Durant having jersey retired

[Hector Vector]

Marketing pure and simple. Durant is a very popular, likeable, marketable player and the more that UT affiliates with him, the more it helps recruiting.

Otherwise, it's just plain ridiculous.

[JasonEvans]

Marketing pure and simple. Durant is a very popular, likeable, marketable player and the more that UT affiliates with him, the more it helps recruiting.

Otherwise, it's just plain ridiculous.

Hector has summed this up perfectly.

-J

[monkey]

Raise it to the roof: Uh-oh-Maggette-oh!

[msdukie]

Going back to the football reference, Duke has numerous College Football Hall of Famers (and Pro Football Hall of Famers). Duke has not retired their numbers.

(Of course, this goes back to a previous thread about why doesn't Duke retire numbers in any non-basketball sports?)

[Indoor66]

Going back to the football reference, Duke has numerous College Football Hall of Famers (and Pro Football Hall of Famers). Duke has not retired their numbers.

(Of course, this goes back to a previous thread about why doesn't Duke retire numbers in any non-basketball sports?)

NFL Football Hall of Fame:

Sonny Jurgenson: http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/me...?player_id=111

George McAfee: http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/me...?player_id=145

Ace Parker: http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/me...?player_id=172

College Football Hall of Fame:

Fred Crawford: http://www.collegefootball.org/famersearch.php?id=30025

Al DeRogatis: http://www.collegefootball.org/famersearch.php?id=40009

Dan Hill: http://www.collegefootball.org/famersearch.php?id=30026

Steve Lach: http://www.collegefootball.org/famersearch.php?id=40010

George McAfee: http://www.collegefootball.org/famersearch.php?id=30027

Mike McGee: http://www.collegefootball.org/famersearch.php?id=50011

Ace Parker: http://www.collegefootball.org/famersearch.php?id=30028

Eric Tipton: http://www.collegefootball.org/famersearch.php?id=30024

Coach Howard Jones: http://www.collegefootball.org/famersearch.php?id=30080

Coach Bill Murray: http://www.collegefootball.org/famersearch.php?id=40008

Coach Wallace Wade: http://www.collegefootball.org/famersearch.php?id=20063