# Whaddaya mean, I've been well-behaved lately? I'll show you "well-behaved", asswipe. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 3, 2004, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whaddaya-mean-ive-been-well-behaved-lately-ill-show-you-well-behaved-asswipe/227363 "2004-02-03T20:01:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2004, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whaddaya-mean-ive-been-well-behaved-lately-ill-show-you-well-behaved-asswipe/227363/1 "2004-02-03T20:01:31Z")
Sometimes a tale starts worrisome, then becomes tragic, then tiresome, then simply comedic. Such has been the life of basketball coach Bobby Knight, who finally lost his job at Indiana due to his temper tantrums, only to be hired by friends at Texas Tech. It had all seemed to go so smoothly there for a while. Until [this](http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/basketball/ncaa/02/03/bc.bkc.lgns.texastechknight.r/index.html?cnn=yes). He’s been suspended by TTU. Why? > [@](#): > > A witness told the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal that Knight, whose past is littered with incidents involving his temper, was approached by school chancellor David Smith and complimented on his recent good behavior. > > Knight became agitated, accusing Smith of being a liar and saying there had been nothing wrong with his behavior this year, the witness told the paper. Smith tried to walk away but Knight followed. According to the witness, there was physical contact between the men. Just go away and \*stay \* away for good this time, Bobby. You’re an embarrassment to humanity. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2004, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whaddaya-mean-ive-been-well-behaved-lately-ill-show-you-well-behaved-asswipe/227363/2 "2004-02-03T20:12:13Z")
Now _that’s_ funny. Going off into a hissy fit because someone tries to compliment you on how much less of an asshole you have been lately. Classy. Maybe someone could persuade him to register at the SDMB. Now **there** would be a meltdown. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![beagledave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@beagledave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beagledave)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2004, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whaddaya-mean-ive-been-well-behaved-lately-ill-show-you-well-behaved-asswipe/227363/3 "2004-02-03T20:20:21Z")
Eh. Bobby should just lay back and enjoy his suspension. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2004, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whaddaya-mean-ive-been-well-behaved-lately-ill-show-you-well-behaved-asswipe/227363/4 "2004-02-03T20:30:19Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > Now _that’s_ funny. > > Going off into a hissy fit because someone tries to compliment you on how much less of an asshole you have been lately. Classy. > > Maybe someone could persuade him to register at the SDMB. Now **there** would be a meltdown. > > Regards, > Shodan Maybe he’s already registered. Maybe he already posts frequently here. Maybe he’s a Pitizen. Maybe he’s already had a meltdown. ---
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2004, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whaddaya-mean-ive-been-well-behaved-lately-ill-show-you-well-behaved-asswipe/227363/5 "2004-02-03T20:41:33Z")
No surprise that Knight had another meltdown. It was always a matter of if, not when. Actually, following the ESPN interview, this is his second meltdown in a few weeks, both times after extremely innocuous comments. I’m just surprised it was with the university chancellor, since he’s the guy that, you know, pays his salary. Still, no surprise, though. ---
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2004, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whaddaya-mean-ive-been-well-behaved-lately-ill-show-you-well-behaved-asswipe/227363/6 "2004-02-03T20:44:10Z")
Arrgh! “It was always a matter of when, not if.” Anybody got a chair I can throw? ---
**Author:** ![GaWd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f08c70/32.png) [@GaWd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaWd)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2004, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whaddaya-mean-ive-been-well-behaved-lately-ill-show-you-well-behaved-asswipe/227363/7 "2004-02-03T20:47:00Z")
Elvis- I believe there is a typo in the article you quoted, all stories I’ve read except the exerpt you quoted say there was **NO** contact between Knight and the Chancellor. > **[Knight: 'I did not instigate anything'](https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=1726218&partnersite=espn)** > > Texas Tech coach Bob Knight has been suspended for five days following his verbal confrontation with the university chancellor, David Smith, on Monday at a grocery store in Lubbock, Texas, ESPN's Dick Vitale reported Tuesday. > [@](#): > > The newspaper reports that **no** physical contact took place before Knight left the establishment after the confrontation, got in his car and pulled into traffic. According to the Avalanche-Journal, Knight stopped his car then and briefly got out before getting back in and driving away. Emphasis mine. Just thought I’d point that out. Sam ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2004, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whaddaya-mean-ive-been-well-behaved-lately-ill-show-you-well-behaved-asswipe/227363/8 "2004-02-03T20:49:26Z")
Bobby Knight is **Scotticher**! ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2004, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whaddaya-mean-ive-been-well-behaved-lately-ill-show-you-well-behaved-asswipe/227363/9 "2004-02-03T21:52:42Z")
I gotta agree with [Dan Wetzel](http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/news;_ylc=X3oDMTBpN3NjcG9mBF9TAzk1ODYyMjM4BHNlYwN0bQ--?slug=dw-davidsmith2&prov=yhoo&type=lgns), in that the blame for this whole incident lies squarely on the shoulders of Chancellor Smith. > [@](#): > > How would you like to be having lunch (with others around) and have your boss come by and basically say, “Hey, thanks for not screwing up lately”? > > Not congratulations on having a top 15 team, a roster full of good kids and a sold-out arena. First Miles Brand, now this idiot. I hoped this when IU fired Knight, and I will hope it again if TT fires him. If he is let go, I sincerely hope that your program goes to shit and he latches on with your biggest rival and makes your school his bitch on the court. I have since softened my stance in regards to Indiana, but Tech knew exactly the kind of temper they were getting when they hired Knight. Why any of the language or outbursts is suprising anyone, especially with the kind of team he has built in Lubbock, is beyond me.