Today we forgo the QotD and instead reflect on the marvelous 1986 classic, “Hoosiers.”
This underdog masterpiece tells the story of a disgraced veteran coach, down on his luck, exiled to the tiny farm town of Hickory. There, he recruits a band of scrubs, and through a lot of tough love, Patton-esque speeches, and his best Bobby Knight impression, overcomes the odds to win it all against the larger schools in a basketball-crazed state.
What if I told you nearly everything about Hoosiers is a lie: Milan (Hickory) didn’t have to drag kids off the farm — boys were lining up to play.