As Sampson watch heats up, so do Hoosiers

Michael Schmidt, Dayton Ohio — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:18:15 GMT

They knew he was a cheater when they hired him. Are they shocked he did it again? IU needs to fire him and hope this is just a blemish on their once storied program.

As Sampson watch heats up, so do Hoosiers

Jon W, Bloomington, IN — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:18:38 GMT

As a Bloomington native, and IU alum, I personally hope they keep Sampson. Sure he got caught, but are a few phone calls worth his dismissal? Certainly not. I know many people would argue that, it's not that he made the phone calls, but it's the fact that he repeatedly got caught. But it is not as if he was paying off recruits, or doing any massive recruiting violations. I think they should keep big time penalties for big time offenders.

We have to know that he is not guilty of any bigger offenses. The only thing his record shows is that he definitely would get caught...

As Sampson watch heats up, so do Hoosiers

John Doe — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:54:38 GMT

Sampson won me over when he started coaching...I couldn't beleive they didn't hire Alford or Dakich. As I see it, if he stays or goes, IU basketball is in great hands with either Sampson or Dakich.

I went to Purdue and I remember watching The Big Dog drive around in his new SUV, wearing all his cool new clothes...knowing he grew up in the projects...hmmm...wonder how he got all that stuff? A friend worked at foot locker...he would take the player's shoes that the team would give them, and the players would return them to the store for cash.

Sooo...knowing how things really work in the NCAA...seriously...all this over some phone calls???