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RE: OT: Next Michigan Head Coach
(05-24-2019 10:45 AM)jumpinmullet Wrote: That might be how you see and I get it that people think they were cool and had swag. They were also getting paid,never won a title on any level and had the NCAA wins vacated. That sounds like something every program should aspire to at the college level. The culture thing is just baffling,what the hell could you possibly mean by that?
I have nothing against Howard but I also remember the entire deal was a giant mess .
Recruits don't give a sh*t about the "black eye" stuff. The Fab Five transcended college basketball, and that resonates with both the kids and parents alike for any room Howard or his assistants walk into. Like it or not, they were...and still are...rock stars.
The Fab Five, more than anyone else, started convincing people that college players SHOULD be compensated for the revenue they generate for their respective programs and the NCAA. In that sense they were ahead of the curve, and the conversations that are occurring right now about how unfair the system is to the players are in part thanks to them.
You can choose to remember the downside of that era but no one really cares about that. Jimmy Valvano had plenty of recruiting scandals too but all people remember about him are when he ran on the court looking for a hug and his tremendous speech.
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