I agree, but there always seems to be some desperate AD who will hire just about anybody (except maybe the Herricks).
Well, that's no surprise. Good riddance.
This a move that had to be made. Sampson does not get it. My true opinion is that does not care about the rules. He is a disgrace
Wally Hall (AR Democrat-Gazette sports editor/host of "Sports Wrap, a local sports radio show) doesn't understand why Kelvin Sampson was fired: "It wasn't like he was paying his players or anything; he was only making phone calls." Which he lied about. Wally Hall can be a complete bozo sometimes.
Kelvin Sampson is not exactly the sharpest knife in the drawer. Dude, you got caught for the same thing at Oklahoma. You gotta know the NCAA is going to have you under a microscope. If in doubt, see Tarkanian, Jerry. Or Harrick, Jim. Buh-bye.
Am I the only one that thinks of Half Baked every time they hear his name?
...I probably am.
CBS's Gary Parish is reporting that the current team has threatened to boycott if Sampson doesn't coach the rest of the season.
http://www.cbs.sportsline.com/colleg...story/10659277
I find this whole situation to be absolutely ridiculous. Sampson broke the rules and should suffer the consequences of his actions. Also, I think the players should understand the consequences of Sampson's actions and see that he has a problem with following the rules. I'm not some old guy who's looking down on young people making questionable decisions. I'm the same age as these IU players and think that they should have more of a comprehension of this problem. Their coach is dishonest and manipulative with the system, and I think they are endorsing it by demanding that he remain their coach.
The IU administration may view the situation differently, but from my perspective the players' threat to boycott actually forecloses any option to let Sampson stay on as interim coach. If the administration doesn't dismiss Sampson now, it will convey the impression that IU caved in to the players' ultimatum.
This didn't stop Rick Neuheisel from getting a job and being a popular candidate for other jobs (ahem).
Sampson will need to go a few years and do his penance as either a broadcaster or a professional assistant and then he'll resurface somewhere.
In the meantime, if the guy had any kind of style at all he would work out some sort of endorsement deal with Verizon or Alltel.
to add insult to injury - wasnt Sampson the head of the coaches compliance committee or something like that while he was at OU?