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发帖数: 764 | 1 Bob Knight has never shied away from controversial topics, so it was no
surprise when he started popping off about Ohio State and the NCAA during
the Henry P. Iba Citizen Athlete Awards ceremony Monday evening.
"I understand what's happened and there was a rule that was violated,"
Knight told media before he was scheduled to deliver the keynote address. "
But it was an idiotic rule."
Knight, who is currently an announcer for ESPN, was responding to the
suspensions of five Ohio State players whom the NCAA found guilty of selling
memorabilia for tattoos and possibly other paraphernalia. Last week, coach
Jim Tressel resigned after he withheld information about the NCAA violations
from his bosses and the NCAA. Since Tressel's resignation, Ohio State has
been under constant media fire and scrutiny from nearly everyone with an
opinion. University president E. Gordon Gee and athletic director Gene Smith
also have targets on their backs, but might not see repercussions from the
whole ordeal until after the NCAA delivers its final verdict.
In the meantime, Gee is taking a closer look at compliance in an effort to
return Ohio State to the gold standard it once was rather than the punchline
it's become.
But in Knight's mind, it's not just Ohio Sate that needs to keep up with the
changing times, it's also the NCAA.
"I think this NCAA that we're currently involved with is so far out of touch
with the integrity of the sport that it's just amazing." |
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