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Todd Lickliter and Greg McDermott Play Chess in the Park

 

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At a chess table in a Des Moines park, summer 2010

 

Licklitericon_medium  It sure is hot out here.
Mcdermott_icon_medium  It sure is.  Humid, too.
Licklitericon_medium  These concrete seats are awful in the heat
Mcdermott_icon_medium  Yep.  They sure get hot.
Licklitericon_medium  ...
Mcdermott_icon_medium  ...
Mcdermott_icon_medium  Theresa is being a pain in the ass lately.  All day with the gardening.
Licklitericon_medium  Oy I know.  Joez won't stop talking about cutting the grass.  I think she sits out in the yard and watches it grow.
Mcdermott_icon_medium  ...
Licklitericon_medium  ...
Licklitericon_medium  I can't sleep for two hours without getting up to take a piss.
Mcdermott_icon_medium  Oh Lord, every night I'm up 5 times.  I might as well stay up all night.
Mcdermott_icon_medium  ...
Licklitericon_medium  Check.
Mcdermott_icon_medium  ...
Licklitericon_medium  ...
Mcdermott_icon_medium  And the kids today just won't listen.  I try to give them advice, tell them that going for a quick buck doesn't make long-term sense.  They ignore me.
Licklitericon_medium  I know.  And the parents are just as bad.  I keep telling these kids that they need to accept their role, and everyone thinks they should be a star.  We don't need stars.  We need role players.
Mcdermott_icon_medium  Kids these days.
Licklitericon_medium  ...

Star-divide

 

Mcdermott_icon_medium  Did you see that bird?
Licklitericon_medium  What bird?
Mcdermott_icon_medium  That bird.
Licklitericon_medium  I didn't see any bird.
Mcdermott_icon_medium  It's a bald eagle.
Licklitericon_medium  Would you stop talking about birds?  There isn't a bald eagle in this park.
Mcdermott_icon_medium  ...
Licklitericon_medium  Check.
Mcdermott_icon_medium  ...
Licklitericon_medium  ...
Mcdermott_icon_medium  I went and saw my guy the other day.
Licklitericon_medium  What did he say?
Mcdermott_icon_medium  He said he looks forward to working alongside me for a very long time.
Licklitericon_medium  Oy.
Mcdermott_icon_medium  I know.
Licklitericon_medium  Mine told me his support was unwavering.
Mcdermott_icon_medium  Why do they do that?
Licklitericon_medium  They think we're naive and stupid, is what it is.
Mcdermott_icon_medium  ...
Licklitericon_medium  This isn't getting any better, is it, Greg?
Mcdermott_icon_medium  No, Todd.  I'm afraid it's not.  It's only a matter of time.
Licklitericon_medium  There's no way I make it to next summer, not in the condition I'm in.
Mcdermott_icon_medium  We're both just treading water, waiting for the Reaper.
Licklitericon_medium  I wish they would just pull the plug.  Put me out of my misery.
Mcdermott_icon_medium  Lord give me the strength.
Licklitericon_medium  ...

Mcdermott_icon_medium  Check.
Licklitericon_medium  ...

Mcdermott_icon_medium  ...
Licklitericon_medium  These seats sure are hot.
Mcdermott_icon_medium  Yep.  They sure are.

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by mikjones24 on Mar 9, 2010 8:12 AM CST reply actions  

Just sooo happy we're the first game on Thurs

Please guys. Let’s get this shit fest of a season over with.

by HawkeyePapyrus on Mar 9, 2010 8:24 AM CST reply actions  

If we put Iowa and Iowa State's roster together

do we get to 20 wins? I don’t think so…not if one of these two are coaching them that is.

"I’m sick of following my dreams. I’m just going to ask them where they’re going and hook up with them later." M.H.

by StoopsMyAss on Mar 9, 2010 8:33 AM CST reply actions  

While I agree with the sentiment

Is there a coach that gets 20 wins out of that roster?

by benvious on Mar 9, 2010 8:47 AM CST up reply actions  

Well, if you ask a Cyclone fan

They seem to think their season would be completely different if they still had Lucca and Boozer.

Uh, okay?

A Voice From Kinnick - A Hawkeye Blog

by mikjones24 on Mar 9, 2010 9:07 AM CST reply actions  

True...

just like they actually give a shit about the Gymnastics portion of the Cy-Hawk series. They’ll come up with excuses for damn near everything, including not being swept by Hawk teams.

“Man, we parallel barred the shit out of you guys!”

"I am in blood stepped in so far that should I wade no more, Returning were as tedious as go o’er." - Adrian Clayborn

by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Mar 9, 2010 11:17 AM CST up reply actions  

Unfortunately the "don't go for a quick buck" talk worked on poor Craig Brackins

Dude went from a lottery pick to the 2nd round over the course of one season. I dunno who was advising him, but they should be ashamed of themselves.

by NorseHawk on Mar 9, 2010 9:16 AM CST reply actions  

Same guy as Reggie Evans, I suppose

At this point, Iowa should just declare themselves the world's 1st professional wrestling team and give the rest of the NCAA a chance.

by CyHawk on Mar 9, 2010 6:36 PM CST up reply actions  

Reggie Evans' stock didn't drop at all

He was always going to be a 2nd rounder because of his height.

by NorseHawk on Mar 9, 2010 7:00 PM CST up reply actions  

I was really hoping for a Laurence Fishburne cameo.

Especially if it was just to say “There it is!!”

by Buddy Light on Mar 9, 2010 9:55 AM CST reply actions  

Speaking of Larry Fishburne...

makes me think of Deep Cover… which makes me think of Jeff Goldblum… We’ll have barbecued jumbo shrimp, you motherfuccccker.

"I am in blood stepped in so far that should I wade no more, Returning were as tedious as go o’er." - Adrian Clayborn

by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Mar 9, 2010 11:20 AM CST up reply actions  

Iowa basketball is hard to satirize.

Good effort. It’s hard to satirize something that already makes you look the other way.

Mr. Boh Knows ...

by Bellanca on Mar 9, 2010 8:39 PM CST reply actions  

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