LEXINGTON, Ky. — Speaking to a gathering of Indiana fans this past Wednesday at Huber’s Orchard and Winery in Borden, Ind., Hoosiers Coach Mike Woodson said he has reached out to Kentucky’s John Calipari about restarting the dormant UK-IU men’s hoops rivalry.
“Over the years that was a helluva game,” Woodson said, as quoted by the Indianapolis Star. “(A renewal) might not be (played in) Bloomington-Lexington. However we’ve got to get it done, I’ll take it.”
Had the IU hoops brain trust of Fred Glass and Tom Crean expressed such flexibility in 2012 — when the Wildcats-Hoosiers series broke down in a dispute over playing sites after the border rivals had played in 43 straight seasons — college basketball would not have lost one of its most tradition-rich, non-conference rivalries.
