Legendary Indiana Hoosiers basketball coach Bobby Knight passed away on Wednesday evening at 83 years old. Amongst his long list of memorable quotes making the internet rounds was his evaluation of a very young Michael Jordan...

He also said this...

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MSUDawg98•11 months

I was in Bloomington the Sunday he was fired. I think there was more damage done to the campus that night than there was the night they upset Duke to go to the Elite 8 with his players (and the majority of his staff). Hated the guy when I was up north but grew to respect everything he did.

His firing was a bullshite set up by an Indianapolis sportswriter. The kid Knight was attempting to teach respect to was the guy's stepson. I know of a few graduates who paid the fee for a replacement diploma because they didn't want anything with Myles Brand's name on it. The AD was run off a few years later and his replacement tanked the Financials into the deep red despite IU being a very valuable brand.

Geaux Guy•11 months

The 1987 loss still haunts me. Missed an 8 foot touch shot as time expired. Then, in 92 when it was close late and after the game someone asked BK if he was nervous and he said something to the effect of…. ‘I was until I looked down the court and saw who was coaching the Tigers’. Dale despised BK and I think it was mutual. Good memories.

CDawson•11 months

Bobby Knight was a tremendous basketball coach, discipline, work ethic, relentlessness. None of those traits describe Dale Brown.

CP3LSU25•11 months

No wonder society is the way it is today. So many soft pussies in society now.

JackieTreehorn•11 months

Always liked and respected Knight. His passing is a huge loss.

EYE_on_LSU•11 months

Probably the Greatest to ever coach the game. There will never be another TEAM COACH like him with all the (me players) we have now.

Ponchy Tiger•11 months

Dude was a jack arse. A coach can be demand discipline and be a hard arse without being a complete jerk. Dude was nothing more than a bully who never got challenged.

TeddyKJB•11 months

You must be a soy lib and coach knight would have broken you in the 1st 5 minutes of practice. What a Puss you are!

Bige11•11 months

As someone who personally knows people that played for knight and knew him, you just don’t know how clueless you are.

entmd2002•11 months

Spoke with Robert Callaway at length who played for Bobby Knight in 1987. He remembered all of the LSU Tigers on that team and mentioned them each by name. Robert is a great guy who works hard and is normal as the day is long. He said Bob Knight was was very difficult and a big time horses butt almost all of the time

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rattlebucket•11 months

Where’s the lie?

daberryballer•11 months

Famous quote...when playing against LSU in 80's...said that even if his Hoosiers where behind he could look down the sideline to see Dale Brown...he said he knew his Hoosier had a good chance of winning!

planotiger•11 months

yeah, because he could (and did) intimidate the refs

FightinTigersDammit•11 months

He also said he didn't understand how LSU had 12 losses with their talent

roll to victory•11 months

Coach Knight built solid teams because he didn't coddle and coach softies, he was tough and mean at times and that was the difference in great an average to below avg teams.

SuperOcean•11 months

He wasn't for everyone..even some that played for him, but there are enough that did play for him that love him; so, he was "right" for some and that's what we are missing. It's ok to yell...some people need that to respond (some need reassurance..) people are different

TouchdownTony•11 months

the Bobby Knights of the world being kicked to the curb is what's wrong with America today. Discipline, accountability, doing it right, not feeling sorry for yourself or looking for a handout. Foundations of a strong person.

denvertiger•11 months

How in the world was Bobby Knight kicked to the curb?

And I'm a fan. But you've got this thing about making super broad, non-specific generalizations about what's wrong with America. It's kinda weird.

ShakeandBake•11 months

Need more hardasses like him today. RIP coach.

tiger81•11 months

Had his good points, but also a first class jerk.