Knight tweaks OU over Oregon complaints

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Texas Tech basketball coach Bob Knight, whose Red Raiders lost to Oklahoma on a controversial call three years ago, said he knows how fans feel about wanting a forfeit after OU's loss to Oregon on Saturday.

Knight called for Oklahoma to forfeit its basketball game with Tech on Jan. 20, 2003, when the Sooners won 69-64 in overtime at Norman after two clock controversies in the final seconds of regulation. Video replay later showed the game clock started late after OU in-bounded the ball on the game-tying drive.

"Maybe now those people at Oklahoma understand what I was talking about," Knight told The Oklahoman.

"Had Oklahoma forfeited that game against us like I suggested, they would have gotten far more positive publicity out of that than if they had gone to the Final Four that year. Now I guess the 'duck' is swimming in the other pond."

Oregon scored two touchdowns late to beat Oklahoma 34-33, including the game-winner that came after the Ducks recovered an onside kick. Video replay showed Oregon touched the ball before it went the required 10 yards, but the replay official did not overturn the call.

I was kinda wondering when Bobby Knight would sound off...

Gotta love the General LOL

1 posted on 09/21/2006 7:31:59 AM PDT by MikefromOhio

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2 posted on 09/21/2006 7:32:35 AM PDT by MikefromOhio ("...America has confronted evil before, and we have defeated it...")

I was kinda wondering when Bobby Knight would sound off...

It being Bobby K, wouldn't it be more appropriate to say "shoot off"??

3 posted on 09/21/2006 7:35:28 AM PDT by JRios1968 (Tagline wanted...inquire within)

LOL

just so long as there's no "whip" entry into the contest....

4 posted on 09/21/2006 7:38:00 AM PDT by MikefromOhio ("...America has confronted evil before, and we have defeated it...")

;^)

5 posted on 09/21/2006 7:43:32 AM PDT by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA (Go Big 12 Football!)

Or any Puerto Rican cops...

6 posted on 09/21/2006 7:48:34 AM PDT by JRios1968 (Tagline wanted...inquire within)

New NCAA Rule:

Every team in each sport can choose one game it wants to drop during the season. This will appease the whiners.

7 posted on 09/21/2006 5:22:32 PM PDT by Man50D (Fair Tax , you earn it , you keep it!)

LOL!!

Kinda like the "Doesn't Count - Does so" rule in baseball? :)

8 posted on 09/21/2006 5:23:30 PM PDT by MikefromOhio ("...America has confronted evil before, and we have defeated it...")

Kinda like the "Doesn't Count - Does so" rule in baseball? :)

Yep. BTW I want to drop my ten lowest weekly scores in our Yahoo league otherwise it's just not fair!

9 posted on 09/21/2006 5:29:47 PM PDT by Man50D (Fair Tax , you earn it , you keep it!)

LOL

10 posted on 09/21/2006 5:36:34 PM PDT by MikefromOhio ("...America has confronted evil before, and we have defeated it...")

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11 posted on 09/30/2006 9:18:21 AM PDT by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)

Yeah, the call during the OK UO game was bad, but so were a ton of other calls during the game. The Ducks still rammed in a touchdown, and then blocked a field goal.

12 posted on 09/30/2006 4:07:51 PM PDT by Ecthelion

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