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Tonight, Matt Painter brings his 8th-ranked Boilermakers down to Bloomington for a 6:00 CT meeting with Tom Crean and Indiana. If Painter and the Boilers are smart, they’ll take this opportunity to get some Dance lessons from a school that’s had success in March.
Bob Knight has finally received the honor that he so rightly deserves: induction into the Indiana University Athletic Hall of Fame. The big question now is whether or not Coach Knight will attend the November 6th ceremony.
We don’t know the answer to that question, be we do know one thing: Knight will do exactly what HE wants to do.
There is video everywhere of Dance-master Digger Phelps dancing it up at college basketball arenas around the country. He and his cerebral sidekick Jay Bilas are officially the odd couple of college basketball, but they actually make a pretty good team.
The Indiana basketball program has taken a lot of shots from around the sports blogosphere recently, most notably from Rick Chandler at Deadspin. But the history of Oklahoma football may provide a solid reason for IU fans to believe that the Hoosiers can be great once again.
As stories swirl that Bob Knight is interested in coaching again, possibly at Georgia, we take a quick trip down memory lane with some of the more memorable Bob Knight videos, including: his commercials, and the infamous chair throwing and golf videos.
Pete Newell, who conducted the annual “Big Man Camp” that was annually attended by a multitude of accomplished professional basketball players, died this week at the age of 93.
Bob Knight and his 902 career victories could wind up back on the sidelines if the right opportunity comes along.
Bob Knight Thinks John Calipari Has an Integrity Problem
So what were Bob Knight’s comments about John Calipari? Basically Knight said exactly what I’ve been saying about John Calipari for years now: that he has a serious integrity problem.