Did you see the clip? I'm assuming you didn’t based on the response. Smallwood did not offer his opinion just to talk, he was sitting at a table in the players’ lounge and was approached by Kevin Nathan and asked several times about the issue. You could tell he really didn’t want to get into it, but said the we went to South Bend to play them so they can come to The Rent, period. Your comment would suggest he was walking around trying to be heard and that wasnt the case. Your thought on player’s comments "not meaning anything" is way off, have you ever been a locker room before? His comment allows insight as to what the players are feeling, something we don’t get exposure to. That being said it also allows to see what the tone and attitude of the team is as well. Something that is VERY important because it all has an effect on morale etc... which ultimately can lead to distractions and affect execution later on. This kid is well spoken and is a great ambassador for our program, scheduling is certainly out of his hands but it is good to know where the team stands on issues from time to time.
