http://deadspin.com/5962514/d+iii-players-138-point+game-is-a-sham-record-and-shouldnt-be-celebrated-by-anyone/1466714609/@barryap
Great read on why this is a silly thing that nobody should be celebrating
Actually, I think that it's a terrible read. It's just written from a very bitter perspective. It’s not like Grinnell players are treated than anything other than what they are, D3 players who play a very unique system.
Here’s what I’ve read about Grinnell in the past (though can’t source any of it, and some may be outdated, or feel free to debate/discredit).
The coach asks his players every year if they want to play under the Grinnell system style, or a more standard style. The players always vote for the Grinnell system.
They play typical D3 competition (which includes NAIA, NCCAA, and such). This is not different from any other D3 teams.
This is a D3 team that attracts players from all over, because they want to play for Grinnell. Can any other D3 team claim that?
Bottom line is they’re D3. If you’re coaching in D3 or playing in D3, you probably don’t have the greatest future prospects. So you can accept that and be average like everybody else, or you can do something completely different and make the most of your situation. This is what Grinnell is doing, the coach and players found a way to get national attention for being an anomaly, a win for the coaches, a win for the players. So I don’t get the hate, especially since I’ve never seen anybody treat them as anything other than a circus side show. They’re like anybody with a Guinness world record from something out of the ordinary. Does that deadspin writer hate on Dude Perfect too because they get so many YouTube views for their crazy basketball shots?
Every coach would love a book deal. Only the top few D1 coaches or NBA coaches can ever get one. Is he mad because the D3 coach found a way to get one for himself by thinking outside of the box?
My impression is that the writer is bitter, because he was your typical low level D1, or D2, or D3 player, feels he is a better player, and is upset that the Grinnell kids get featured on ESPN and Sports Illustrated, while he never got any coverage.