The Kelvin Sampson Saga
Apparently he will still be the coach today when Indiana hosts Michigan State. In an unhappy confluence of coverage, ESPN's Gameday crew was already slated to be camped out for that game. Guess we can expect about 12 hours of Sampson related murmuring/shouting. That won't help Indiana's PR problem at all.
As for what IU is doing to deal with accusations against its coach, the IU President has assigned the AD and a "team of investigators" to report back by next Friday. Bob Kravitz in the Indy Star calls the investigation what it really is...window dressing before a firing. A highlight:
"This is nothing more than a little dance they have to do, a procedural two-step orchestrated by the school's legal beagles before IU does what it needs to do and will do in less than a week's time -- fire Kelvin Sampson. This is about appearances, window dressing, about looking like IU gave Sampson a chance to address the charges in the NCAA's letter of allegations. This is about ensuring that the university doesn't get slammed down the road the way Ohio State did, when it lost a wrongful termination suit filed by former coach Jim O'Brien. Nothing more. Nothing less."
And while Kravitz is at it, he goes to whacking on the AD - the same one who hired Sampson - being the one handling this particular investigation. Fun read. Oh, and in the meantime, recruits from Indiana's heralded incoming class are reportedly starting to waver with regard to their decision. Go figure.
Ugly is as ugly does.