fire kelvin sampson? why ever hire kelvin sampson?
finally the iu athletic department has apparently come to its senses and relieved kelvin sampson of the job he never should have had. of course, not before paying him $750,000 (well, actually only $200k from their own pocket). wait — there’s no sense in that whatsoever. he committed the same terminable offenses he’d committed during his time at Oklahoma where he also got that school’s program in trouble with the NCAA. getting rid of him is not enough - the folks responsible for that ridiculous decision need to go too. whether that means getting rid of AD Rick Greenspan or somehow sending a goon squad after former University prez Adam Herbert, i’m unsure. Herbert definitely seems to hold the majority of the culpability as indicated in this espn.com article:
Remember what then-IU president Adam Herbert said during the introductory news conference nearly two years ago?
“I am fully convinced that he will elevate the program to what you expect,” Herbert said. “You will love his values …”
(I’m sorry. I have to stop for a moment. You can only laugh so hard.)
And later: “He has made clear … that he will comply fully with NCAA regulations.”
Sure he will. Two months after that ‘06 news conference, the NCAA penalized Sampson for “deliberate non-compliance.”
or in this one:
Indiana University president Adam Herbert addressed the allegations when he introduced Sampson last month, and Stephen Ferguson, the president of the university’s trustees, acknowledged it was something top officials sought to clarify during the interview process.
“That was obviously our No. 1 concern,” Ferguson said last month. “We spoke with the attorney and Oklahoma extensively. We reviewed the situation and we were satisfied.”
satisfied how? you guys are idiots. there’s really nothing more to say, especially since when you’re talking about Oklahoma, you’re referring to the school with a “lack of institutional control,” or as Oklahoma plead to the NCAA for leniency, a “failure in monitoring”. in both cases, i think that means asleep at the wheel, and not really the best people to bounce shit off.
One Response to “fire kelvin sampson? why ever hire kelvin sampson?”
1 whatchyou talkin’ bout? » Blog Archive » it’s going to be an exciting year for hoosier basketball. 10 May 2008 @ 10:16 am
[…] after the embarrassment of last season surrounding the long overdue departure of Kelvin Sampson (though i still contend he should never have been hired in the first place), the interim disaster of Dan Dakich, and the entire university program just basically giving up for the end of the season and rolling over dead in the ncaa tourney, there’s now this terrific story on espn.com of how IU is down to eight players for next season. so long to Armon Bassett, Jamarcus Ellis, DeAndre Thomas, and Eli Holman. this on top of already losing Eric Gordon, D.J. White, and Lance Stemler to early NBA careers or exhausted eligibility. big trouble? i’d say big opportunity. […]
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