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Bob Knight Joins ESPN

by TheSportsPoint

created February 29, 2008, last edited February 10, 2009

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ESPN announced today that coaching legend Bob Knight will join the network as an analyst during conference and NCAA tournament coverage. Knight will be in Bristol starting Wednesday, March 12, and will finish on the set in San Antonio for the championship game April 7.

Knight resigned from Texas Tech on February 4, making way for his son to take over as head coach. This appears to be one of the the better guest analyst hires for ESPN. Knight brings with him the knowledge of the the winningest men's Division I college basketball coach and an attitude and bluntness of Charles Barkley.

"I think ESPN has been real good for college basketball and I look forward to working with some of their people who I have known a long time," said Knight.

It's not surprising that Knight will work as an analyst with ESPN due to his close friendship with analyst Digger Phelps, but it isn't expected to be a permanent plan for him. Many people expect him to return to coaching sooner rather than later. We also don't expect to run in to him eating lunch in Hartford with Jeremy Schaap.

Bob Knight joining ESPN studio team (USA Today)

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SSreportersLegend

638 days ago

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ESPN just proudly stuck out their hand and flipped us off. What a horrible move.

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JuTMSY4Legend

638 days ago

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Bill Parcells used to give amazing press conferences...so did Bobby... This makes perfect sense...

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BigPPupMajor Leaguer

637 days ago

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Bob Knight knows how to work a camera and he knows how to work a crowd. I'm sure he will be fine on ESPN

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JuTMSY4Legend

638 days ago

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This...will...be...amazing...

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SSreportersLegend

638 days ago

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Hey, maybe if when Jay Bilas says something stupid, he'll throw his chair at the ESPN big board of teams or whatever and choke Bilas!

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TheSportsPointWaterboy

638 days ago

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I agree SS I do not see Knight and Bilas getting along.

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SSreportersLegend

638 days ago

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Jay: Oregon State has a tremendous upside: Bobby: YOU LITTLE SON OF A BIT*H!!!!

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RomiezzoLegend

637 days ago

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I can't see Knight getting along with many people...

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TheSportsPointWaterboy

638 days ago

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I want to see a studio show where they have Knight, Digger, and Gottlieb on all at once. All three of those guys say whats on their mind and are brutally honest.

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SSreportersLegend

638 days ago

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As opposed to Bilas who has no mind.

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Tmil42AAA-er

638 days ago

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Too bad the only thing Digger thinks is that Notre Dame is going to win.

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KelsdadAll-Star

638 days ago

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Because he's a lawyer?

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SSreportersLegend

638 days ago

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No, because he's from Duke.

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KelsdadAll-Star

638 days ago

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This is an awesome move by ESPN.

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Tyrone BriggsHall of Famer

638 days ago

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Bob Knight and Bill Parcells should co-host a hunting show.

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Manny StilesMajor Leaguer

638 days ago

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With Dick Cheney?

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Tyrone BriggsHall of Famer

638 days ago

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Three men enter Thunderdome, One man leaves...

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JuTMSY4Legend

638 days ago

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I love thunderdome...

and i love using the thunderdome scenario...

steel cage is so passe...thunderdome is where its at...

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Tyrone BriggsHall of Famer

638 days ago

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Bob Knight to his son: "Patrick, get ya ass in there..."

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RomiezzoLegend

637 days ago

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ESPN, metaphorically, is going to turn from classical music to a rap music because of him.

"So, Bobby, what do you think about the rumor about "so and so" transferring?"

Bob: "You know what? That is a serious crock of bulls***! Those people in media, all those f*****s!" LMAO!

This makes me wanna watch ESPN now...

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Tyrone BriggsHall of Famer

637 days ago

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I really do hope that Bob Knight's segments are aired near the Around the Horn's set.

Facktard has wrote some pretty brutal material on Knight over the years.

Hope Knight brings that whip on the set.

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Cougar2000All-American

637 days ago

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Who knows the rigors of college basketball better than the General, one Robert Montgomery Knight (sorry, I'm sounding like Dick Vitale!). If anyone can pull it off, it's Knight.

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ShawnnorrisPee Wee

637 days ago

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for someone who berated and acted like a complete ass towards the media all his life he certainly jumped on the analyst chair pretty quickly. must not be able to hunt the neighbors, i mean at the neighbors house in his spare time anymore.

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