Oh, Bobby Knight, you keep becoming more of a shadow of what you used to be.
You could always depend on one thing from the former IU basketball coach, besides cussing, that he would never go outside the lines of NCAA rules.
I guess he thinks since he isn’t coaching anymore and works for ESPN that he can get by with anything.
Well, you aren’t Craig James, sir.
Knight has made the news again, [URL=”http://beyondthearc.nbcsports.com/2011/10/18/bob-knight-may-have-violated-ncaa-rules-cue-schadenfreude/related”]this time for calling a couple of recruits[/URL] for his son Pat who coaches at Lamar.
[I]The issue? Lamar recruits [/I][URL=”http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nba/1376/jason-smith”][B][COLOR=#000000][I]Jason Smith[/I][/COLOR][/B][/URL][I] and Donnell Minton said they talked with Bob Knight on the phone for about five minutes. Minton told the paper that Knight “told me he thought I’d be a good fit for the program and said he hoped he’d see me at Lamar.”[/I]
[I]Except … NCAA rules usually prohibit anyone except the coaching staff from recruiting. The school is probing the situation and the NCAA confirmed that telephone calls can only be made by the coaching staff. But there’s little doubt this was a foul-up. From the paper:[/I]
[INDENT][I]“I don’t see any way around this — unless there’s an exception for an icon or legend,” said Dave Ridpath, a former compliance director at Marshall University and now a professor at Ohio University.[/I]
[I]“I see no way that Bob Knight can actively recruit for Lamar. All schools deal with this and would love to use high profile folks such as (former NFL quarterback) Chad Pennington at Marshall. But the rule is in place for that very reason — it would be a recruiting advantage.”[/I]
[/INDENT]Of course Kentucky is put right in the middle of this situation as well.
[I]Kentucky fans are sure to roast him – [URL=”http://www.nationofblue.com/bob-knight-thoughts-calapari-kentucky-academics-6768/”]they’re still angry about this rip regarding coach John Calipari[/URL] – but I wonder if other fan bases or Indiana fans in general will ding him. Or if he’ll care.[/I]
No, not Kentucky fans??
