Teleconference hijinks

(I apologize in advance if this is too ridiculous for the dignified precincts of the journalism topics only board, but it didn't seem to fit in sports and news.)

I know it's a longshot, but please, please tell me someone around here was listening to the SEC women's basketball coaches teleconference. (Yes, I was. It's sad. Let's not beat a dead horse.)

Anyway, Arkansas women's coach Tom Collen was the victim of the most bizarre prank call I've ever heard: Two guys called into the teleconference, entered the question queue and lay in wait for the poor guy.

A heavily paraphrased transcription follows:

The whole thing was the damnedest thing I've ever seen.

 

Wow. Just Wow.

 

The two brain surgeons had to announce who they were with, yes? I would hope that the SEC sends a strongly worded letter to these idiots' editor(s). And I hope they're fired for that stunt.

 

They used names and what sounded like newspapers, but I assume both were fake. Probably two college kids with too much time on their hands.

 

That's pretty damn hilarious. It's actually not all that uncommon for fans to get access to the teleconferences. About 10 years ago, I was listening to the SEC football teleconference and some "reporter" comes on with Steve Spurrier:

"Hey coach, just wondering how you're recovering from surgery?"

"Excuse me?"

"Didn't you have surgery over the summer?"

"No, I didn't have surgery."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, I'm sure."

"Oh, OK, cause I heard there was a big ol' orange thing on your ass that needed to be removed .... (whoops, hollers) GO VOLS!!!"

I wish I still had that on tape.

 

We've had "Great Moments in Teleconferences" threads in the past and my favorite story is one about Bill Foster.

He's taking questions via cellphone while he's driving somewhere. All of a sudden he says "Gotta go boys" and hangs up. But before he hangs up another voice is clearly heard saying "License and registration please."

 

Stupid anonymous message board posters teleconference reporters.

 

I remember reading that some radio station did that to Spurrier awhile back.

 

Targeting a women's hoops coach, and not Summit or Auriemma is really strange...

 

I was on a call a few years ago that was an open line for everyone . But they didn't make that clear to everyone all the call. Halfway through, someone decided he needed to piss...

 

I've had that happen countless times... You're on a call and you hear someone peeing in the background...