Canceling game is wrong move

IU and Texas Tech mutually agreed to cancel their game for the 2002-2003 season. This game would have brought former head coach Bob Knight to Assembly Hall for the first competition since Feb. 29, 1999, when IU orchestrated a 79-65 victory against Purdue.\n IU is over the Bob Knight era. We are now living in the Mike Davis era. While Texas Tech and IU could have instilled what could have become one of the most popular rivalries in college basketball, instead both universities decided to back out of the contract. \n Instead, the Hoosiers will face Vanderbilt during the 2002-2003 and 2003-2004 seasons. Vanderbilt is a worthy addition to the Hoosiers' schedule. They are a member of the tough Southeastern Conference. \n While the Commodores are a worthy opponent, why do we need to cancel the Texas Tech game? IU should already be in the post-Knight era already. The team belongs to Davis now. Where does the insecurity of bringing in a former legendary coach of the University come into play?\nWhile Knight might not have left on the best of terms with everyone from IU, he is still a very well-respected man throughout the state.\nIndiana is rich in basketball tradition. On March 27, 1971, former Athletics Director Bill Orwig announced Bob Knight as IU's men basketball coach. He came over with the nickname "The General." This tradition was carried until his dismissal.\nThe IU program now belongs to Davis. But for no good reason, neither IU or Texas Tech are honoring their contractual agreement to play the game.\nThere were rumors that Purdue and Texas Tech would play at Conseco Fieldhouse. What a slap in the face. Our biggest rival, playing our former coach's team in a game that could have produced a huge amount of money for the University.\nNow IU and Vanderbilt will face off in a bittersweet rivalry, leaving fans, players and coaches wondering what could have been. \n