Jim Boeheim's Car Gets "Stuck" In "Traffic" En Route To Cow-Milking Contest

by Sean Keeley on Sep 1, 2009 3:44 PM EDT

On a day when he was supposed to lead his team to victory, Jim Boeheim was felled before he even got a chance to play. But it wasn't UConn or even Georgetown that bested him. It was the I-81.

One of the highlights of Dairy Day at the New York State Fair was a celebrity milking contest at 3 p.m. in the Coliseum.

Call me crass but I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that WAS the highlight of Dairy Day at the New York State Fair. I know, I know, you're gonna come at me with the Holstein vs. Ayrshire Coat Sheen-off. I knew you would. I'm here to tell you that contest is old. Past it's time. No one cares about coat sheen anymore, sorry. It's all about the milk-jamins, baby. (Sorry.)

Three teams faced off in the event to bring awareness to the dairy industry and to raise money for Coaches vs. Cancer.

Are you aware of the dairy industry? I'm pretty sure you are. I know I am. Okay then, glad it's settled.

One of those teams was to be headed by none other than the Grand Milker himself, Jim Boeheim. Alas, tragedy struck before those udders could be tweaked...

Syracuse University basketball coach Jim Boeheim was supposed to head this team, but he got held up in traffic and didn't make the event. Wife Juli did milk on the Coaches vs. Cancer team.

Behind every great Hall of Fame basketball coach is an even greater Hall of Fame basketball coach's wife. Is there anything Juli CAN'T do? Crisis averted and good was done after all.

The contest raised $2,500 for Coaches vs. Cancer, thanks to a donation by Byrne Dairy.

Huzzah!

H/T: Bingham Lab

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A related tangent I feel I will never have the opportunity to bring up again in here:

I grew up in Cortland, NY and my dad won a friggin’ cow milking contest that was held in the parking lot of our local Tops. What makes this even more exciting is that he came in last place the year before (to, among other people, the Cortland mayor). I’m obviously still way too proud about this 20+ years later.

Go Tartans!

by voteprime on Sep 1, 2009 3:54 PM EDT reply actions

This story had me intrigued in so many ways...

1) Why the heck would Jim let Juli alone at the state fair? Christ, I am scared being there by myself. Something about the combination of mullets and fried food just is a little unsettling to me.
2) If you are the event organizer, how do you start this event without the biggest name? You couldn’t postpone the milk-off 30 minutes? I smell a conspiracy.
3) 2.5 grand for Boeheim? For that price shouldn’t they just dust off Bernie Fine.

by Bingham Lab on Sep 1, 2009 4:40 PM EDT reply actions