Comments on: Yeah, um, don’t expect Bob Knight to show up to the HOF ceremony

By: GFDave

GFDave — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:10:10 +0000

Knight can never acknowledge his mistakes so I'm not willing to take his word for the events. His descriptions of the activities he's involved in are heavily weighted toward his view. I'm not saying he's a liar, only that his vision is extraordinarily myopic and biased.

Did IU make a public announcement, or were they obligated to do so by a FOI request from the Herald Times?

It is not a bribe anymore than an alumni donation to the music school to secure the chair of a professor is a bribe.

Knight committed a misdemeanor assault. In your work place is your company responsible to defend assaults committed by its workers? No.

By: JerryCT

JerryCT — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:18:36 +0000

Lets just assume RMK's version is accurate for a minute:

a) it is a "very private matter"
b) but IU Admin makes a "public announcement"
==> THIS IS THE FIRST MISTAKE
c) IU has refused to face its obligations for 9 years
d) But alumni ( not IU ) attempts a payment to resolve it
==> THIS IS THE 2nd MISTAKE
e) Enabling IU Admin and its lawyers to duck its obligations again
==> THIS IS THE FUNDAMENTAL MISTAKE in the entire saga

If this version is accurate then the principle of the matter is pretty clear. RMK is trying to hold IU Admin responsible for something he believes is their duty , NOT the alumni's duty. To him an alumni "bribe" is not an answer for him or for any coach at IU now or in the future............whatever this private matter is.

By: Name

Name — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:18:14 +0000

JerryCT,

It seems like you are the one on here who gets RMK's point. I disagree with his style, but it's obviously not about the money for him. He felt disrespected that the university didn't extend the olive branch, it was the alumni.

By: JerryCT

JerryCT — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:01:00 +0000

As I predicted in an earlier post I am not surprised the $ pissed him off. His entire point is not about money……………but about the university. If IU wants him back both sides need to quit playing these child games and get down to the real issues.

I am not blaming IU or RMK but it smells like lawyers who have their egos involved and cannot find a process for reconciliation. I really donot see what the university has to lose by reconciling with him. But RMK however has his principles to lose, whatever they are, that he tenaciously holds to.

I feel the fans, TC, current players, the AD, the program and its legacy are all victims in this childish game.

By: Hardwood83

Hardwood83 — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:49:03 +0000

I like Knight and think his return would be a win for everyone….but as others have mentioned IU has tried to do the right thing- it's on RMK now. This just confirms what many suspected: he is petty and self-centered to an extreme degree.

By: Bored_in_the_Offseason

Bored_in_the_Offseason — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:51:12 +0000

Good, let us finally put this to bed. The man was a fantastic basketball coach, but that seems to be where the buck stops. Tom Crean and Fred Glass did the right thing, but its time to move on, and it’s a breath of fresh air to see the majority of Hoosier fans, on this blog at least, all on the same page. The man has no bearing on the future of this program and so, at least in my opinion, this first attempt should be the last. Tom Crean and his staff bring too much excitement and hope to this program to bogged down by a begrudging old man.

By: richkeck

richkeck — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:25:02 +0000

My Dad and I are Alums and our car dealership provided Bob Knight a free car for 29 years, so his comments seem hypocritical to me

By: jgongora86

jgongora86 — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:44:35 +0000

What a baby. I remember when one of my friends worked in a pizza shop. Knight came over, and she and the staff thought it would be cool idea if they placed the pepperoni in the shape of the IU logo. Knight got up and screamed his ass off at their direction for not treating him like any other person.
He's a jerk . I'm shocked that he hasn't received a heart attack for being so angry over so many little things.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:54:53 +0000

Well, Knight's childish behavior over all of this may have inadvertently spared us from a Michael Jordan-esque hall of fame speech. Not sure which is worse for the school, that he won't reconcile and show up, or what is acceptance speech was probably going to be like if he had.

I enjoyed the many teams he put together over the years, but I think I might finally be done with caring if the guy ever comes back. If he grows up, great, otherwise, the past is past. Time to move on.

By: HoosierDavey

HoosierDavey — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:10:19 +0000

Now, we just need ESPN Game Day to come back to town in a couple years and see if he “stiffs” us again…that will make him look even lamer than he does today. I hate that we have had to endure so much disappointment in the wake of his tenure, but this makes me even more glad that a change was made. Thanks for the banners, the legendary players, and the wins Bob…the end. Now, let's keep on moving on without him. Man, am I looking forward to Crean and the Hoosiers to tip off!