I heard he played basketball as well
I heard he played basketball as well
in that case that does seem a bit odd.
TA has only been the HC a short time. He's only been a coach here period for a year. I think it's understandable if Quinn doesn't have a close relationship with every coach on campus.
Maybe he just wanted to stay away from football. It's only seven weeks since the former coach was cut loose and Allen was promoted, so it's still pretty raw and perhaps he just wanted to steer clear of all that. Or maybe he had something else to do/go to and just wanted to be done with the event. I wouldn't read too much into it.
Like I said, just seems a bit odd, not wanting him tarred and feathered lol
Curious why you find it odd. Most Trustees have little involvement with IU athletics beyond high level oversight of capital projects, the department leadership and financial status, and as fans.
He played one season of football, then concentrated on basketball for his remaining three years.
I was not aware he was a Trustee. Was he appointed by a Governor? Don't remember him on an Alumni ballot.
How is that weak....no one really knows much about Allen yet. Better he be honest than blow you a line of crap.
Love Quinn, but you are correct.
If my memory serves me correct, I believe that Quinn was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in football.
I stand corrected. Good catch. My feeble memory was one year, but the official IU p.r. on him says two.
Never did remember Knight "openly ridiculed the IU football program." That's not the same as hearing it second hand that he made some type of comment. Openly means stating it "out in the open" where the general public would hear it.
When Knight says it to the team, that seems pretty open to me. And when it's being talked about by the general public, that seems pretty open to me. But whatever....
If memory serves - and it may not - Quinn not only played, he was 2nd team All Big Ten Safety
Me neither. I always heard the opposite.
Knight liked Mallory. But he had no respect for Corso.
Knight helped recruit the most successful football coach of the last 40-plus years. That says a lot. He may have disliked Corso but I've never seen any indication that he disliked football.
He didn't make them change there but he threatened to. Then again, he threatened a lot of things.
When I made my original statement, I said when Buckner was playing. I said he didn't respect the football team then. I also remember him coming on Corso's show and claiming to support the football program it. Just because he says something doesn't mean it's reality.
Good advice. I graduated from IU a few years before Quinn, and all of these newfangled automated avenues have yet to sink in.Keep Google near by. You can correct people and sound really smart about things despite never having stepped foot on campus when you look them up first.
Good advice. I graduated from IU a few years before Quinn, and all of these newfangled automated avenues have yet to sink in.
Buckner was a really good safety at IU, as those of us who saw him play know full well. His heart, however, was always with basketball, and the wear and tear of the gridiron was beginning to catch up with him when Knight asked him to make a choice of one sport or the other (knowing he'd pick hoops).Good advice. I graduated from IU a few years before Quinn, and all of these newfangled automated avenues have yet to sink in.
