Show notes
00:00 – 13:27 – The passing of legendary Indiana basketball coach Bob Knight, the legacy he leaves, the good and bad of Knight, his relationship with Gene Keady
13:28 – 19:05 – Morning Checkdown
19:06 – 42:01 – Gene Keady-Bob Knight rejoiner, Kevin recalls a story Micah Shrewsberry told of Bob Knight last night, Matt Painter weighs in on Bob Knight’s passing, Knight’s fundraising, Steve Alford remembers Knight, trying to sum up Knight’s life and legacy is complicated, callers pay tribute to Knight, the chair incident
42:02 – 1:17:14 – Longtime friend of Bob Knight and reporter Bob Hammel joins us to discuss his friendship with Bob Knight, what memory sticks out specifically of their relationship, winning the 1976 national championship, the state of Indiana basketball in 1971, Knight’s proudest accomplishment, why did Knight want to hide the generosity side of himself, did Knight get closure when he returned to IU in 2020?, the angriest Knight ever got at him but why he thought that aspect always got overplayed, the relationship with Gene Keady, caller discusses her son running into Coach Knight, Morning Checkdown
1:17:15 1:28:06 – Bob Costas on his relationship with Bob Knight, his accomplishments that stand out most: Isiah Thomas being his only NBA All-Star, the ’84 Olympics, Bobby Knight and “Jack the donkey”, “game face”
1:28:07 – 1:29:04 – Getting ready for Jarrad Odle to join us next
1:29:05 – 1:53:28 – Former IU player Jarrad Odle joins us and discusses his initial reaction of hearing that Bobby Knight had passed last night, being at the right place and right time when it came to joining Knight’s Hoosiers, the misconceptions about Knight, Knight being fired during his time at IU, did he have any thoughts of transferring or quitting after Knight’s firing, Knight returning to IU, how much does he watch the Duke game, the life lessons that Knight taught him that he takes with him to this day, “Knight School”, Matt Painter’s comments on Knight’s passing, Morning Checkdown
1:53:29 – 2:04:45 – Carolina Panthers reporter Mike Kaye joins us to discuss how much Sunday means to Frank Reich, was Shane Steichen on the Panthers radar in the coaching search?, why did Reich give up play-calling duties?, Bryce Young’s rookie season to this point, any truth to Reich not wanting Young originally?, Miles Sanders usage, biggest strength and weaknesses on the team, his best dad joke
2:04:46 – 2:14:06 – Former IU player Tom Geyer joins us and reflects on his initial reaction to hearing about Knight’s passing, how he ended up in Bloomington for his college career, describing a Bob Knight practice, was he different at Texas Tech than when he was at Indiana, deciding to leave Indiana when Knight was fired, deciding to join him at Texas Tech
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