Cowboys' sixth man
Although the Cowboys lost to Utah at home on Wednesday evening, it's likely no one was happier to escape the Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, Wyo., than one of the game's three officials, Stanley Reynolds. Why?
Because Kim McClain had his number. The wife of coach Steve McClain, Kim sits just behind Wyoming's bench. Reporters, like this cub making her first-ever trip into Cowboy territory, are sandwiched in between the husband and wife.
Steve is one of the most animated coaches in the Mountain West Conference, but on Wednesday, I'm not sure who yelled louder.
Said Kim, to the official: "Stanley, you're an idiot!"
She followed with, "Are you blind? That was a travel!"
And then, "That's 10 seconds, not three, Stanley!"
And so it went, with a few fingers-in-her-mouth whistles of encouragement for the Cowboys, thrown in for good measure. I wondered how the scene would play out when the McClains met up later that night at home.
On press row, local reporters had a laugh at my response, they'd seen it before. And there was no doubt that Reynolds had heard it all before as well -- as the two seemed to be on a first-name basis.
Jarring as it was, I'd be remiss if I didn't tell you I've since learned that Kim McClain is putting her outspoken nature to work in other places. An editor with ties to Wyoming said, when I returned to the office and recounted the behavior, that she's involved in community service projects and is quite active in Laramie's philanthropic circles.
Good on her, I say. As long as she's not yelling at me.
Because Kim McClain had his number. The wife of coach Steve McClain, Kim sits just behind Wyoming's bench. Reporters, like this cub making her first-ever trip into Cowboy territory, are sandwiched in between the husband and wife.
Steve is one of the most animated coaches in the Mountain West Conference, but on Wednesday, I'm not sure who yelled louder.
Said Kim, to the official: "Stanley, you're an idiot!"
She followed with, "Are you blind? That was a travel!"
And then, "That's 10 seconds, not three, Stanley!"
And so it went, with a few fingers-in-her-mouth whistles of encouragement for the Cowboys, thrown in for good measure. I wondered how the scene would play out when the McClains met up later that night at home.
On press row, local reporters had a laugh at my response, they'd seen it before. And there was no doubt that Reynolds had heard it all before as well -- as the two seemed to be on a first-name basis.
Jarring as it was, I'd be remiss if I didn't tell you I've since learned that Kim McClain is putting her outspoken nature to work in other places. An editor with ties to Wyoming said, when I returned to the office and recounted the behavior, that she's involved in community service projects and is quite active in Laramie's philanthropic circles.
Good on her, I say. As long as she's not yelling at me.
posted by www.sltrib.com @ 8:16 AM |
1 Comments:
Kim McClain should sit down and cheer when the team does well. Her childish behavior reflects badly on:
1) the professionalism of her husband and
2) the University of Wyoming.
Of course we shouldn't expect much when her husband fired about four f-bombs when asked about his job security last year in San Diego.
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