This would never have happened with Bob Knight... there. haha
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=3243325
maybe somebody should just keep Kelvin Sampson away from telephones...
any bets on how long it takes somebody to point out that this would never have happened with Bob Knight?
I'm giving an over/under of 2.5 posts...
of course wouldn't it be nice if Indiana could find a coach that just didn't embarrass the program and still won games?
This would never have happened with Bob Knight... there. haha
One would think that a coach who had suffered NCAA sanctions would never be hired by a second or third school -- yet it happens all the time. Makes one wonder about the integrity of certain colleges/universities. Anybody want to hire the Herricks?
Bob Knight would sooner have Myles Brand kick him in the crotch (not figuratively this time) than he go back to Indiana...
I think that to many Indiana supporters, this feels the same way as it would to us if it had happened at Duke. My uncle is an IU alum and big supporter and every time I've talked basketball with him since Sampson was hired, he has talked about how much he opposed the hire because of the previous violations and voiced his concern to whoever he could reach about it. Knight may have been controversial, but Indiana has taken pride in having a historically clean program, and I'm sure that IU people who didn't want Sampson because of his past are in serious "I told you so" mode right now and have to be really ticked off. If a school takes pride in being above this kind of crap and doing things the right way, then it simply cannot roll the dice with who it hires to run its program.
Not really sure you can call Dean a "dirty" coach. Irritating and whiny, yes. And as much as I hate Carolina BB and disliked Dean as a coach, I respected the hell out of him as a human being.
I absolutely agree with this. Both my parents are IU alums and I grew up in Indiana as a fan. Almost everyone loved Bob Knight (despite some of his issues) and hated to see him go. When Sampson was brought in, there was quite a bit of outrage about the hire because of the pride in the program. I recall Bob Kravitz of the Indy Star absolutely ripping IU for the hire. I would say I'm surprised, but I always thought Sampson was a jerk. I'm very sad for the IU alums/fans right now, but the administration is going to get what they deserve (I hope).
I'm glad we never even interviewed Rick Neuheisel.
Gut check time for IU. Any guts at all and this clown is gone by the weekend.
Problem is, this is IU's best team since 02 at the absolute minimum (probably longer). Legitimate Final 4 threat. They'll probably try and drag it out under the auspices of "due process" to see how far they can ride Gordon before he goes pro.
I remember Knight suspending Alford for the Kentucky game over a charity calendar he posed for. Hard to see Kelvin doing something like that.
IU basketball has fallen a long, long way. Hope Kelvin's ready for his remaining trips on the road this year. Izzone will be particularly brutal. College basketball needs this guy gone.
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Rumor is Sampson is gone on Friday. Indiana wants him gone before he takes this talented team deep and has a harder time firing him. (Doesn't make sense to me. cheating is cheating... but that's the rumor).
I agree this is a very, very good IU team, but there is no excuse in holding on to Sampson (except, of course, PC!). If they could dump the best coach, they can certainly dump a cheater.
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