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Message: [QUOTE="DeGrozz, post: 42585, member: 205"] I am sorry if you think someone throwing out a hyperbole on an internet forum should be treated as a Rasmussen Poll. I honestly believe that if you asked the random person about the biggest names in college hoops, the vast majority would have Vitale near the top of the list. If you thought my figure of speech was a Harvard study, I can't help that. And where were the personal attacks? "Whiny" vs. "Impassionate"? Nothing got very heated, sorry if you perceived it that way. I didn't take anything you said personally and I thought we both avoided being vulgar and demeaning. It's an internet message board, people can talk different sides of an opinion without hating each other -- that doesn't mean I hate you, we just have different opinions. But going back to the point -- it's obvious you don't agree with me about Vitale's importance. I just believe that because Vitale has been one of the foremost faces in college basketball during its largest growth period he has helped shaped the game. You're free to disagree, but the people that call that shots in college basketball on a national stage have paid millions of dollars to state their feelings otherwise. You think he is too loud, too cliche, and too annoying. I get that. He's still in the HOF (fact - not a "straw man argument"), still on the worldwide leader of sports in his fourth decade (fact - not a "straw man argument"), and still one of the most referenced and quoted media personalities in his field. I believe if you asked most people in sports entertainment that would agree that he is college basketball's greatest ambassador and cheerleader. I do think he helped elevate the game to what it is today. Obviously neither of us will back down from our opinions. [/QUOTE]

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