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re: 30 for 30 "Benji" thread...
Posted on 10/24/12 at 11:06 am to bayou2003
Posted on 10/24/12 at 11:06 am to bayou2003
It was more the attitude. A black cloud hung over UM for about a decade after Bias. Bob Wade came in and the team went on probation for giving kids car rides (while UNLV got a slap on the wrist for being caught in a hot tub with a game fixer). Maryland basketball got hammered and the general attitude was to de-emphasize all athletics. The football program let Bobby Ross walk and people just stopped caring. Even the lacrosse team started to suck.
There was just no energy and everything just seemed bleak and horrible. Gary Williams didn't just revitalize the hoops program, it was the entire AD he turned around.
There was just no energy and everything just seemed bleak and horrible. Gary Williams didn't just revitalize the hoops program, it was the entire AD he turned around.
Posted on 10/24/12 at 11:35 am to Baloo
Bob Wade was a terrible hire I always thought they rushed him there. They threw Lefty under the bus, but he had to be the fall guy. If Maryland would've thought things out, they probably go after a Terry Holland or Johnny Orr type.
Posted on 10/24/12 at 1:00 pm to Baloo
I agree with you about the U, at least when it came to the ending. At the end, Corben essentially blames the decline of the school's program on Butch Davis, which is idiotic. The teams that Davis put together in the late 90s and early 00s were among the best squads in the history of the sport and gave Larry Coker the opportunity to be the most undeserved national championship winning coach in the history of sports.
As for Benji, I thought it was very good. Definitely one of the top 10 of the 30 for 30 series. I was surprised by the murderer's version of the story. He didn't throw the second guy under the bus at all (really, just the opposite), so I wonder why he agreed to the original plea since it totally screwed over a guy he claims was innocent.
His version of the story doesn't make Benji look any worse in the eyes of most people. I mean, he was a dick to a stranger in a tense moment and talked too much shite. Stop the presses, an elite athlete is kind arrogant at times.
And any rational jury would have found him guilty of second degree murder on his story alone.
The situation is tragic, and while it's great to see a guy like Derrick Rose come from the inner city in worse conditions than Ben Wilson and thrive so immediately, it's interesting to look at the Chicago music scene and see just how little has changed (and probably gotten worse) in the ensuing three decades.
I vaguely recall one of the people on last night's show saying Benji's death was about the 650th murder in Chicago in 1984. I believe the town has about 420 murders so far this year, and while that's obviously not going to reach 1984 levels, there has been a dramatic increase in the past few years.
Also, I agree with everyone who was impressed with the determination and composure of Benji's mom.
As for Benji, I thought it was very good. Definitely one of the top 10 of the 30 for 30 series. I was surprised by the murderer's version of the story. He didn't throw the second guy under the bus at all (really, just the opposite), so I wonder why he agreed to the original plea since it totally screwed over a guy he claims was innocent.
His version of the story doesn't make Benji look any worse in the eyes of most people. I mean, he was a dick to a stranger in a tense moment and talked too much shite. Stop the presses, an elite athlete is kind arrogant at times.
And any rational jury would have found him guilty of second degree murder on his story alone.
The situation is tragic, and while it's great to see a guy like Derrick Rose come from the inner city in worse conditions than Ben Wilson and thrive so immediately, it's interesting to look at the Chicago music scene and see just how little has changed (and probably gotten worse) in the ensuing three decades.
I vaguely recall one of the people on last night's show saying Benji's death was about the 650th murder in Chicago in 1984. I believe the town has about 420 murders so far this year, and while that's obviously not going to reach 1984 levels, there has been a dramatic increase in the past few years.
Also, I agree with everyone who was impressed with the determination and composure of Benji's mom.
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