Bobby Knight, head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders, has resigned effective immediately, most likely ending his hall of fame college coaching career. Knight is the all time leader in wins as a head coach in college basketball, with over 900 wins. His last victory was several days ago, which was a victory against the Oklahoma State Cowboys on Saturday. Knight started his coaching career at Army, but is most noted for his coaching career at the University of Indiana, where he won three national titles. The last came 21 years ago, in 1987. His stay with the Indiana Hoosiers included successes like his three national titles but also included some turbulent times, which led to his firing in 2000. He started at Texas Tech in 2001 and enjoyed some moderate success with the Red Raiders with a couple NCAA Tournament appearances. Pat Knight, Bobby's son, will take over as the head coach as he said that he will stay beyond the rest of the season. Fortunately, the resignation of Knight did not affect their upcoming recruits decisions. Their top recruit has said that he will definitely still commit to Texas Tech. The Red Raiders are now 12-8 and have been struggling this season and may not make the NCAA Tournament. Was this the right decision to quit in the middle of a season? Will Knight coach another team or is he done?
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Knight is definitely done and its a shame to see him go. He would have been done a long time ago but his son kept him going. He is tired of coaching and he deserves to retire whenever he wants. He is not abondining his team, he is leaving them in the hands of his son, and I am sure he will still be around supporting them.
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