How can you not be romantic about college basketball?

[warriorchick]

My $5 went to beer. (Note the comp on the ticket) 
Thanks nameless person.

You can go ahead and thank Glow. I will let him know. 

[muwarrior69]

Probably a good chunk of every player that came through Marquette

So Chones got paid to come to Marquette but went pro because there was no food in the fridge? So the tear jerker story was just that a story. Nothing romantic about that.

[Uncle Rico]

So Chones got paid to come to Marquette but went pro because there was no food in the fridge?

Benefits aren't just cash transactions.

If you truly believe the 70's were some halcyon day of amateurism, you're awfully naive.

It's been mentioned here earlier, the biggest benefactor of breaking the rules was none other than John Wooden at UCLA.

[BrewCity83]

You can go ahead and thank Glow. I will let him know. 

If Glow brought that show to the Varsity, please thank him from me too.  Loved it!

[pbiflyer]

If Glow brought that show to the Varsity, please thank him from me too.  Loved it!

He did (I blanked out the signature, so not to out him).  The upper deck of the varsity I thought would collapse with how much it was rocking.

He also brought Jeff Lorber Fusion, who has some scrawny little sax player named Kenny something. Gee, I can't remember the guy's full name.