BEST Chair Thrower EVER

2007 has already proved to be a memorable year for the General. At 880 wins, he passed Dean Smith with the most coaching victories in college basketball history.

What makes such a successful coach? Well, as an Indiana graduate, I was able to see firsthand the method to his madness. While I never saw chairs thrown across the basketball court or the strangling of players, I was there when Myles Brand (then IU president, now NCAA president) fired the legendary coach. The reaction to the firing showcased the true support the students had for this man. The campus strongly opposed the firing and tastefully protested outside of Brand's home by burning him in effigy while the police escorted Brand and his wife to a safer location. You know, just some harmless Midwestern fun.

Then, Knight continued his legacy at Texas Tech, where he broke the longstanding record against New Mexico on this first day of 2007 (thanks, New Mexico!). And to pay respect to the legend, here are a few of his most profound remarks that captivated audiences and won our Hoosier hearts:

• I think that if rape is inevitable, relax and enjoy it. - During an April 1988 interview with Connie Chung

• When my time on Earth is gone, and my activities here are past, I want them bury me upside down and my critics can kiss my ass. - A limerick in March 1996

• If the NBA was on channel five and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel four, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy. - Coaching the gold-medal winning team at the 1984 Olympics

• I told him to take a picture of his testicles so he'd have something to remember them by if he ever took another shot like the last one.

• This is the most comfortable red sweater I've had on in six years. (okay, this is not a Hoosier favorite) - When he joined Texas Tech after the IU firing

• He said that both Dean and I have always tried to reach the same end, and that we have different ways of doing it. Coach Smith is the master of the four-corner offense and Coach Knight is master of the four-letter word. That's a verbatim quote from Jordan. - Commenting on this most recent accomplishment

Congrats, Coach! College wouldn't have been the same without you.

Love him or hate him, he's a great effing coach.