Gruden, Knight Cut From The Same Mold

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NFL Jabber
Published 5/19/2008 by Lee at Football Jabber
... Have you ever thought to yourself that Jon Gruden reminds you of Bobby Knight? Yeah, me either but there is a history and influence there. Jon was a ball boy for the Hoosiers back in the 75-76 season. ...

MONDAY MORNING ONE-LINERS
Published 5/19/2008 by Michael David Smith at ProFootballTalk.com
... out to be: “It’s not like I have any illusions about doing five minutes on Johnny Carson. But these guys — the players — would tell you there’s a different side that they see .” The Vikings are looking for depth on the offensive line . Steelers LB James Farrior doesn’t let himself get out of shape during the off-season. The Colts’ two best defensive players say they’ll be completely healthy by the start of the season. Buccaneers coach Jon Gruden is a big fan of Bob Knight. Jaguars DE Reggie Hayward says he’s back to full strength . ...

Gruden Was Ballboy For Knight’s Perfect IU Team
Published 5/19/2008 by Brooks at SPORTSbyBROOKS
Maybe I missed this awhile back, but the TAMPA TRIBUNE notes today that Jon Gruden was a ball boy for the 1975-76 IU basketball team that went undefeated, and was of course coached by Bob Knight . ...

NFL Monday: Odell Thurman Released; Pacman Eager to Work Out
Published 5/19/2008 by Joel 'DiG' DiGiacomo at Football for Breakfast
... to Contribute After Injury-Plagued Seasons (Florida Times-Union) Bengals: Bengals Release Odell Thurman (AP) Broncos: Cutler-Clady Era Set to Begin (Denver Post) Broncos: In with the New for Broncos (Rocky Mountain News) NFC News Cowboys: Pacman Eager to Work Out with Cowboys (Dallas Morning News) Buccaneers: Gruden, Knight Cut from the Same Mold (Tampa Tribune) Vikings: Tough Times ...

You Talking To Me?
Published 5/19/2008 by Scott at Bucstats.com weblog
... This is a nice story about a bunch of famous and rich people getting together to raise a million dollars for cancer research. And yet all I can think about is how Jon Gruden looks like he's doing his best Robert DeNiro impression for the camera. ...