Indiana Basketball: AD Fred Glass issues statement and apology

In what was a physical game, Matt Haarms got under the Indiana student section’s skin which provoked them to shout “**** you Haarms.”

Matt Haarms got tangled up with Indiana Center De’Ron Davis in the first half in what led to a double foul, and getting separated by the refs. With choice words after the tie up, Haarms was physical the rest of the night, mainly matched up with Davis.

This led to the student section to start chanting expletives at Haarms which ignited the crowd in unison. Haarms later picked up a technical foul with 13 minutes to go in the second half which led the crowd to erupt once again.

Despite the student sections enthusiasm, Fred Glass was disappointed with how the fans conducted themselves as individuals and as representatives of the university.

In an email to IU Basketball student ticket holders, Glass said

"“The profane chants directed at a specific Purdue player were not part of your positive contributions. They were embarrassing and unacceptable and reflected poorly on you and Indiana University. Knock off the profane chants, and please help those around you do the same. You and Indiana University are better than that.”"

Glass also called Mike Bobinski, the Director of Athletics for Purdue, apologizing for the fans behavior last night.

Despite Glass’ statements, I believe he felt pressured into releasing these statements. If he felt so strongly about the chants, he could have taken action. Glass was sitting behind PA announcer Chuck Crabb for the duration of the game and could have made a statement at halftime if he was truly upset about the student sections hysteria.