Indiana Fans Won’t Hear Two Favorite Songs

University of Indiana rallied to roar their disapproval Wednesday of an NCAA rule that banned the playing on the radio of two songs celebrating the Hoosier basketball team.

“Any song done by any station anywhere should be able to compliment a team going to the Final Four,” disc jockey Gary Harper told a lunchtime crowd of about 200 at Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis. The songs, “Bobby Knight Bop” and “Stevie, Shoot a Three-Pointer,” written by staff members of the Indiana radio stations, mention the names of several members of the Indiana basketball team that will compete in the Final Four this weekend at New Orleans.

Chuck Crabb, IU sports promotion director, said the university asked that the songs be withdrawn because an NCAA rule forbids the use of a player’s name in a commercial venture. Any player so named could be ruled ineligible for Final Four competition, Crabb said.