Couch: Tom Izzo beating Bob Knight changed Michigan State, set path to Knight's record
Izzo couldn't imagine he’d ever have as many Big Ten wins as the coach in the red sweater on the other bench. He had bigger ...
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Tom Izzo can pass Bob Knight for most Big Ten wins, but Indiana legend 'was the standard'
I have memories of him kind of sneaking up on me my first game down there, and telling me how bad the officials are going to ...
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Couch: Tom Izzo's first win over Bob Knight, 29 years ago, was a defining moment for MSU's basketball program
Izzo couldn't imagine he’d ever have as many Big Ten wins as the coach in the red sweater on the other bench. He had bigger problems.
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Couch: Tom Izzo beating Bob Knight changed Michigan State, set path to Knight's record
Back then, Knight, Purdue’s Gene Keady, Illinois’ Lou Henson and Minnesota’s Clem Haskins were the names that personified Big Ten basketball. In Izzo’s first Big Ten basketball head ...
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Couch: Tom Izzo's first win over Bob Knight, 29 years ago, was a defining moment for MSU's basketball program
Back then, Knight, Purdue’s Gene Keady, Illinois’ Lou Henson and Minnesota’s Clem Haskins were the names that personified Big Ten basketball. In Izzo’s first Big Ten basketball head ...
Reusse: Unlike the Gophers’ coaching situation, the solution for Williams Arena is simple: Blow up The Barn.
All that would be required to have an adequately financed men’s basketball program at the University of Minnesota would be to ...
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Dienhart resigns amid pressure of U scandal
When the University bought out men’s basketball coach Clem Haskins’ contract in June, citing growing evidence of his complicity, Dienhart stood staunchly by Haskins’ side and denied any men’s athletic ...