013 seasons. KU and MU had games that they were going to play, and would have played, if MU had not made a decision to cancel those games by leaving the conference.

I was also amused when Keitzman pointed out that KU doesn't have much/anything to gain by playing MU--they would be throwing away a valuable nonconference game in football (which KU needs, given that they are struggling in football and play in a tough conference), and they can sell out AFH for any game they want, and would just be helping MU basketball by playing in that sport. Rep. Webber responded by noting that those things were true, but that there was something of inherent value in the rivalry for it's own sake, having nothing to do with individual gain or bottom line.

When I heard that, I wanted to scream at the radio. That's the entire argument for MU not leaving the Big 12 in the first place--that there are parts of college sports that are of value that have nothing to do with bottom line. Things like playing your geographic neighbors. Things like staying with your partners of, in some cases, 100+ years. Things like competing with your oldest and most bitter rival for championships and titles, not just a token "rivalry" game in the parts of basketball/football season that are essentially warm-up games anyway.

It drives me nuts that MU fans and officials tout the "bottom line" and the overly-generic "conference stability" as reasons to leave that were more important than the things that I THOUGHT made college sports great (rivalries, tradition). But then when it comes to evaluating (or poo-pooing) a decision that Kansas made, all of a sudden the tradition and rivalries suddenly have all this intrinsic value. Well which is it Misery? Bottom line or intrinsic value?

I'll close my comment by saying that I'm thoroughly entertained by the fact that 2/3rds of this guy's speech was about KU not playing MU. As if that has or should have ANYTHING to do with what schools/organizations are allowed to have custom plates in the State of Missouri. It's so quintessentially "Missouri" to be so petty, spiteful and bitter while simultaneously trying to claim that it's the OTHER guy who's petty and bitter. SMH.

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