Ultimately what I did was:
1.) Flash " SprintTouchProMR2.01.651.6" form boot loader screen
2.) Let the Sprint Rom do its thing. (which originally I didn't, I just went ahead and flashed w/o letting the automatic set up take place)
3.) Through active sync I flashed " MaxRootRomComboGV0122_23518" instead of from Boot loader which I had done previously.
I don't know what difference any of this made, but the ROM seems OK so far. I'll check it all day Saturday and see whats up.
Thanks ROOT, for the ROM's.
