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busterbrown

(8,515 posts)
Tue Dec 25, 2018, 09:24 PM Dec 2018

ESPN 60 has a piece on Bobby Knight!

If you don't know one of the most famous and successful College Coaches Ever.
Most College wins in history of college basketball.. Also one of the biggest pieces of crap ever.
He led Indiana to an unbeaten season and has many other medals to show off.
But he was known as a piece of crap who physically intimidated anyone who question anything he did on Campus or on the court.. Finally in early 2000 he was caught on tape at a practice choking one of his players for fouling up at a fucking practice.. My God!!! and so he was fired! What a shit storm... The Students of Indiana did everything they could to keep this piece of crap in his coaching position... Violent rallies, disruption anything you could think of..

Reason I posted this? These kids were the same type of species which got Trump Elected.. They were all about 15 yrs younger then... But these are the Trumpers right the fuck now!

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ESPN 60 has a piece on Bobby Knight! (Original Post) busterbrown Dec 2018 OP
Of course Knight campaigned with him Bob Loblaw Dec 2018 #1
I did not know that! busterbrown Dec 2018 #2
Saw parts of it this evening Bob Loblaw Dec 2018 #3
It's a great documentary Bradshaw3 Dec 2018 #4
I'm a little surprised... jmowreader Dec 2018 #5
The people who worship sports stars have nothing better to do in their lives. Dawson Leery Dec 2018 #6

busterbrown

(8,515 posts)
2. I did not know that!
Tue Dec 25, 2018, 09:49 PM
Dec 2018

Have you seen the ESPN film?

America has all sorts of crazy fucking people... Who are bright, but are in essence just haters!

Bob Loblaw

(1,900 posts)
3. Saw parts of it this evening
Tue Dec 25, 2018, 09:58 PM
Dec 2018

between Christmas feedings. I lived in Bloomington from '79 to '07 and got progressively disgusted by that asshole over the years. Can't believe Trump hasn't installed "the General" as Secretary of something yet, they're certainly birds of a feather.

Bradshaw3

(7,513 posts)
4. It's a great documentary
Tue Dec 25, 2018, 10:06 PM
Dec 2018

About a lot more than sports and a devastating indictment of Indiana officials. The powers that be at Indiana were every bit as disgusting as those students. Of course you saw the same kind of blind loyalty to sports figures from officials and fans of programs at Baylor, Penn State, Ohio State and other places.

jmowreader

(50,555 posts)
5. I'm a little surprised...
Tue Dec 25, 2018, 10:17 PM
Dec 2018

...that no one sent a package full of white powder to ESPN's studios for daring to tell the truth about Bobby Knight. I really don't think there has ever been a worse asshole in all coaching...Bobby Knight made Billy Martin look like a nice guy, and that takes some doing.

And like Joe Paterno, Bobby Knight has fans who would kill someone who spoke against their hero.

Dawson Leery

(19,348 posts)
6. The people who worship sports stars have nothing better to do in their lives.
Tue Dec 25, 2018, 10:46 PM
Dec 2018

They also don't have many abilities, so they live through the achievements of those stars.

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