milehiiu Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 Indiana's Streak as Last Unbeaten Team Now Stretches to 44 Years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 Scott May, Kent Benson, Bobby Wilkerson, Tom Abernathy, and, of course, the Mighty Quinn. It was joyful to watch that team play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJPaisley Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 I loved when the band would play The Mighty Quinn for Quinn. The Hall was such a fun place to be during those years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 That team and the 75 team were machines...smothering defense and precision offense...a joy to watch, for sure... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted February 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 7 minutes ago, RJPaisley said: I loved when the band would play The Mighty Quinn for Quinn. The Hall was such a fun place to be during those years. "You'll not see nothing, like the Mighty Quinn ".....Manfred Mann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inequality Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 20 minutes ago, Mac said: Scott May, Kent Benson, Bobby Wilkerson, Tom Abernathy, and, of course, the Mighty Quinn. It was joyful to watch that team play. Before my time. Highest respect though for that era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted February 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 3 minutes ago, Inequality said: Before my time. Highest respect though for that era. When I started this thread, I was aware that many of our Hoosier Sports Nation members were not born then. Yet. It is part of our history. NCAA Final Halftime Speech | Perfect in '76 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUalum Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 102 to 49 over Iowa yielded free Big Macs in 75. Yup, those guys could play some D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inequality Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 I’ve had the privilege to become barely acquainted with a couple of those guys periodically over the years. Then of course, some with RMK living across the street. Though I was only a growing child, he was a really big figure to me back then, and I remember everything quite vividly as I payed complete attention to his every move. I still laugh at the memory of grandpa leaving him stranded in his car, on the snow covered hill within a very short sight distance of his house.(maybe 800ft). This was the stop sign where Heritage Rd met 446. The first time I met Benson, at a Gus Macker tournament on campus, I had no idea who he was. I remember being kind of weirded out as to why this gigantic old guy was even talking to me and asking me questions about my basketball background and future plans. My family who had seen and heard the some of the convo from afar, filled me in later that day. I remember that vividly as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted February 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 43 minutes ago, Inequality said: I’ve had the privilege to become barely acquainted with a couple of those guys periodically over the years. Then of course, some with RMK living across the street. Though I was only a growing child, he was a really big figure to me back then, and I remember everything quite vividly as I payed complete attention to his every move. I still laugh at the memory of grandpa leaving him stranded in his car, on the snow covered hill within a very short sight distance of his house.(maybe 800ft). This was the stop sign where Heritage Rd met 446. The first time I met Benson, at a Gus Macker tournament on campus, I had no idea who he was. I remember being kind of weirded out as to why this gigantic old guy was even talking to me and asking me questions about my basketball background and future plans. My family who had seen and heard the some of the convo from afar, filled me in later that day. I remember that vividly as well. Great stories. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud2BAHoosier Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 2 hours ago, milehiiu said: When I started this thread, I was aware that many of our Hoosier Sports Nation members were not born then. Yet. It is part of our history. NCAA Final Halftime Speech | Perfect in '76 I remember it well.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 Glad I am old enough to recall it fondly. And fwiw, from '73 through '76 were the 4 most dominant years of IU basketball. I miss those days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJPaisley Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 4 minutes ago, rico said: Glad I am old enough to recall it fondly. And fwiw, from '73 through '76 were the 4 most dominant years of IU basketball. I miss those days. I was fortunate to go to several games during that stretch. One game we sat 2 rows behind the visiting bench because a family member had great seats. But the most memorable game for me was when we sat way the hell up in the balcony. That was a wildly fun time. Fairly sure I couldn't walk up those steps today. Yep, those were special times. Time to return to that level of winning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 1 hour ago, RJPaisley said: I was fortunate to go to several games during that stretch. One game we sat 2 rows behind the visiting bench because a family member had great seats. But the most memorable game for me was when we sat way the hell up in the balcony. That was a wildly fun time. Fairly sure I couldn't walk up those steps today. Yep, those were special times. Time to return to that level of winning. Interesting tidbit about those years.... 1973---5 future NBA players on the roster 1974---7 future NBA players on the roster 1975---8 future NBA players on the roster 1976---6 future NBA players on the roster Boy oh boy...The General had it going...I miss those days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddy4iu Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 5 hours ago, rico said: Interesting tidbit about those years.... 1973---5 future NBA players on the roster 1974---7 future NBA players on the roster 1975---8 future NBA players on the roster 1976---6 future NBA players on the roster Boy oh boy...The General had it going...I miss those days Me too! Those were the 4 years I was there undergrad. Spoiled to say the least and just blessed to have experienced IU B-ball at its best. Feel sorry for students who have never sniffed a modicum of that success during their time on campus. Sure hoping to see the program return to elite status in my lifetime. I'm hanging in there with Archie and like what I see developing with the underclassmen especially. Go Hoosiers!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted February 27, 2020 Report Share Posted February 27, 2020 On 2/25/2020 at 9:46 AM, rico said: Glad I am old enough to recall it fondly. And fwiw, from '73 through '76 were the 4 most dominant years of IU basketball. I miss those days. Knight crashes the Final Four in '73. Disappointment in '75, vindication in '76. What a ride those years were. Good years to be a Hoosier fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted February 27, 2020 Report Share Posted February 27, 2020 On 2/24/2020 at 8:52 PM, RJPaisley said: I loved when the band would play The Mighty Quinn for Quinn. Absolutely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted February 27, 2020 Report Share Posted February 27, 2020 Quinn's four-year record as point guard on the basketball team was 108-12. He also played free safety on the football team for his freshman and sophomore years. The two years he played only basketball he was 63-1 with an undefeated national championship season. The Mighty Quinn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loviubb Posted February 27, 2020 Report Share Posted February 27, 2020 I was in the Army in 73 and thought that was Banner#3 until the reverse call from Walton to Downing. 1st time that I remember IU taking it -- --- ---! In NCAA tourney! Yea I guess you could say spoiled!! Hope CAM can get us back to being spoiled!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted February 27, 2020 Report Share Posted February 27, 2020 8 hours ago, Mac said: Knight crashes the Final Four in '73. Disappointment in '75, vindication in '76. What a ride those years were. Good years to be a Hoosier fan. That '74 season gets lost. Grasp this young IU fans...we finished #9 in the polls and didn't make the NCAAT. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted February 27, 2020 Report Share Posted February 27, 2020 The playoff loss to Michigan for the B10 title is right behind the 1975 loss in the Mideast regional finals to Kentucky as the biggest gut-punch in my years as a fan...the 1992 screwing we took in the National Semis to Duke is up there too... If I remember right, that 1974 playoff was in Champaign? Or am I dreaming? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFan4Life Posted February 27, 2020 Report Share Posted February 27, 2020 2 hours ago, rico said: That '74 season gets lost. Grasp this young IU fans...we finished #9 in the polls and didn't make the NCAAT. LOL What?!?! I don't think I've ever heard that. I was only 5 so, I certainly don't remember. Why didn't we make it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierJax Posted February 27, 2020 Report Share Posted February 27, 2020 From 1972-1977 was a hellava run..not bad for a young coach Who started out from Army..thank god Wisconsin didn’t get him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted February 27, 2020 Report Share Posted February 27, 2020 9 minutes ago, IUFan4Life said: What?!?! I don't think I've ever heard that. I was only 5 so, I certainly don't remember. Why didn't we make it? We tied Michigan for the regular season title and had a playoff game in Champaign, Illinois to see who would go to the NCAA tourney (only one per conference allowed back then)...lost that game and got invited to the short lived CCA tournament which we won... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFan4Life Posted February 27, 2020 Report Share Posted February 27, 2020 Very cool! I've learned something new for the day; I should go back to bed now....lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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