Dave from Dayton

Nice stop so far.

We have done nothing since the roughing the passer bad call.

No. Oh No. No! Nooooooo!!!!

Ok. I will watch some of the end of this game. I would hate to disappoint my disappointment.

Well, it has been an interesting and predictable game. I have to go outside to rake leaves. At least I get some satisfaction of beating Mother Nature. Right?

Fumble. IU ball! Review! Ball was out before knee hit ground. IU ball!

Get a stop here...win the game.

The big mo just shifted. Can you feel the crowd? Well, never mind that. Go. IU!

STOP!!

J W Dant, you're our only hope.

Good tackle. Finally.

A stop sometime this drive would be fine with me.

Yes, pass interference. 1st down.

Uh, defender fell down. Crap.

stop em

Bad call on roughing the passer. Targeting, I call BS.

You high?

Remarkable cool on a couple of plays. Good way to end the half; but keep Walt Bell out of there.

Walt Bell just left the building.

Pull my finger.

Went all conservative. Come on...

Indiana is looking good from here. Controlling both sides of the ball.

We can absolutely win this game! And, we just might. Go IU! I bet a shot of bourbon, Indiana wins today in football against the less than mighty Budgies. Look at all of the fans predicting IU wins! Desperation drives decisions. And it proves that one should not perform one's own lobotomy. That or marijuana is legal and/or available. Or one should put a lock on the liquor cabinet, after the game.

Oh, I don't think that hate is the right thing to say that media folks hate Coach Knight. I think that people use words or thoughts triggering hate to get some emotional response. It gets more attention than love or being nice. That results in more activity on a site or on an article. For instance, Dakich used inflammatory and negative words to get attention. Politicians use hate as a motivator. So if a sports writer implies hating Knight's dark side, that gets more $$$ than making nice. Plus, as Mark Twain said (and I post this out of context with revisions): It takes no preparation to be in the opposition.

To this day, I am still floored by what happened at IU in the early '70's. This is not my personal story. It's Indiana basketball's story. It's Coach Knight's story. I was very young at 17 in the fall of '69 when I got a room at Briscoe Quad as a freshman. Walking over to the football stadium and the basketball Fieldhouse was easy. Sitting right next to the basketball court floor was a trip. Those basketball players are so very large. Sawdust and dirt floor of the Fieldhouse put a fog-like haze everywhere. But IU wasn't doing really well. In the last few years of Lou Watson...But he did get Steve Downing, Joby Wright and George McGinnis together along with a more than decent backcourt of John Ritter etc. Do you realize just how imposing those giants were when they were dialed in? But that was part of the downfall of Lou Watson. In '70 -'71 the team was in position to compete for the B10 title. But that team imploded. Fans held signs messaging: Lose Lou. Team members talked to the administration about negative things about the head coach. Lou Watson resigned. Little did we know that the Hurryin' Hoosiers...running offense, was gone. McGinnis bolted to the ABA. In comes Bobby Knight. 31 years old. A disciplinarian, defense first, man-to-man defense, methodical offense. He had to tell the fans that if the opportunity arose, they would in fact go on a fast break, too. A new stadium, too. Assembly Hall...omg! I enlisted in the Navy in February of 1971. Was in for 4 years. Learned about IU from the east coast and inside of a submarine deployed near Europe. Re-enrolled in the fall of '75. Got on the 'other Dean's List'. In Bobby Knight's 2nd season, he took the Hoosiers to the Final Four for the first time in 20 years. Glory! His second season!!!! This! We all know what happened in '75-'77. The winningest program ever! Bob Knight would take the microphone and school the fans. More noise! This is what we need to do...defense creates offensive opportunities. Those other schools do not hold a candle to IU's willingness to work at basketball all of the time...on and off of the court. My gf and I got engaged, IU won the NCAA Championship, and we graduated, got married. (That was phenomenal! I mean the basketball part...just kidding...well kind of. Still very happily married to my sweetheart.) I still reflect on IU beating Michigan...lol. That is what Coach Bob Knight did when he was in his 30's. Brought Glory back to IU. He loved it. We loved the teams and him. We bought in. What a tale. What a ride. Thanks Coach Knight and the players...and staff. And he added 2 more NC banners!