Anyone shocked by the college basketball breaking news (that is to say news that is breaking college basketball) clearly didn’t read College Sports Magazine’s Most Influential List back in June 1996.
The small but capable crew that was our editorial staff (think “Ocean’s Eleven,” then divide by about two — both in terms of headcount and cool) brainstormed and debated and, after a bucket or two of Rolling Rocks, debuted our ranking of the 50 most influential people in college sports during the 1995-96 school year.
Well, we identified deserving individuals for spots #2 thru #50. The top spot, indisputably, belonged not to a person but a logo.