Anti-Bailout Motivation From Coach Bob Knight: "I'm Tired Of This Shit; This Is Absolute F***ing Bullshit."

I grew up in Bloomington and experienced 3 national championships.  Robert Montgomery Knight was the most dominating figure in the State of Indiana until the day he left.  He is a conflicted genius, easy to love and hate, and for most it's both.  Ladies and gentleman, allow me to present today's anti-bailout motivation courtesy of former Indiana University Head Coach Bobby Knight.  It was secretly recorded in 1986 by a still unknown player, after practice one day prior to facing Purdue.

Warning: profanity

"You don't wanna play, then I'm getting the fuck out of here. I mean, if you're not gonna cover Greg Graham, if you're just gonna let him drive by you, if the rest of you are gonna let him catch the ball outside the 3 second lane and drive all the way in here without one guy challenging him, then I'm leaving and you fucking guys will run 'til you can't eat supper. (wird lauter) Now I'm tired of this shit. I'm sick and fucking tired of an 8-10 record. I'm fucking tired of losing to Purdue. I'm not here to fuck around this week. Now you may be, but I'm not. Now I'm gonna fucking guarantee ya, that if we don't play up there Monday night, you aren't gonna believe the next four fucking days. Now I am not here to get my ass beat on Monday. Now you better fuckin understand that right now. This is absolute fucking bullshit. Now I'll fucking run your ass right into the ground. I mean I'll fucking run you, you'll think last night was a fucking picnic. I had to sit around for a fucking year with an 8-10 record in this fucking league. And I mean you will not put me in that fucking position again. Or you will goddamn pay for it like you can't fucking believe. Now you better get your head out of your ass."

NOTE: The graphic on this clip is wrong.  It's not from halftime; it's from after practice one day, mid-season.  This tape exists because one of the players placed a tape recorder in his locker and secretly recorded the tirade.  Indiana won their 3rd NCAA basketball title the year after this tape was recorded.

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Video:  ESPN Sportscenter's Top 10 Bob Knight Soundbites

Comments

[James H]

"You will not put me in that fucking position again. Or you will God damn pay for it like you can't fuckin' believe."


Brilliant. Absolutely fucking brilliant. The bailouts are like losing to Purdue every single week. And the coaches, players and staff -- even the waterboys -- get million-dollar bonuses on YOUR dime. I hear you, Bobby. It sucks mightily.

[DailyBail]

I love this tape as well...doesn't matter how many times I hear it, it cracks me up every time.

And your analysis was teh same as mine...dealing with the bailouts is like losing to Purdue. I originally titled it that way, in fact.

[James H]

Have any of you guys listened to this clip? It certainly warmed MY angry, little heart. For "Purdue," just substitute "Goldman Sachs," or "bank bondholders" or your hapless financial advisor (I'm betting his record is alot worse than 8-10). I've listened to this at least three times a day since it was posted. It's better than therapy. Thanks, Daily Bail.

[spideydouble]

@ James H & DailyBail

"You will not put me in that fucking position again. Or you will God damn pay for it like you can't fuckin' believe."

Again? We all lost to Greenspan, Bernanke, Paulson, Geithner & Co. to a RIGGED GAME and continue to lose to Bernanke, Geithner & Co. EVERY HOUR. You better believe they will god damn pay for it like they can't fuckin' believe. I'm not waiting for next season. I am rounding up a posse for some comeuppance if we can't get justice by civil means in the next six months.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqTTjtE9hv4

"I am pretty fuckin' far from okay. What now? Let me tell you what now. I'm a call a couple of hard pipe hittin' mothers to go to work on the holmes here with a pair of pliers and a blow torch. You hear me talkin' hill-billy boy? I ain't through with you by damn sight. I'm gonna get medieval on your ass!"

I'll bring a few hundred million angry citizens with torches, pitchforks and other creative devices to enjoy the show.

[DailyBail]

I just listened for at least the 10th time since Saturday...makes me smile to no end...

[James H]

spidey,

I can't begin to count the number of times I've read comments like yours in the last six months. I've been fed up since I was about 15 so I'm used to feeling a little alienated, but never in my life have I been so ready to just go nuts, so eager to get even. And never have I heard or read so many people talking about revolution in this country -- and I'm not just talking wackos with ammo, either. Look at Dylan Ratigan, for chris' sake -- he's so far gone that he doesn't even blink when Joe S. starts laughing at him. The old Dylan would have had a minor hissy, but not now. Even out here in very quiet (and wealthy) Berkshire County, Massachusetts, people are starting to talk. I've seen at least three letters to the local paper that sounded like Daily Bail material. The last one I read was from a guy in Sheffield (site of Daniel Shays' last stand) who just couldn't believe we weren't on the point of a second American Revolution. This country needs the PFSC (Posse For Some Comeuppance) "like you can't fuckin' believe." We may have it yet. (Just make sure you save me a spot.)

[DailyBail]

PFSC...never heard that...like it though.

[icepop]

Great clip. Now, let's all of us, make the MF'ers in Congress pay like they wouldn't believe by voting their * bleeps * out of office.

[DailyBail]

Been waiting for some more comments on this one since about 1300 people have been watching it per day....

That's the motherf**king spirit Icepop...

[spideydouble]

Listening to this and fantasizing Knight is talking to Greenspan, Bernanke, Paulson & Geithner is cathartic every time.

[DailyBail]

exactly what i do when i listen...SD...exactly....and then i'm ready to kick some more corrupted and captured ass.

[DailyBail]

A reader sent me this link by email...

His message was Bob Knight is a pussy.

Profanity-laced tirades from famous jazz drummer, Buddy Rich.

http://www.cis.rit.edu/~ejipci/buddy_rich.htm

[Rockitz]

I met Coach Knight getting off a plane in LA a few years ago after he'd just gotten the new job at Texas Tech. I went over and introduced myself to him and told him I was from Indiana. He replied, "That doesn't buy you a lot with me." I went on to tell him that I had always respected his approach to the game and congratulated him on his record and his national championships. We continued to talk on the way out of the terminal and he finally asked if I had attended IU and what year I had graduated. I replied, "No. I'm a Purdue Boilermaker." He was at a loss for words. I then told him that it was great to meet him and told him to enjoy himself in LA.

My brother attended IU and we were at the game in Assembly Hall when Coach threw the chair across the floor while Purdue player Brian Walker was shooting some technicals. History!

[DailyBail]

Rockitz.

Great story....I know there are some Purdue fans who frequent the site so they will likely get a kick out of it...

I was at the chair-toss game as well...great memories...the crowd went absolutely crazy...maybe the loudest i have ever heard it at Assembly Hall.

[Charlie Richman]

Who would you rather go to war with, remembering that more than 50% of the Army and Marine recruits are the same age as Bobby Knights' BB players. Yes, he uses profanity; yes there are other ways to deliver a message; YES, Bobby Knight is a superb leader and motivator. You play for Bobby Knight you gone through Army Ranger school----and survived as a better man.

[DailyBail]

Nice comment Charlie...Knight is a conflicted soul, not unlike the rest of us, but for the most part, he has done great things for thousands of young men...

[GoKaptur!]

Can we hire this guy to yell into GW Bush's ear similar pleasantries continuously 20 hours out of each day for eternity if he's convicted of War Crimes? Can we at least get him on the phone with Obankster?

[Neruda]

Freaking Hoosiers man, they refuse to accept that the man, while a great basketball coach, was nothing short of Colonel Kurtz. One thing I hate about living in this state is having to listen to all of the Knight apologists, one of whom recently told me that Neil Reed deserved to get choked because "he was a whiny bitch". It's a shame that the man couldn't hold himself to the same standard he demanded from those around him. In the spirit of full disclosure, I'm an '86 IU grad.

[DailyBail]

nice post neruda...i agree with you completely...

[Michael B]

Regarding the NOTE: How can that be?! Graham played 89' to 93'.