The greatest programs: No. 20, UNLV

Eli, Manchester CT — Wed, 28 May 2008 20:37:47 GMT

This garbage is a slap in the face, Miller...you know as well as I that The Rebs are not the 20th best program out there.....THEY ARE THE BEST! Go Rebs.

The greatest programs: No. 20, UNLV

Tom Ryan Freehold N.J. — Thu, 29 May 2008 10:48:25 GMT

You didnt mentioned anything about the Graduatuin Rate/Jail time spent by players or the graduation Rate

The greatest programs: No. 20, UNLV

B.Barney, SLC, Utah — Sat, 31 May 2008 05:15:41 GMT

Tark's teams graduated you ------. 3 of the 4 final four teams had local Vegas guards (Smith, Tarkanian and Anthony), Jackie Robinson and a few other UNLV teammates own one of the nations largest minority owned companies, Greg Anthony interned for a Senator and was VP of the College Republicans, yet despite all the things Tark's teams did on and off the court, guys like Tom from Freehold NJ will continue to spout ignorance....Every program could be busted if the NCAA wanted too do it, you can't control everything that happens, and there's so many silly rules; that said, Tark was a great coach, a great father, and now an admirable figure head for our program. UNLV went to three final fours without recruiting classes filled with blue chippers (the fourth final four had a few)...Tark and Grgurich could just flat out coach....time for people to know the correct version of history pertaining to UNLV!

The greatest programs: No. 20, UNLV

Ryan, Howell, Michigan — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 06:39:28 GMT

I didn't know there was so much history! All I know is that the "Plastic man" went there...

The greatest programs: No. 20, UNLV

newyorkrebel Las Vegas, NV — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:43:58 GMT

You present some interesting factoids on the '77 Final Four UNLV team and where they are today.

For sake of comparison, and fairness, you might want to check on the rosters of the 77 UNC and Marquette teams as well, right? I assume they did not all go on to become doctors, lawyers, senators and accountants?

Tark was known (thanks to Dick Vitale) as the Father Flanagan of college basketball, giving second chances to a lot of kids who never really got a first chance in life.

Valet, security, real estate may not sound glamorous to you, but considering how many of those kids growing up on the mean streets had friends and family that never lived to grow up, I'd say they're doing pretty well thanks to Jerry Tarkanian.

Tark touched more lives for the better than all the NCAA investigators put together. Decades after playing for him, Tark's players love him every bit as much as we Rebel fans do.

The greatest programs: No. 20, UNLV

Mee2323, Maryland Parkway, UNLV — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:08:55 GMT

Valet? Man, he probably makes more then 80% of the people reading this list.

What Tark did was give kids an opportunity. What they did with that as student or athlete, was up to them.

The greatest programs: No. 20, UNLV

Neal, Pahrump, NV — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:31:13 GMT

And the real pity is that Tark is still not in the College Basketball Hall of Fame. What a shame politics can rule and not recognize a great coach and contributor to the game.