re: The sooner Woodward asks his Howard Baker questions of Wade the better

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Do you support cheaters all the time?


I just suppose I was raised with a better moral compass and taught to value fair play.

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That’s a perfectly reasonable opinion to have. That said, I’d expect you to maintain the same opinion through losing seasons without calling for the HC to be fired because here is the reality....ALL major conf football and basketball coaches “cheat”. EVERY.SINGLE.ONE. Some may be more egregious than others and some may be “better” at it than others. But they ALL “cheat” in various ways and it’s been going on for decades.

Saban does. Dabo does. Wade does. Orgeron does. Kermit Davis does. Chris Beard does. Izzo does, McClendon did. Bryant did, etc, etc. It’s simply what you have to do to sign high caliber recruits. These kids know their “market value” and more importantly, their families/handlers know their “market value”. Moreover, the NCAA is aware it goes on but simply chooses to ignore the majority of it because there is too much money to be made by all.

So if your moral compass demands “fair play”, that’s fine. But don’t be upset when your school fails to sign quality talent. And don’t demand great results when you in essence tell a coach he can’t sign top talent

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I just suppose I was raised with a better moral compass and taught to value fair play.

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Get off your high fricking horse. It’s an anonymous message board.