I thought the Fab 5 documentary on ESPN was an embellishment in many ways and obviously self-serving for Jalen Rose.
But it did draw a great television rating and created much buzz. Rose put himself out there with this, and has taken criticism and benefited from it, too. He seems like a bright guy, who knew what he was getting into - both the good and bad.
What I find odd is how many Michigan fans - not the ones that attended the school, but the Walmart Wolverines (not all Michigan fans who didn't go to UM fall into this category, obviously. Many are level-headed) - are so taken aback by criticism of the Fab 5 .
It's different for the alums and facility there. Michigan has a tremendous academic reputation that is justified, but the Fab 5 made the university look like UNLV East.
It is exceptionally difficult to get into Michigan, and it takes, both in regard to academic work and payment financially, enormous sacrifice to get a degree from there.
The Fab 5 was ultimately a scarlet letter on the university, which doesn't, from I can tell, project itself as the fifth professional sports franchise in the Detroit area, and does have considerable academic integrity.