Photo from: http://www.kyagr.comAfter watching that Kentucky v. Duke game, after Laettner hit That Shot, seeing a devastated Richie Farmer be consoled by Coach K almost made me momentarily like Coach K and feel bad for Rick Pitino. Fortunately, that all passed.
Any college fan who saw Farmer play no doubt can recall his mustache and modified art mullet, and his near horizontal push as he drove the ball up court. After being named Mr. Basketball in Kentucky in 1988, he was recruited to play at the only school where he ever wanted to play. He was one of four seniors who stuck around after the UK probation, and came just that close to a national championship.
While Laettner maintained an unremarkable pro career and recently was involved in an attempt to purchase the Memphis Grizzlies, Farmer has gone on to greater glory as an elected official in his home state. He is the current Commissioner of Agriculture of Kentucky.
I am grossly underqualified to comment on most things, particularly agriculture and politics. I enjoyed watching Richie Farmer play and leave his heart on the floor.
Here is an excerpt from his recent November, 2006 "State of Agriculture" address:
In closing, I reiterate that the state of Kentucky agriculture today is strong. But even more exciting is the fact that if we continue to work together, its future will be even stronger.
In "point / counterpoint" fairness, here are a couple of comments from the forum at bluegrassreport.org ("An unfiltered and candid look at politics, politicians and the media in Kentucky"):
Richie did a good job handling the press on the court, but it looks like he became very rattled when the press asked him about matters of the court. Guess it's a different game.
Heard from an employee in that office that Richies brother in law should know all the latest news since he spent most of his time reading the newspaper in his office.
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