Are You Happy Now, Indiana?

Sure, they had their reasons. Knight was a fiery personality and still is. He always said what was on his mind, even if his comments were detrimental to his own credibility or that of the university's.

He exhibited some anger management issues that have been well documented. From throwing chairs, to being questionably physical with players on the team, Knight rarely held back his emotions even it meant coming across as overly aggressive and irate.

Nonetheless, no one was ever hurt due to something Knight did. There's not a former player of Knights or a basketball fan out there who would say that Knight caused them any physical, mental or emotional anguish. In the end, he was what he was; a fiery, passionate, person with the self-confidence and ego to put that passion on display no matter what the situation was. But he never did anything that hurt anybody.

Except the administration at Indiana University. For them, Knight's actions were an embarrassment to the school, and that is understandable. Afterall, they are an institution of higher learning and sophistication, and to have the most prominent figure at your school inappropriately hitting kids or using foul and distasteful language in front of national audiences isn't exactly the image you want to bring to an education institution.

So when Indiana implemented their "zero tolerance" policy for Knight and his actions, and he once again failed to stay on right side of the line, Indiana let him go, and Knight went off and took his basketball legacy with him.

Hundreds of Knights wins later, Indiana finds themselves in a situation that even the over zealous coach of their past never brought upon the school. Current Indiana head coach Kelvin Sampson is under investigation for violating recruiting sanctions imposed upon him for breaking NCAA rules when he was the coach at Oklahoma University. The school is now mired in an investigation that involves around 100 impermissible calls made the Sampson and his coaching staff which could lead to self-imposed post-season probations, further recruiting limitations, and the possible firing of Sampson himself.

Needless to say, this is a situation that Bobby Knight never found himself in, which begs the question, "Do they regret firing, Knight?"

While I'm sure the administration and faculty that were such big proponents of firing Knight due to how much his image and reputation overshadowed their efforts as well as the school as a hole, the fans are certainly of the mindset that they would have been better off with Knight over the past several seasons. One thing that is for certain, is that Knight would never have violated NCAA regulations, because that is something he is strongly against, and it is something he has never had an issue with during his 40+ year career.

At the end of the day, the Indiana administration got what they asked for. They wanted Knight and his huge personality out. And they wanted to hire a coach that brought NCAA violation issues with him. So are they happy with the end result? Which is a coach under fire, a talented team caught up in the mix, and possible NCAA sanctions that could carry over into future seasons?

I doubt there is any possible way they could be content about their situation right now. All of a sudden, I'm sure that they are thinking that letting Knight do things "his way" doesn't sound like such a bad idea anymore.