SIAP - "Recalling Jim Wacker, the ex-TCU coach who turned in his own team to the NCAA"

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I don't think this would ever happen today. Wacker had the type of integrity that is no longer in existence in big-time sports, I'm afraid.

People once took pride in playing by the rules, and exhibiting sportsmanship — a la John Wooden. Class. Honor.

Now, it's "Hey, only suckers follow the rules".
 
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RememberMurray said:
I don't think this would ever happen today. Wacker had the type of integrity that is no longer in existence in big-time sports, I'm afraid.

People once took pride in playing by the rules, and exhibiting sportsmanship — a la John Wooden. Class. Honor.

Now, it's "Hey, only suckers follow the rules".
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John Wooden conveniently left his bagman off his pyramid of success
 


RememberMurray said:
I don't think this would ever happen today. Wacker had the type of integrity that is no longer in existence in big-time sports, I'm afraid.

People once took pride in playing by the rules, and exhibiting sportsmanship — a la John Wooden. Class. Honor.

Now, it's "Hey, only suckers follow the rules".
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Pretty much. "If ya ain't cheatin, you ain't tryin"
 



RememberMurray said:
I don't think this would ever happen today. Wacker had the type of integrity that is no longer in existence in big-time sports, I'm afraid.

People once took pride in playing by the rules, and exhibiting sportsmanship — a la John Wooden. Class. Honor.

Now, it's "Hey, only suckers follow the rules".
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I am not sure you should use Wooden as your example...the dude broke plenty of rules.
 




I hated losing, but I did love Jim Wacker. And sadly, I think he missed his Minnesota breakthrough by one season. He had winning talent in place, and given another year I think they would have turned the corner.
 


nsmike said:
To this day when I'm amped up about something, Wacker saying, 'The bloods a pumping and the corpuscles are a jumping' will run through my mind
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Yup, and fortunate or not, "geezo-peezo" has been part of my vocabulary going on 30 years now.
 



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