NCAA Investigation into Indiana Basketball Program

[BB73]

In terms of media coverage, Indiana is fairly fortunate that today is almost all about Clemens & McNamee.

It will be interesting to see how long this story lasts, and how much Indiana and Sampson get slammed by the media members.

[Oh8ch]

I wonder who the Indiana fans blame for this situation?

They are hot after the AD.

[BuckeyeInTheBoro]

Anyone else find this language funny?

But the NCAA accused Sampson of failing "to deport himself ... with the generally recognized high standard of honesty?? and failing to promote an atmosphere of compliance within the men's basketball program, categorized as major infractions.

You think they've noticed how much Mr. Sampson:

Looks like Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez?


I'm just sayin'...

[Ttown]

Sampson will blame Knight .

[MaxBuck]

Originally Posted by BucyrusBuckeye

Sampson will blame Knight .

Untrue. This all clearly belongs at the feet of Ty Willingham.

[Best Buckeye]

pretty sad of him, then even trys to lie about it. He belongs in the SEC .

[BB73]

Indiana lost at home tonight, 68-66 to Wiscy. Anything that keeps them from getting a Big Ten title while Sampson is still the coach is a good thing by me.

Brian Butch banked in a three with 4.5 seconds left. Anyone who saw the Illinois-Indiana game last week will call that karma.

[Oh8ch]

Anybody who watched the game take note of the crowd's mood?

[Best Buckeye]

The crowd was upbeat right up until the time that Butch's 3 pt bank shot went it. then it got quiet.

[OHSportsFan9]

Originally Posted by Oh8ch

Anybody who watched the game take note of the crowd's mood?

The majority of the people interviewed on the local news here seem to share the same idea, that of Sampson screwing up and they are embarrassed for the University. They seem pretty [censored]ed at Sampson and are preparing for any sanctions.

[Best Buckeye]

Sampson has denied he knowingly broke his telephone restrictions and will have no further comment until after the investigation is over.

[BuckTwenty]

Makes ya wonder how he was able to convince Eric Gordon to rescrind his commitment to Illinois and sign with IU.

I wonder what the Illinois boards look like right now, hahaha. I don't feel so bad for the way they treated IU when they came to play them last week now. Not that I felt all that bad to begin with...

[NastyDogg72]

Originally Posted by Best Buckeye

Sampson has denied he knowingly broke his telephone restrictions and will have no further comment until after the investigation is over.

Scout$

Scout.com: NCAA Not Buying Sampson's Explanation

[bukIpower]

he's done this before how could he Deny it and try to explain what happened?? It's pretty clear cut what happened....

Personally I think they should ban themselves from the tourney. They made the arguement "well these kids have nothing to do with the infraction".... Yeah well neither did our squad when we self imposed our post-season play! Not only did none of the players have nothing to do with it, we had an entirely new coach! If they want to save the face of that basketball program they should take that ban and HOPE TO GOD that the NCAA feels pitty on them and doesn't inflict more damage.

Sampson is gone after this year too IMO... If he's not then Indiana sure is sacraficing wins for respect thats for sure.

[OCBucksFan]

Originally Posted by bukIpower

he's done this before how could he Deny it and try to explain what happened??

"Guys, I thought you were just kidding, I mean this really can't be against the rules can it? Come on, I mean they were just a few phone calls!"