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Re: NIL Future
« Reply #275 on: October 01, 2024, 07:52:41 AM »
Al ‘was just a coach’ is your most ignorant statement yet…and that’s saying something.
Unbelievable stupidity.

To Marquette he was obviously more than that.

But in the wider world of college basketball, Al McGuire was a coach. A colorful coach, but a coach nevertheless. And like all coaches, the sport keeps going when they are gone.

You started this when you said Nick Saban retired cause he didn't want to coach in this environment. As if that's somehow a detriment to the sport of college football. It isn't. Coaches come and go and the game goes on.

Too often we heap praise on a coach beyond their coaching abilities. You see it with the Coach K commercials where he talks about "leadership" and other nonsense. Dude, you spent 40 years as a basketball coach for 18-22 year olds. Don't make it more than that.
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Re: NIL Future
« Reply #276 on: October 01, 2024, 08:05:27 AM »
To Marquette he was obviously more than that.

But in the wider world of college basketball, Al McGuire was a coach. A colorful coach, but a coach nevertheless. And like all coaches, the sport keeps going when they are gone.

You started this when you said Nick Saban retired cause he didn't want to coach in this environment. As if that's somehow a detriment to the sport of college football. It isn't. Coaches come and go and the game goes on.

Too often we heap praise on a coach beyond their coaching abilities. You see it with the Coach K commercials where he talks about "leadership" and other nonsense. Dude, you spent 40 years as a basketball coach for 18-22 year olds. Don't make it more than that.

Let’s not lose track of the key point, Al would have been pro-NIL
Ramsey head thoroughly up his ass.

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Re: NIL Future
« Reply #277 on: October 01, 2024, 11:57:43 AM »
Let’s not lose track of the key point, Al would have been pro-NIL
I don’t disagree. I think AL had a tipping point re:NIL, but taking care of players I do agree.

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Re: NIL Future
« Reply #278 on: October 01, 2024, 09:07:37 PM »
Just a coach?

I suppose Jesus was just a god.

The Wright Brothers were just bicycle mechanics.

Bill Gates and Steve Jobs were just electronic junkies.

George Washington was just a President?

Al was AL!!!! He's the reason Marquette is more than a local university on the shores of Lake Michigan. He brought us attention, contributions and reputation.

Shake, we hope, will someday be SHAKA!!!!! too!

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Re: NIL Future
« Reply #279 on: October 02, 2024, 08:20:48 AM »
To Marquette he was obviously more than that.

But in the wider world of college basketball, Al McGuire was a coach. A colorful coach, but a coach nevertheless. And like all coaches, the sport keeps going when they are gone.

You started this when you said Nick Saban retired cause he didn't want to coach in this environment. As if that's somehow a detriment to the sport of college football. It isn't. Coaches come and go and the game goes on.

Too often we heap praise on a coach beyond their coaching abilities. You see it with the Coach K commercials where he talks about "leadership" and other nonsense. Dude, you spent 40 years as a basketball coach for 18-22 year olds. Don't make it more than that.
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Re: NIL Future
« Reply #280 on: October 03, 2024, 08:40:49 AM »
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I think the “most pro NIL coach of all time” may be a stretch but you’re right that Al always encouraged his players to take care of themselves and their families first. Use basketball, don’t let it use you was his motto. For most, that meant using their time at MU to get the degree that meant success once their eligibility ended. For the elite, it sometimes meant leaving early and taking the money.

Pro NIL? Yes, with one caveat. Al was a dictator, and if he saw the money interfering with his unquestioned authority it would have given him pause.

Accurate.