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Kentucky vs Indiana 1979 (Cawood radio sync)

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This game had many storylines. IU was ranked #1, UK #5. A young Bobby Knight and young Coach Joe B. Hall. Isiah Thomas Freshman PG, Senior Kyle Macy, Sophomore Bowie, Freshman Dirk Minniefield, Dwight "The Blur" Anderson. Indiana led big most of the game. Cats made a methodical comeback for the win. Rupp Arena was relatively new (3 years old and Big Bertha was prominate). Crowd was loud the entire game. And that magical voice of Cawood Ledford. Great memories.


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There it is -- the evidence I've been looking for.

I've been trying to tell a couple of college basketball fans I know under 40 that Indiana used to be relevant on the college hoops landscape -- not elite at the Kentucky level, but for a while consistently relevant. They just laugh at me. Well, this wouldn't necessarily prove anything, but it would at least create some shadow of doubt.
 
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Gosh, it has been a long time, and I still miss Cawood. He was the finest person, and maybe the best play by play guy of all time. I got to talk with him, several times at the games, and he and his wife, always had time for the fans. I wish he and Mr. Keightly could have lived to be 150.
 
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MdWIldcat55 said:
There it is -- the evidence I've been looking for.

I've been trying to tell a couple of college basketball fans I know under 40 that Indiana used to be relevant on the college hoops landscape -- not elite at the Kentucky level, but for a while consistently relevant. They just laugh at me. Well, this wouldn't necessarily prove anything, but it would at least create some shadow of doubt.
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Yeah. They were kinda like the Uconn of today. Solid every year. Brought in a couple championships. Only difference is it appears Connecticut is continuing to be relevant after Calhoun left. Once Knight left Indiana, they pretty much went straight to crap.
 
Amazing to hear Bobby Knight get light pleasant applause from UK fans. It was just way different back then I guess.
 
Ahh the ol' glory days that are still fresh in the minds of Hoosiers...most pretend the last 28 years have been non-existent. Pretty much like IU basketball itself.
IU had a pretty impressive run for approx. 15 years...undefeated season, 3 NC, #1 rankings.....then POOF! Gone in a flash...now in ruins from rules infractions to a clapping, pants adjusting, water bottle swigging, maniacal Coach.
 
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U9K said:
This game had many storylines. IU was ranked #1, UK #5. A young Bobby Knight and young Coach Joe B. Hall. Isiah Thomas Freshman PG, Senior Kyle Macy, Sophomore Bowie, Freshman Dirk Minniefield, Dwight "The Blur" Anderson. Indiana led big most of the game. Cats made a methodical comeback for the win. Rupp Arena was relatively new (3 years old and Big Bertha was prominate). Crowd was loud the entire game. And that magical voice of Cawood Ledford. Great memories.
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Bowie was a freshman too on that team. Same class as Dirk and Hord.
 
That was a very good freshman class in 1979 with the likes of Bowie, Ralph Sampson and the big kid from Missouri, Stipanovich.
 
Cawood was the best announcer of all time in my book, i listen to that game on radio, but never have seen it before on tv..
 
Never understood why Rupp had the NBA markings back then.

Don't miss not playing IU at all, series wasn't the same once the Bloomington Bully got canned.
 
Heinous sin of heresy. I think Tom Leach is at least Cawood's equal. Leach's screech for punctuation is his biggest drawback, but his descriptions of the action are more timely and less general than Cawood's. Cawood had the great avuncular voice so there's more emotional resonance, but Leach is better from a technical POV.
 
I'm at the 4:39 mark and have already heard Cawood say that two fouls on us were good calls. Contrast that with a Bob Valvano.
 
Teachable Moe said:
Heinous sin of heresy. I think Tom Leach is at least Cawood's equal. Leach's screech for punctuation is his biggest drawback, but his descriptions of the action are more timely and less general than Cawood's. Cawood had the great avuncular voice so there's more emotional resonance, but Leach is better from a technical POV.
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No.
 
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Thanks for posting this OP. Couple of things;

1. The crowd noise, all game, is just incredible.
2. Did anyone else find themselves, early in the game, hollering "shoot it!!", forgetting for a bit there was no shot clock at that time?
3. Lavon Williams & Fred Cowan were good friends of one of my cousins; I was fortunate to be able to play pick up games during the summer back then with a lot of the current, and former UK players. Those were indeed special times for me.

4. Back then, IU was THE game each year, and to this day they are my most hated team.

Thanks again OP, I'm at the half of this game, now to watch my Cats rip Bobby's heart out. :)
 
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Is it just me, or was there hardly ever an open shot? The defense looked relentless on both sides.
 
wcc31 said:
Cawood isn't just recognized as an all-timer by UK fans. He's considered one of the GOAT in all sports.
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Yep. He was terrific announcing football as well as basketball, and he announced the final fours, on radio, for years, as well as the Ky Derby. So many coaches talk about listening to Cawood, when they were young, on WHAS, since it was heard in much of the eastern US. I like Tom Leach, but he is not Cawood. No knock against Tom, because nobody else comes close to Cawood, either. And he was as good a person, as he was an announcer. Legend.
 
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Thomas left after his sophomore year in a time when very few left early. It is a little ironic that Knight who was is so critical of the one and done had a pioneer in the early leaving.
 
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Bowie was a freshman too on that team. Same class as Dirk and Hord.
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That HS class of 1979 was outrageous
Bowie
Minnie
Hord
Hurt
Heitz
Ralph Sampson
Dominique Wilkins
Sidney Green
Isaiah Thomas
Antoine Carr
Terry Fair
Clark Kellog
Greg Kite
Sidney Lowe
Byron Scott
James Worthy
John Paxson
Derek Whittenburg
Steve Stipanovich
Quintin Dailey
Darren Daye
Teddy Grubbs

This class has to have the most cumulative NBA years in history
 
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You know, passing out blue/white pom poms to everyone in the crowd wouldn't be a bad idea. Made the lower arena actually look alive in the video. Great to hear Cawood again.
Didn't recognize the other team though.
 
Glad I grew up in the Cawood era, no one better. Not a fan of Leach, thank god I don't have to listen to him.
 
This brings back sweet memories. This was probably the best times for college basketball. (late 1950's to mid 1990's produced the best players and best games. Indiana - Kentucky was THE GAME during much of the Joe B and Bobby Knight era. Most of them were classics. I wish college basketball could return to those days but it is not going to happen. At least we have films of those times and it is always fun going back in time.
 
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There weren't many IU fans there, but I followed 2 of them out. "These Kentucky fans are terrible." "Yeah, the rudest in the world." I still get a chuckle out of thinking about it.
 
Blueathletics said:
That HS class of 1979 was outrageous
Bowie
Minnie
Hord
Hurt
Heitz
Ralph Sampson
Dominique Wilkins
Sidney Green
Isaiah Thomas
Antoine Carr
Terry Fair
Clark Kellog
Greg Kite
Sidney Lowe
Byron Scott
James Worthy
John Paxson
Derek Whittenburg
Steve Stipanovich
Quintin Dailey
Darren Daye
Teddy Grubbs

This class has to have the most cumulative NBA years in history
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That is generally considered the best recruiting (or HS senior, or however you want to phrase it) class ever.

The late 70's through mid 80's was a peak for talent. Not sure exactly why (my theory would be that it was the first generation of players who had grown up dreaming of being professional players, after the point where being a pro meant making a sh** ton of money), but when you look at the NBA drafts from about 79 through about 85, the level of talent that was coming into the league was staggering.
 
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U9K said:
This game had many storylines. IU was ranked #1, UK #5. A young Bobby Knight and young Coach Joe B. Hall. Isiah Thomas Freshman PG, Senior Kyle Macy, Sophomore Bowie, Freshman Dirk Minniefield, Dwight "The Blur" Anderson. Indiana led big most of the game. Cats made a methodical comeback for the win. Rupp Arena was relatively new (3 years old and Big Bertha was prominate). Crowd was loud the entire game. And that magical voice of Cawood Ledford. Great memories.
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Very, very cool. Thanks for posting! Love hearing Cawood, and seeing the Cats of this era.
 
U9K said:
This game had many storylines. IU was ranked #1, UK #5. A young Bobby Knight and young Coach Joe B. Hall. Isiah Thomas Freshman PG, Senior Kyle Macy, Sophomore Bowie, Freshman Dirk Minniefield, Dwight "The Blur" Anderson. Indiana led big most of the game. Cats made a methodical comeback for the win. Rupp Arena was relatively new (3 years old and Big Bertha was prominate). Crowd was loud the entire game. And that magical voice of Cawood Ledford. Great memories.
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Wow! Vintage Cawood at around the 23 minute mark in the video. Gave me chills then--gives me chills now. This folks, is a time machine...what we experienced in one instant in the history of this program...a beautiful thing.
 
elwood_blue said:
Is it just me, or was there hardly ever an open shot? The defense looked relentless on both sides.
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I noticed that too. That IU team had serious offensive talent--Randy Wittman, Isiah Thomas, Mike Woodson--all extremely skilled scorers who went on to score a ton of points in the NBA, but they had to work hard as hell just to find a decent shot against our defense. And, in fairness, also the same with ours against theirs. Those were some seriously intense games back then.
 
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marshalfan said:
Thomas left after his sophomore year in a time when very few left early. It is a little ironic that Knight who was is so critical of the one and done had a pioneer in the early leaving.
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Thomas and Knight did not get along very well at IU.
 
mj2k10 said:
That is generally considered the best recruiting (or HS senior, or however you want to phrase it) class ever.

The late 70's through mid 80's was a peak for talent. Not sure exactly why (my theory would be that it was the first generation of players who had grown up dreaming of being professional players, after the point where being a pro meant making a sh** ton of money), but when you look at the NBA drafts from about 79 through about 85, the level of talent that was coming into the league was staggering.
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Agreed. I think the early to mid 80s was the apex for college basketball. No longer a regional sport, fully integrated, the kind of crazy athleticism which in earlier years would've been pretty special/unique in a given player became more widespread and common, and it was before that same athleticism led to a decrease in skill level. Now, with one and done, you have yet another factor that lessens overall quality. That was a special time, likely never to be seen again....
 
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