ESPN Issues a Statement on the Decision to Put Bob Knight on SEC Games

by:Matt Jones10/16/12
bobby knight After calling and asking for an explanation as to the decision to put Knight on SEC games, today ESPN sent KSR this statement: We had an opening to pair an analyst with Rece Davis on our Thursday night SEC package after Hubert Davis took a position with North Carolina. Rece and Bob have formed a good partnership after working together over the years on games and in the studio. We felt this would be a good opportunity to pair them together on a regular basis. We make changes to announcer assignments across our various properties to provide a fresh perspective on our telecasts and this is one of a few we made this year. Still no acknowledgement of the obvious Calipari/Knight issue, but it is something

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