Wow, this isn't good. Warde denies apologizing to Webber

Seriously. It feels like every 6 months some minor Fab Five-related drama pops up and we're expected to care. Who gives a shit. They played 30 years ago. 

Agreed on the "who cares" train. Loved the Fab 5, it was fun. Too much drama for a team that never won anything. They were cool and really fucking good, but didn't win......anything. Move on, I'm pretty sure the rest of us have

There is not a single team in the history of college sports that is still remembered and relevant like the Fab Five.  That this is the case speaks volumes about the prestige of Michigan.  

The "who cares" line has an easy answer - essentially everyone that isn't a curmudgeon. 

Chris Webber has been lying about just about everything since the Ed Martin stuff came out, and it's obvious. He threw Ed under the bus, has fired vague shots at Jalen, backed out of the doc, and now in these interviews has given his version of events which has continued to be incomplete, inaccurate and inconsistent.

It's honestly sad, because he's out here projecting a God fearing, spiritual image while not coming to grips with his own actions. He honestly can't be honest about his own feelings, and in these interviews has said other dumb shit like he'd rather be a leader on a team that doesn't win a championship than a role player (specifically a veteran star who joins another star's team) who wins one.

The worst of it is he plays the victim when he has caused the most harm to his teammates, and then has the audacity to call out Jalen for "code breaking" when Jalen has been explicit and consistent about everything that happened. Jalen has been obviously honest especially on things that put him in a bad light. Chris Webber is a phony, but in the end his extraordinary talent got him rich and in the HOF. I just wish Chris would get over himself. I don't believe a word he says when it's his word against anyone else's.

Yeah, and he corrected the record in the nicest way possible. Let’s not let a 0 day story turn into a >0 day story. 

From the article, the way I read it:

Warde: "I feel like I need to apologize to the 18-year-old Chris."

Chris: "So you're apologizing."

Warde: "Absolutely not, but I feel like I need to."

What's the point?  Besides the truth?
 

Help me out. How exactly is a reconciliation gonna be a “huge money maker” for the university?

Is it going to be PPV? Is a network going to give M more money for televising a game where the Fab 5 are “re-united”?

Yes, it would be a nice moment but there is no significant financial upside the UM.

I think it's mostly not wanting Webber to speak for you.  If the University is going to make a statement about the Fab 5 it should be communicated from the AD, not someone who may have a financial interest having a particular narrative.  I think it's a bad look all around but also, Webber doesn't need to tell ESPN during an interview that Warde told him something.

yes, because no one should ever, under any circumstances, "basically call webber a liar."

unless you're on a grand jury, of course.  in that case, fire away.  you've got proof.

I love Webber and the Fab Five. As a kid I saved my money to buy his gold jersey. Maybe we should stop rooting for this man to come back and be a part of UM again. He seems to have a problem with the truth and that's a problem. 

The reference I've seen is in this article wherein he says:

Webber: That's what happened. I was told [that] by the University of Michigan. I was told by the athletic director at the University of Michigan [Warde Manuel], that he was sorry. And he wasn't even there at the time [I was playing]. He told me that he did his research and that he needs to apologize. His exact words [were], he needs 'to apologize to the 18-year-old Chris Webber because we didn't protect him.'

Now that’s objectivity.  I agree ? because as of right now everyone is GAM and they should be able to address each other without the fricken press.