The anniversary of the 1977 championship had me thinking back to Al and some of our MU history (and how perfectly Buzz fits our MU mold).
Al was a classic and didn't just walk to the beat of a different drum, he would do the drumming too. Everyone loved him when he was with Enberg as an announcer, but many forget how much non-MU people hated him when he was a coach because of his antics and his success.
Al led you to believe he just managed and Hank did all the X and O's (Al was smarter than he wanted you to know - sound like another coach you know). Technical fouls, fights, jumping on the scorers table, theatrics all the time.
Picture Al coaching against Dick Vitale, the only thing louder than the sideline theatrics were the sport coats and pants the two coaches wore. A quick little dance in front of an empty arena sounds pretty tame in comparison to the man whose name we still have on our uniforms.
Anyway, the 1977 anniversary, all of the crap of late with the media, worrying about who is offended by a dance, taking chances on underdog Juco players, and how perfect Buzz fits into our legacy had me thinking about a particular Al story.
Al - Ray Meyer - Pat Smith - Local Media - Lake Michigan - A Beach Ball
http://www.jsonline.com/sports/golde.../29259894.html