On Morning Joe Thursday, host Joe Scarborough and guest Howard Dean discussed the impact of legendary coach Bobby Knight's endorsement of Trump will have on the race. Scarborough says he was never a big believer in endorsements, but this one is different. Dean concurred, saying it would be like Bear Bryant endorsing somebody in Alabama.



"Howard Dean, I never was a big believer of the endorsement," Scarborough said Thursday morning on his MSNBC show. "I always told people who wanted my endorsement, that's great, I'll shake your hand, I'll smile, it's not going to help. And in my case, I had 75, 80% approval rating among Republicans, but they usually don't help. I think Bobby Knight may be a one off on that category."



"I agree," Dean said. "It is the the same as Bear Bryant endorsing somebody in Alabama. This guy did more for Indiana basketball, which I have to say is the biggest sport in Indiana by far. I agree, endorsements usually don't make much difference, this one does."



Dean also took a shot at Cruz fall calling the basketball hoop a "ring," joking it must be a Canadian thing.



"I was madly trying to figure out how to Google the word "hoop" in Canadian, maybe it's ring," Dean jabbed.



"If you're going to quote Hoosiers get it right," Scarborough said.