Comments on: Game Thread: Kentucky @ Indiana

By: Phillip

Phillip — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 15:49:03 +0000

Scott-I just checked the other day.
$28-30K…

By: Big A

Big A — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 15:28:58 +0000

KnaSmiley,

All I said was the following:

At what point do we start to ask what type of control Sampson has on the program? First we have Ratliff not making his grades, the phone calls and now back to back suspensions to Crawford and Bassett. Not good, folks.

and…

I agree with some of what Hoosier Fan said. It just seems like there is a lack of control right now and while it might not merit firing Sampson, he should take part of the blame for misbehavior on the player’s part. I’m not sure what’s behind Jordan or Armon’s suspensions, but these types of things simply cannot be happening. We’re already underneath a huge microscope.

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All I said was this stuff cannot be happening, whatever it may be, and that Sampson should be held accountable since he is the leader of the program.

By: ray

ray — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 14:18:24 +0000

john and knasmiley, i agree with what you’re saying. if he weren’t suspending his players, then i would consider him irresponsible. the fact that a kid doesn’t wake up in time for a class, well, that’s another story. i guess some think it’s the coach’s responsibility to give a “wake-up call” to each and every player, but that seems ridiculous. and in defense of the players, i would like to say that if it were just a missed practice or a missed class let it be. this happens all the time with students. i missed a number of classes and still graduated with nearly a 4.0. even good kids can stay up too late studying, or whatever kids do, and just simply sleep in. i just hope we don’t find out later that it was much more than this, but i think if it were too much more then we would have read about it in the papers. so, i think we should let it be. and i certainly don’t think that the coach’s head should be on the butcher’s block over something as minor as this. he’s doing the right thing and all that should be expected of the coach in this particular situation…he’s teaching.

By: knasmiley

knasmiley — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 11:18:21 +0000

BigA, your dislike of KS is getting out of hand, to say that because he suspends a frosh and soph for breaking team rules is his fault is the silliest thing I think I have ever read on this site. Its when he doesnt punish them and they run amuck, not once have we had a player arrested, front page of the HT or anything like that. If you read what Crawfords mother wrote and what KS said its simple, they either missed a class, late for one, or a practice, missed or late. So please lighten up on Kelvin Sampson, I know you dont like him but to push your weight around here isnt very professional to say the least and doing it because lessons need to be taught to these young kids makes them even more out of line. Its coachs’ like JC that turn a cheek to players like Dorsey that piss me off, blatant THUG who has pushed the envelope with minimal if ANYTHING done to him, that isnt what is happening here and to compare it to that is ridiculous to say the least………

Great game today by both the players and the coachs’, they are getting better and once healthy this team could be special. Once again look at the message being sent, play by the rules or SIT and we can still win and most important we still PLAY the games. I think KS is tightening the screws on this team, knowing very well that this team can be special but they have to run a tight ship to make sure EVERYONE is working on getting better and doing the right thing………

PS: If you dont go to class and then you get suspended calls for a coachs’ head then there is something very very wrong……….

By: John

John — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 05:10:45 +0000

Indeed a great day with Kentucky, Louisville, Purdue, and Illinois loosing. You can’t say that the suspensions are a bad thing, with out even having a clue regarding what they are for. For all we know, they could have been late for practice.

If Sampson is not punishing them, thats when we have a problem. You should be glad that he showing this young team some discipline and implementing his system.

By: TerryIU

TerryIU — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 01:31:00 +0000

That makes it a triple good day….

By: kelin

kelin — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 00:22:11 +0000

I think Purdue loss also today….

By: TerryIU

TerryIU — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 23:24:14 +0000

Great Day! Kentucky and Louisville both loose on the same day. You have to live along the Ohio River to enjoy this….

By: jaime gongora

jaime gongora — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 23:19:30 +0000

great game, and now I leave for europe with a good good night rest on a plane. see you guys in amonth. I’ll see if I can go on the net while there. Happy holidays.

By: ray

ray — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 23:17:17 +0000

kelin,

george hill and larry stone will be worth watching next year in naptown. i look forward to seeing these two scorers playing on the same team. i’ve watched both play, and they should be a good scoring tandem for the jaguars next year…that is, if hill is only a junior this year? i’m pretty sure he has another year left.