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Message: [QUOTE="RF2044, post: 42592, member: 40"] Your last paragraph actually has a bunch of stuff that I agree with--although for the record, I never disputed that he's in the HOF [which inherently makes the way you referenced it a straw man argument], nor that he's been on TV for decades [ditto]. I'm not sure who is quoting / referencing him as you claim, but not worth debating. I also don't dispute that he may have "elevated" the game; I just don't think that college basketball wouldn't enjoy the unbridled popularity it does without him, or that it would somehow be lessened without his cheerleading. If you disagree--I'm cool with leaving it at that. I agree 100% that Vitale is the game's most recognizable ambassador / cheerleader--I just think we differ on the relative importance of what that means vis a vis society's enjoyment of college hoops, or where March Madness stands in the pecking order of American sports. And I'm a fan of your blog, BTW--so no hard feelings. [/QUOTE]