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Football

Hasta la
vista.
Mumme!

Mumme is no longer
employed by UK. The
funny part is that the
offensive line coach
is now the new head
coach. He will
probably do great,
but the real question
is what will Hal do?
He has a 20-26
record here and may
not look all that
appealing alter the
problems the football
program is going
through, whether he
was involved or not.

Here are some possible
jobs for the now
unemployed Mumme:

Western Union
spokesman: Evidently
the football
department has
experience with
sending money to
people. Maybe Hal
could lie and say he
did it and tell the
public that Western
Union was a very
reliable service.
"Western Union, it
worked for me!"

A University PPD
employee: With his
first goal being to
pull down his very
own Hal Mumme Pass
street sign, Mumme
could be kept busy
shooing birds or
some other job that
none of the other
employees want to
do.

A bookie: Evidently a
master of odds,
considering he knew
the odds were
stacked against him
enough to resign. He
is obviously good at
keeping quiet since
he has said nothing
of the accusations.

agent: If his program.
known to him or not,
was good at paying
people during the
recruiting process,
maybe he and Majors
could open a sports
agent office.

XFL coach: It seems
other good name
burnouts found a
home there, why
can't he?

Valdosta State
quarterback coach:
This is actually not a
viable option, I just
think it would be
funny if Mumme were
to go back to where
he came from, and
better yet, be the
coach of the man he
basically made leave,
Dusty Bonner.

Professional parrot
head: Following the
man himself, Jimmy
Buffet, they could
both get kicked out
of Miami Heat games
and waste away in
Margaritaville.
Something I can only
imagine Mumme
would enjoy at this
point in his career.

-Ron Norton
Rail_editor@hotmail.com

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5.6 4.2

Look out for the rain.
It will not go away.

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February 7, 2001

THE FOOTBALL SAGA

Mumme out, Morriss in

Coach Morriss

NICK TOMECEK | PHOTOEDHOR

UK Athletics Director Larry lvy announced at a news conference Tuesday that Guy Morriss. the current offensive line coach, would replace Hal
Mumme as head coach for the UK football team. Morriss said he is excited but wishes the promotion had come under different circumstances.

‘I didn't ask for a resignation': Larry lvy says‘coach
Mumme's decision to resign was a mutual understanding

By Steve Jones
S’AFF want:

The llal .\liiininc era has ended at i’lx’

in a news conli-renci- 'l‘uesday at (‘om
inonwealtli Siadiinn‘s Wildcat lien. l‘lx'
Athletics Ilii‘ectoi‘ i..’|i'l‘_\ lyy announced
that Hal .\illlllllli' had issued his resigna
[ion (is i'K iii'zltl iiiollit‘lil ('lllll'h.

l\'y also announced that current l'l\'
ol‘feiisiye line coach tiny .\loi'riss would
llt‘t oine the new head coach.

In the midst ofa l'niyersity inyestiga
iion into potential .\'(‘.\.-\ recruiting yiola
tioiis by [K coaches. rumors haye swirled
that Mumme's days at i'l\' were iiuiii
liei'etl.

lyy explained tliai in a meeting \\ ith
.\luinine 'l‘uesday morning. the outgoing
coach accepted responsibility for the
team's recent troubles but maintained he
personally had broken no rules.

"While not admitting any .\'(‘,\.\ \‘io
lations." i\‘\ said, “t.\liiininei felt that the
problems we had encountered with the
football program were under his watch

and that he should shoulder the responsi
bility for those problciiis. thus resulting in
his resignation "

lyi. was adamant that .\luniine had
liol ilt‘l‘ll iii‘ ‘li. but that in their meeting
boili llli'll understood the an Mumme's
futiiiw with the team should go.

“l didn't ask fora resignation." In
said. "it was more of a mutual under
standing that if in fact a change was

made. it would be for the bettci‘iiieni of

the program."

Mumme's resignation came at a pn
otal time for l'l\' and all other college foot
ball programs. Today is the first day ol'uie
.\'(‘.\.\ n'iiional signing period for high
school i‘i-i‘i‘liils

With yerbal commitments from high
school players. in wanted to solidify the
head coaching position and rclieye any
doubts from recruits before they ol'licially
signed to play at l'l\'.

"l was concerned about our potential
student athletes who li:i\'e i‘iillllllilli'ti to
us ‘l\'\ s llfl. "We hope tlial the student
athletes 'hat haye committed to iis haw-

coiniiiitted to the t'niyersity of Kentucky.
but if there are any who have committed
to play for Hal Mumme. we wanted them
to haye the opportunity to make that
change if necessary."

Morriss was introduced Tuesday as
the new head coach for the upcoming sea,
still.

He met \\ itli the l'K players Tuesday
and felt well i‘ecei\e(l as their new coach.

”They are genuinely e\cited to roll up
their sleeycs and get to work." Morriss
said.

Morriss had been contacted by lyy

three days earlier about the possibility of

taking the job it‘ his boss anti friend
Mumme left.

“I honesily wish it had been under
different (”ll't'lllllNIIlllt'tN.” Morris‘s said. “I
“as here to support coach .\luniine."

Morriss explained that he would re-
tain the same prolific ol‘l'ensiyc system
that .\liiinine's teams had used.

"It‘s certainly a style l enjoy coaching
and playing." _\lorriss said.

Maintaining the status quo within the
l’l\' s\sleln was a priority to lyy even
though .\liiniinc felt his time with the
team \\:is linislied.

"The program has beeii under a
cloud." by said. "and I don't think that
ii‘li felt he could i‘einoye that cloud,"

UK students shocked by

Hal Mumme's resignation

m Surprise, surprise: Students say they don't see
any major changes coming in the program

By Lamln Swann
ASSISIANl NEWS EDITOR

The “air raid" siren has beeii
silenced for now as far as l'h' Stil'
(leiits are concerned.

Students sairl they have mixed
feelings on Wildcat football coach
Hal Mumme's resignation
Tilesday.

Brenden Hill. an undecided
freshman was surprised of the siid
den resignation

”It was kind of surprising
more than anything." he said.

Willi the Wildcats in the same
conference as powerhouse football
teams of Tennessee and l’lorirla.
Hill said 17K needed a coach with
experience with a top 23 team.

“UK has neyer been a big foot-
ball school anyway and i think tI'K
needs a big name coach from
somewhere to turn it around.” Hill
said.

With the quick hiring of UK of-
fensiye line coach (iiiy Morriss as
head coach. students see no sud
den changes in the program.

“i don't think there will he any
changes." said Jonathan (liifl‘ey. a
family studies senior.

Willi the dark cloud of an in
ternal inyestigation of wrongdoing
looming oyer the football program.
students said if Mumme has any
inyolyement with the allegations.
his departure is right.

"if he's guilty. he should be
gone." said Mike Thornton. a

V The Student Neswpaper at the Uneyivrsit of Kentucky, Leinton 7

broadcast journalism senior

"liyi _ iody might be doing it
but you can't get caught." Thorn
ton said on the extreme and some
times illegal lengths that college
athletic teams go to bring a star
prep athlete to their campus.

At the news conference Tues
day. Derek Smith. an AIlSEt‘ _lll
nior tight end gave compliments
on Mumme's work last season and
sees a great season coming.

“It has been a rough season for
him [Mumme]. I am the last per
son who wanted to see him go. but
it is time to moye on and I think
coach Morriss will do a great job,"

Economics senior .lonathan
(ioolsby had only two Words to say
about Mumme. who brought l'lx'
from a ll! season a year before
his arriyal in 1997 to two howl ap
pearances in four years. resigning.

“I'm shocked." ()oolsby said.

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t layout-hoe

Dec. 2, I996

Hal Mumme hired as UK Foot-
ball's head coach.

Wildcats jump 103 places to sixth
in offense nationally.

1997

Pam Miller proclaims campus
street "Hal Mumme Pass."

1999

Mumme selected as Nike
(‘linic's Coach of the Year

1999

UK goes to second consecutive
bowl game for only the third time in
the school‘s history.

1999

Mumme chosen as Football
News Regional (‘oach of the Year.

Dec. 18, 1999

Memphis 'l‘rezeyant High School
coach Lynn Lang allegedly receives
$6.000 from UK booster.

Oct. 25. 2000

Claude Bassett allegedly sends at
$1.400 money order to a Memphis.
Tenn. high school.

2000

UK slumps to 29

Nov. 14, 2000

Defensive Coordinator Mike Ma-

jors asked to resign.

Nov. 19, 2000

Claude Bassett asked to resign
after “mishandling" of camp funds.

Jan. 5,2001

Bassett
money orders.

Feb. 6. 2001

Ha] Mumme resigns.

admits to sending

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People who worked with Ken Freedman nev-
er knew what to expect.

Freedman, who worked in central advising.
came to work once wearing a fake nose ring. An-
other time he showed up wearing a Walt Disney
World Goofy hat.

"You didn‘t know when he was going to zing
you with a joke.“ said Mary Sue Hoskins. the as—
sistant dean in the division of undergraduate
studies.

Freedtnan. 51. died Feb. 1 of congestive heart
failure.

He had worked in the central advising office
since 1993.

Hoskins said Freedman was a hard worker.
and that he led by example.

“He worked hard and never would ask any-
one to do what he wasn‘t willing to do himself."
Hoskins said.

Freedman enjoyed reading. Hoskins said.
and had started writing a novel.

He is survived by his wife, Marcia Risk of
Lexington and his daughter. Danielle.

Hoskins said the faculty in the central advis-
ing office will miss the way Freedman interacted
with students. She said Freedman had a way of
bonding with students who normally were re-
served.

“Every student was special. it didn‘t matter."
Hoskins said.

Freedman was cremated last Saturday at the
Temple Adath Israel in Lexington.

Sharon favored in Israel election

JERUSALEM ~ Ariel Sharon. pledging to
halt months of violence and take a tough line
with the Palestinians. appeared set to score a
sweeping victory in Tuesday's election against
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak. who staked
his job to a peace treaty he has been unable to de-
liver. Israelis headed to the polls Tuesday morn-
ing amid more news of the turmoil that has en-
gulfed the country since last September. Masked
men. believed to be Israeli Arabs. temporarily
blocked the main road and stoned passing cars in
Israeli Arab town of Taibeh in central Israel be-
fore being chased oil" by police. army radio re-
ported. Many Israeli Arabs have said they will
boycott the poll. and police were out in large
numbers to prevent voter intimidation. Also. an
Israeli soldier was killed Monday in a gunbattle
with Palestinians near the Rafah border crossing
between the Gaza Strip and Egypt.

GOP and lobbyists expand tax package

WASHINGTON , Congressional Republi
cans and lobbyists say they like President Bush‘s
proposed tax cut. but they won't back down from
plans to add their own priorities. even though
Bush is promising to defend his proposal "might-

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claims to have
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that once
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Bush was visiting a Washington-area small busi-
ness Tuesday to spotlight his argument that his
proposal would spark greater economic growth.
Bush planned to send Congress an outline of his
package Thursday, and it was expected to mir-
ror the $1.6 trillion, 10-year tax reduction pro-
gram he offered during his campaign for the
White House. On Monday, Bush defended it
against Democrats who would shrink the mea-
sure and Republicans who would like to expand
or otherwise alter it.

Group warns against e-mail wiretap

WASHINGTON __ Before you forward that
private message from your boss to several co-
workers. consider the possibility that he may
hear about it. Thanks to a newly publicized se—
curity hole in major email programs. your out-
going messages may be tapped. Makers of the
two of the most popular consumer e-mail appli-
cations scrambled to deal with the problem Mon-
day. telling their customers how to protect them-
selves. Using a small piece of invisible program-
ming code in an e-mail message. an e-mail‘s orig-
inal sender can get copies every time the mes-
sage is forwarded. including the comments
added to the message by its recipients, warned
the Privacy Foundation, which publicized the
problem Monday. This e-mail wiretap could be
used to get off-color remarks from company or
governmental officials. or used by a spamming
company to gather email addresses.

Estrada sues over Philippines president

MANILA. Philippines — Ousted Philippine
President Joseph Estrada filed a lawsuit with
the Supreme Court on Tuesday questioning the
legitimacy of his successor. Estrada lawyers
said the petition is the first direct challenge to
the presidency of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. who
was sworn in Jan. 20 as swelling street protests
forced Estrada to leave the presidential palace.
Macapagal-Arroyo. who was vice president.
picked a successor to that position Tuesday from
Estrada's home region of Mindanao.

Fighting flares in Serbia's south

VRANJE. Yugoslavia 7~ Ethnic Albanian
militants fired mortar shells and small arms in
an hourlong attack against government posi-
tions in southern Serbia just outside Kosovo, a
top official and witnesses said Tuesday. The
overnight attack. the heaviest in months. began
“from trenches and other rebel positions with
mortar and heavy artillery fire." said Rasim Lja—
jic, minister for ethnic minorities in Serbia’s
government. "We think that the attack was a re-
sponse to our recently announced plan for a po-
litical solution of the crisis." Ljajic said. "The
militants do not want negotiations, they want to
draw us into a complete armed confrontation."

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Fire marshal
says Holmes
fire an accident

Oops: Candles in dorms violation of policy;
Dean of students said no basis for
disciplinary action at this time

Nathan Bradley
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The fire that swept
through the fourth floor of
Holmes Hall last month has
been ruled an accident.

An accident that could
have been prevented if the
residents had been following
the University's fire policy,
said Fire Marshal Garry
Beach.

The fire started at
around 10 pm. on Jan 23 in
room 414.

Andrew Ogg‘s. a market-
ing freshman and resident of
the room. told the Kernel last
month. that he had just got-
ten home from work and was
studying astronomy when
the fire started.

He said he had gotten up
to go to the bathroom. and as
he came back from the bath-
room he heard the fire alarm
sound off.

In a matter of seconds.
his room was in flames.

Ogg said the fire started
when a lit candle caught a
blanket on the bunk beds on
fire.

It took the Lexington
Fire Department a little over
an hour to put out the fire.

Having lit candles in
dorm rooms is against UK
policy. Beach said this was
the second fire this semester
caused by a lit candle.

The first fire was in
Donovan Hall, only one week
prior to the Holmes Hall fire.

Donovan Hall is also a

resident hall and is located
on the corner of Rose Street
and Huguelet.

Victor Hazard. dean of
students, also received a
copy of the report from the
fire marhsal.

Hazard said he believes
that residence life should fur-
ther look into the matter.

“There is no basis for
disciplinary action at this
time.“ Hazard said.

When interviewed last
month. Ogg refused to re-
lease the name of his room-
mate. Hazard also refused to
release the name.

Jim Wims. the director
of residence life. also re-
ceived a copy of the report.
Wims was unable to com-
ment on the details of the
case because it was still be-
ing reviewed by his office. He
said he had spoken to Ogg
about the fire .

”We are trying to bring
closure to the case,“ Wims
said.

“Two things go into the
decision. the fire marhsal's
report and talking with stu-
dents themselves."

Wims said Tony Ralf. the
assistant director of student
rights and reasonabilities. is
handling the case now.

Wims speculated that the
case would be closed by the
end of the week.

Before a copy of the re-
port can be released. Oggs
must sign a release form.

 

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