CatFanOneMil wrote:I'm gonna let the sun shine on some rather dark imaginations, wakey, wakey, eggs and bakey...
First of all Romar and his recruiting...
A TON of these really good players are being raised by single moms who's entire support net UP UNTIL NOW has been grandma, her faith and the church...a lot of you may be ignorant to this world but it shapes more of the landscaper here than you might imagine...hell Trier is always twitting things from his daily bible devotional...my point is faith and church culture (obviously not immune to corruption, but much harder to tweak for a single mom) are squarely planted in a good portion of influence here...Romar is a man of faith, he is part of that culture, heck Miller went on and on about his impeccable reputation, he's a church guy (yes I know there are plenty of corrupt church guys but I'm pretty sure Romar is not one of them)...Romar probably recruits from this cultural angle and it gives him a decided edge in a LOT of these situations because many of these families have only ever had the church in their corner, do you have any idea how hard it would be to raise a young black man in some inner city world and keep him out of jail and off the streets and away from drugs? Just about the ONLY way to do it is keep him in church where there are a few good deacons and a preacher who act as surrogate uncles and father figures...Romar is an incredible surrogate figure in this culture.
Second, Miller and his world here...he has kids...kids in College, he has put roots down here his family has put roots down here, he comes from the world of people like TJ McConnell hard working Pittsburg middle class families...these people don't generally throw away their entire life and legacy for greed...hell the man is probably the highest paid employee on the state payroll...he has a nice life...now I get that there might be incentive to compete as a coach and do the same thing as the big boys do (if this is as rampant as many want me to believe) but even at that there's still a good chance that his character steps up in that mess and says "Fuck that I will win the hard way before I compromise my Dads legacy"...
I'm just trying to suggest that yes American greed is an ugly ugly beast and yes it has its tentacles in the world of college sports, but that does not mean it runs things, it doesn't run your world does it?
Most people are good...I stick to this I will say it over and over in spite of the majority of most people electing greedy people to run our government...even there most people are simply trying to get a person in power to help the average person, no one is electing greedy people because they want to be greedy themselves...we are all basically good so stop letting the bogeyman of humanities darker side drive your imagination.
Good post.
Greed goes far beyond the borders of this country and far beyond the world of money. It is defined as an "intense and selfish desire for something, especially wealth, power, or food." There are plenty of greedy people in college basketball. But there are plenty of greedy people everywhere, including politics, law enforcement, college administrations, television, journalism, etc. Greed is a human condition, so anywhere there are humans, there will be greed.
So our current roster could be safe
