Yes but can they develop character? What is it they say...”character wins championships”?? I mean you have to choose to recruit character or talent right, athletes can’t have both right????

This dude always talking about his rough upbringing and I’m sure it was, but that can only take you so far in college athletics. So many of the athletes playing at this level have been lifted from difficult upbringing simply because of the daily structure being an athlete requires. Character is an expectation of these athletes well before they ever get to the collegiate level, and many if not the vast majority are already set on a different trajectory because of their commitment to athletics. If Cuonzo is so passionate about developing young men, he needs to find an organization that needs his type of guidance and mentorship (boys and girls club, YMCA, any major city youth development programs), not NCAA athletics where most of these kids have fought and earned a level of character that comes with the level of commitment and dedication it takes to be a college athlete.

I think we all agree Cuonzo is a good man, but we have to admit boys and girls clubs don’t pay volunteers $3MM/year, meaning despite the talk, Cuonzo is here for the money just like the rest of us would be, and the university admin needs to recognize what they have and fix it. He’s set for life now, I would challenge Cuonzo to truly live his words and get back to the inner city and work to provide different paths for the thousand and thousands of other kids who are not athletically gifted enough to have sport as a way to build and develop their character.