As the players found seats in the gently banked rows of plush chairs, Barnett mounted the stage and announced that he was going to hand out the awards that many of the Wildcats had earned in 1995 … As Barnett called the players forward and handed them placards proclaiming their accomplishments, the 70-plus players in the room cheered and chanted their teammates’ names … The players roared as Barnett waved the placard representing his 17 national coach-of-the-year awards. Then, as the applause subsided,
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