Texas Tech has fired Pat Knight after only three seasons as head coach. Pat, who was handed the job by his father, ESPN analyst Bob Knight, compiled a 50-60 record in his tenure.
It appears Knight knew the writing was on the wall for him after the Red Raiders lost to Colorado at home on Feb. 23rd.
“We’ve lost seven games in the last minute,” he said. “This program is competitive. But that’s not for me. I mean, honestly, I’m going to be coaching here, I’m going to be coaching somewhere else. I’ve proven I can coach. I run a clean program, I don’t cheat, my players graduate and we have discipline. So if you don’t want me here there’s going to be someone else that wants me.”
Depending on where the cards fall in the rest of college basketball, I wouldn’t be surprised to see Knight get a high profile position sometime in the next few weeks. Perhaps even to the SEC with Tennessee. The NCAA has already come down hard on the Vols and Bruce Pearl will be the likely scapegoat for many of their problems.
It only makes sense to bring in a guy like Pat Knight, who, by his own words runs a clean program and graduates players. Something Tennessee has had problems doing under Pearl’s run there.
As far as Texas Tech firing Pat Knight, I think his father said it best on Saturday. “That’s chickensh–”.
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