by BirdsEyeView » June 5th, 2017, 12:48 pm
In all honesty, Hawkins helped us get a regular season championship in his tenure, but that's it. No NCAAs and only bad publicity for the program with all of his legal troubles. I am sure his academics did not positively contribute to the team GPA either.
So, why are people butt hurt over a guy who, in the end, didn't get ISUr over the hump at all and really just gave the program a black eye from a perception standpoint?
I am sure after the initial anger of the situation (being cleared after one season to play), Gregg Marshall was not missing him at all over the past 3 seasons given their success they had (sans a bad image of Hawkins legal issues on his hands).
As for Chastain, I am sure the conversation went like this:
Chastain: I want to go to Illinois State. I made the wrong choice and am homesick
Muller: If you do, you'll have to sit out 2 years per league rules
Chastain: Any way around that?
Muller: Yes, come walk on for one year and recover from your injury fully and then we will scholarship you the following season
Chastain: Sounds good! I'm in.