The Kelvin Sampson firing watch has officially shifted into overdrive at Indiana, now that the NCAA has issued a report detailing five major violations—including knowingly lying to the Infractions Committee.UPDATE: 2/15/2008 - IU's President McRobbie has launched a new investigation. This looks like a classic "lawsuit avoidance" strategy, because nearly everyone associated with Indiana is now calling for Sampson's firing, but IU does not want to face a wrongful termination lawsuit. Looks like the GiG really is up in a week, unless they choose to suspend him even sooner. The NBA may be Samspon's only coaching refuge after this is all over.
I don't know even one Hoosier fan who wants this guy around anymore, and most are actively calling for his immediate dismissal.
My question is this: If you know they are going to be watching you closely following the crap you pulled at Oklahoma, why would you be so blatant about cheating at your new school too?
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
yup were screwed...again, as a Hollywood Hoosier, its time to sellout and become a Laker fan
GO KOBE (crying on the inside)
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
Coach Bob Knights' players all graduated , and he ran a clean program with no NCAA violations.Both the Indiana AD and some others should be terminated NOW. They knew Sampson was a crook and a cheat. , How could they hire this goof. Both Coach Knight and Coach Davis are laughing .What a joke this is.Fire Sampson NOW.and Greenspan also . This is a joke .fire them both today.
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chuck nutting about 1 year ago
I'm a huge Spartan fan, I grew up loving Big Ten basketball in part because of the quality people that ran the programs at the majority of the schools. Judd, Gene Keady, Bobby Knight ran clean programs, producing quality kids who graduated back then. The core coaches today, Izzo, Bo Ryan, and Painter continue that legacy. It's an important distinction when comparing the Big Ten to the SEC, ACC, and Big East, etc... Sampson is incapable of running competing with a clean program and does not belong in the Big Ten coaching fraternity any more than Steve Fisher did.
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daniel somerville about 1 year ago
I think that when the dust settles in Bloomington - and it could take months - most IU fans will be asking the same question: "Why did we hire this guy in the first place?"
The answer is, that when they fired Coach Knight, IU faced several HUGE problems:
1) Many of the players on the team then threatened to leave unless they hired Asst. Mike Davis as the Head Coach, and the university allowed themselves to be blackmailed.
2) They were going to have trouble getting any really good coach who was willing to immediately follow in the wake of a coaching legend like Knight - remember what happened at UCLA in the wake of Wooden (mediocrity).
3) After Mike Davis was let go/left, IU had the opportunity to get a dynamic young coach with good credentials who would build the program back up to glory in 3-4 years, but they opted for a more seasoned coach who they felt could win right away, even if it meant bringing baggage - which Samspon clearly did.
So in the end, now they are left with a serious problem that will result in sanctions that will hang over the program for years to come, hampering progress on the court, alienating fans, and hurting recruiting.
For the past 15 years - since they fired football coach Bill Mallory and then tolerated Knight's abusive behavior for far too long, IU has been a lesson in how not to manage an Athletic Program, and it has finally all come back to roost.
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