Here are some common questions we get about FireBilly.com:
Question - Are you guys serious? You really want to fire Billy Gillispie, the new University of Kentucky Men’s Basketball Coach? You guys must be those evil redneck Kentucky fans that lives down a ‘holler’ & drinks moonshine.
Answer - Do we really want to fire Coach Gillispie? Nahhh. Also, to describe in terms used by the great William Smith, moonshine — as an illegal substance stereotypically abused by Kentuckians — is “old and busted”; meth is the “new hotness”.
Q - If you don’t want the coach fired, why th’ hell did you name the site FireBilly.com?
A - Because we’re the guys that ran the satirical FireTubby.com and actually took up for him when all those other mouth breathers were being irrational. (You can read more about the history of FireBilly.com on our about page.)
Q - Oh so you’re racist a-holes that wanted Tubby fired too?
A - Absolutely not. Like I said, we defended Tubby and didn’t allow anyone on our site to spew racist hate. We tried to encourage free and open debate about Tubby’s skills as a coach; we even posted one fan’s document on why Tubby should be fired!. Have a look around over there. The site is still up. www.FireTubby.com, we’re quite proud of it.
Q - But I hated Tubby Smith. He should have been fired years ago.
A - Well, you’re certainly entitled to your opinion but we had a different view on the topic.
Q - What’s with the fake names?
A - Mainly they’re tributes to people associated with the UK Sports program. Not Rob Bromley takes his name from Lexington broadcasting legend Rob Bromley. The Fake Gimel Martinez has been a lifelong fan of former UK Forward Gimel Martinez. Hefty Lefty has an unhealthy obsession with former UK Quarterback Jared Lorenzen. Of course, none of the writers of this site are the actually people they are named after.
Q - What are the rules for posting comments?
A - Depends on what mood we’re in. For the most part we don’t mind what you say or how you say it. Racist or overly slanderous comments, however, will be deleted ASAP and the user will be IP banned. If you can’t talk intelligently about stuff, your posts will be removed as well. We expect some forms of asshattery from allowing anonymous posting, but it doesn’t mean we will allow it.
Q - Hey, where’s my up-to-the-second reporting about our recruiting? Why didn’t you talk about some story that every other blog is talking about?
A - Sorry, we don’t do that here. We write when and what we want. We use the letter “w” in almost every word, if we feel like it. We’re not out to compete with A Sea of Blue or Deadspin or any of the other big sports blogs. We want to have our say, and for you to enjoy what we say.