I think it's a combination of them all really. But here's the deal, through all of the chair throwing, choking, cursing, Calbert Cheaney whipping, berating, (enter your own action verb here), who stood behind RMK? The FANS. The administration that dismissed him is gone. To this day he has a HUGE following in the IU nation.

What about the fans coach? When is it “OK” for them to welcome you back? They backed you when you embarrassed yourself and the program. They backed you when you were dismissed. And they are backing you now. What is the statute of limitations on this devotion? I am wondering if you will give back some Indiana love before it expires.

And Dick Vitale who is firmly camping out in your butt? He is nauseating. Who watches this guy? Everyone I know thinks he is terrible. Be careful who you are hanging with Coach.

I've always said I don't watch or root for the coach when I watch basketball. With that being said, I do root for my favorite university's team and the coach is the only one who stays longer than 5 years (ok, Evan Eschmeyer, but other than that). The coach becomes the star in college and controversy creates attention and attention begats more stardom (see – Calipari, John). I laughed when Coach Knight threw the chair in '85, became concerned when he broke the telephone in '87, wondered what was going on when he head-butted Sherron Wilkerson and kicked Pat Knight (well, he kicked “the chair” by their accounts), and by the time he told Connie Chung (wasn't it) to “sit back and enjoy it,” berated Jeremy Schapp, and whatever he did to Neil Reid, I was pretty much over it. I did not think he was above the law then and I feel the same way now. You just don't treat people that way.

We do not know what happens behind closed doors, and especially what happened during the Knight tenure, but no one deserves to have so many indescretions regardless of record. One could argue that the money and attention he brought to the university outweighs the rest. One could say that the “men” he made are his legacy. But, now he will be seen as the petulent child and bully he has made himself to be. He has become the grumpy old guy who gripes how the “good ol' days” were so much better, doesn't have the internet or other “new fangled” things, and is constantly yelling at people to get off his lawn.

Thanks Mr. Knight for your contributions to the university and the games your teams won and the joy you brought to the fans who enjoyed your tenure. I have become a huge fan of the teams that play at Assembly Hall because of you and I appreciate all the quality men who have come through your program. Your memory will be put into the Hall of Fame, and hopefully you will not do more to destroy whatever positive feelings the fans have of you.

Is that the way it went ?

The season is a week away I say lets move on to Rivers, Dumes, Pritchard, Jones, Watford/Elston …………

1) I would have fired RMK for losing but not for choking Neil Reed etc….really I would have
2) I would NOT name anything after him except maybe an award , not sure what it would be however, maybe for “dumb sports writer of the year”
3) He might show up just for Steve Downing but really who cares anymore
4) IU is bigger than Myles Brand or RMK
5) My focus is this years team, this years coach and this year's games
6) We have spent too much time on stuff that is nice but really doesn't count

Please let the season begin…………………….