Friday, August 3, 2007

Matchup 2: Bobby Knight vs. Maria Sharapova--and "Thank You" to The Big Lead

BOBBY KNIGHT--CREDENTIALS

  • Winningest NCAA Division I basketball coach
  • Has won national championships and gold medals
  • Dick Vitale calls him "The General: Robert Mongtomery Knight"
  • "A Season on the Brink" movie
  • "Knight School"
  • ESPN tried to turn an (alleged) slap of a Texas Tech player into a national crisis
  • Texas Tech basketball on TV more often than deserved (based on performance)
MARIA SHARAPOVA--CREDENTIALS
  • Has won two Grand Slam titles
  • Highest-paid female athlete
  • Anna Kournikova with talent (a.k.a. she's hot)
  • ESPN always seems to find a way to get her matches on in primetime
  • Like Tiger and golf, ESPN doesn't care about tennis when she's not in the tournament
  • Justine Henin has more Grand Slam titles (6), but maybe an ounce of the media attention

I will try to get one or more two more up before the weekend. Thanks to "The Big Lead" for the mention.

1 comment:

Anthony Verna said...

Maria wears dresses with glitter. Knight wears sweaters with advertising patches on them.

I vote Knight.