Bob Knight not not-interested in the Georgia job

It looks like perhaps there was a method to the Pat Knight madness. Breaking news earlier today on ESPN News, the General, Robert Montgomerry Knight would not object to an offer from Georgia. And if would not object to an offer from Georgia, he would probably not object to an offer from many other teams from BCS conferences that has a chance at "recruiting".

That also means that Pat Knight will probably be on exit orbit at Texas Tech, and then follow crazy-daddy to his new job as the deputy, and then after Bob Knight "squares out" the new program, then he retires and goes hunting, and Pat Knight takes over once again.

Bob Knight is many things, but dumb is not one of them. His stint at ESPN served as a free image-makeover, showing a softer side of Knight, and essentially "interviewing" every ...night for potential jobs by showing his understanding of the game and his ability to work with the media.

The Madness of the Knights - Suspend Pat Knight now!

While ESPN is seeing the softer side of Bob Knight, Big 12 fans are seeing that the craziness has been transfered from father to son, as Pat Knight goes ref-wild and goes after the zebras Mike-Davis-style. Obviously he got ejected and if he wasn't blocked out by his assistants a few times, he could have committed a crime or two!

This is a very embarrassing situation and perhaps a sign of the shape of things to come, namely Pat Knight following the path of another prodigal son, the Eddie Sutton son getting kicked out of Oklahoma State.

While not as grouchy and angry-24x7 as the Suttons, the Knights have much more dramatic explosions when they get fired up.

This is very embarrassing for the profession and the sport, and if the Texas Tech university or the Big-12 conference have the academic cojones, they should suspend Pat Knight for at least a few games for acting like a WWF/WWE bozo!

Will the ESPN personalities ask Bob Knight to comment about this situation? Or will they continue to put the "s" in sycophant? :)

Cynics Unite: Knight hired by ESPN., Coach K sucks up to him when he wins 800

A cynic could see this timeline:

Bob Knight becomes a high profile analyst on ESPN for Championship Week and the NCAA tournament

Coach Rat K "steals" win #800 at NC State

Coach Rat K goes in fake dry tears after his 800th win and endlessly thanks Bob Knight for everything he did, even during the years they were not speaking to each other ;-)

It doesn't take a rocket scientist, just a cynic to link the above three together and see how desperate Coach K is to have every single ESPN analyst in his back-pocket ;-)

Tom Brennan and Doug Gottleib not afraid to talk Bob Knight

Unlike the "old school" Bob Knight appeasers at ESPN, the dynamic duo of Tom Brennan and Doug "Big Mouth" Gottleib were not afraid to say it like it is when they were discussing the Bob Knight "resignation" at Texas Tech. Both of them pointed out that Knight quit on his team, and threw cold water in the faces of his four trusty seniors.

Brennan pointed out his anger management issues, while Gottlieb pointed out the hypocrisy of Knight's double standard for himself and everyone else around him.

This could be even more interesting if Knight is hired by ESPN as a basketball analyst! Imagine the scene in the cafeteria when he faces Brennan or Gottleib ;-) Another Chris Everett moment? :)

Stanford vs Texas Tech

The last remaining "official" game of the Big 12 Pac 10 Hardwood Series Challenge was played last Saturday in Dallas. There were a few more "unofficial" games in the series, but Stanford just barely won and sealed the victory for the Pac-10.

Brook Lopez is back, and that's what Stanford fans have been waiting for. As it is common with the Lopez twins, they are "friends of foul", but in the second half Brook showed his offensive skillz.

Texas Tech is really the same old story, but with a twist: Bob Knight and his prized pupil (Coach Ratcase Krapola-K) have "embraced" the zone defense. What is this world coming to? Knight wants to recruit Knight players to play the "right way" (Knight way) and there's only so much Pat Knight can do to "soften" the blow. The good news for them is that the state of Texas is loaded with talent and the Knight brand still has some appeal in Big-10 states.

Stanford's biggest issue are its guards. Anthony Goods is probably the only Pac-10 level guard in their line-up. Mitch Johnson is probably a second-string point-guard type but he has been handed the keys at Stanford. The rest of the Stanford guards are also of the second-string variety, which allows teams to focus on the Lopez twins and Lawrence Hill (if/when he plays well). With Brook Lopez back, the onus is on the guards to deliver. And if the other guards can provide some offense, Mitch Johnson is not going to be a liability. If Goods and Hill can hit outside shots and the Lopez twins dominate inside, the team can even make a Final Four run with Johnson as their point guard. In an ideal scenario that is. Most likely scenario? Sweet 16? One and done?