My favorite part of that story is that one of the guys in the parking lot is now an assistant coach for us. He deserves it and is a warrior, etc., but it's an example of how there's a lottt of subjectivity baked into the system. See also Luther Head's jersey hanging in the rafters.
McBride, Head, Spears committed residential burglary. Not prosecuted. Piland lost the election over it. All 3 should have never played a second for IL after that. A second chance somewhere else, sure. But let’s no act like IL has any morals