Bobby Knight throws chair in Volkswagen commercial (video)

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Bob Knight Officially Sells Out, Does A Commercial With A Talking Car
Published 4/7/2008 by Awful Announcing- at Awful Announcing
I'm all for people making as much money anyway they can, but this is a little ridiculous. This is a new Volvo commercial in which ESPN Analyst Bob Knight talks to an old VW Bug about Championships and decides to throw an oversized IKEA-like chair.... ...

Bob Knight Will Now Gladly Throw Chairs For Money
Published 4/7/2008 by Norlander at College Hoops Journal
Some could say Bob Knight’s just funnier and more laid back in his old age. I don’t. No, I think he’s pretty much up for whatever money and airtime he can get, so why not completely sell out and remind everyone of what you’re really known for, Bob? Seriously … you just threw … a chair. And not just any chair, but the type of chair that you find in any girls’ dorm room suite. (Those things are not comfortable.) This man clearly deserves your respect. (Hat tip, per usual, Awful Announcing)

Bob Knight sells out, but is it funny?
Published 4/7/2008 by PostmanE at The Postmen // A Sports Blog // Chicago, IL.
AA has the commercial, of course, and the question is worth asking: Funny? Or not funny? I genuinely can’t decide. The look Knight gives: funny. The chair throwing nonsense: not funny. Talking car? Funny. Quasi-German accent? Not funny. SO TORN. (Also, big hat tip to my girlfriend, who apparently also reads AA now, and with greater efficiency than I. I have no idea what is going on.)

Bob Knight Proves He Can Still Throw Chairs
Published 4/7/2008 at The Sporting Blog
By Chris Mottram If Bob Knight wishes to cash in on his celebrity, then so be it. I know I would. (Unfortunately, the blog game doesn't usually lead to celebrity status.) I actually think Knight could make a good pitch man, and buried deep within that disgruntled old man is probably a decent sense of humor. But this new VW commercial featuring Knight is just not good. Like, at all: Between this and that GAWD AWFUL car alarm commercial ...

Bobby Knight Would Like You to Consider Buying a German Automobile
Published 4/7/2008 by Josh Alper at FanHouse
Filed under: NCAA Basketball Video, ESPNAnyone got a temperature reading from hell? It was totally unthinkable just a few months ago but it seems that Bobby Knight has made a full 180-degree shift from ornery basketball coach to cuddly television analyst and pitchman. Well, he's not actually cuddly but he's doing his best to challenge Dick Vitale, Chris Berman and the rest of his ESPN colleagues when it comes to spreading his seed to corporate America. I'm not really feeling it. Doesn't Knight strike you as the type who would only ever buy an American car? Knight's no ...

Bob Knight Conversing With German Automobiles
Published 4/8/2008 by jason at SPORTSbyBROOKS
While watching last night’s riveting showdown in San Antonio , we spotted something during a commercial break that we can’t believe we really saw. But sure enough, there was Bobby Knight , sitting on some minimalist talk show set, buddying up with a Volkswagen Beetle. Bobby Knight and Volkswagen ( Which one’s the air-polluting gas-guzzler, and which one’s the car? ) What the fahrvergnugen? (Video after the jump.) As the ad goes, Knight strolls in, accompanied by a jazzy beat courtesy of the house band, and gives a friendly pat on the host’s headlight. The car compliments Knight on his many coaching victories & tournament appearances, while Bobby notes ...

Bob Knight's Volkswagen Commercial Is Stupid
Published 4/8/2008 by Michael David Smith at FanHouse
Filed under: Indiana Basketball, NCAA Basketball Media Watch, NCAA Basketball Video, Texas Tech Basketball, ESPNFormer coach and current ESPN analyst Bob Knight is nothing if not a shill for any company that will pay him to endorse its product, and his latest is this Volkswagen commercial: I have to say, it sucks, and it's a little embarrassing to watch Knight making a fool of himself like that. Awful Announcing says, "I'm all for people making as much money anyway they can, but this is a little ridiculous." And Sporting Blog says, "this new VW ...

Arash Markazi: Pop Culture Hot List
Published 4/9/2008 at SI.com - Extra Mustard
[image] By Arash Markazi [image] 1 Mario Chalmers Maybe it's just us, but we'd figure there'd be more "Super Mario" headlines after Monday's stellar national championship win by Kansas. Either way, Chalmers cemented his place in Shining Moments history with his title saving tre. [image] 2 Bobby Knight His stint with media may have been nothing more than a lovefest among old friends, but we actually thought his VW commercials ...

Bob Knight Proves He Can Still Throw Chairs
Published 4/13/2008 at The Sporting Blog
By Chris Mottram If Bob Knight wishes to cash in on his celebrity, then so be it. I know I would. (Unfortunately, the blog game doesn't usually lead to celebrity status.) I actually think Knight could make a good pitch man, and buried deep within that disgruntled old man is probably a decent sense of humor. But this new VW commercial featuring Knight is just not good. Like, at all: Between this and that GAWD AWFUL car alarm commercial ...