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Sorting out the Gordon situation

There will be a lot of talk about top five prospect Eric Gordon backing off his verbal commitment to Illinois and switching to Indiana. If Gordon follows through and signs with the Hoosiers during the early signing period in November, Illini fans will get the official signal to go into ?We Hate Kelvin Sampson? mode.
But here are some reasons why Indiana?s new coach isn?t entirely to blame in this little soap opera:
Gordon, from Indianapolis, always wanted to play for the Hoosiers. He just didn?t want to play for former coach Mike Davis. And Gordon?s older brother attends Indiana.
Gordon gave his verbal commitment to Illinois before Davis resigned. Once Davis was gone and Indiana hired Sampson, Sampson?s staff made a call to the Gordon family to discuss the guard?s interest. The Gordons didn?t hang up and didn?t say, ?Don?t ever call again.?
Once Davis resigned, Illinois coach Bruce Weber and his staff should have realized that Gordon?s recruitment could re-open. The Illini didn?t come up with a ?what if?? plan in case Gordon changed his mind.