Going Out a Winner?
February 20th, 2008 at 10:12 amBy Chris
If you believe the rumors, embattled Indiana University coach Kelvin Sampson may have just coached his last game for Hoosiers last night, a 77-68 win over rival Purdue. Word is, IU is expected to suspend Sampson followed by his outright release (you’re fired), and while I’ve been on record (ask Sooze) as being a supporter of Sampson, this really comes as no surprise.
However, it is important to remember the violations Sampson allegedly committed happened while he was at Oklahoma and apparently continued at IU, but nothing has been said about the Eric Gordon recruitment — a subject that drives some prominent sports bloggers quite mad.
Over at Peegs, the IU faithful are, as you would expect, hashing this out to no end and like most IU supporters, they seemed resigned to the fact the inevitable is coming.
All I know is this is much ado about some phone calls. Yes, he lied and yes he broke the rules (by talking on the phone too long). But still, a termination-worthy offense? Really? The amount of parroting going on is pretty surprising.
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