U of L Forum Board thinks Kelvin Sampson is their savior
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If all coaches that break NCAA rules are cheaters then I wonder who isn’t a cheater. IU just needed cause to fire him. It would have made sense if they hired the right guy to replace him.
I 100% and right now Sampson is getting last laugh. I dont think he is by the book guy or very ethical but neither is Izzo and he is thought of like some sort of legend which is pathetic.
I suppose they could but he may have other players coming back as well. I mean he is 66 I think he doesn't need the money and right now he has it rolling at Houston.
Or.. Maybe he and his wife could view this as a last chance run at the Big Time and take on a 4-5 year deal then call it quits. If I were a UK fan, Give Sampson til his third year at Louisville and I’d be REALLY worried. I’d like to see him try it if he still has it in his tank.
And he would be one of the cleanest coach at UofL in years….which doesn’t say much.
So your saying you'd rather have Indiana cheat or do anything that will get them into the NCAA Tournament and possibly win a Title. Then get caught and go through all the Turmoil U of L is going through. NTY
I am sure there are a lot of coaches who work within the rules. I certainly would.
IU was absolutely correct in firing him. Unfortunately they did not hire a good coach to replace him. With that we are in complete agreement.
You’re trying to make a grey issue into black and white. It’s what people who try to sit on a moral high horse always try to do.
We have played in the grey just like many other programs. Even had assistants like Kenny Johnson and Chuck Martin. We’re not morally superior. Plenty of coaches have made mistakes. It’s not a death sentence and it certainly doesn’t make someone a bad person or coach because they’ve made mistakes.
Bruce Pearl is a great guy and a great coach. He’d be the first to admit he made a mistake lying to the NCAA. But that shouldn’t end someone’s career and with him it didn’t. The fact that so many sit on the imaginary high horse that only exists in their own mind doesn’t change reality.
You should follow all the rules if you believe the NCAA is the highest moral authority and that they care more about the student athlete than the coach does.
Denny Crum ran a tight ship and succeeded.
I thought UL (as an ‘84 GS alum) should have gotten someone who could be counted on to follow the rules.
UL could be risking the infamous ‘death penalty’ with repeated major violations.
Strippers in the athletic dorm was way too far for me.
It has nothing to do with moral authority. It has to do with them being the governing body and they make the rules. My company isn’t the highest moral authority, but they make the rules and I follow them or they fire me and rightfully so.
Wouldn't someone like Sean Miller be more suitable for Louisville?
Louisville has a proud scandal tradition and, I don't know, Sampson's mere telephone violations seem beneath Louisville's standards. As I recall, Sampson's scandals didn't even involve the FBI.
Good post.
I couldn't find a video where someone reminds us the Sampson trouble just involved telephone calls. But this is a good one one to remind us to keep our omnipotent holier-than-thou
preaching in a realistic context:
We each have to be able to live with ourselves first and foremost. I could never support a guy like Sampson. I would chose not to watch. But there is zero doubt that he would win a lot of games and be supported by many fans.
I think you are naive about the nature of rules, their creation and abolishment. Cooperation is not achieved through compliance alone.
