Knight arrived in Lubbock Thursday for a three-day visit with Tech officials to discuss the job left vacant when James Dickey was fired on March 9. Thus far, an estimated 65 faculty members have signed a petition showing their disdain for the proposed hiring of Knight. It was submitted to Tech President David Schmidly's office on Wednesday. Audio clips Bob Knight talks about his childhood connections with Texas. Knight talks about coaching opportunities.
Knight talks about the media.
Knight speaks to at the Thursday media briefing. High speed Gerald Myers talks about Knight's weekend schedule. Get Additional names will be submitted to the president next week. Meanwhile, an Internet petition supporting Knight was growing by the hour Thursday. Hill and Cray also helped build the online petition.