Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, January 15, 2013
Tom Crean and Bo Ryan have long been bitter rivals. The rivalry goes back to Crean's Marquette days, when the two coaches faced off once a season. Nowadays, they typically play twice a year. And since Crean came to Indiana, in 2008, Ryan has owned the rivalry, to the tune of a 9-0 record. The latest win came in Tuesday's upset at Assembly Hall, and neither coach seemed overly excited about greeting the other in the postgame handshake line. Watch the ultra-quick handshake now.
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Admittedly, it's just a handshake. For all we know, the two coaches could have exchanged pleasantries before the game or after it, when the cameras weren't around.
That said, it's not every day you see a handshake as quick as that one. Plus, it got basketball fans' attention.
Bo Ryan and Tom Crean have had what you'd call a spirited rivalry dating to Crean's days at Marquette. But it's been all Bo lately.
— Pat Forde (@ByPatForde) January 16, 2013
Winner for the quickest post game handshake in history goes to…Tom Crean. Wow, he was in a hurry to get off the court.
— Tom Kakert (@HawkeyeReport) January 16, 2013
Apparently Tom Crean has been talking to his brother-in-law Jim Harbaugh about postgame handshakes.
— Rush the Court (@rushthecourt) January 16, 2013
Tom Crean didn't break stride on that handshake with Bo Ryan. Didn't break stride pacing, either. Team outplayed, vulnerable. Keep pacing
— Graham Couch (@Graham_Couch) January 16, 2013
The two won't meet again this season, unless Indiana and Wisconsin face off in the Big Ten tourney or NCAA tourney.
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