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'Bob Knight' Indiana will test Kentucky basketball's progress

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Mark Pope was smiling as he talked about it, but there was zero doubt he understands the size of the challenge coming to Rupp Arena.

“I love this game,” he said of Kentucky–Indiana. “I have such great memories of playing in these games. I like it for us. I like it for fans. I like it for Indiana. I think it’s a great game.”

Then he pivoted to the current Hoosiers, and it sounded less like a nostalgia tour and more like a warning.

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“What they’re doing over there right now is actually awesome,” Pope said.