Here is my Friday newspaper column, which primarily focuses on the lack of a New York presence in the Big East and NCAA men's hoops tournaments but also flails about on other topics, including Bob Knight's first week as an ESPN analyst.
He's been pretty good so far. I assume he got a lecture about keeping his answers short, which he often does not do in news conferences, believe it or not.
The need to be succinct on live TV is a huge challenge for people who like to talk, and would be one of the biggest impediments to Brett Favre pursuing a TV career. Plus, pretty much everyone who has covered him in Wisconsin is convinced he has zero interest in doing so.
Anyway, hanging out with Knight for the next three weeks provides a neat bookend for Rece Davis' college football/basketball season.
It began at 3:30 a.m. Aug. 30, talking Rutgers football live with me on ESPN's 25-hour preview show. It will end in San Antonio talking Final Four hoops live with The General.
Like Knight, I once slammed down a phone theatrically. It was in the press box in Tampa on Jan. 28, 2001, after a copy editor altered my Super Bowl XXXV game story.
But I digress.
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The SCOTT FERRALL SHOW, HOWARD 101 on SIRIUS, had Knight on Wednesday night during halftime of Big East hoops. Ferrall covered Knight 20 yrs ago in Bloomington at IU. Great interview. Digger Phelps is a regular on his show, which is more entertaining than any sports show on radio in NY. He's got a new 5:30p daily show coming to SNY TV March 24th. He was the only reason to watch that BORING DNL show on there !
"Like Knight, I once slammed down a phone theatrically. It was in the press box in Tampa on Jan. 28, 2001, after a copy editor altered my Super Bowl XXXV game story."
Were you trying to tag a Britney Spears "halftime expozay" picture to the article?
I like listening to him but some of his corporate sweaters are just so fugly. He's aged quite a bit and I didn't need HD to tell you that.
Knight and Phelps called FERRALL AGAIN on Friday night during all of the games and they were a lot funnier on satellite radio than on ESPN. Knight was real loose with him and he obviously likes the freedom Ferrall gives him to say absolutley anything without hesitation. It was real funny ! Can't wait to see these new SNY TV shows starting on the 24th. Ferrall said on Friday's show that he's doing a show with Tierney every night at 5:30p EST on SNY and Direct TV ch 625