Same Knight Different Channel (H) 1st edition by Isenhour, Jack (2003) Hardcover

by Jack Isenhour

"It was vintage Bob Knight. He splintered chairs, shattered a water cooler, screamed at players and officials, and even lambasted the athletic director in a season-ending tirade that witnesses were sure would get him canned. Instead, the athletic director talked him out of taking another job and leaving for warmer climates." In Same Knight, Different Channel, Jack Isenhour gives the first insider's account of that formative rookie year. He compares Bob Knight then to the Bob Knight who, years later, fell victim to "zero tolerance" at Indiana and to the Knight who now reigns at Texas Tech. As a former reserve guard on that first Army squad, Isenhour gives the reader the unique first-hand observations of a cadet and a ballplayer. He was also on hand to witness Knight's fall at Indiana University and his resurrection at Texas Tech.

Hardcover

First published July 1, 2003

Reviews

[Jason Hojnacki · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mixed feelings about this book. I thoroughly enjoyed learning about the history of West Point, its culture, and how it has influenced Coach Knight. I liked learning about his early teams. However, the book delves into his firing from IU and the details surrounding it; I feel like the circumstances around his firing have been beaten to death by other authors and news sources already and did not need to be rehashed by the author in so much detail. A solid 5 stars about Knight’s early coaching history but only a 2 about the firing details.