There were graphics showing how Meeks is wedged in with such luminaries as Chris Jackson and Gerald Glass, and a mention of how Meeks’ 54 set the UK record by one point over Dan Issel, who didn’t qualify for “the last 35 years” category.
Therein lies the travesty. For if Issel’s 53-point outburst against Ole Miss on Feb. 7, 1970 is listed, ESPN would also have to acknowledge that, on that very day, LSU’s Pete Maravich dropped a 69-point bomb on Alabama that still stands as the SEC single-game scoring record.
And ... if ESPN had included those couple nuggets ... certainly the network would’ve been expected to clue us in on the fact that Pistol Pete surpassed 50 points in a game a total of 28 times during his incredible career at LSU, rendering the Gerald Glass-Jodie Meeks graphic quite lame.
