I'm glad you're not coaching too, jerk

Bobby Knight. Whenever I see him, it always reminds me of that idiot football coach I had in high school that would hit me on the helmet with his whistle. The other day, the red sweatered jerk did drop his pants and open his mind:

Bob Knight said integrity is lacking in college basketball and cited Kentucky coach John Calipari as an example.

During a fundraiser for the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame, Knight said he doesn't understand why Calipari is still coaching.

"We've gotten into this situation where integrity is really lacking and that's why I'm glad I'm not coaching," he said. "You see we've got a coach at Kentucky who put two schools on probation and he's still coaching. I really don't understand that.

[From Ex-Hoosiers coach Bob Knight speaks at the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame - ESPN]

His conclusions about coaching ethics may well be well-founded, but this a cheap shot. Calipari did not "put two schools on probation." The first incident, involving Marcus Camby, was one of those sadly typical incidents where a school is punished for actions of a player that it could not have prevented. The other case, involving Derrick Rose, was also not Calipari's fault. The NCAA certified Rose as eligible, then after Rose had played a season at Memphis, changed its mind and then punished Memphis for relying on its certification. It's the kind of police state, Alice in Wonderland - like action that makes fans of collegiate sports despise the NCAA.

Bobby Knight was a great basketball coach, but he has also been a bully, a buffoon and a jerk. In this case, he showed 3 of his 4 talents.