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Fake John Calipari, Real Marquis Teague and Facebook

OK, there's apparently zero chance of letting this die without addressing it in some detail, so here we go...

Recently, a Louisville fan signed up for Facebook and created a fake profile for Kentucky head coach John Calipari. It's not something I would do and it's not something I advocate, but it's been happening since the initial AOL boom in the '90s. 

In the fan's own words:  "I didn't want to take credit for it at first, to keep UK losers from trying to hack my account and/or track me down in real life but I don't really care anymore. It was me. I was bored. It is real."

Anyhow, Fake John Calipari sends the following private message to the (apparently) real profile for recently-committed super recruit Marquis Teague:

Just wanted to make sure you know that it is very important nobody ever know any of the details. We will make big things happen for you and make you a star player, but this commitment must work both ways. If the public ever got word of exactly what goes on behind the scenes, it would be bad news for a lot of people. Cool?

Teague's response: "Yea."

Fake Calipari has also posted the following screen shots to prove the validity of his account and the messages:

To be honest, I'd be more disappointed if the "I HAD GAVE UP ON UK TILL YOU SHOWED!" guy was fake than I would be if the Marquis Teague stuff proved to be a farce. That guy is awesome. 

So this is what I know. If you have any more questions, you can find me somewhere where hard alcohol is served and nobody's ever heard of FarmVille. 

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He created it awhile ago didn't he?

I remember him getting in to a pitting match with Calipari’s daughter at some point last year right after he’d been hired. I think this is hilarious, and certainly feeds in to conspiracy theories, but Teague doesn’t actually admit to anything. He could realize it was an impostor.

by Chris Redman is my hero on Apr 29, 2010 12:37 PM EDT reply actions  

Can't believe you hadn't seen that one Mike!

I presume you blog leader types are omniscient when it comes to college sports.

by Remote Cardinal on Apr 29, 2010 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah, I would hang with her

She sounds pretty reasonable, smart and funny.

Maddie in Portland, Oregon

by kentuckybred on Apr 29, 2010 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

Screen shots = validity, right?

‘Cause my screen shots look different… (I put face instead of fake, but I’m too lazy to fix it)


by rcpeck on Apr 29, 2010 1:08 PM EDT reply actions  

The only reason that it's gained any steam at all

The OP has stated many times that he has no opinion about whether or not what was said was a violation, that it was obviously meant as a joke, and what Marquis said back wasn’t all that incriminating.

For those reasons, and the fact that it makes this world a more fascinating and fun world to live in, I choose to believe this actually happened, because I think anyone who’s spent any time on a message board, or the internet even for that matter, understands how easy this would be to fake.

by bartenpa on Apr 29, 2010 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

7championships (6probationaryperiods)

Teague is going to be a very, very good college player, but he is not worth all of this fuss.

I feel for you (and your e-mail account) Mike – there is going to be a special, virgin populated area of heaven for you in the afterlife for assuming the burden of managing a blog site as a Louisville fan.

For the record, Kentucky is number one, rules the world and is ordained by God to be the greatest program in the history of mankind. Rick Pitino, on the otherhand, is destined to a earthly existence of pain, suffering and game losses for the remainder of his life for coaching at Louisville. There, that settles it once and for all.

by BR7 on Apr 29, 2010 1:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

Love these guys that

start a new account with a cool/hip username then comment and then never to use said account ever again. Dude, we know you have a sea of blue username. Come on, be a big bad man and use that account. It’s pretty anonymous so you don’t risk anything. I guess you don’t understand how the Internets works.

Hey, do you have one of those ‘Got Seven?’ t-shirts? Awesome! Vicarious living rules.

Have a sense of humor.

Maddie in Portland, Oregon

by kentuckybred on Apr 29, 2010 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

which came first

The fake Petino screen shots or the ‘fake’ Calipari screen shots. Glass houses. Stones.

by The_Ville on Apr 29, 2010 1:27 PM EDT reply actions  

Cal's came first.

The Pitino ‘shop, as should be apparent from its content, is the sequel. It’s like a dumber, more hackneyed, blue-tinged and guilelessly pathetic shadow of the original. Funny how life mirrors art, eh?

by bartenpa on Apr 29, 2010 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

Not 100% sure what you're getting at

So just as clarification, the first guy who posted the Cal/Teague thing was from ITV, and it was a joke. A good joke, and if it was fake, it was a ruse that at least had a subtlety and (dare I say it?) verve that lent it credibility. The reaction from CatsPause, however, was utterly predictable in my opinion. It ticked all the boxes of crass judgement and poor taste that I have unfortunately come to expect from those among us without the distinction of a GED but yet possessing a bafflingly swift DSL connection and a real passion for hitting the F5 button (this applies to both sides of the rivalry, mind you). Porcini’s refence? Check. Little Brother reference? Check. Disappointment (mine) at the low quality of our recent rivalry banter? An aggrieved and emphatic check.

To sum up. I have no opinion about whether or not what Marquis said was real. I do however, like a good joke thread, and to see the lower rung of both fanbases ruining what was a fantastic burn in my opinion by trying to legitimize (us) or mock (y’all) it is just a travesty.

by bartenpa on Apr 29, 2010 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

Admittedly

zulu15 is a bit of a loose cannon.

Maddie in Portland, Oregon

by kentuckybred on Apr 29, 2010 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

I am not about to start tossing stones about crazy fans.

But I couldn’t resist responding to his “theories”.

Simply too much temptation for me to resist.

by Strangeite on Apr 29, 2010 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'll call him crazy

since he’s one of ours. He’s crazy.

Maddie in Portland, Oregon

by kentuckybred on Apr 29, 2010 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

To further clarify

I found the joke referred to in this post (Fake John Calipari, Real Teague) funny and the reason why I visit Card Chronicle.

by Strangeite on Apr 29, 2010 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

OH that

I skimmed it and got the Cliff’s Notes from the reviews. Not really my cup of tea, a little too much tinfoil hat action for me at the moment, but I do think that the love triangle between CAA, Cal and LBJ/WWW will bear watching in the future.

by bartenpa on Apr 29, 2010 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

You're all missing the real story:

This conspiracy goes pretty deep. The real Marques Teague is living a life of secluded luxury in his brother’s NBA/Nike-financed mansion. The “Marques Teague” who signed with Kentucky is actually Darius Washington in a brilliant disguise.

The plan, hatched a few years ago by LeBron James, World Wide Wes, Karen Sypher, and Dick Cheney, was designed to waste Rick Pitino’s time and efforts pursuing someone who had no real intention of attending Louisville. Darius Washington had nothing better to do with his time, and has hated Pitino ever since the 2005 Conference USA Final, when the coach whispered in his ear “Nice free throws, loser” as the two crossed paths on the way to their respective locker rooms.

Also, Demarcus Cousins was born a woman. True.

by don'tshootmei'macard on Apr 29, 2010 2:13 PM EDT reply actions  

Don't try to out conspiracy me!

What you say sounds plausible. Too plausible…

I think you sir are actually World Wide Wes simply posing as a Louisville fan to direct attention away from the truth.

Look at your name. By transposing it with passages of the Torah and then converting the anagram, it proves that you are the traitor.

SHE’S A WITCH! BURN HER!

by Strangeite on Apr 29, 2010 2:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

Just Checked his FB Profile Again
Marquis Teague UK all day me n mike gilly 1’2 punch bro
April 22 at 7:56pm via Facebook for BlackBerry · View Feedback (22)Hide Feedback (22)
5 people like this.
Jacob Kannapel
Nice pick!
April 22 at 7:58pm
Diondre Starks
one and done my nigga. its gone take me 3 lol i see u bro
April 22 at 7:59pm
Metrii O.so.lovely Nunley-Lash
Let’s get Quincy on board too baby!! Since we all “followers”
April 22 at 8:01pm
Phil Good Hogan
im goin to duke and killin all yall niggas..
April 22 at 8:06pm
Bill ‘Byl’ Collins
oh yea
April 22 at 8:07pm
Marquis Teague
Lol hell yea bro
April 22 at 8:08pm
Cameron Teague
Great Choice lil Cuz do ur thang…get bread nigga!!!
April 22 at 8:09pm
Marquis Teague
Rite on
April 22 at 8:11pm

The “rite on” response to the “get bread n*@#%” comment is clearly an admission by the young star. The NCAA investigation should commence at once.

by REALISTICCARDSFAN on Apr 29, 2010 11:06 PM EDT reply actions  

Or could also mean

That going to UK and playing for only one year will get him to the NBA, where he’ll make money quicker than if he stayed 3-4 years at another school.

by guyngreen on Apr 30, 2010 9:21 AM EDT up reply actions  

It's clearly

an admission that he’s getting paid. No doubt about it.

"You win some, You lose some but you never stop trying to do your best" Denny Crum

by DANCARD on Apr 30, 2010 9:53 AM EDT up reply actions  

I'm with guyngreen

He’s not admitting to getting paid by UK…he’s saying this is where he’ll have the best potential to get paid the quickest…ala NBA.

Too many UofL fans are getting obsessed with “breaking the news” that Cal has been caught! The originator (as mentioned before) wanted to make a joke and succeeded. It was never an attempt to build evidence to deliver to the NCAA boards. I think we’ve all drank the conspiracy Kool-Aid in regards to Cal (and a little bit is okay); but pushing every word, every commitment, every puff of smoke to say there is a blazing inferno of a fire at UK is very outlandish.

Nothing new is going on at UK. Cal has friends. Friends that scratch his back. He, in turn, scratches their back. This phenomenon has been going on in business (and if you don’t think D-1 Men’s BB is business, you are kidding yourself) for centuries. Sure there may be improprieties going on, but I’ve found it never does much good to complain about suspected cheating. Just keep doing the best you can do and be satisfied with it.

by Remote Cardinal on Apr 30, 2010 10:34 AM EDT up reply actions  

Dude

I was kidding. and I think Realisticcardsfan is too.

"You win some, You lose some but you never stop trying to do your best" Denny Crum

by DANCARD on Apr 30, 2010 10:49 AM EDT up reply actions  

Let me be clear:

I was kidding about this comment. However, there should be an ongoing investigation on John Calipari. Hawk eyes should be on Calipari for every 5 star recruit he after, considering:

He led UMass to its first-ever appearance in the Final Four with the play of the John R. Wooden Award winner and Nasmith College Player of the Year Marcus Camby, although this appearance was later vacated by the NCAA because Camby had accepted about $28,000 from two sports agents.

and

In 2008, Calipari’s Tigers advanced to the national championship game, their first under his leadership. They also won 38 games, the most regular-season wins in NCAA history. His team, however, would lose to the Kansas Jayhawks 75–68 in overtime. This team would later have its entire season record vacated by the NCAA due to several violations regarding Derrick Rose’s SAT and travel expenses for his brother that were paid for.

I know he was never named in these investigations, but really, was it just coincidence? The speculation is not just because we’re jealous Louisville fans, it’s because he’s about as shady as it gets. Watch this guy’s bank account. Bug this guy’s phone.

by REALISTICCARDSFAN on Apr 30, 2010 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

Clearly

This means Calipari lets his freshmen eat a freewheeling carb-loaded diet while Pitino obviously restricts his underclassmen to the Atkins diet.

by UL is my hot hot sex on Apr 30, 2010 10:33 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions  

HAHAHA

+1 literately laughed out loud
Nice

by guyngreen on Apr 30, 2010 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions  

Top story for 4 days?

Is there nothing more relevant to Cardinal sports going on out there?

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by LORD KAYOSS on May 2, 2010 2:31 PM EDT reply actions  

For Real

I need to get my Cardinal fix. Just post something, Mike…

by UofL Redbirds on May 3, 2010 12:40 AM EDT up reply actions  

The Internet has ruined sports

The internet has ruined sports. I miss the rivalries when you actually heard reasonable stats before bigotry. Both UofL and UK fans sound retarded 80% of the time they open their mouth. Everyone reads something on the chronicle/KSR/catspause and see’s it as the truth.

It’s sad to see these low life’s creating fake social networking accounts to pose as someone to try and stir the shit.

Not only do the fans misuse the social internet but so do the players. do i give a rats ass what the hell “insert random sports player” is tweeting about. They could tweet “I’m taking a fat shit right now” and people would go nuts over it.

watch/play the game and shut up you’re all retarded.

by gary west on May 3, 2010 2:15 PM EDT reply actions  

Lets

get retarded in here. You’re just as much to blame as the next guy. Go back to reading the CJ and leave this Internet thing to the retards.

"You win some, You lose some but you never stop trying to do your best" Denny Crum

by DANCARD on May 3, 2010 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

Awesome post, bro

Um, I can think of one simple solution to your problem…turn off your subscription to the internets? Or unfollow these players and fans that trouble you so much on Twitter. Let us internet short bus riders argue about “fat shits” while you righteously go about your “social internet”-free existence.

I enjoyed the first couple lines of your post. You reference the good ol’ internet-free days, reminiscing about how rival fans used to banter with reason-based decency and provided actual stats to back up their arguments vice bigotry. Then you immediately follow that line with “Both UofL and UK fans sound retarded 80% of the time they open their mouth.” That’s either the dumbest thing I’ve ever read on this site or the most clever literary device to ever grace my eyeballs.

Touche and good day, sir.

by UL is my hot hot sex on May 3, 2010 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

Wait...

Someone is taking a fat shit? Who? Was it a floater? I must have missed that Tweet. Damnit, you can’t leave me hanging like that! You have a link to the Tweet? I knew I shouldn’t have gone to bed last night, now I missed a fat shit, crap! Why does this always happen to me!

by Insertnamehere on May 4, 2010 9:38 AM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

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