re: Ben Howland

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MSUbulldogs03

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3 final fours ranks first for coaches since Wooden. He has as impressive a resume as anyone in the SEC not named Donovan or Calipari.

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Yeah, look at the end of that era. There was a massive amount of smoke re: that last class of his. Suspensions, transfers, two inquiries regarding academic eligibility before the kids ever played a second of college ball, a Dad who allegedly may have lied about his son's age and amateur status before signing on with UCLA, and you can say what you want, but the trend of his Bruin tenure-while not an elevator shaft headed down-was nowhere near what you may try to spin it as.