Pat Knight ejection.
 

The following video starts too late to see the whole play the upsets Pat Knight, but had I been the game official Pat Knight would have been gone with just one TF.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78r7lp3pEuE

MTD, Sr.

And it was a great call by the officials.

Peace

I wonder where he gets it from...I'm totally stumped

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GREAT SUPER BOWL!!!! well dud for the 3rd but picked up really well. great tennis final too.

The call that got his ire up was completely correct. The Tech player grabbed the arm of his opponent and then fell down. I guess the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree.

How many technicals did he get?

According to ESPN, two.

Peace

Knight should go on the WWF circuit with those antics. I am sure Vince McMahon would make him a star.

He completely lost his mind!

It is unfortunate that he will likely be remembered for this incident as I doubt that he will be retained as the HC for next season at Texas Tech.

Hmmmm, I'm surprised he didn't get the hat trick for running back onto the court.

He can't. There's an NCAA rule against it due to the situation involving his father and Teddy V.

Ahhh, didn't know that...

I would assume there can still be a penalty by the NCAA if he comes back and won't leave, etc.?

The Earl Weavers of basketball...wow.

It's the WWE. They "took the F out".

Yep, the current NCAA rule says "a maximum of..." So such extra action would go into a report and be handled by the school, conference, or NCAA.

Will the refs get blackballed now.

Wasn't there a really good ref named Soloman who got blackballed years ago for T--ing up Dad and he never was heard from again. Daddy got him completely run out of D1 ball. What was his first name? Wasn't he a known as a very good official until Dad ruined him for giving his greatness a T? Come on, some of you experienced guys help me out here. What was that guys name and where is he now? I believe he was in Referee magazine years ago.

Will these officials face the same fate??? Why would they not get blackballed but the other guy did??

I know nothing about what you're talking about, but if there was a guy you speak of that got blackballed and this guy does not, the reason is Pat Knight does not cast nearly as big a shadow as Dad.

Those of you who have stated that the official got it right, please explain how he got it right?? I would really like to know how the official got this play right?

At that level, no.

I have never heard of this story or even know the people you are talking about.

At this level, coaches do not have that kind of power. It is possible that if a coach and an official had a run in, it is possible the supervisor might not put the two together. If the official did something wrong (which it is rather clear he did not in this case) there would be other consequences to their mistake. Running a coach that ran onto the floor is not likely going to be seen as a mistake. Even if the officials did not do something correct, I doubt this play would be something they would have to worry about. And I doubt that the supervisor gives a damn what little Knight thinks with the way his behavior was put on display.

Peace

The Texas Tech player pushed out the Nebraska player. Then as the Nebraska player tried to get away, the Tech player held the Nebraska player with his left arm and the Nebraska player could not make a reasonable play on the ball. The Tech player than fell down because he had already leaned and pushed the Nebraska player a few feet from his original sport. Not only is that a foul in a normal situation that was a rough play which is preached to officials at that level all the time. It was the only call to make and the right call by that official.

Peace

WWE Versus WWF, Who Would Win ???
 

It was being confused with the World Wildlife Federation. For years I thought I was sending my checks to an organization that helped protect cute little monkeys, penguins, etc., when, in fact, I was donating money to pay for replacing Hulk Hogan's ripped T-Shirts.

We will see hom many games the BIG 12 gives Pat off for his actions.

I will guess 2 games.

And isn't wife Linda the CEO who would actually then be in charge of hiring Pat Knight if he wanted to go that direction as an earlier poster mentioned. Or if he wanted to be part of Monday Night Raw would not Stephanie McMahon be in charge of hiring him since she is the GM of Raw?

Billy, Billy, Billy.....
 

You were sending your money to protect ugly large monkeys, penguins, etc!

Couldn't he find a chair?

Being local to the TV stations that carry the Nebraska Huskers, I saw the entire tirade on all of the 10:00 newscasts at the bar after attending a JUCO game. Pat's first T was for going onto the court in protest of the foul call, his second was for torking off at one of the other officials while the first one was going to the table to report the first T.

Pat Knight is nothing like his father. How often do you see him recieve a Technical foul? He was frustrated and blew up, big deal. I actually had the priveledge of meeting him and he is a great person......again, nothing like his father. The reason this is making news is that it isn't like him to do this. I watched him coach in the CBA (I think it was that league) and he was always good to officials.

There is a difference between "blowing up" and running 50 feet across the floor to jump in the face of an official. An easily defendable Flagrant T if the official had so chosen. Then he returns from the tunnel and has to be restrained by an assistant. :rolleyes:

He may be a great person and nothing like his father off the court, but on the court he exhibited classic Bobby Knight behavior in this situation.

Right on, Rut. If you watch the "C", he points to the Tech player as well as it appears they had a double whistle but the lead comes out hard and takes it. If you really watch at the beginning, the tech player gets up underneath the Nebraska player and rides him out. The amazing thing is we can all probably recall situations where coaches and players believe this is simply "boxing out".

Well, he wasn't good in this incident. Getting a T or even getting ejected is one thing. Pat crossed over a few additional lines in this tirade.

Kudos to official who saw the WHOLE play. It would be very easy to hit Nebraska player with foul as tech player flops on his behind. Tech player initiates contact, displaces, pushes Nebraska player, then due to his momentum, flops.

The right call.

Knight is an idiot.

Link to ESPN video:

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The 3 officials on that game were: Rick Randall (13 yrs. D-1), J.B. Caldwell (13 yrs. D-1), Terry Oglesby (6 yrs. D-1)

All 3 are experienced officials, and let's just say that Dale Kelley, the Big 12 Coordinator of Officials wouldn't let a coach run off a good official and ruin their career. Especially when the officials got the call right.

Silly rabbit . . . tricks are for kids. :rolleyes:

It doesn't help that the idiot announcer on the video either didn't see or doesn't realize that the tech player was the one that initiated the contact.

Maybe that's why Daddy is suddenly interested in coaching again. He needs another job to groom Jr. for.

Its one thing to come out on the court to protest a call, but that was ridiculous, sprinting and gesturing ala KoKo Costanza all the way across mid court opposite table. I don't think I've ever seen anything like that at any level.

What a shock - an announcer that doesn't get it!!! :eek:

If You Disagree With Her, She Throws A Chair At You Across The Boardroom Table ...
 

Linda McMahon was recently named to the Connecticut State Board of Education. Really. Seriously. You can't make this stuff up.

It was a hold on the Texas Tech player. The Nebraska player did nothing illegal. The official called the hold on the Texas Tech player.

That settles it...........showed it to my 13 year old son and asked who should be charged with the foul. "That's easy Dad, the guy in white uniform on the floor"

Hmmm...wonder if corporal punishment will become the norm again in Connecticut? :D

I like your kid's thinking. He'll probably fast-track as an official once he gets started! :)

BTW, the Big 12 reprimanded Knight for his action, saying it violated the league's policy on public criticism of the officials. Nice.

Maybe Mr. Taylor can tell us how they got it wrong.

Nope not going to tell anything. I only got to see the play a couple of times and before seeing another replay i did not see the Texas Tech player clamp up the Nebraska player although i do disagree with JRut's earlier statement about this being a rough play. The tech player was just trying to perform a normal box out and the nebraska player was giving ground and then finally as the tech player is going down he clamps up the nebraska player and up until the moment of the clamp up i would not have had a foul.

I am shocked that he wasn't suspended by Texas Tech or the Big 12...he ran on the court TWICE!

Well it really does not matter what you think of my opinion, because this play is an example of what they want called. Trying to box out someone is holding your position without holding, pushing and causing a violent reaction. You do not have to agree with me, the NCAA has not only spoken on this, and they have shown video of these kinds of plays.

BTW, go look at eofficial.com under the NCAA Men's Basketball section. Look under the NCAA Training Video under Chapter 6 and 11 and shows plays consistent with the NCAA Philosophy. Clearly they do not think what the TT player is legal.

Peace

Fwiw, I think your opinion is 114% correct. It's an obvious foul and not really a tough call either.

I disagree. Great call by first official. Knight is truly an idiot and proves that the self-control gene is missing from his DNA just as it was from his father's.

I predict that all three officials will be working games long after Knight, Jr. is a bad memory for all (officials, TT, and the NCAA).