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August 7th, 2008

Note To Self

You’re coming off your first national championship and the first for Kansas in 20 years. You have been rewarded with 10-year, $30 million contract extension.
One or two more titles in that time span and you’ll be an icon not only in Kansas, but in the world of college basketball. You will be mentioned in the […]

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April 29th, 2008

College basketball - Quote of the Day - April 29th

As my spring cleaning is well under way, I figured it’s time to clean out my Quote of the Day folder as well.
Here are a collection of tidbits from Hall of Fame coach Bobby Knight:
Most people have the will to win, few have the will to prepare to win.
Everybody hears, but few listen.
You don’t play […]

By Rich Carlson -- 0 comments

April 12th, 2008

Quote of the Day - April 12th

Many pearls of wisdom have come out of the world of college basketball. Some are profound…some are humorous…all are enjoyable. Here is today’s Quote of the Day from Hall of Fame coach and ESPN analyst Bobby Knight:
The will to succeed is important, but what’s more important is the will to prepare.
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April 8th, 2008

Bobby Knight reviews Kansas’ victory over Memphis

Nearly 24 hours have passed since Kansas’ dramatic victory over Memphis to win the 2008 National Championship.
ESPN analyst Bobby Knight gives his thoughts about the final game.
I hope that ESPN retains Knight for a long time to come…

Tags: Bobby-Knight, ESPN, Kansas, memphis

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March 26th, 2008

Bobby Knight discusses the Sweet 16 teams

As we are getting ready to crank up the Sweet 16 games, Bobby Knight gives his thoughts on the Sweet 16 teams.
Knight has been terrific on ESPN as an analyst, and I hope he keeps it going.

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March 22nd, 2008

NCAA tourney Day 3 - late thoughts

Here are some closing thoughts as this Saturday is winding down:
- Oh how I wish I could have watched Washington State take apart Notre Dame. That is an impressive win. Notre Dame can ball it.
- Marquette deserved a better fate than they got against Stanford. Lopez’ last second baseline leaner was a lucky shot. […]

By Rich Carlson -- 0 comments

March 13th, 2008

Digger and Bobby talk about post-season conference tourneys

Here is a great video of Digger Phelps and ESPN’s newest college basketball analyst, Bobby Knight, talking about the pros and cons of post-season conference tournaments.
It looks like Knight might be a keeper…

Tags: Bobby-Knight, Digger Phelps, ESPN

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February 16th, 2008

Quote of the day - 2/16

Many pearls of wisdom have come out of the world of college basketball. Some are profound…some are humorous…all are enjoyable. In honor of the recently retired Bobby Knight, here is one of his best quotes:

Mental toughness is to physical as four is to one.
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February 12th, 2008

Bobby Knight - then and now

If you haven’t had a chance to watch ESPN’s look back at the career of former Indiana and Texas Tech head coach Bobby Knight, you should watch it.
Regardless of whether you like him or hate him, the retrospective is very well done.

Tags: Bobby-Knight, Indiana, Texas-Tech

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February 4th, 2008

Bobby Knight resigns effective immediately

ESPN is reporting that Texas Tech head coach Bobby Knight has resigned effective immediately. His son Pat, who is an assistant coach, has taken over the head coaching duties.
Something doesn’t seem right to me. Knight, the all-time NCAA wins leader with 902, doesn’t seem like a quitter to me in any way. He could have […]

By Rich Carlson -- 0 comments