Even Dick Enberg would be forced to shout out "oh my" at the top of his lungs

Sometimes we get accused of playing the role of agent provocateur here, of stirring things up just to generate interest. We don't think so -- at least such is not our intent -- but the labeling or not of agent provocateuring is determined in the mind of each reader. We've decided Greg Hahn of the Idaho Statesman is doing just that with this:

Daily Debate: Bobby Knight is right for the Broncos
Greg Hahn
Idaho Statesman
March 15, 2009

The Boise State football team needs some help. The Broncos have carried the school to glory and fame on their substantial shoulders for years. A I-AA national championship. Undefeated regular seasons. WAC dominance. The Fiesta Bowl.

But a few things are clear...

Go here for the remainder, including the key proposition (which is given away in the headline).

In our estimation, Bob Knight's sins are many involving his interactions with fellow human beings and quitting on his Texas Tech squad in mid-season was but the latest.

There's not a scintilla of doubt that Knight knows his X's and O's and helped produce numerous winning seasons as a college coach but just why would he be more successful at Boise State in the W-L department and in attracting fans than Greg Graham?

Knight didn't exactly win conference titles -- let alone national ones -- during his Texas Tech tenure. That's because there were no kids clamoring, a la the situation at IU with Hoosier prepsters and those from surrounding states, to play at TT. Talent is a prerequisite to winning, albeit just one but a primary building block.

So why would Boise and surrounding area fans make heading to Taco Bell Arena a must-do thing if Knight wouldn't be any more successful than the present coach?

To see a chair thrown across the floor? To see a police officer thrown into a garbage can? To see a kid throttled in public?

That would be reducing college basketball to the level of grotesque circus-like shows.

Do let us know and why if you disagree.