Man, Sampson can coach
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Obviously, winning cures all ills...even lack of judgement and character. If he is such a great coach, I wonder why he wasn't picked up last year by a Power 5 conference school when the coaching merry-go-round was in full motion? Perhaps they weren't ready to take a chance on someone who has a history of non-compliance and questionable recruiting.
I was there and it was the entire stadium. Everyone loved him until he was fired.
Sampson = bad
Crean = supreme almighty leader
What in the world was Tom Crean thinking?
If any program in the country should know that it pays to observe the NCAA rule book -- even when the rules are minor or procedural in nature -- it's Indiana.
ESPN: Basketball ties that bind
The coach of a top AAU team also runs a nonprofit foundation that mixes basketball and education -- but are the connections too friendly with some collegiate programs?
Again, I was being sarcastic. Of course Crean broke NCAA rules. The two you sited are just the two that made ESPN.What in the world was Tom Crean thinking?
If any program in the country should know that it pays to observe the NCAA rule book -- even when the rules are minor or procedural in nature -- it's Indiana.www.espn.com
The total lack of concern about honesty and integrity among some of this board is disturbing. Again those strongly correlate with the Negative Nancy Whine Club. That’s interesting.
Let he who is without sin cast the first stone. I’m sure you’re a morally perfect human. No mistakes ever.
Get a grip man. The guy skirted antiquated rules on phone calls. Let’s not make him out to be a terrible human.
In any walk of life, if your put on probation and violate it, there are going to be consequences. Those that are giving Sampson a pass are bring ridiculous. All he had to do was control himself. He couldn't do that. He was caught doing the very thing he was told he couldn't do, so what did he do then? Lies about it to the NCAA... not the best move. 5 years out of college ball isn't a coincidence there. We all know the numbers of his athletes on the team failing classes and drug tests as well. It was a horrible look on the university.
Anyone else on probation in the world would lose their job for a violation of probation.. why not a basketball coach?
Anyone else on probation in the world would lose their job for a violation of probation.. why not a basketball coach?
You certainly have no concern about your own dishonesty so your lack of concern for honesty and integrity in a head coach at IU is no surprise at all.
Love this moral position. The man is a serial cheater who did what he thought was necessary to win, rules or ethics be damned. Tell me, if he is so great, why is he still coaching at Houston? We'll see starting tomorrow but my guess is his past baggage and proclivity to repeat his mistakes.
Back in the day there were plenty of rumors about Guy Lewis being shady at Houston. I can see why a culture of shadiness would bring in a guy like Calvin.
Phone calls were not the real issue. Academics and drugs were. Something you would understand if you ever attended IU
And missed five free throws. They played good enough to win but shot threes like IU does. That was game
I was there too. It was mostly student section. People also didn’t know about all the problems with the players’ behavior at that time.
Not aware of the Guy Lewis rumors but UH felt it worth the risk to pick up someone coming off a show-clause. Evidently, they were comfortable with his history. As I've said before, winning cures all ills.
