Two of the (arguably) most controversial people of our time have recently become tele-pundits in their respective, albeit, disparate arenas of our culture. Bob Knight, the legendary (some would say infamous) basketball coach at Indiana and more recently Texas Tech., has become an in-studio analyst for ESPN's coverage of the NCAA tournament. Meanwhile, Karl "the architect" Rove has joined the ranks of Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity over at Fox News.
While there is little question that these two are masters of their craft and have proved erudite in their own right, my question remains: Is there a fine line (designated period of time?) between being the news and joining the news.
Knight has been known to make disparaging remarks against the media and particularly against his current employer, while Rove was one of the leading chargers that the media was plagued with media bias.
Howard Kurtz, in a recent media commentary in the Washington Post, defends Rove, however, citing several examples that he has proved to be a knowledgeable, fair-minded pontificator. Knight also has proved to be slightly more stoic on ESPN, seemingly, fitting right in with the nattily dressed crew.
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Knight on ESPN has been really entertaining. What was extremely funny was when Dick Vitale went on a very typical "Vitale" rant about how Bob Knight should go back and coach Indiana. Knight looked at Vitale like your dog does when it hears your voice on the answering machine. If Knight was really thinking he would've told Vitale that he'd go back and coach Indiana when Vitale went back to coach the Pistons.
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