Come home, Bobby

Is it possible that this story is true and Bobby Knight is about to be the next basketball coach at Ohio State?

Wouldn't that be the coolest thing in school history? I kind of doubt that he's the guy to take this team back to the Final Four. He's not going to be around for too long, I'm sure (three years, maybe?) and his teams haven't exactly been world-beaters in the Big Dance in the last 10 years, either.

But man, would it be exciting. OSU basketball could very easily be the only game in Columbus next winter (with the NHL set to go on an endless lockout/pissing match) and none of the other major candidates seem exciting enough to keep the average sports fan from going into hibernation.

Bobby Knight brings three things to the table, that turn a moribund, perhaps probation-bound program into front-page news again.

1) He's got a spotless reputation (NCAA violation-wise, anyway) and will likely be able to put a stop to all the nonsense.

2) Win or lose, everyone's going to be talking about the program again. None of the other front-running candidates (Jim Cleamons? Thad Matta? Gary Watters?) brings one-tenth the excitement, buzz, or "I absolutely HAVE to go to tonight's game" feeling that Bobby Knight does.

3) He's just the guy to deliver the swift kick in the ass that this program, and some of its (pick one: tempermental/spoiled brat) stars seem to so desperately need. *cough*TonyStockman*cough*

And one bonus: You just know he's going to want to shove it straight up Indiana's ass twice a year. And OSU is more than due to do that again.

Yes, he's got a somewhat checkered past, but I think it's worth the risk, just to get the program back on the national map.