Kory Keys
@korykeys.bsky.social
Athletic director. Spent 5 years as a Division I 🏀 staffer + 7 years as a HS coach. Personal account.
You'll get random thoughts about sports, music, and whatever else seems interesting at the moment.
You'll get random thoughts about sports, music, and whatever else seems interesting at the moment.
The year is 2085.
All that still stands in Oxford, Miss. is the Library Sports Bar.
Weary travelers stop in for a few Bud Lights.
All that hangs from the walls is a tattered and torn Trinidad & Tobago flag and a faded sticker of the words “Hoe Miss.”
The travelers won’t know. But we will.
All that still stands in Oxford, Miss. is the Library Sports Bar.
Weary travelers stop in for a few Bud Lights.
All that hangs from the walls is a tattered and torn Trinidad & Tobago flag and a faded sticker of the words “Hoe Miss.”
The travelers won’t know. But we will.
November 29, 2025 at 5:28 PM
The year is 2085.
All that still stands in Oxford, Miss. is the Library Sports Bar.
Weary travelers stop in for a few Bud Lights.
All that hangs from the walls is a tattered and torn Trinidad & Tobago flag and a faded sticker of the words “Hoe Miss.”
The travelers won’t know. But we will.
All that still stands in Oxford, Miss. is the Library Sports Bar.
Weary travelers stop in for a few Bud Lights.
All that hangs from the walls is a tattered and torn Trinidad & Tobago flag and a faded sticker of the words “Hoe Miss.”
The travelers won’t know. But we will.
It sure feels like Kiffin views the LSU job as one of the 4-5 best in the entire sport and wants that challenge.
On the other hand, he *really* doesn’t want to leave his current players and/or CFP shot.
Either way, Ole Miss has handled this well, IMO.
On the other hand, he *really* doesn’t want to leave his current players and/or CFP shot.
Either way, Ole Miss has handled this well, IMO.
November 29, 2025 at 6:44 AM
It sure feels like Kiffin views the LSU job as one of the 4-5 best in the entire sport and wants that challenge.
On the other hand, he *really* doesn’t want to leave his current players and/or CFP shot.
Either way, Ole Miss has handled this well, IMO.
On the other hand, he *really* doesn’t want to leave his current players and/or CFP shot.
Either way, Ole Miss has handled this well, IMO.
I respect the Territorial Cup, because those two schools' stadiums are just about the only ones I can recall that didn't have a random gate propped wide open when I visited.
November 29, 2025 at 4:47 AM
I respect the Territorial Cup, because those two schools' stadiums are just about the only ones I can recall that didn't have a random gate propped wide open when I visited.
The Egg Bowl turning into a ho-hum game has been great for anyone that was around for what Dan Mullen and Hugh Freeze did to that rivalry.
November 28, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The Egg Bowl turning into a ho-hum game has been great for anyone that was around for what Dan Mullen and Hugh Freeze did to that rivalry.
Ole Miss' Ilias Kamardine is a 22-year old freshman, which is ridiculous on its own, but even more so when you realize one of his teammates last season in France was Gavin Ware.
Yes, the Gavin Ware that played at Mississippi State from 2012-2016.
Yes, the Gavin Ware that played at Mississippi State from 2012-2016.
Gotta be honest, I think my two biggest issues with college basketball in 2025 are the automatic transfer waiver and overseas pros (or G-Leaguers) being allowed immediate eligibility.
November 26, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Ole Miss' Ilias Kamardine is a 22-year old freshman, which is ridiculous on its own, but even more so when you realize one of his teammates last season in France was Gavin Ware.
Yes, the Gavin Ware that played at Mississippi State from 2012-2016.
Yes, the Gavin Ware that played at Mississippi State from 2012-2016.
Gotta be honest, I think my two biggest issues with college basketball in 2025 are the automatic transfer waiver and overseas pros (or G-Leaguers) being allowed immediate eligibility.
November 26, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Gotta be honest, I think my two biggest issues with college basketball in 2025 are the automatic transfer waiver and overseas pros (or G-Leaguers) being allowed immediate eligibility.
I don't know if it's possible for Rick Barnes to be underrated at this point in his career, but it feels like he still is even though he's done everything short of winning a national championship.
November 26, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I don't know if it's possible for Rick Barnes to be underrated at this point in his career, but it feels like he still is even though he's done everything short of winning a national championship.
I think I count 8 unique ads on the floor at this Players Era Championship game, in case you were wondering how the event was able to pay schools to participate.
November 25, 2025 at 1:16 AM
I think I count 8 unique ads on the floor at this Players Era Championship game, in case you were wondering how the event was able to pay schools to participate.
Legend. RIP. youtu.be/FHAbj1pIT4g?...
Jimmy Cliff Recording The Harder They Come In Studio Session
YouTube video by Perry Henzell
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Legend. RIP. youtu.be/FHAbj1pIT4g?...
Not that my take matters, but it’s Bsky, so…
I think Ole Miss should hold fast on the Kiffin “deadline.”
To not do so would be tacit admission that you don’t think you can win w/o him as your head coach.
I think Ole Miss should hold fast on the Kiffin “deadline.”
To not do so would be tacit admission that you don’t think you can win w/o him as your head coach.
November 18, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Not that my take matters, but it’s Bsky, so…
I think Ole Miss should hold fast on the Kiffin “deadline.”
To not do so would be tacit admission that you don’t think you can win w/o him as your head coach.
I think Ole Miss should hold fast on the Kiffin “deadline.”
To not do so would be tacit admission that you don’t think you can win w/o him as your head coach.
What a comeback. What a road trip.
This has still been an incredibly impressive road trip from the Hawks.
Pretty much ran out of gas tonight.
Pretty much ran out of gas tonight.
November 17, 2025 at 3:48 AM
What a comeback. What a road trip.
This has still been an incredibly impressive road trip from the Hawks.
Pretty much ran out of gas tonight.
Pretty much ran out of gas tonight.
November 17, 2025 at 3:08 AM
This has still been an incredibly impressive road trip from the Hawks.
Pretty much ran out of gas tonight.
Pretty much ran out of gas tonight.
UNLV has home losses to UT-Martin and Montana already this season.
They're up by 15 with 14 minutes to play at Memphis.
They're up by 15 with 14 minutes to play at Memphis.
November 16, 2025 at 11:49 PM
UNLV has home losses to UT-Martin and Montana already this season.
They're up by 15 with 14 minutes to play at Memphis.
They're up by 15 with 14 minutes to play at Memphis.
Contract the franchise.
November 16, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Contract the franchise.
Reposted by Kory Keys
I wrote about the late, great Todd Snider.
stevenhyden.substack.com/p/todd-snide...
stevenhyden.substack.com/p/todd-snide...
Todd Snider, Runaway Locomotive, R.I.P.
Make 'em Leave My Boots On, On The Day They Lay Me Down
stevenhyden.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I wrote about the late, great Todd Snider.
stevenhyden.substack.com/p/todd-snide...
stevenhyden.substack.com/p/todd-snide...
Man, what? Incredibly sad news.
RIP Todd Snider. One of the greats, an unheralded songwriters' songwriter and a genuine character. Loved and proselytized for almost as long as I've been a music critic. A guy not only influenced by Prine/Kristofferson/Jerry Jeff but he seemed to come out of the same world.
November 15, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Man, what? Incredibly sad news.
I posted this at the beginning of his hot streak in Los Angeles.
Little did I know...
Little did I know...
I think this is the first time I’ve ever seen Vit Krejci hit consecutive jumpers.
November 14, 2025 at 2:52 AM
I posted this at the beginning of his hot streak in Los Angeles.
Little did I know...
Little did I know...
Reposted by Kory Keys
What a picture (via Big Boi)
November 14, 2025 at 2:06 AM
What a picture (via Big Boi)
It's still kind of amazing that you're allowed to sign dudes to come over from some of the best pro leagues in the world.
Purdue's Omer Mayer was an 18-year old playing for Maccabi Tel Aviv last year. One of his teammates was former Alabama guard Levi Randolph.
Levi Randolph is 33 years old.
Purdue's Omer Mayer was an 18-year old playing for Maccabi Tel Aviv last year. One of his teammates was former Alabama guard Levi Randolph.
Levi Randolph is 33 years old.
November 14, 2025 at 12:51 AM
It's still kind of amazing that you're allowed to sign dudes to come over from some of the best pro leagues in the world.
Purdue's Omer Mayer was an 18-year old playing for Maccabi Tel Aviv last year. One of his teammates was former Alabama guard Levi Randolph.
Levi Randolph is 33 years old.
Purdue's Omer Mayer was an 18-year old playing for Maccabi Tel Aviv last year. One of his teammates was former Alabama guard Levi Randolph.
Levi Randolph is 33 years old.
I think the lost element in the Kiffin-Ole Miss-Florida thing is that Ole Miss would be the only school entering the market coming off a (likely) CFP berth.
As always: If you're terrified of a coach leaving, it means you don't have faith in your leaders to hire another one.
As always: If you're terrified of a coach leaving, it means you don't have faith in your leaders to hire another one.
November 14, 2025 at 12:21 AM
I think the lost element in the Kiffin-Ole Miss-Florida thing is that Ole Miss would be the only school entering the market coming off a (likely) CFP berth.
As always: If you're terrified of a coach leaving, it means you don't have faith in your leaders to hire another one.
As always: If you're terrified of a coach leaving, it means you don't have faith in your leaders to hire another one.
They’ve done it again.
Listen, the Hawks are better with Trae Young but, like, it’s odd how many games they win without him.
November 11, 2025 at 5:59 AM
They’ve done it again.
I think this is the first time I’ve ever seen Vit Krejci hit consecutive jumpers.
November 11, 2025 at 4:20 AM
I think this is the first time I’ve ever seen Vit Krejci hit consecutive jumpers.
I can't recommend Netflix's "Death by Lightning" enough.
It's the best historical drama I've watched in...well, a long time.
Great acting and great exposure to a president and time that most have forgotten.
It's the best historical drama I've watched in...well, a long time.
Great acting and great exposure to a president and time that most have forgotten.
November 9, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I can't recommend Netflix's "Death by Lightning" enough.
It's the best historical drama I've watched in...well, a long time.
Great acting and great exposure to a president and time that most have forgotten.
It's the best historical drama I've watched in...well, a long time.
Great acting and great exposure to a president and time that most have forgotten.
This is what it’s like to follow the Falcons. Every game, every year.
November 9, 2025 at 5:43 PM
This is what it’s like to follow the Falcons. Every game, every year.