McRobbie to announce new AD at 10:15 am presser

Monday, October 27th, 2008

IU Media Relations just sent out the following release:
IU President McRobbie will a make major announcement regarding the IU Department of Athletics Tuesday at 10:15 at the Virgil T. DeVault Alumni Center at 1000 E. 17th St.
No word yet on who will be announced, but speculation is running in the direction of Fred Glass. Sigh.

Is the AD search coming to an end?

Monday, October 27th, 2008

Depending on who you believe (coverage here, here and here), the replacement for lame duck Athletic Director Rick Greenspan could be announced as early as tomorrow.
The three candidates: Oregon State’s Bob De Carolis, IU Associate AD Scott Dotson and Indianapolis lawyer Fred Glass. De Carolis has done a stellar job out in Corvallis, Dolson has [...]

Possible AD candidates start to trickle out

Saturday, July 5th, 2008

The Indianapolis Business Journal has an excellent piece this morning on the search for a new athletic director and it includes a list of candidates that could potentially fill the opening:
Former IU basketball player and current Senior Associate Athletic Director Chris Reynolds, IU Varsity Club Director Scott Dolson, former IU football star Harry Gonso, former [...]

McRobbie on Sampson: “A risk that should not have been taken”

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

Indiana University President Michael McRobbie, who might be finally starting to figure out the importance of the basketball program in Bloomington, told the NCAA infractions committee in a hearing last month that hiring Kelvin Sampson was a mistake. Who knew?
“Indiana University took a risk in hiring Coach Sampson and giving him a second chance following [...]

McRobbie seeks recommendation from investigation

Friday, February 15th, 2008

Indiana University President Michael McRobbie announced earlier this afternoon that the school has ordered an immediate investigation into the NCAA allegations involving the basketball coaching staff and Athletic Director Rick Greenspan will report back in a week with his recommendation on the next step the school will take. (This pretty much concords with what we [...]

IU President will address media at 3PM presser

Friday, February 15th, 2008

Update: Full text of McRobbie statement (The Hoosier Scoop)
Those of you who wish to watch the press conference, both WTHR.com and WISHTV.com will have streaming coverage.
Here is the official release from IU:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 15, 2008
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana University President Michael McRobbie will respond today (Friday) to the notice of allegations received last week [...]