As a kid growing up during the 80s and 90s, to me Lamar Thomas was the essence of a Miami Hurricane and the perfect representative of those teams - someone who was faster and more athletic than the other teams, and brash enough to let everyone know that the thought he was faster and more athletic because he was a Cane.
Because Lamar was the essence of the 80s and 90s Canes, it was more painful to see him publicly trash the school about something that a Miami player and fan understands uniquely - that Miami wasn't and isn't about having the biggest crowds. That's the type of insult that Gators or Seminoles level at Miami, not something that a former Cane should be talking sh#t about.
I get that most guys, when they go into coaching, won't be able to coach at their alma mater and therefore will have to recruit against their alma mater. But, many guys are able to do so without publicly trashing their alma mater for something as stupid as crowd size. It's great that Lamar is all Cane at heart now, but even though he was someone who represented everything about the teams I grew up on, I have a hard time with how he handled himself when he wasn't here.