While I too disagree with many of the author's opinions, his facts, many of them ugly and unsavory, are incredibly accurate. I cannot speak to events prior to the mid 1960's, I think my knowledge and memories after that time remain both vivid and intact.
His accolades to what MB accomplished here cannot be understated. Despite the disappointments of his final 5 years, and specifically the events of the week of December 6, 2013, the program would have continued to wander in the McWillaims/Mackovic wilderness for those 16 years. There would have been no Ricky Heisman, no Come Early, Stay Late, Be Loud, Wear Burnt Orange, no frenzy at the box office that got the BMD rolling in and DKR in the stadium arms race, no Vince, no Colt, no Rose Bowls, no 4th and 5, no 45-35, no wins over Ohio State at the Shoe or the Fiesta, no winningest P5 program of the decade. No, the highlights on the Jumbo-tron today would be taking out the Tech punter in 1990, Walter Cronkite saying, "Get Your Horns Up", Ricky at Hooterville in the 16-6 game and of course our last brush with relevancy......"Roll Left". A quarter of a century ago. Mack is an easy target, and I am a Brown apologist of the highest order, but the author gives the man his due, and also holds him accountable for many of his failings.
Thank you, Billy, for the post. It is a great read. Hook Em.
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