DeaconBrews
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I think Manning thought he had a chance up until the bell, and I have no problem with him going down swinging. Giles made a dumb decision, and he's dealing with it. His "success" he gets to enjoy at duke is not that much different than what Anthony Bilas gets to enjoy here. "He" won a couple more games than Bilas I guess. If Manning had cooled on Giles given the circumstances, I would have been pissed. You don't get recruits like that (regardless of his current failings) in your backyard that often. You leave it all out there when you do.
It looks a lot better in hindsight, but I agree that he handled it the right way. I even liked his pitch (you'll be a hometown legend, brought in Timmy & CP3).