GWOOD
10-16-2007, 01:27 PM
Not going to happen according to Coach Knight
(From redraiders.com)
One player that won't be helping out the Red Raiders is redshirt freshman wide receiver Mike Crabtree. While he's been gaining national attention for his record-setting performances on the football field, and though he spoke with Tech basketball coaches during his recruiting, Crabtree's future will remain on the football field, Knight said.
"I just think it's too difficult. The conditioning for football and basketball are totally different," Knight said. "We're not finished until a bowl game has been played and by that time we've already played 15 (basketball) games.
"I tried it a little bit with (Antwaan) Randle El at Indiana. He was a great kid, and it just wasn't good. It wasn't good for the chemistry of the team. I made (Quinn) Buckner quit after two years of playing football.
"Now, the difference is (a guy like) Joey Hawkins, but Joey Hawkins wasn't a basketball player. He was just a big, tough kid that went out and played his --- off in the post. That wasn't like somebody that is such a good athlete like Buckner was or Randle El was about, 'Boy, how are they going to be as basketball players?' In a way, that takes a whole lot away and it just doesn't work. I've just not seen it where it works."
(From redraiders.com)
One player that won't be helping out the Red Raiders is redshirt freshman wide receiver Mike Crabtree. While he's been gaining national attention for his record-setting performances on the football field, and though he spoke with Tech basketball coaches during his recruiting, Crabtree's future will remain on the football field, Knight said.
"I just think it's too difficult. The conditioning for football and basketball are totally different," Knight said. "We're not finished until a bowl game has been played and by that time we've already played 15 (basketball) games.
"I tried it a little bit with (Antwaan) Randle El at Indiana. He was a great kid, and it just wasn't good. It wasn't good for the chemistry of the team. I made (Quinn) Buckner quit after two years of playing football.
"Now, the difference is (a guy like) Joey Hawkins, but Joey Hawkins wasn't a basketball player. He was just a big, tough kid that went out and played his --- off in the post. That wasn't like somebody that is such a good athlete like Buckner was or Randle El was about, 'Boy, how are they going to be as basketball players?' In a way, that takes a whole lot away and it just doesn't work. I've just not seen it where it works."