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Shane McNichol's avatar

One more piece of context that feels relevant: Utah hired an NBA assistant with NIL money at his back...just a year after its biggest rival did the same. Smith was fired one month after his rival dropped a bag to sign the biggest recruit either school could ever dream of signing.

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Will Warren's avatar

Absolutely. Hey, if anything, proof rivalries still matter…which I’ll take at this point!

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