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Bob Knight Resigns As Coach At Texas Tech

chron.com — Texas Tech men ’s basketball coach Bob Knight stepped down Monday as head the Red Raiders head coach, school officials confirmed. Last year, Knight became the all-time winningest Division I coach when he hit 880 victories.

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  • willb285, on 02/05/2008, -3/+17I just don't know if Pat will get the job done, regardless, Bob Knight did more for the Texas Tech program and the city of Lubbock than any coach has ever done. It sucks to see him leave mid-season, but I can only wish the best for him, and be thankful I got to shake his hand, go to number 900 and be at his final game this past Saturday.

    Goodbye Bobby Knight, Tech, college basketball, and every athlete you ever graduated will miss you.
    • flogistan, on 02/06/2008, -1/+2Maybe pat can do it. Cut him some slack. Why do you say that?
    • Zegarek, on 02/06/2008, -0/+5I'm a freshman at Tech and I have to say that watching him at basketball games was really enjoyable. The man had a pure love of the game and for every one of his players. Regardless of what mud may be thrown at his name by people who dislike, him you can't deny the fact that he had a passion for what he did and you have to respect that. See you later Coach, hope your son can fit the bill.
      • jbink303, on 02/06/2008, -0/+3I'm a Tech Grad and I couldn't agree with you more.

        If Tech had trouble getting people to games before... oy.
        • JerodSlay, on 02/06/2008, -0/+2Im a senior at Tech and it's been fun having him around. Watching him with the game that made him the winningest coach was really cool. We'll miss him.

          *throw me a chair*
      • TommyTSquared, on 02/06/2008, -0/+3The best (imo) was the night we rushed the court after the win vs Kansas. Someone close to me decided they wanted to jump over the table that was next to the benches when Knight grabbed him by the shirt and told him some choice words.. then said something along the lines of " now get out there already! " He was all about the fans, which kept us coming back! I'll still be there in support of Pat.
    • suprememilo, on 02/06/2008, -1/+1I'm mad he retired so early in the season because I was looking forward to seeing him coach when Tech comes here. (I got to Texas A&M)
    • raynar, on 02/06/2008, -4/+2Bobby Knight...who signed a 3 year contract a few months ago, and is all about preaching teamwork and *****...and he lives. Unless its cancer, he's a pussy.
  • MrNastyOne, on 02/05/2008, -17/+8Good riddance!

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=Yw7KijRfU-c

    April 25, 1988: During an NBC interview with Connie Chung on the subject of stress, Knight utters the now-infamous quote: "I think that if rape is inevitable, relax and enjoy it."

    http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/basketball/n ...

    /'93 Purdue grad
    • silkyd, on 02/05/2008, -12/+2Totally agree: Knight was a first class ***** and con man whose hucksterism worked only on rubes. As Lou Henson said about him, he is a "classic bully." This is a great day for college basketball.
      • wolfmann, on 02/06/2008, -5/+0I'm waiting for that chair to go flying across the room at me
        and I thought I was happy the day he left IU!
        '04 Purdue Grad :-) (who still happens to live in Lafayette, work on campus)
        • SeaBass22, on 02/06/2008, -2/+1How can you still live there? I can barely drive through without getting sick from the smell.
  • Bukowsky, on 02/05/2008, -5/+21Whether you like him or not... he's still a legendary coach. He has arguably done more for college basketball than any other coach ever! ....He's just a complete *****.
    • AnthonyC, on 02/06/2008, -2/+4I agree. His brutal honesty and lack of giving a damn what others thought was both a great asset and curse. A lot of coaches are dickwads when the cameras are turned off, Knight just didn't give a crap what people thought. Why should that hurt his legacy?
    • cranium, on 02/06/2008, -8/+2Whatever, and Mussolini made the trains run on time too. Big ***** deal.

      Being a great coach doesn't get him back to even for being such an *****.

      If he had any strength of character at all he could have controlled himself a little better.
    • mizatt, on 02/06/2008, -0/+4And he graduates his kids, too. People always ignore that when they compare him to other coaches.
  • footodors, on 02/05/2008, -10/+4Good night, Knight.
  • quomen, on 02/05/2008, -4/+7Bob, the true Dark Knight.
  • Nbonez5, on 02/05/2008, -6/+11Bob Knight can throw a chair across my court anytime

    KNOWMMZAYYYINNNN!!!!
  • jfg84, on 02/05/2008, -7/+8Not really breaking news is it?
  • HiKevinRose, on 02/05/2008, -9/+2Not too much wittyness to be had with this story...
  • Cheesecrunch, on 02/05/2008, -17/+1DIGG ME DOWN BECAUSE I HATE BLACK PEOPLE!
  • IAmLegend24, on 02/05/2008, -18/+3Who cares he is a racist from texas.
  • whathappened, on 02/05/2008, -11/+5Winningest?
    www.dictionary.com
    • masonreloaded, on 02/06/2008, -3/+3Urgh - a horrible word, why not just say coach with the most wins ever. I.... Another pet peeve of mine is the fact that Burglarize is the accepted form of the word on this side of the pond. A juggler is someone who juggles, not jugglerizes. A burglar is somebody who burgles, not burglarizes...
    • jbink303, on 02/06/2008, -0/+3Not dictionary.com, but:

      http://m-w.com/dictionary/winningest
  • davidjayhawk, on 02/06/2008, -10/+3I liked rooting against Texas Tech just because of him. He certainly made the Big 12 a bit more interesting. But yeah, things like genius and rare talent are certainly not mutually exclusive with utter douchebaggery.
  • RhodesSkolar, on 02/06/2008, -9/+1Is winningest anything like whiningest?
  • ucbluman, on 02/06/2008, -11/+7in other breaking news, the giants have won the super bowl.
    • dafragsta, on 02/06/2008, -0/+1No idea why you are being Dugg down. Wasn't this announced yesterday?
  • speedy11309, on 02/06/2008, -4/+16"when my time on earth is gone, and my activities here are past, i want they bury me upside down and my critics can kiss my ass" -bobby knight

    i will miss him for his amazing soundbites
    • cranium, on 02/06/2008, -4/+3They'll have to extract his head first.
    • sgtbutterscotch, on 02/06/2008, -0/+1Great quote, but you mangled the punchline.
  • AnthonyC, on 02/06/2008, -5/+15His graduation rates were very high, and he stressed discipline. He never cheated. College sports is getting away from that slowly, and it shouldn't be that way. He deserved a better send-off, but thats just not his style.

    He might have been a jerk, but he did FAR more good than bad.
  • Shatneresque, on 02/06/2008, -7/+4Who the hell calls him "Bob"? It's always "Bobby" Knight. I thought this was about a different person at first!
  • cousar, on 02/06/2008, -11/+4Pat Summitt coaches in Division I and has more wins.
    • metric7, on 02/06/2008, -1/+2Women's sports don't compair to men's
    • zunkus, on 02/12/2008, -0/+1That's why it says most wins in MENS D1
  • Mark2600, on 02/06/2008, -2/+4Whether he was an ass or an angel, he was still one of the best coaches ever. I don't think anyone ever agreed with his practices, but the end result was always great.
    • zunkus, on 02/12/2008, -0/+1His practices were fine, I played for a coach with a similar style and it was great.
  • xeomage, on 02/06/2008, -2/+4Bobby Knight is the Steve Jobs of college basketball.
  • flogistan, on 02/06/2008, -1/+9When I was a little kid, my dad took me to see IU play the russian olympic team in Indianapolis. It was back when Knight wore that plaid jacket. At one point in the game, he got pissed and took his shoe off and pounded the scoring table with it like nikita khrushchev did at the united nations. It was at the height of the cold war The crowd went wild. I'll never forget it.
    • IUCGC, on 02/06/2008, -0/+1That's incredible. Wish I had been old enough to understand the significance.
  • AppleGeorge, on 02/06/2008, -12/+10DIGG ME DOWN BECAUSE I HATE BLACK PEOPLE A LOT!
    • antiorblkflag9, on 02/06/2008, -3/+9Hey, it wasn't funny the first time
      • AppleGeorge, on 02/06/2008, -7/+3I think it was :)
        • AppleGeorge, on 02/06/2008, -5/+3Okay guys, I apologize. I was just having some fun. I'm sorry.
  • antiorblkflag9, on 02/06/2008, -2/+4The last chair has been thrown
  • Hawk2007, on 02/06/2008, -11/+3Good, f- the tceh retards.

    Feel free to throw tortillas at me.
  • punkcat, on 02/06/2008, -3/+1i thought he was dead
  • blitzer, on 02/06/2008, -8/+2His team always choked.





    See what I did there?
  • TuxedosRevenge, on 02/06/2008, -8/+3Bob Knight was a jackass.
    /from lubbock and supports the statements fully after meeting the dick.
  • drizzlelicious, on 02/06/2008, -5/+31 less cranky coach with a superiority complex from the college basketball scene. Bob Knight, I respect you, but I would never want to be your friend.
  • mugwumpz, on 02/06/2008, -4/+4I don't have much respect for him. You can't separate talent/genius from character. I don't know him personally, so it's hard to judge from a distance...but even in cases where he was clearly wrong, he was never quick to apologize to try to mend fences. I don't mind someone standing up for something they believe in, but I believe the guy is probaby a rageaholic who's been too spoiled for too long to really address his personal issues.
    • dafragsta, on 02/06/2008, -1/+1"You can't separate talent/genius from character."

      Wow, you should really work for Fox News. Just because you say something doesn't mean it's gospel. This is absolutely a bunch of horse *****. Most talented/genius people are COMPLETE ***** assholes which stems from the fact that they are perfectionists and therefore not much fun to be around. Most exceptionally driven people have either enlightened themselves to a new kind of awareness or they had a rough or extremely disciplined childhood and feel like they have something to prove.
  • johnwc723, on 02/06/2008, -5/+3who cares, not me
  • STBAT25, on 02/06/2008, -4/+1Lou Henson, the biggest pussy in basketball almost got into a fight with him. This guys is a jackass.
  • Lean, on 02/06/2008, -6/+6Who cares, Tech Blows.

    GIG' EM AGGIES!
    • texxet, on 02/06/2008, -0/+3Vick em!
    • thatonedood, on 02/06/2008, -0/+1Yep, Tech blows A&M out of the water....in football and basketball, pull the thumb out of your ass...GAG' EM
  • aflaks, on 02/06/2008, -4/+3I dont care if i get dugg down but he's a selfish dick for doing it at this point of the season. by doing it, he says "I got win 900, i dont care about my seniors, my team, my program, my prospect recruits, the future of texas tech, nothing. I care about myself". Good Riddance.
  • NightOwl4, on 02/06/2008, -0/+4Another one down...first John Cheney retires from Temple University, now Bobby...two greats have now stepped down.
  • sizzzzlerz, on 02/06/2008, -2/+2Who is now the number one chair thrower, player choker, f-bomb thrower in the NCAA? Bobby leaves quite an impressive record in these areas.
  • IUCGC, on 02/06/2008, -2/+2Come back to IU! I'm a Hoosier, and it was an outrage that they fired him in the first place. Give Sampson the boot and bring The General back!
    • genconkeeper, on 02/06/2008, -1/+1Sorry as a IU employee I was glad to see him go. If I did 1/100 of the things he did behavior wise to a fellow IU employees I would be out on my can so fast my ears would be ringing. Cussing out secartires, hitting students, just to name a few. Sorry I'd rather get John Wooden out of retirement to coach that the General. And they shoot General don't they.
  • philostrato, on 02/06/2008, -3/+2That guy can go to hell...
    http://blogs.houstonpress.com/ballz/2008/02/go_to_ ...
    • genconkeeper, on 02/06/2008, -0/+1Yea and they proablitity make him coach the Infernal basketball team too.
      "Come Hilter your passing like a girl"
  • Hawk2007, on 02/06/2008, -4/+5I feel like an ass for saying this, but the vast majority of people who go to tceh (http://www.aggies9496.com/Images/ClasslessClowns/T ... are students who couldn't get into A&M or Texas. Granted, there are always going to be a few hardcore raiders with huge family ties, but the majority of the population are A&M/Texas rejects.
    • boondocksaint22, on 02/06/2008, -2/+3No i got into a&m but i did not want to go there because almost everyone up there has tradition so far up their ass that they decide to never leave College Station and there is more old people there,than there is college students. I mean you all are sheep ***** and your football program sucks balls I mean javorsky Lane the only reason he ever got first downs was because of his fat. So do not say this ***** that it was because we were not accepted there. Do your god damn research you sheep *****.
    • TommyTSquared, on 02/06/2008, -3/+2How does it feel to hate a school ( The University of Texas ) when you're founded as "Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas," which was originally brought forth as a division of the University of Texas? Did you know that, I highly doubt you did. Also, you just must be tired of Texas Tech kicking your ass in football in basketball.
      • Hawk2007, on 02/06/2008, -2/+3And Texas Tech was created to play second fiddle to the two flagship universities in Texas.
        • TommyTSquared, on 02/06/2008, -1/+2You don't seem to grasp this... A&M thinks UT is their rival when they were created as a subdivision of UT. So you're hating a school that you were created AS A PART OF. Pull yourself out of that sheep, stop cooking your girlfriend on the grill ( ok that was a bad one ), pick yourself up from Tech kicking your ass in football and basketball and well... you're having it bad enough already :(
    • jblaze5779, on 02/06/2008, -2/+2I registered just to reply to your comment.
      You're full of ***** and you know nothing. I wouldn't give up my time spent at Tech for anything.
      See you at Kyle Field next year for yet another loss.

    • Hawk2007, on 02/06/2008, -4/+1Can we get another "***** YOU AGGIES" on live national TV techsters?

      What makes it funny is how most of y'all dismiss us as competition, yet you make such a big deal when we play you.
      • septemberseve, on 02/06/2008, -0/+1*shrug* It's a little thing called a rivalry. Doesn't matter how bad we're about to beat you, we'll make it as humiliating as possible. And don't try and tell me how much more "classy" A&M fans are... We've all gotten our fair share of ***** in your house.
  • RhodesSkolar, on 02/06/2008, -4/+1What I really meant to say was. "He's an overinflated ***** with one of the most disgraceful tempers I've ever see." Whether he "won" games or not doesn't change that awful character flaw. If an assassin is good at what he does, should he be cheered?
  • mal1964, on 02/06/2008, -1/+1Bobby Knight -motivation speech -
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw7KijR
  • Midtowner, on 02/06/2008, -0/+1He's a great coach. I'm glad to see him out of the Big XII. Within a few years, I'm sure he ends up somewhere else.

  • mnchrist, on 02/06/2008, -0/+3As an IU grad and someone who has grown up in Indiana (although Im moving to Texas and that has zero to do with Bob Knight.) He was and still is an absolute legend here in the state, probably more so than any other individual. Even though he was normally wrongfully castigated by the media he was an outstanding coach and human being as well. He will be very much missed but he is arguably one of the best college bball coaches ever and his players loved playing for him.
  • genconkeeper, on 02/06/2008, -1/+1Its sad one of the greatest college basketball coach's of all time, but was such a terrible human being. Coach John Wooden will never match Knights number of wins or national championships but he was a great man. Whenever they write about Bob Knight there will always be this larger "But" in the middle of the statement about him. I feel sorry for the Texas Tech pl ayes now in the lurch with him baling on them in the middle of the season.
    • genconkeeper, on 02/06/2008, -1/+1I was wrong. I just check John Wooden's Wiki entry and he has a 10 against Knights 3 where as Coach Wooden is beloved and respected, well Coach Knight is I guess respected. When Coach Wooden dies there will be national mourning on every basketball court in the country. When Coach Knight passes only at IU/
  • jf518, on 02/06/2008, -0/+1not to diminish what Bobby Knight has done because he is truly one of the greatest coaches ever, but this story is incorrect. He is not the Division 1 wins leader, Pat Summit from UT Lady Vols is the leader in wins by quite a bit.
    • ScottooMc, on 02/06/2008, -0/+1The NCAA does not lump the records for men and women together. NOT INACURATE.
  • ScottooMc, on 02/06/2008, -0/+2Some may strongly disagree on the way Knight did things and I can understand that; but we can all agree that he did them for the right reasons. He knew that his players were students first and foremost. He had one of the highest player graduating percentages and had NEVER been sanctioned for recruiting violations. Through basketball he taught discipline, work ethic, and most importantly team work. We all remember his antics but lets remember what he accomplished:

    902 - Wins most wins by a coach in Mens Division One college basketball history
    3 NCAA Championships (76',81',87') and 1 NIT Championship (79')
    Coached US mens teams to Gold medals in Olympics and Pan Am Games
    11 Big Ten Championships

    Many college coaches attribute their success to the tutelage of Knight including hall of fame coach Mike Krzyzewski.
    You may THINK he is a jerk with a bad temper, but KNOW he is one of the greatest coaches of all time and had good intentions.
  • dirk8, on 05/26/2008, -0/+0http://www.genericsmed.com
    http://www.generics.ws
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