by Scott M Gleeson, USA TODAY Sports

On the surface, Monday night’s matchup between Indiana and Georgia didn’t look like anything more than another inferior opponent on the No. 1 Hoosiers’ schedule.

Then we find out the game is televised on ESPN. And then we find out the announcing team scheduled to call the game: Andy Katz, Dan Shulman and none other than former coach Bobby Knight.

Knight, who famously coached the Hoosiers to three national championships, was fired in 2000 after he failed to meet Indiana president Myles Brand’s “zero tolerance” policy following reports that Knight placed his hands on the neck of former player Neil Reed.

This season, Indiana was ranked as the preseason No. 1 team for the first time since 1979-80, a Knight-coached team.

It was only a matter of time before Knight was going to make a trip to Bloomington, Ind., for his media responsibilities with ESPN. Before the game, there were questions about how Indiana fans would treat Knight, if there would be shaken hands between Knight and Indiana figures, and most importantly how the always-critical Knight would commentate on Indiana.

Our friends at The Indianapolis Star chronicled most of Knight’s in-game comments Monday night. However, one comment that almost went unnoticed shouldn’t have gone unnoticed.

Knight had already said in the broadcast, criticizing Georgia: “I’m not sure there’s anything I like less in basketball than one pass and a 3-point shot.” OK, nothing out of the ordinary.

The soundbite that stood out: Knight’s comment on Georgia forward Nemanja Djurisic after he took an ill-advised 3-point attempt. (be mindful that Djurisic is 6-foot-8 and weighs 230 pounds).

“The next time I saw Djuricic taking a three I think I would’ve shot him before he got the shot off.”

And just like that, the “General” checked in at Indiana. The comment came off more awkward because calling partner Shulman was slow to transition, leaving silence for Knight’s choice words to resonate.

One Twitter comment read, “Bobby knight just threatned to shoot one of Georgia’s players if he took another 3 #UhOk #terrifying”

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