Hoosier Headlines for August 23, 2009: Knight's possible return to Indiana and more.
by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on Aug 23, 2009 8:35 AM EDT
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IU extends olive branch to Knight (Post-Tribune)
This Mike Hutton column urges Knight to accept the olive branch extended by IU. I disagree with some of his details (such as the suggestion that recruiting was Knight's main problem in his last few years at IU), but so be it. -
Knight in November? (The Indianapolis Star)
Terry Hutchens, in addition to his article in today's paper quoting various Knight-era players, has a pretty sound take on this issue. He, like me, doubts that Knight will appear at Memorial Stadium in November. I particularly like Hutch's idea of a statue. Also, I think the risk that Knight will perceive this as an effort to make money off of him is an issue as well. We shall see, and I desperately hope I'm wrong. -
Ex-players unsure if Knight will return (The Indianapolis Star)
Several former players are quoted. Most are skeptical, but I thought Pat Graham's comments about Knight's unpredictability are worth a look.
Tom Crean inducted into the Marquette Golden Eagles hall of fame (ESPN)
Crean and his entire 2003 Final Four team were honored yesterday.
Mo Creek says he’s Bloomington-bound (The Hoosier Scoop)
At least everyone is acting as if Creek will be on the court for IU in 2009-10.
Hoosiers camp is serious business (The News-Sentinel)
Pete DiPrimio's account of the all-access day that Bill Lynch granted to certain members of the media.
Jammie Kirlew wants starring role in Indiana revival (chicagotribune.com)
A nice feature on the Hoosier defensive end, followed by some less-than-optimistic thoughts on the Hoosiers' upcoming season.
IU Mayberry is up to speed (The Courier-Journal)
The C-J takes a look at IU's middle linebacker Matt Mayberry.
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I get that IU Official Sports Report e-mail and today’s feature was on Knight, natch. it was about something to the effect that Knight might not be the best basketball coach ever, but he’s the most culturally significant.
We all know someone who is a good barometer of sports magnitude — if that person (a non sports fan) knows an athlete, coach, etc. then they must clearly be important. For me, it’s my mother. Even she knows RMK, therefore I’ll contend he is on the Mt. Rushmore of sports figures.
Yep. When I started at IU in the early 1990s, there was some guidebook that described him as “the most famous coach in any sport in the United States.” It may well be true today, even though he is retired. I also once read a quote, and I can’t find it for the life of me, that described him as “the most publicly psychoanalyzed public figure since Richard Nixon.”
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by John M (The Crimson Quarry) on Aug 24, 2009 10:09 AM EDT reply actions
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