Video: Bob Knight Said “Kentucky” and We Can All Go Back to Ignoring the Bully Once Again
All, College Basketball, ESPN, Media Gossip/Musings, NCAA Tournament March 21st. 2012, 9:59am
Whew. Back to work, everybody! Now we just have to wait for ESPN to not renew Knight’s contract when it is up – apparently, he has one year left – and college basketball fans will finally be rid of Bully Knight, the worst person in college basketball.
Previously: Bobby Knight Still Won’t Talk About Kentucky, Not Even When You Try Him on His Cell Phone
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March 21st, 2012 at 10:02 AM
Seems like reliable, unbiased reporting to me.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:02 AM
You scared him straight with that call.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:03 AM
Worldwide Wes breathes a sigh of relief.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:05 AM
I still say it’s Jay Bilas.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:06 AM
Tom Crean still draws breath
March 21st, 2012 at 10:08 AM
Bully Knight, the worst person in college basketball.
I guess since Bruce Webber is currently jobless…
March 21st, 2012 at 10:09 AM
I enjoy his candid analysis when he does games. I hope his contract is renewed.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:10 AM
Yep. Guy who never cheated is the worst person. Makes sense.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:11 AM
the worst person in college basketball.
Scott Drew disagrees with this.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:11 AM
Question: How could the worst person not be Coach K and his boy fucking?
March 21st, 2012 at 10:12 AM
Everyone has an a different answer for worst person in college basketball. Interesting.
/not really
March 21st, 2012 at 10:12 AM
This would be a mistake. He is probably the best basketball brain they have. His on-air demeanor could obviously use some work…
March 21st, 2012 at 10:14 AM
i would lovce to see a sit down interview between you and bob knight, tbl. he would slap the shit out of you
March 21st, 2012 at 10:14 AM
This would be a mistake. He is probably the best basketball brain they have. MP
TBL is just wishing here. ESPN will have no problem renewing his contract if Knight still wants to mumble on TV while a game is going on.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:15 AM
journalism.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:15 AM
I feel so proud after reading this.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:16 AM
I recall Carlton Dotson not being a great college basketball teammate.
Not sure about his phone etiquette with strangers though.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:16 AM
Yep. Guy who never cheated is the worst person. Makes sense.
Yeah, I don’t think he’s the worst. Man ran a pretty clean program for a number of years. Even The Wizard of Westwood was slightly tainted by Sam Gilbert’s shenanigans.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:17 AM
KC – Knight was a Norby hire. Norby is no longer running the show.
There’s a reason not one person at ESPn stuck up for Knight the last few days: Everyone hates him. He’s a prick
March 21st, 2012 at 10:18 AM
the worst person in college basketball.
Scott Drew disagrees with this.
so does Jim Calhoun.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:18 AM
This is fucking stupid.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:18 AM
Scott Drew disagrees with this.
he doesnt have time to disagree, he is too busy taking KU’s recruits.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:19 AM
hilarious.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:20 AM
so does Jim Calhoun.
What’s wrong with Calhoun?
March 21st, 2012 at 10:20 AM
I gotta say…when you read things like this you begin to see why people found your Knight piece so frustrating.
/just saying
March 21st, 2012 at 10:20 AM
Get over it already. It does not matter if he calls Kentucky, well, Kentucky. Who cares if he is a prick. Hecreates ratings, this is why he will remain at ESPN. We know that you get obsessed with certain things (Jets, Sanchez, Lin) but this obsession has to stop.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:20 AM
/dying
March 21st, 2012 at 10:20 AM
the WORST? i dunno…for all knight’s bluster, he’s got a set of ethics that are pretty much unshakeable. coach cal, matta and all the other guys feeding into this pseudo-amateur meat market are far more disgusting.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:21 AM
This entire post needs a “/TrollBL” tag
March 21st, 2012 at 10:21 AM
If the right person deems that Bobby Knight’s presence is a good value proposition for the company, they’ll extend Knight’s contract. I wouldn’t get too hung up on the guy being hated.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:21 AM
What did he do???
He hung up on someone that had his number and he didn’t know who it was
what’s the big deal? stop trying to get people to feel sorry for you
March 21st, 2012 at 10:21 AM
I think we can all agree that Izzo is the best person in college basketball.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:22 AM
You mad bro? You’ve changed…everything ok at home?
March 21st, 2012 at 10:23 AM
you know what would make this post better?
a transcript
March 21st, 2012 at 10:23 AM
but they’ve never hung up on TBL before. they’re angels compared to this Knight devil.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:23 AM
Knight is awful and is in need of a serious attitude adjustment. Howeva, Droopy Dog is the worst.
/fixed
March 21st, 2012 at 10:23 AM
ESPN is well-known for valuing the “good guy” factor in employment decisions.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:23 AM
Did you hear what The Big Lead said about Bobby?
Digger/DickieV/etc.: Who?
March 21st, 2012 at 10:24 AM
The guy that Knight hates Calipari is the worst coach in college basketball.
/probably
March 21st, 2012 at 10:25 AM
oh that’s BS…mike greenberg would probably blow bobby knight if knight asked him.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:26 AM
Royce White going pro.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:26 AM
You da man, Husker.
Link?
March 21st, 2012 at 10:27 AM
Izzo would be near the bottom of the list for me. I used to respect him until what went down with the Branden Dawson recruitment. He has more in common with Calipari than people think. Dawson’s handlers turned his recruitment into a bidding war and MSU edged out Marquette.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:27 AM
so does Jim Calhoun.
What’s wrong with Calhoun?
I’ll let moleman take this. I believe he shares the same feelings I do towards Calhoun.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:27 AM
/giggles
March 21st, 2012 at 10:27 AM
I remember Vitale hung up on The Dan Lebatard show for asking about Calipari’s sliminess. That’s much more egregious and baffling than anything here.
http://youtu.be/zGTYPBW3R80
March 21st, 2012 at 10:28 AM
Did Jim Calhoun die? OH MAN I HOPE JIM CALHOUN DIED!
March 21st, 2012 at 10:28 AM
It’s funny when it’s not me in the piranha tank.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:29 AM
oh that’s BS…mike greenberg would probably blow bobby knight if knight asked him.
Sounds like a new candidate for Cold Call Mondays
March 21st, 2012 at 10:29 AM
I don’t see how this is in any way related to whether or not ESPN renews his contract.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:29 AM
Meh. I saw some crap when he was recruiting JRich over a decade ago that was on par with pretty much every other coach in America.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:30 AM
TBL: hi, mike greenberg this is TBL.
greeny: hi!
TBL: wanna talk about sports?
greeny: uh…i only really follow the jets.
TBL: me too! we should be besties!
greeny: we can share each other’s jets t-shirts!
TBL: so…send pics of your cock to anyone?
March 21st, 2012 at 10:31 AM
Better than trying to take current Ohio players, I guess.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:31 AM
I agree with PurdueMatt
/head explodes
March 21st, 2012 at 10:32 AM
Meh. I saw some crap when he was recruiting JRich over a decade ago that was on par with pretty much every other coach in America.
No coach is clean. Even Wooden has some shit attached to him, IIRC. Some are just much worse than others. Can’t wait for the shoe to drop on Coach K.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:32 AM
meh…im going with dave bliss.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:32 AM
Take it back.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:34 AM
Carlton Dodson is the worst person (that has been) in college basketball
March 21st, 2012 at 10:34 AM
Pure journalism. I posted the call for pure journalism.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:35 AM
BUT HE WROTE THE WINNER’S MANUAL!!!
/winner’s manual, chapter 1…buy the best players in the country.
//winner’s manual, chapter 2…play the best players in the country.
///winner’s manual, chapter 3…six figures per hour on the speech circuit.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:35 AM
I agree with everyone, college basketball is the worst.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:36 AM
So this is a post about Knight saying Kentucky? Was he having some tasty fried chicken?
March 21st, 2012 at 10:36 AM
Jay Bilas is great.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:37 AM
Fixed for reality.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:37 AM
Billy Tubbs was the worst jogger in college basketball.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:37 AM
All of you haters pointing out that this post absolutely underlines exactly what TBL was trying to accomplish with his previous Knight post need to form an orderly line and tell us what you all do for a living.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:38 AM
BUT HE WROTE THE WINNER’S MANUAL!!!
/winner’s manual, chapter 1…buy the best players in the country.
//winner’s manual, chapter 2…play the best players in the country.
///winner’s manual, chapter 3…six figures per hour on the speech circuit.
How dare you
March 21st, 2012 at 10:38 AM
There’s a reason not one person at ESPn stuck up for Knight the last few days:
I don’t understand… Why did Bobby Knight need someone to stick up for him the last few days? What did he do?
March 21st, 2012 at 10:38 AM
Willie T. Ribbs > Billy Tubbs.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:39 AM
ha! that was good.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:39 AM
Knight post need to form an orderly line and tell us what you all do for a living.
Did TBL (or someone else) ask for this in a post?
March 21st, 2012 at 10:39 AM
He hung up on TBL. duh.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:40 AM
I attempt to be funny on sports blogs. Pay is crap. Hours are great.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:41 AM
I might be duckworthing myself but did you guys talk about the all-star nba cross dresser yet? http://www.crazydaysandnights.net/2012/03/todays-blind-items-nba-cross-dresser.html
March 21st, 2012 at 10:41 AM
Even Wooden has some shit attached to him,
John Wooden made a hole in one and a double eagle in the same round. Whatever he did dirty is thereby absolved.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:41 AM
Would you believe that we are all beekeepers?
March 21st, 2012 at 10:42 AM
See you at the company picnic
March 21st, 2012 at 10:42 AM
Ben pointed out the stupidness of Duffy’s post about the Broncos not reporting the Manning deal on Monday by saying that no contract had been agreed and that was why they hadn’t announced anything. TBL responded with “good luck finding an outlet that isn’t reporting the deal, by the way what do you do for a living, just curious.” Paraphrasing, but it was honestly one of the dumbest things he has ever said not just because it was a prickish bully move (things he slams Knight for, oddly enough) but because he completely missed the factual point of what Ben was saying, which was in fact a complete and quick takedown of a stupid post.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:42 AM
John Wooden made a hole in one and a double eagle in the same round. Whatever he did dirty is thereby absolved.
Impressive.
/fellow hole in one maker
March 21st, 2012 at 10:42 AM
Anyone else use listentoyoutube.com? Shit is awesome.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:43 AM
JHS, I can’t figure out if you’re messing with us or not.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:44 AM
Paraphrasing, but it was honestly one of the dumbest things he has ever said not just because it was a prickish bully move (things he slams Knight for, oddly enough) but because he completely missed the factual point of what Ben was saying, which was in fact a complete and quick takedown of a stupid post.
he then followed it up with a post later in the day calling out ESPN for posting a story about Laron Landry signing with a team he didn’t actually end up with. so… yeah.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:44 AM
The commenting i’ve done for this site has opened up a lot of options for me. options you wouldn’t believe.
/tbl’d
March 21st, 2012 at 10:44 AM
Bully Knight, the worst person in college basketball
Shaq’s still on Inside the NBA.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:44 AM
JHS, I can’t figure out if you’re messing with us or not.
oh he has to be messing with us. it’s too over the top.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:44 AM
Thanks Dirt, I missed that yesterday somehow.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:44 AM
TBL is having sex in the moon next summer.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:45 AM
EXCUSE ME?
March 21st, 2012 at 10:46 AM
You can have sex inside a giant sphere of cheese???
March 21st, 2012 at 10:46 AM
Grizz I know I’ve asked this, but Kelly’s in East Liberty: go there? They just added poutine with tater tots to their menu. I’m bursting with excitement.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:46 AM
im jealous.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:47 AM
It’s Bosh.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:47 AM
THANK YOU.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:47 AM
how do you think Packer fans are conceived?
March 21st, 2012 at 10:47 AM
Bully or not, I hope ESPN renews his contract. As far as I’m concerned, he’s the best analyst calling NCAA games. I always feel like I learn something about the game when I watch one of his games.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:49 AM
i always thought that wisconsonites laid eggs…and i learned something today.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:49 AM
The non-stop Knight bashing by JMac and Duffy both on this site and twitter has reached obsession. It’s actually laughable, even by JMac standards. He must have actually thought that Knight would be nice after cold calling him and bringing up Kentucky right out of the gate.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:49 AM
Grizz I know I’ve asked this, but Kelly’s in East Liberty: go there? They just added poutine with tater tots to their menu. I’m bursting with excitement.
I’ve been 2-3 times. Very hipster, though it has a wide variety of mixed drinks and a good craft beer selection. I’ve heard the food was good, but each time I’ve been there it’s been for a couple drinks. I would reccommend it.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:49 AM
Chris Jones, Esquire writer weighs in
https://twitter.com/#!/MySecondEmpire/statuses/182478405529374722
March 21st, 2012 at 10:50 AM
EXCUSE ME?
Sorry, I screwed that up.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:50 AM
im jealous.
It’s just luck man. I hit a nice shot, but I’m not any sort of good. I was actually looking around over the back of the green because I thought I flew it over… didn’t see it go in. I was pissed because I knew I hit a decent shot and I couldn’t find the ball. Playing partner found a nice little surprise at the bottom of the cup. Huzzah! 142 yards with an 8 iron. Got my name in the paper and a trophy. The whole shebang. Still got the ball on my dresser.
/humblebrag
March 21st, 2012 at 10:51 AM
he doesnt have time to disagree, he is too busy taking KU’s recruits. MPIII
I ran off for a bit, MP, but that made me laugh.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:52 AM
Jace, just stop. Everyone said making the call was fine. Maybe you should just take a timeout from commenting for a while.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:52 AM
Ah yes I remember now. Yeah definitely hipster. No TVs. Food is worth it though. Arsenal cheese curds for the poutine, I’m thinking of hitting it up tonight.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:52 AM
You’re welcome?
March 21st, 2012 at 10:53 AM
Jdownloader works for me. The audio quality is pretty good, but I’m not an audiophile.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:56 AM
seriously…you have no idea how much i appreciate this. youtube’s the only way i can listen to music without buying a speaker thing for my phone and our firewall’s cracked down on it. this is money.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:56 AM
The non-stop Knight bashing by JMac and Duffy both on this site and twitter has reached obsession.
I don’t understand how pointing out that someone we all know is gruff is in fact gruff is some sort of defense of the post.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:56 AM
once conception has taken place, the packer fans then have to eat their way out of the sphere o’ cheese and they migrate to lambeau field, which isn’t too far off from baby sea turtles
March 21st, 2012 at 10:57 AM
It’s like his hands are over his ears and he’s screaming “na na na na, I can’t hear you!” while we tell him the call itself was not the issue.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:57 AM
Twitter is blocked on my bee farm, but I’ll assume someone else agreed making the call was fine or agreed Knight was an ass. Of course, neither of those reasons have anything to do with the point made throughout the commentariat, but keep on keeping on.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:57 AM
billy goats gruff!
March 21st, 2012 at 10:57 AM
Sweet. Glad I could help.
March 21st, 2012 at 11:00 AM
JMac needs to distract himself from Knight by thinking about the upcoming NFL season, when his team will have a QB controversy where both quarterbacks suck ass.
March 21st, 2012 at 11:00 AM
TBL, once again obsessed with making himself the story.
And color me shocked – shocked! – that other journos and reporters agree that what TBL did was reporting. I don’t disagree, either – real reporters cold call, all the time, I’m sure. What I find more amateurish is actually posting a transcript of, what I’d imagine, happens to real reporters on a pretty regular basis.
March 21st, 2012 at 11:00 AM
/golf clap
March 21st, 2012 at 11:00 AM
It’s like his hands are over his ears and he’s screaming “na na na na, I can’t hear you!” while we tell him the call itself was not the issue.
He sees/believes what he wants to see/believe. It’s religion-esque. And he’s made it into some sort of Jihad that nobody really cares about.
March 21st, 2012 at 11:02 AM
TBL: Can we just assume you’ll link to every “journalist” that agrees with you and none of the ones who don’t and save ourselves the time?
March 21st, 2012 at 11:03 AM
Agree completely.
March 21st, 2012 at 11:03 AM
There’s a reason not one person at ESPn stuck up for Knight the last few days: Everyone hates him. He’s a prick
If the right person deems that Bobby Knight’s presence is a good value proposition for the company, they’ll extend Knight’s contract. I wouldn’t get too hung up on the guy being hated.
billy packer v. knight, most jagful, broadcaster/former player or coach category
who ya got?
March 21st, 2012 at 11:04 AM
/bangs head repeatedly against desk until it bleeds
March 21st, 2012 at 11:05 AM
Izzo would be near the bottom of the list for me. I used to respect him until what went down with the Branden Dawson recruitment. He has more in common with Calipari than people think. Dawson’s handlers turned his recruitment into a bidding war and MSU edged out Marquette.
his horsecrap disingenuous comments after weber got fired disappointed me
March 21st, 2012 at 11:08 AM
this is not a contest. Fudge Packer wins in a landslide. Why? Because he is just as insufferable, but has a thumbnail of the knowledge that Knight has.
While Bobby may be an ass (and that is well documented), he knows more about basketball than any 5 experts at ESPN.
March 21st, 2012 at 11:10 AM
steve alford is the worst
March 21st, 2012 at 11:11 AM
me? i like knight. i’ve always enjoyed grumps, as long as they know their shit
March 21st, 2012 at 11:13 AM
Billy Packer seemed like a guy who loved college basketball but hated everyone who coached and played it…made for a frustrating listen
March 21st, 2012 at 11:16 AM
It’s Billy Packer and it’s not even close.
Bob Knight is a reprehensible individual, but I would much rather listen to him talk basketball than any other analyst ESPN rolls out there. Including Jay Bilas.
March 21st, 2012 at 11:20 AM
Bob Knight is a reprehensible individual
seems a bit strong. he’s not out there getting DUI’s or beating his wife. He’s just a guy with a short fuse that’s not a fan of the younger crowd giving him backtalk and runs a tight ship. Or calling his cell phone.
March 21st, 2012 at 11:21 AM
Has there ever been a player who was on Knight-coached team who has said that they wouldn’t play for him if they had to do it all over again?
My guess is no, but I’m honestly wondering, I don’t know.
March 21st, 2012 at 11:23 AM
What I find more amateurish is actually posting a transcript of, what I’d imagine, happens to real reporters on a pretty regular basis.
i know i’m part of the problem with this thing continuing, but i can’t help it: it’s amatuerish to post the trabscript IF YOU ARE WRITING FOR A NEWSPAPER OR MAGAZINE that has traditional journalistic standards. this place does not, therefore, he can post what he wants without worrying about professional or amateur. you can argue that because tradtional places would not post that transcript, his posting of it is refreshing, unique–you can’t see it anywhere else. that’s not an endorsement, it’s an observation
March 21st, 2012 at 11:27 AM
Vez, a big part of the problem is that I’m quite sure TBL disagrees with pretty much everything you just said.
March 21st, 2012 at 11:29 AM
I would think that TBL would say they don’t have to follow the standards of the “old media” but have the same credibility. The former is correct, the latter is not.
March 21st, 2012 at 11:30 AM
Wooden. Legend. All others are second or worse.
March 21st, 2012 at 11:35 AM
my gripe is that in defense of posting the transcript TBL called himself a sportswriter. Calling yourself a sportswriter or journalist implies you consider yourself a professional, posting the transcript was not a move a professional would have done.
March 21st, 2012 at 11:37 AM
chicago and mole, i know and agree and all that other positive junk
March 21st, 2012 at 11:40 AM
kaiser i know. that was his main mistake. if you’ve never been a true journalist, it’s probably easy to call yourself one incorrectly. if you have been, you never would call yourself that if you crossed a line because you would feel fraudy.
March 21st, 2012 at 11:47 AM
Larry Bird? Remember, he started out in Bloomington before transferring home to Terre Haute.
March 21st, 2012 at 11:48 AM
You mad bro? You’ve changed…everything ok at home?
now this one I liked
March 21st, 2012 at 11:49 AM
Has there ever been a player who was on Knight-coached team who has said that they wouldn’t play for him if they had to do it all over again?
What about Neil Reed, the kid Knight allegedly choked?
March 21st, 2012 at 11:52 AM
we see eye to eye on it. the site has definitely changed a great deal over the years, commenters are great, most articles are great, interaction with the head honcho has seemingly taken on a more confrontational tone when it was more lighthearted and respectful on both sides.
March 21st, 2012 at 11:53 AM
This. I say that as a former journo who had to cold-call people all the time. Generally, if they were pissed and demanded to know how you got their number, and you wouldn’t tell them, and they hung up on you, you’d say something like they “declined to comment.” You didn’t inject the whole matter into the larger story.
But in this case, the larger story was JMac and his butthurt at being hung up on by an admittedly douchebag coach.
March 21st, 2012 at 11:55 AM
interaction with the head honcho has seemingly taken on a more confrontational tone when it was more lighthearted and respectful on both sides.
the empathetic side of me (the .5%), the part that makes me feel bad for shirts i haven’t worn in awhile, cringes whenever commenters are overly critical of the writers and eic here, but that doesn’t mean i disagree, i just don’t choose to join in. but i always compliment if in my opinion it’s warranted
March 21st, 2012 at 12:19 PM
I get all this, but I just don’t see how that could be construed as news-worthy. I just find the entire Knight phone call thing to be completely pointless and uninteresting. What gets me is that by posting it, he makes it seem like some important or insightful interaction/occurrence, which it is not. It’s just making the jilted “reporter” the focus of the story.
March 21st, 2012 at 12:54 PM
“…college basketball fans will finally be rid of Bully Knight, the worst person in college basketball.”
Personally, I find him a better color man than that lawyer from Charlotte whose jock everyone is on.
March 21st, 2012 at 3:34 PM
Well, yeah. And Bird’s a bad example. He did transfer from IU as a freshman (before practices even started) — but not because of Bob Knight. Bird later went on to say that, more than anybody, it was Kent Benson that made him want to leave.
But there were a number of IU players — including starters — who transferred on bad terms with the General. Luke Recker, Neil Reed, Jason Collier, Lawrence Funderburke, Billy Cunningham, etal.
I’m sure it was no picnic playing for the guy. He’s a Grade A jerk. But he does know his stuff, which is why I like him on ESPN.