I was in undergrad during those years. His arc and development was fun to watch. I'd say he went from bungling big man to above average-ish big ten center at the end.
I swear in my undergrad days at the U (early 2000s) there was some sort of athletics fee. There was a stink about it since not everyone cares about sports. This was on top of technology fees, etc.
Also, this was 20 years ago and I could be totally making this up 😂
Good lord, you weren't kidding. I remember him playing well early in his career. Didn't see much of him recently, so figured he was passed on the depth chart. Comments act like he was a 1st round bust. Odd.
Good luck to BSJ with the Chargers!