I especially appreciated Al Featherston’s approach of presenting State’s history to defend the conclusion that State should strive to compete with the top teams in the ACC, not just be satisfied with squeaking into the NCAAT. It seems like Jeff has made that same argument here at least a half-dozen times during the marvelous five years of Sendek-ball. It’s always nice when someone provides a nice foundation that we can continue to build on.
How each State fan remembers and categorizes the Sendek era is an extremely personal one…even if you stay grounded in facts. For instance, the numbers 8-38 are presented by some as the most damning piece of evidence on the Sendek era. However, those numbers never represented the same kind of power to me. I never bothered keeping up with Valvano’s record versus Dean…so why would I keep up with Sendek’s versus UNC/Duke?
How each State fan remembers and categorizes the Sendek era is an extremely personal one…even if you stay grounded in facts. For instance, the numbers 8-38 are presented by some as the most damning piece of evidence on the Sendek era. However, those numbers never represented the same kind of power to me. I never bothered keeping up with Valvano’s record versus Dean…so why would I keep up with Sendek’s versus UNC/Duke?
