I think UConn wins title this year, but I concur IU steps on its own root again and again- it’s terrible choice after terrible choice
If IU had tried covering up for Sampson, he'd still have gotten the show cause and IU would have gotten a 3 year post season and TV ban for lack of institutional control. Kelvin was a dead man walking as soon as the rumors broke he'd been caught cheating again. Sampson was a complete scumbag and IU was alseep at the switch hiring a known cheater then not supervising him AT ALL.
Yeah, texting a recruit is such a scumbag thing to do 😂
I think they have been serious about a great coach but not smart enough to recognize one. Plus the politics involved with the latest hire. To me the administration has been the problem since the termination of RMK.
IU as an institution is serious about one thing, where athletics is concerned.....cash. As long as that is rolling in, there is no problem.....all is well. Sometimes....the best course of action is to say "No"..."....I care too much about you to participate in your charade or endorse your poor decision-making"...."I have to step away (financially) until you come to your senses".
When you’re already on probation for it. It’s ****ing stupid. You relate to that?
According to the most knowledgeable source, it was the biggest easy to cheat other than paying players out right.
He didn’t get banned by the NCAA for a few texts. He was placed on probation and was told not to make three-way calls as one of the terms of his probation. He did it anyway then lied to the NCAA. The man had a target on his back when we hired him and he gave them the rope to hang him.
When will people give up on the Sampson/IU stuff? It’s a completely different era. I wish it didn’t happen, wish it had worked out but it didn’t.
The question Zeller’s dad asked is “why wasn’t he using throw away phones like Duke, UNC, Kentucky and other big time programs?”
certainty, at that time we didn’t have the reputation of a futile program living off our glories from decades ago. After Sampson they could’ve gone for another high profile coach, but they went with the safe guy who will win enough to keep the heat off them.
An academic school that still has taken 2 of the last 3 from your mighty pussycats.
Not interested enough to go look, but at the time, I don't think those were better names. Crean had already been to a F4, I don't think any of them had. Not to say they weren't better, but they weren't obvious. Which is why I keep saying put together a smart committee and turn over every rock. Interview every one who might be a decent candidate. Duke wasn't looking at K until they happened to call Coach Knight and he suggested they look at a modestly successful Coach at Army.
When you hire someone that is slimy and a known cheater, and you pretty much have to go out of your way to find a coach like that, what is the message?
Everybody needs practice....As for me....I'm practicing my sarcasm. As a coping skill, its my 3 point shot.
