Pat Forde is an absolute idiot

[KosherHorn]

First he thought Kevin Durant not benching 185 was a by-product of UT's terrible strength program. I think we know how ridiculous that was. Now he's on Sportscenter saying that Dan Dakich was a better pick for IU interim head coach because, in preparing for a game vs. Illinois, Dakich was the one giving instructions to his team on how to defend Illinois while the other interim candidate, Ray McCallum, didn't say anything.

Uh... Pat, if you knew anything about preparing for a college basketball game, assistant coaches take turns scouting different teams, so if it's Dakich describing Illinois, it would have been McCallum (or the other assistant, Jeff Meyer) scouting the next team. Texas does the same thing, just like every other college hoops team I know of. Amazing that one of the senior ESPN.com writers who closely covers college basketball has no clue. What the hell are the experience requirements for a job there?

Yet I'm still watching Sportscenter, so I guess the joke is on me.

 

[Bob in Houston]

He should know that, without question.

 

[ThirtyFiveAlive]

Ignorance does not necessarily imply a lack of intelligence. The former is a lack of knowledge; the latter is an inability to gain, retain or apply that knowledge.

Hopefully, Forde will learn from this and be more thorough next time.

 

[KosherHorn]

Forde lacking that knowledge is like a financial advisor not understanding the stock market fluctuates.

 

[Eating Club]

I bet Forde does know this, but ESPN is the MTV of sports. The average Joe will just follow whatever ESPN says as fact. I wouldn't expect anything less.