Knight resigns effective immediately

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Bye Bye General
Published 2/4/2008 by Bond J. Bond at disco tech!
More to come later - Coach Knight tenders his resignation and Pat will coach the rest of the season. A not-so-surprising event IMO... Lubbock A-J Thanks for all you've done for Tech, coach. The mark you have left here extends far beyond the hardwood. ...

Bobby Knight Calls It Quits
Published 2/5/2008 by Charles Rich at FanHouse
... Since there is no information as to the why, expect speculation to run rampant. All that is known, is that he told the Texas Tech AD this morning that he was resigning. Resigning in the middle of the conference schedule, and without warning will do that. ...

Bob Knight Resigns, Why Now?
Published 2/5/2008 by Seth C <info@doubletnation.com> at Double-T Nation: Front Page Posts
... What do we know? Not much. At least not right now. We know that Knight has resigned, that according to the Lubbock Avalanche Journal, this happened this morning, Coach Knight talked with legendary big man coach Pete Newell for an hour on Sunday, and told his team Monday morning that he would no longer be the coach. ...

Knight Retires Early for His Son
Published 2/5/2008 by Charles Rich at FanHouse
Filed under: Big 12 Basketball, NCAA Basketball Coaches, Texas Tech BasketballBob Knight has already broken his silence as to his surprising mid-season retirement. It's all about family. "There's a transition that's going to take place here from me to Pat and I've dwelt on this all year long -- about what would be the best way to do this, and how it would be best for him and for the team and for what we can do in the long run to make this the best thing for Texas Tech," said Knight, who retires with 902 career ...

When Your Coach’s Quitting Is Inevitable, Just Relax And Enjoy It
Published 2/5/2008 by GC at Can't Stop The Bleeding
... 902 wins. One tossed chair. 3 national titles. One Olympic gold medal. God knows how many young men strangled. Lubbock Online’s “Don’t Call Me Jerry” Jeff Walker on The General’s abdictation. ...

Why Knight Quit: Son Pat Needs The Experience
Published 2/5/2008 by jason at SPORTSbyBROOKS
The LUBBOCK AVALANCHE-JOURNAL (great name for a paper, BTW) digs a little deeper to learn why Bobby Knight decided to step down from his coaching duties. Turns out he was doing it for his kid. Knight says his self-termination from Texas Tech was meant to help his son Pat into the head coach role: “My thinking was that for Pat and for this team — most of which is returning next year — the best thing for the long run for this team would be ...

02/05 Morning Minute: So Long, Bobby
Published 2/5/2008 by Scott at WaitingForNextYear
... during the middle of the season - with March Madness right around the corner - is surprising to say the least.  Thankfully, the “unknown reasons” behind his leaving have been uncovered in a matter of hours: his son .“My thinking was that for Pat [Knight] and for this team — most of which is returning next year — the best thing for the long run for this team would be for Pat and his staff to coach these remaining 10 games,” Knight said. “And (to) get an understanding, get a real feel for each other, be able to think over the course of the spring and summer going into next ...

Bobby Knight Drinks Your Milkshake! He Drinks It Up! [There Will Be Blood]
Published 2/5/2008 by Rick at Deadspin
... So Bobby Knight is talking about his decision to resign at Texas Tech, telling the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal that he wanted to give his son, Pat, a running start as head coach. Whether that's true or not, we're left to grapple with the aftermath. And in a weird way, it helps that the film There Will be Blood is still in theaters. Knight, you know, is Daniel Plainview; so much so that one can pick out just about any review of the film, substitute Knight's name and career, and it will still make perfect sense. ...