I thought there are a lot of parallels between Bobby Knight and the late Woody Hayes.
Both had a mean streak, and could lose control once in awhile.
But if I could I would have wanted my kid to play for either one. For all of their warts, they made men out of the kids who played for them.
I have Woody Hayes autograph on a napkin...somewhere in my closet. When I lived in Columbus my next door neighbor got Woody’s autograph just a few days before he died. He may have been one of the last people to get his autograph. He got the autograph for his dad. My neighbor was a big Michigan fan living in Columbus. Comparisions to Hayes and Knight are pretty right on. In 1976 Ohio State’s basketball coach resigned (Fred Taylor-was Knights coach when he was at OSU). OSU did nothing to honor Taylor but Bob Knight did when Ohio State played at Indiana on the last game of the year.
I like Bob. I have followed him for years and spent many great days at Assembly Hall in Bloomington.
Bob has the rough edges, but he is smart and a good motivational speaker.
No doubt he IS a character, but at the same time, many rabid IU basketball fans miss hoisting those chairs up on their flagpoles on Sunday afternoon gameday!