Norman Chad needles UK and U of L

Free-lance columnist Norman Chad (you may better know him as the commentator on ESPN’s coverage of poker) writes a weekly column. He ends each column by answering reader questions, a feature he calls “Ask The Slouch.” Especially funny questions earn the reader $1.25 from Chad.

This week’s column, which appears on The Washington Post website, had what Chad called a “special Kentucky-Louisville  Edition” of this Ask The Slouch feature.

Here it is (and remember, Chad specializes in an irreverent view of sports):

Q: If John Calipari takes Kentucky to the Final Four and has the season essentially erased due to NCAA sanctions, it would be the third school at which he will have done that. Is that record more unbreakable than Bobby Knight’s 902 career victories? (John G. Roby; Avon Lake, Ohio)

A: Pay the man, Shirley.

Q: To promote safe-sex practices, will the University of Louisville be issuing tablecloths to all incoming freshmen or just to those on the basketball team? (Steve Gallagher; Milwaukee)

A: Pay this fella, too.

Q: Does John Calipari have a plastic surgeon-on-retainer to reduce the size of his nose every time he speaks? (Michael Woods; Houston)

A: It pays — exactly $1.25 — to be a keen observer of college basketball.

Q: Rick Pitino was pictured in the Louisville media guide with the pope last year. Who is he pictured with this year, former senator John Edwards? (T. Ponton; Hyattsville)

A: Another slam dunk, another buck-and-a-quarter.