Some Iowa words on Bump Elliott

Nice read. Thanks for posting.  The world is a worse place without the likes of him in it.

I really hope Michigan and Iowa both wear patches this coming year in remembrance of Bump.

Great article, great guy. Thanks!

Great post.  Thanks for sending the link. 

With all the scummy people in the college sports world we have to read about all the time, it's really reassuring to read about the good people like Bump who made things so much better for those around them.  We all want to win so badly, but BE showed that you can do it the right way.  RIP Mr. Elliott.  

One of the commentators had an idea for a Bump Elliott trophy for Michigan-Iowa games. Would be intriguing. 

Nice article and responses on the Iowa site. I do appreciate the tone.

Fine people bring out the best in us, even if they don't always win. Bump is someone we can be proud of, which is more than can be said about many players, coaches, and administrators in college football. We are fortunate.

They're right - the B1G should find a way to honor Bump.  Maybe a sportsmanship trophy, or something to the winner of Michigan-Iowa football?  I dunno, but I also don't think any other player/administrator in the history of college sports has had such an impact on two different schools as Bump had with Michigan and Iowa.

Unfortunately, the people bestowing whatever honor is dreamed up are the ones we despise in college sports today.  People like Jim Delaney, Mark Emmert, etc.  They'd smile, pose, take credit where it's not due, and enjoy even more cash free-falling into their pockets.  All the while unable to distinguish any difference between themselves and what/who Bump Elliot represents - so prevalent is the narcissism.

wonderful article.  and an insightful and at the same time, indicting quote:

 Elliott was a man of unflinching integrity. College athletics reward the most venal, morally ambiguous executives now. Elliott's sense of loyalty to his coaches seems frankly quaint.

 Arizona hired Olsen away in 1983, and the men's basketball team still hasn't made the Final Four since.

Wow.  I had to pause there.  That's shocking.  

I'm pulling for their MBB team this season (just not against Michigan).

Nice obituary. Short and to the point. Kind of like the subject. This paragraph sums it up:

"The things that mattered to Bump don't seem to matter today. That's a shame. This is a site run by foul-mouthed civilians, but we deeply appreciate that Bump never swore and that he served his country proudly. Nowadays, college sports uses the military for flyovers and sponsored applause sessions during commercial breaks. Elliott was a man of unflinching integrity. College athletics reward the most venal, morally ambiguous executives now. Elliott's sense of loyalty to his coaches seems frankly quaint."

Foul mouthed civilians. Venal, morally ambiguous executives. Times have surely not changed for the better. RIP Bump.

Bump Elliott was a man of integrity and humility.  It seems to me that those values are still alive in Iowa athletics.  And, despite some notable missteps in the past, I hope the same can be said of Michigan athletics now and in the future.

Go Iowa Awesome? 

Is that satire? If not that is a HORRIBLE name -- shit either way it is, but I can kinda let it slide if it's meant sarcastically. 

Now that is a write-up worth reading.  Thanks for the link. Lest we forget our history........

Jacobi wrote a whole article without a really bad pun. Pretty impressive, especially since the word Bump was right there in front of him.

Excellent.  Well worth the read - thanks for posting.