Comments on: Sampson and IU media relations: Nevermind that big crimson elephant over there, please

By: MajorBeef

MajorBeef — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 05:51:34 +0000

Mike Vick. Barry Bonds. Kelvin Sampson.

NO THANKS. We need to return INTEGRITY back to IU.

By: ben Cooksey

ben Cooksey — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 01:31:41 +0000

This media feed frenzy is totally counter-productive for IU basketball.
IU has dealt with the problem and now the matter rests with the NCAA.
Lets drop it and focus on basketball?

Bobby Wilkerson said it well. “All coaches advertently or inadvertently make those mistakes,” Wilkerson said. “He hasn’t done anything other coaches haven’t done. They have a million rules. I think he’s a good coach. He’s a coach IU can grow with. I support him 100 percent.”

Right on Bobby!!!!!

By: Big A

Big A — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:03:11 +0000

Thanks everyone for their comments. We’re certainly not trying to be overwhelmingly negative. I think many of the questions raised are fair. This is certainly not an easy time to be an IU fan, but I’m hopeful that once the season gets underway, we’ll all be able to focus on what is taking place on the court rather than off the court.

By: Travis

Travis — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 14:32:43 +0000

I agree with the majority here. Very little to be gained by answering any more questions. Enough has been reported and more will come after the NCAA rules on this matter. I normally really enjoy this blog for it’s analysis, but the negativity is becoming overwhelming. I understand your frustration with the matter, I don’t think any IU fan is sleeping well lately. But we need to start moving on and letting the process take place. If anything else comes down from the NCAA then we can start calling for his head, if not then let’s move forward. The season starts in just a couple of weeks and I would love to start reading about how practices are going and what to look for this season on the court.

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 13:45:39 +0000

There have been thousands of NCAA violations, both large and small. Can anyone remember a coach talking about them at a press conference while the NCAA oversight/investigation was still in progress?
Why should Coach Sampson be the first?

By: kelin

kelin — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:15:16 +0000

I never understood that side of the media also…if they tell you up front they will not be talking about a certain issue…why do you still ask? I fall in line the rest of the group..this is a distraction enough and with DJ sitting there why continue to talk about this especially without Senderoff. He is right in focusing on the team. I would have done the same thing..said nothing for now….and after the NCAA rules then maybe I would address it to an certain extent.

By: knasmiley

knasmiley — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 11:47:38 +0000

First off it would be a monumental mistake for anything to be said about this situation before the NCAA has a chance to review it, for anyone not understanding that doesnt have the best interest of the IU program at hand. That doesnt mean you dont support them, its just common sense that NOTHING on record be talked about this, one misstep could OPEN up a WHOLE new can of worms, whether true or not and to RISK that would be DUMB.

I do believe that when the time comes we will ALL know what happened but to say KS is hiding things is silly, he is protecting IU and this program, nothing good could come out of this by talking to the media about an impending NCAA review of the program. Once the dust settles we will get what we so badly want, I think it is nothing more that mistakes that should have never happened and will never happen again……….

So be patient and support the team, they will RALLY around KS and this staff and imho put together an even better season than some of us suspect, the world against us attitude sometimes brings the best out of people and I fully expect that to be the case……….

By: JB

JB — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 04:19:17 +0000

There is no reason Sampson should comment on the situation as it is now. When the NCAA finishes their report, then a comment will be necessary(or maybe a good-bye), but until then Sampson did the right thing… for once.

By: Brad

Brad — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 02:23:41 +0000

Maybe this is just a big hoax to get people to stop talking about the expectations of the team. Sampson and Greenspan don’t want the team getting too big of a head so they put together this little “situation” to take the attention off the team.

Maybe I’m just carried away in a little bit of wishful thinking.

By: Larry Gwaltney

Larry Gwaltney — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 01:12:20 +0000

All of your questions will be answered soon enough. But there is nothing to be gained by Sampson constantly talking about this.

If he had, that would have provided fodder for Friday’s paper, and for columns on Saturday and Sunday.

I know you media folks like things dragged out as long as possible in order to provide you with material to write about, but Sampson’s primary job is to prepare his team for the season right now. Ultimately, he will have to answer to IU’s Compliance Dept. and the NCAA, and on that day you will have something to write about.