West Virginia Vs. USF: The Case For Style Points

SB Nation’s The Smoking Musket makes a case for some flourishes from Bill Stewart:

Of course, we have a head coach who currently does not believe in style points, and is willing to spend upwards of 5 minutes in a press conference expounding on his beliefs. I understand his point, that winning should be enough. And it’s not that he’s being completely foolish in his belief, it’s just that he’s not seeing the big picture. There are more ingredients to a successful West Virginia Program than just winning, or better yet, there are more ingredients to winning long-term than simply winning short-term.
Why? Style points accomplish certain objectives that facilitate future winning. They’re not two separate concepts.