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[QUOTE="Jeremy L., post: 4051915, member: 1651"]
I'm going to spew out what I just placed on Twitter (sorry if it seems funky - I'm copying and pasting my tweets). SU screwed this up.

He deserves 44. Fine with him keeping 34. But IMO Cuse screwed up by not offering it sooner. His interest probably decreased as the university messed with giving it to him. Just retire 44 forever. Call it a day. If Tucker couldn’t get it and now doesn’t want it, nobody should get it.

I don’t think they should have ever retired it in the first place. I mean, I was 8 the last time somebody wore 44 and I’m 30 now . I don’t think we’ve seen a player of Sean’s caliber since 98. I’ve always felt if they didn’t give it to Sean, they probably won’t give it to anybody. I’d love the idea of giving it to a star studded, stat filling playmaker. But if SU  waited this long to give a player of his caliber the number and it’s at the point he doesn’t want it, how long will they wait for the next kid?

44 is iconic and I really wish we carried on the legacy of those players with the number. Retiring it killed our biggest recruiting tool. But we are getting to the point where kids don’t really know Ernie or Floyd which is sad. But I don’t want them giving it to someone for the sake of giving it to somebody.
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