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Bobby Knight is now a member of the media
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You're right about that. He dislikes most of the talking heads and reporters but he has become close with a few of them. On ESPN radio last night Doug Gotlieb was talking about the hire and wondering if he will get along with everyone, or even anyone, around the studio. One of the best interviews ever was when Jeremy Shap tried to talk to him about the IU situation and BK went off on him about how he was half the reporter his father was haha.
MacabreMob
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I wonder if BK tells any collegues on air when they asked a stupid question.
tornado
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Here's a little controversy now that Bobby Knight has peddled his talents to ESPN...........
--One guy who works for MSN claims Knight should explain why he's doing this, since he used to insult sports journalists and commentators so vigorously.
"Bobby Knight loved to express his disdain of sports journalists and often said that if he ever needed a brain transplant, he’d want one from a sportswriter because he knew it had never been used."
http://openmike.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/29/716976.asp
"The network (ESPN) neatly managed to forget that back in 2000, after he was fired by Indiana, he took a mean-spirited, on-air swipe at the network’s Jeremy Schapp. The following is from ESPN.com’s own report on the incident:
On ESPN, he often chastised interviewer Jeremy Schaap for what he considered interruptions as he answered questions. At one point he told Schaap, son of veteran sportswriter and broadcaster Dick Schaap: "You got a long way to go to be as good as your dad, you better keep that in mind."
--Bobby Knight also shows up in Palm Beach with his friend Tony LaRussa at Cardinals' Spring Training.
But although he signed with ESPN and will be paid by them he is being a little disingenuous...claiming he is NOT a member of the media......yeah, right.
"Knight signed on with ESPN this week to be a college basketball analyst. But he refuses to consider himself a member of the media, which he famously detested throughout his 45-year career.
"I'm a 'consultant,'" he cracked."
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/sports/content/sports/epaper/2008/02/29/0229knight.html
Meanwhile Texas Tech falls to 6-7 in the Big 12, and Pat Knight's record is 3-4.
--One guy who works for MSN claims Knight should explain why he's doing this, since he used to insult sports journalists and commentators so vigorously.
"Bobby Knight loved to express his disdain of sports journalists and often said that if he ever needed a brain transplant, he’d want one from a sportswriter because he knew it had never been used."
http://openmike.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/29/716976.asp
"The network (ESPN) neatly managed to forget that back in 2000, after he was fired by Indiana, he took a mean-spirited, on-air swipe at the network’s Jeremy Schapp. The following is from ESPN.com’s own report on the incident:
On ESPN, he often chastised interviewer Jeremy Schaap for what he considered interruptions as he answered questions. At one point he told Schaap, son of veteran sportswriter and broadcaster Dick Schaap: "You got a long way to go to be as good as your dad, you better keep that in mind."
--Bobby Knight also shows up in Palm Beach with his friend Tony LaRussa at Cardinals' Spring Training.
But although he signed with ESPN and will be paid by them he is being a little disingenuous...claiming he is NOT a member of the media......yeah, right.
"Knight signed on with ESPN this week to be a college basketball analyst. But he refuses to consider himself a member of the media, which he famously detested throughout his 45-year career.
"I'm a 'consultant,'" he cracked."
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/sports/content/sports/epaper/2008/02/29/0229knight.html
Meanwhile Texas Tech falls to 6-7 in the Big 12, and Pat Knight's record is 3-4.
Lets face it, he will make things interesting and he knows a lot about basketball so I kind of like listening to someone that has a good mind for the game and will tell it like he sees it; I would rather listen to him then Nance, Packer or Phelps as they are way to biased and the one thing that Knight did was his players graduated .
tornado
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Bobby Knight's players didn't graduate any more than the average for college basketball players anywhere else....
but people seem to think they did since this myth has been repeated so much by the uninformed that it is accepted without proof.
Bobby Knight's graduation rates are NOT 100%, and they are roughly average for D-I college basketball
http://bradleyfans.com/vb/showthread.php?p=15524&highlight=knight#post15524
http://bradleyfans.com/vb/showthread.php?t=4168&highlight=knight
http://bradleyfans.com/vb/showthread.php?t=5473&highlight=knight
By the way, Knight's name is being mentioned to replace John Bradly as head coach at LSU.
tornado
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Whoa....we may just have to change the title of this thread...
Here's a report that says Bob Knight has:
"a provision in Knight??™s curious contract that prohibits any of his new colleagues from ever referring to him as a ???member of the media.???"
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...brenner_New_York_Jets_Vince_Young_More-020308
You'd better be careful what you call him, or he'll throw a chair at you.
Here's a report that says Bob Knight has:
"a provision in Knight??™s curious contract that prohibits any of his new colleagues from ever referring to him as a ???member of the media.???"
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...brenner_New_York_Jets_Vince_Young_More-020308
You'd better be careful what you call him, or he'll throw a chair at you.
Haha this is hilarious. The General would put something in his contract like that. He is the man.