Friday link dump

  • Alex Bozich Feb 15, 2008  
 

Once again there is no shortage of reading material on the Web this morning. I’ve gathered the best for your convenience. Enjoy. IU plans new probe of Sampson (The Indianapolis Star) Analysis: What it all means (The Indianapolis Star) Recruit, ...

Rumor. Repeat: rumor. This is merely what we’re hearing from a friend, a friend who also happens to be relatively well-connected, and this is what we’re getting. If the rumor’s wrong, then we’re wrong, and we’ll be the first to ...

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Ask at your own risk, student reporter

  • Eamonn Brennan Feb 14, 2008 3
 

It’s one thing not to answer questions. That I get. No self-respecting attorney or organization would ever let a client or one of its members speak to a potentially damaging situation in an off-the-cuff way; you distribute a statement and ...

Gasaway on Sampson: What a shame

  • Eamonn Brennan Feb 14, 2008 3
 

Despite a respectful tussle with John Gasaway (aka Big Ten Wonk) in the offseason, all three of us love his work, both in his old format at the Wonk and at his new location, Basketball Prospectus. He and Ken Pomeroy ...

Those of you hoping Kelvin Sampson is cut loose sooner rather than later by IU — and the more I read today, the more I think it makes more sense to do so because the NCAA is likely to come ...

Apparently, you can’t wear a shirt that says “bring back Bobby” to an Indiana game. Or so says a man named Josh (pictured), who called into the “Front Row Ticket” on 93.9 FM in Louisville. According to the story told ...

Ebanks right in the middle of Sampson debacle

  • Alex Bozich Feb 14, 2008 3
 

Inevitably, the questions are going to start up for the signees of the 2008 class and 2009 commit Derek Elston regarding their individual futures at Indiana. The IDS had a nice report this morning concerning Terrell Holloway and Elston that ...

The Morning After: Wisconsin

  • Eamonn Brennan Feb 14, 2008 3
 

By far the saddest part about everything that happened yesterday is that a fine performance by the Hoosiers — a well-executed gameplan against a good team — went totally by the wayside. It was overshadowed. Overshadowed not only because Brian ...

Link dump: Kelvin Sampson edition

  • Alex Bozich Feb 14, 2008 3
 

There is no shortage of reading material out there this morning and I’ve gathered the best in an all encompassing link dump for your convenience. Have fun out there, boys and girls. Indiana’s choice: its integrity or Sampson’s job (Rick ...

Just as he did four months ago when IU’s self-reported violations came to light, Kelvin Sampson dodged questions about his latest violations this evening in the post-game press conference. Doug Wilson of the Hoosier Scoop has the details: Sampson has ...

Hoosiers lose nailbiter at home against Badgers

  • Ryan Corazza Feb 13, 2008 3
 

I’m having a hard time not starting off this recap with an expletive, but alas, I will refrain. Anyone who watched this one can tell you the drill: it was a highly contested, great game. Unfortunately, IU came out on ...

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Game Thread: Wisconsin @ Indiana

  • Alex Bozich Feb 13, 2008 3
 

Opponent: Wisconsin Date: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 | 7:06 p.m. EST Arena: Assembly Hall (17,357) – Bloomington, Indiana Line: Indiana by 4 All-time series: Indiana leads 94-56 Previous meeting: Wisconsin won 62-49 in Madison on January 31 TV: Big Ten ...

Audio from Rick Greenspan’s press conference

  • Alex Bozich Feb 13, 2008 3
 

Indiana Directory of Athletics Rick Greenspan and Associate Athletic Director/SWA Grace Calhoun addressed the media at Assembly Hall prior to tonight’s game against Wisconsin. Here is the part of the audio from that press conference: [audio:greenspan3.mp3] Note: We have corrected ...

A matter of when, not if…

  • Alex Bozich Feb 13, 2008 3
 

Let’s be honest with each other: Kelvin Sampson needs to go. There’s really no reason to justify keeping him. Sampson was handed a golden ticket and he pretty much threw it away in all of our faces. He had plenty ...

Summary of NCAA allegations

  • Alex Bozich Feb 13, 2008 3
 

The following is from a media release issued this morning by Indiana University. The named players were not included in the original report, but we’ve added them for your convenience. Here is a detailed summary of the allegations: 1. That ...

NCAA report says Sampson lied about calls

  • Alex Bozich Feb 13, 2008 3
 

So says a report this morning from the Indianapolis Star… The ugly details, below: The “notice of allegations” sent to IU president Michael McRobbie on Feb. 8 and released publicly today alleges that Sampson and his staff violated telephone recruiting ...