Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for May 07, 2024

So the coach of the University team IN TOWN hasn’t scouted this kid or even watched game tape? Please.

Mike Shoes. Slogan: Be like Ike. The official athletic shoes of the Eisenhower administration.

“24/7? Like, 24 days a month for 7 months?”

“If I’m going to be in here at night, are there any lights in here?”

P2A: “Don’t be selfish. Give them to Indian Joe so he can throw away the taped-up pair.”

P4A: “The Pepsi challenge?”

“Mike” – puhleeze. Can’t Barajas make up a better fake brand name than that?

P1 “ It also doubles as our janitor’s closet. Don’t drink anything from those bottles that you see on the shelf.”

P2 “Coach Thorp hooked us up with a sweet deal through his sweatsho…errrr…southeast Asian factory.”

P3 Hey Mopman, as founder of MUT, you need to pull some strings. The janitor they hired to maintain the gym floor isn’t up to the challenge.

P4 “To bypass this h*ll hole you have to beat LeBron in a game of horse 2 out of 3.”

Mike could be a reference to the Jordan brand, probably not. Gil is a big State U guy and they aren’t in on Hot Rod? Wildcat Maris has been a Milford High and State U booster for years.

Who does Radio/TV for MU games? Someone other than that high school Harry Marty Moon.

It is impossible to believe the basketball coach at Milford University has not seen Rodney Barnes, the star player at Milford High School, play and is just taking Gil’s word for it that he’s good.

If the challenge is “look like an angry Lou Rawls”, Rod has accomplished that.

No “hostess” to show Rod around campus?

What? A sneaker company made a shoe in his size? What are the freaking odds?

how would gil know he shows promise ? he spends most games at the concession stand

plus if you decide to come to milford U we got you a all pay no work job at the whole foods there building

plus rod we got coeds from all over the country who come to milford U and they smell much better then dorothy !!!!!!!

So Rod goes from all-world, next-coming of LeBron, to “shows promise”?

The school colors are gray and pink? Those are the ugliest sports shoes I’ve ever seen. Can’t wait to see the uniforms.

P5- “Yes, I’m ready. Where’s the coed dorm?”

“24/7 gym privileges? Shoes my size? Where do I sign?!!”

And from the looks of it, he’ll have the gym mostly to himself

P 5 (Coach Paulie): “….son…I don’t offer student manager positions to just anyone…”

Nice to see that the coach changed his tie. That green one he had on yesterday was a bad choice with this shirt. I’m guessing that Rod is super geeked because the shoe they put in “his” locker is his exact size. I guess that’s enough to forgo starting an NBA career. And speaking of forgoing, don’t you forgo reading today’s Mopped Up Thorp.

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Tomorrow, Coach Walnuts pulls Gil aside and sez “…Gil…I just found out from Marty Moon that Rodney has a criminal record….I’m sorry, but school policy prevents me from having him on the team…You should probably tell him to stick to his NBA plan (snicker)…”

If this kid is so good, shouldn’t he be recruited? Not have to be shopped around to the local D3 school.

“And here’s the game room, Jami. The D & D pieces are in that closet. You’ll need a student ID for the lock.”