Bobby Knight "I Hope they're all dead" comments

[Feathery]

I guess i dont understand why people want him back in Assembly Hall. The guy is beyond resentful. Indiana fans need to just move past him. To be honest, when I think of Indiana basketball, I think of where I want it to go, not where its been. Knight like our glory years are well past us. Todays coaches have passed Lnight by as well. Lets find a new coach that will take us to the top and be done talking about this old angry man. 

[Hoosierfan2017]

5 minutes ago, mdn82 said:

That is a long time man. I don't think anyone would completely expect anyone to forget, but it takes a lot to hold a grudge that big that long. I can honestly say in my 35 years I hoped a group of people die.


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If there's anyone wth the personality to hold a grudge for that long it's Bob Knight. It doesn't surprise me at all that he has for all these years. I laughed out loud when I listened to him say that he hopes they're all dead though. Not because it's a funny thing to say but because it's exactly the kind of thing I would expect from him. 

[johnsoniu]

7 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

If there's anyone wth the personality to hold a grudge for that long it's Bob Knight. It doesn't surprise me at all that he has for all these years. I laughed out loud when I listened to him say that he hopes they're all dead though. Not because it's a funny thing to say but because it's exactly the kind of thing I would expect from him. 

Exactly. The guy once stood at midcourt of AH and said "I want they bury me upside down, And my critics can kiss my ass."

Dude ain't changed a bit.

[mdn82]

Honestly though. It does not bring a strong reaction out of me either way. He doesn't want to come back. I don't care if he comes back. He is who he is. I don't get why in 2017 it even matters if it hasn't happened by now. Great coach. Not a great person. Moving on still.


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[cthomas]

I don't care how great of a coach he was, wishing people dead is completely unacceptable!

[tyappleg]

Maybe it's because I'm a millennial Hoosier... but man... screw Bob Knight. Such a bitter, sad old man.

I gave up on him a long time ago.


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[Magnanimous]

37 minutes ago, cthomas said:

I don't care how great of a coach he was, wishing people dead is completely unacceptable!

No it's not. 

[cthomas]

31 minutes ago, Magnanimous said:

No it's not. 

Then we will disagree on philosophical principles.

[Hoosierfan2017]

7 minutes ago, cthomas said:

Then we will disagree on philosophical principles.

Do you think it's never okay or just not okay in situations like this? 

[LIHoosier]

Rebuttal, lol

 

[cthomas]

I think it is context sensitive. Self defense, of course. In defense of family, no problem. But because one got fired, no.

[DChoosier]

8 hours ago, TrueHoosier62 said:

I don't blame coach Knight; one. little. bit.

but the IU Admin burnt the bridge 17 years ago and they're the only one's who would have anything to gain by his returning for a cameo appearance.

So you do not think the '76 and '81 players would have gained anything if he would have attended the events that THEY begged him to attend?? Great coach but a petty, bitter, hypocritical old man.  He stressed that the jersey only said Indiana, not the players name, but his jersey alway has, and always will, only says KNIGHT.

[DChoosier]

6 hours ago, OliviaPope40 said:

We know this much he was absolutely not a big fan of Myles Brand. I think he still isn't over the fact of why he got fired in the first in the place but then you have to wonder if it was the Neil Reed situation that got him fired or if Brand just simply found another way to fire him.

Reed, Brand , what could possibly be the one reason he got fired???? (Sarcasm intended).

There is not a single reason. There are a ton of reasons.  He exhibited behavior that would not be tolerated in 99.99% of workplaces.

 

[LIHoosier]

6 hours ago, OliviaPope40 said:

We know this much he was absolutely not a big fan of Myles Brand. I think he still isn't over the fact of why he got fired in the first in the place but then you have to wonder if it was the Neil Reed situation that got him fired or if Brand just simply found another way to fire him.

The Neil Reed video that was exposed in March 2000 got Knight on the 'zero tolerance' policy. Then he had incident at the beginning of the next semester with a student; whose dad happened to be an ardent Knight detractor. That technically let Brand to use the 'zero tolerance' policy enacted to fire Knight.

[Hoosiers High Life]

This is RMK! He is a legend! He made IU a blue blood! He is the reason for our expectations. Ya he is bitter and being kind of childish to hold the grudge but you can't just say screw him without out him we probably wouldn't 5 banners.
I wish he would of at least came to celebrate with his old teams


THIS IS INDIANA!!!!

[RobPoff]

And he dampened his legacy by continuing to be a petulant child 17 years after the fact.

 

If he came to Assembly Hall, the administration would profit from it from gouged ticket sales, TV ratings, etc. I can understand him not wanting the university to make any more money off of him since they made X amount from him for 30 years. If I was the president of Ford and made them an unfathomable amount of money and the board fired me, I wouldn't support Ford, say the name or buy anything Ford. I wouldn't visit them or step foot into any of their facilities.

Him doing book signings off campus is his way of interacting with fans that he clearly loves. Coach Knight is not one for lip service. If he came back, the university would profit and he would make $0. What's the difference of him making money off of the fans instead of the university?

He's not being a child. He's being a smart business man and sticking to his principle of giving the university the finger for an unceremonious exit.

 

 

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[Hovadipo]

One thing that hasn't been said, but probably should be:

Dan Patrick is the absolute best in the business. That guy is amazing.