UL Basketball Coach ... NEXT

[Hammer58]

_ I was just kidding. _

Sorry, the rant wasn't directed at you. I just get hacked off every time I hear about associations such as the BCA. they espouse one ideal but when it comes to nut crunching time they go for the bottom line dollar and what is in their best self interest just like everyone else they critisize.

[MetryCajun]

Coach Knight and our Athletic Department? Talk about a match made in hell! UL would give Knight a heart attack in less than a year.

Although, I would love to see Dave Walker explain to him why RCAF renewals were not sent on time.

[CockyCajun]

A Plum that acts like a Prune.

[lcitsh]

_ We will not pay 750k. Not even half that.

And Bobby Knight probably makes more announcing, and with less stress.

Plus I bet he'd be a more polarizing hire to the fan base than Tim Floyd. _

I don't want Bobby Knight as our coach, but I"ll take him over Tim Floyd any day.

[VObserver]

_ I don't want Bobby Knight as our coach, but I"ll take him over Tim Floyd any day. _

You serious? I know we couldn't get Knight, regardless; but you'd have to be nuts not to want him if we could. Won everywhere he went, graduated darn near everyone who played for him, and would be a HUGE publicity coup for the university.

If I knew he might want to coach again, I'd try to hire him in a heartbeat.

[CajunCherokee]

The amount that we are likely going to pay is between 250k and 275k per year, which is about double of what Lee was being paid. Nowhere near 750k.

[CajunAmos]

At least he'd be able to wear his red sweater.

[CajunAmos]

Or should I have said his favorite vermilion sweater.

[Jacob81]

I like Bobby Knight, but I don't think his style would appeal to the talent in this region. He would have to bring in most of his talent.

[Trigger74]

I did what I started out to do, get people to think. $750 is dreaming, but what if the powers to be were to look at Bobby and what he could bring to UL over 4 years, talented - student athletics, schedules, attendence, trips to post season tourneys. What would it take to offset the $3-million for 4 years? How much is each person in a seat at the dome worth? How much do we get for going to the dance? Would our other programs be better because of the basketball program? If we gain that kind of national attention in basketball, would that bring better student athletics in other sports? And would that then put more people in the stands for those sports?

Yes, it will not happen with Bobby Knight, but for a few dollars more, we might get someone to get us headed in the right direction.

Question, if we brought Scott Farmer in, why is David Walker still there? Isn't that paying two to do the work of one? Now there is a source of additional monies.

[CajunSaint]

you can keep your bobby knight. the man is a hypocrite and a quitter. oh, sure he won. but at what cost? wooden won. dean smith won. coach k is winning. hell, dennis felton won. and not one of them had to do it knight's way. you can have him.

[nujaC 1]

Butch is worth 3000 new season tickets