Burgers & Fries!

[Spirito76]

Flashback to my generation when fans got burgers & fries when the opponent was held to under 50. I can't remember the game, but Coach had already sat the starters & the other team started scoring. The fans started chanting "burgers and fries" and Coach called a timeout, put the starters back in, and totally shut down the other team. We got our burgers & fries.
University of Houston has held seven opponents to under 50 and two opponents to just 51 this season. Wow - who's their coach??

 

[GeorgeStrait IU]

Flashback to my generation when fans got burgers & fries when the opponent was held to under 50. I can't remember the game, but Coach had already sat the starters & the other team started scoring. The fans started chanting "burgers and fries" and Coach called a timeout, put the starters back in, and totally shut down the other team. We got our burgers & fries.
University of Houston has held seven opponents to under 50 and two opponents to just 51 this season. Wow - who's their coach??

Someone who, had he followed the *rules* would have had IU basketball like it was from 1971-1994 results wise these last 17+ years....

 

[Cavanagh]

I hate IU

 

[Big Red Crimson Buffalo]

I think there was a story once that the team itself had McDonald’s for a trip home and Knight was so upset with their play that he threw those burgers and fries out onto the tarmac.

 

[kkott]

I hate IU

I think the better question is: Does God?

 

[Chicago-bound Hoosier]

I hate IU

you're one step away from wearing gold n black and chanting IU sucks.
Have faith....hoping this admin gets the program back on proper trajectory in April-May. I truly believe this is their last shot.

 

[abraxis]

I think there was a story once that the team itself had McDonald’s for a trip home and Knight was so upset with their play that he threw those burgers and fries out onto the tarmac.

Aged coyotes of Tippecanoe Co still speak of that special treat as manna from heaven.

 

[kmathum]

Flashback to my generation when fans got burgers & fries when the opponent was held to under 50. I can't remember the game, but Coach had already sat the starters & the other team started scoring. The fans started chanting "burgers and fries" and Coach called a timeout, put the starters back in, and totally shut down the other team. We got our burgers & fries.
University of Houston has held seven opponents to under 50 and two opponents to just 51 this season. Wow - who's their coach??

was that the 92- 29 ND game?

 

[abraxis]

was that the 92- 29 ND game?

No, that 94-29 game against ND was during Knight’s first year here in ‘71. It was the dedication game for AH’s Branch McCracken floor. It was also Digger’s first game for ND.

 

[Bippy]

I think there was a story once that the team itself had McDonald’s for a trip home and Knight was so upset with their play that he threw those burgers and fries out onto the tarmac.

Only once?
Can you imagine RMK watching this team and the coach? His head would explode.

 

[IndyResident16]

Flashback to my generation when fans got burgers & fries when the opponent was held to under 50. I can't remember the game, but Coach had already sat the starters & the other team started scoring. The fans started chanting "burgers and fries" and Coach called a timeout, put the starters back in, and totally shut down the other team. We got our burgers & fries.
University of Houston has held seven opponents to under 50 and two opponents to just 51 this season. Wow - who's their coach??

Believe it was against Iowa during the 74-75 season. And while I was born then, no I don't remember it. I believe Laz talks about it in the Showtime documentary on the undefeated team.

 

[13thman]

Believe it was against Iowa during the 74-75 season. And while I was born then, no I don't remember it. I believe Laz talks about it in the Showtime documentary on the undefeated team.

Yeah. Lute didn't know what was going on until after.

 

[Bippy]

Believe it was against Iowa during the 74-75 season. And while I was born then, no I don't remember it. I believe Laz talks about it in the Showtime documentary on the undefeated team.

It was the 74-75 season, and we held Iowa to 49 points.
The chant was "burgers" during the last 5 minutes of the game, each time Iowa was on offense. Fries weren't that big of a deal which was what we got if the opponent was held under 60.
They played incredible D and I still wish we ran a motion offense. Under CMW was seem to have no offense and no one bothers with defense.

 

[ANOTHERBANNERYEAR]

Only once?
Can you imagine RMK watching this team and the coach? His head would explode.

RMK coached a few bad games. I about exploded (and I’m sure he even more) the year we got beat by Richmond Spiders in first round of NCAA Tournament

 

[steelyvan]

RMK coached a few bad games. I about exploded (and I’m sure he even more) the year we got beat by Richmond Spiders in first round of NCAA Tournament

richmond actually has a good history.
the killer for me was cleveland state with a coach who turned out to have an addiction issue.

 

[ANOTHERBANNERYEAR]

richmond actually has a good history.
the killer for me was cleveland state with a coach who turned out to have an addiction issue.

Remember that one too

 

[ANOTHERBANNERYEAR]

Remember that one too

Crazy how those two games sandwiched the ‘87 national championship

 

[BA47591]

Aged coyotes of Tippecanoe Co still speak of that special treat as manna from heaven.

I read this twice. I'm still laughing.

 

[ANOTHERBANNERYEAR]

I read this twice. I'm still laughing.

I liked it as well

 

[Chicago-bound Hoosier]

Crazy how those two games sandwiched the ‘87 national championship

IU was the chosen team in the 87 tourney. So many things fell into place. Purdue had to lose on Sunday for us to snag share of B1G championship and secure #1 seed. It happened. At the time Purdue was ranked #3 and got drilled in Ann Arbor. Then first two games in Indy in front of home crowd. Then next 2 in Cincy which again was in front of huge IU crowd. Should have lost vs LSU (but luckily Dale Brown was on the sidelines). Should have lost to 'Cuse but luckily Derrick Coleman and gang couldn't make free throws. All the planets and stars aligned at the right time. The basketball Gods wanted IU to win in 1987.

 

[steelyvan]

IU was the chosen team in the 87 tourney. So many things fell into place. Purdue had to lose on Sunday for us to snag share of B1G championship and secure #1 seed. It happened. Then first two games in Indy in front of home crowd. Then next 2 in Cincy which again was in front of huge IU crowd. Should have lost vs LSU (but luckily Dale Brown was on the sidelines). Should have lost to 'Cuse but luckily Derrick Coleman and gang couldn't make free throws. All the planets and stars aligned at the right time. The basketball Gods wanted IU to win in 1987.

actually, I was stunned and upset how close the Syracuse game was. I thought we would cruise after the "real championship game" on Saturday vs UNLV.

 

[Chicago-bound Hoosier]

actually, I was stunned and upset how close the Syracuse game was. I thought we would cruise after the "real championship game" on Saturday vs UNLV.

we did not look nearly as sharp against Cuse as we had looked against UNLV. The Vegas game was a classic..fun to watch.

But then again...IU never looks sharp when they play Syracuse. Regardless of the coach.

 

[GeorgeStrait IU]

Crazy how those two games sandwiched the ‘87 national championship

It took year #3 of the field of 64 tournament expansion to finally get a win. 85 nit, 86 cleveland state and then made up for it in 1987.

 

[abraxis]

IU was the chosen team in the 87 tourney. So many things fell into place. Purdue had to lose on Sunday for us to snag share of B1G championship and secure #1 seed. It happened. At the time Purdue was ranked #3 and got drilled in Ann Arbor. Then first two games in Indy in front of home crowd. Then next 2 in Cincy which again was in front of huge IU crowd. Should have lost vs LSU (but luckily Dale Brown was on the sidelines). Should have lost to 'Cuse but luckily Derrick Coleman and gang couldn't make free throws. All the planets and stars aligned at the right time. The basketball Gods wanted IU to win in 1987.

That ‘87 championship was probably the most satisfying, having started the preseason so slowly and, as you say, having everything fall in place the way it did for an unexpected banner. I was at that LSU game in Cincy. Ricky Calloway had gotten hurt and left for the locker room. We got behind late in the game as depression was setting in. Miraculously, Calloway returned to tip in a last second or so rebound.

Against UNLV, IU survived Freddie Banks’ 10 three-pointers, still a FF record to this day.

Thank God, Coleman missed his free throw to give us a fighting chance against Syracuse. If Darrell Thomas had taken our last shot instead of dishing off to a streaking Keith Smart toward the end line, we may not be having this conversation 38 years later. Smart’s momentum carried him out of bounds as the ball tickled the net, a tough shot to make. I was turning cartwheels on my parent’s front lawn before the team was off the court.

 

[Chicago-bound Hoosier]

That ‘87 championship was probably the most satisfying, having started the preseason so slowly and, as you say, having everything fall in place the way it did for an unexpected banner. I was at that LSU game in Cincy. Ricky Calloway had gotten hurt and left for the locker room. We got behind late in the game as depression was setting in. Miraculously, Calloway returned to tip in a last second or so rebound.

Against UNLV, IU survived Freddie Banks’ 10 three-pointers, still a FF record to this day.

Thank God, Coleman missed his free throw to give us a fighting chance against Syracuse. If Darrell Thomas had taken our last shot instead of dishing off to a streaking Keith Smart toward the end line, we may not be having this conversation 38 years later. Smart’s momentum carried him out of bounds as the ball tickled the net, a tough shot to make. I was turning cartwheels on my parent’s front lawn before the team was off the court.

We can all thank Antione 'the Judge" Jobert. He went off for 30 in that final game UM vs Purdue. Gave us the co-championship. Purdue getting destroyed by 36 pts on Selection Sunday, on national TV. That gave us the 1 seed. Otherwise Purdue wins the B1G outright and is the 1 seed in midwest while IU gets stuck as a 2 seed somewhere else.

That 86-87 PU team was damn good. Had juco tx/senior Doug Lee plus the group of Stephens/Lewis/Mitchell/McCants. Split home and home W/L with IU that year, both games 11 pt wins for home team. Although the IU win in btown was more one-sided. The game at Mackey was tied with a few minutes to go.

 

[ANOTHERBANNERYEAR]

That ‘87 championship was probably the most satisfying, having started the preseason so slowly and, as you say, having everything fall in place the way it did for an unexpected banner. I was at that LSU game in Cincy. Ricky Calloway had gotten hurt and left for the locker room. We got behind late in the game as depression was setting in. Miraculously, Calloway returned to tip in a last second or so rebound.

Against UNLV, IU survived Freddie Banks’ 10 three-pointers, still a FF record to this day.

Thank God, Coleman missed his free throw to give us a fighting chance against Syracuse. If Darrell Thomas had taken our last shot instead of dishing off to a streaking Keith Smart toward the end line, we may not be having this conversation 38 years later. Smart’s momentum carried him out of bounds as the ball tickled the net, a tough shot to make. I was turning cartwheels on my parent’s front lawn before the team was off the court.

I was drunk in a fraternity house. Then it seems as though the whole campus met at Showalter Fountain