Enough is enough

Immediately upon learning about the infractions, the University took action. It seems that many people are just bitter at Sampson and IU about the decommitment of Eric Gordan and want to come down on the program for it. Although Sampson did make some phone calls that he was not supposed to make, he didn't do anything against the rules when Gordan changed his mind. I know that this was not mentioned with any previous post on this thread, but many of IU's thread's over the past few months have been plagued with Illinois fans that can't wait to take a jab at a sticky situation

Amen

<p> The problem lies with the hiring of Sampson (a known cheater) and having him repeat the same violation again at IU. That's where the NCAA is going to have issues with how this situation was handled.</p>

<p> And lets be clear on one thing, the NCAA looks at impermissable phone calls VERY seriously.</p>

<p> Tom Yeager, who was acting chairman of the NCAA's Committee on Infractions when Sampson's phone calls while coach at Oklahoma resulted in sanctions...</p>

<p class="inside-copy"> Phone calls to recruits might not appear to be significant violations compared with cash payoffs, but Yeager says that particular issue is taken very seriously by the NCAA.</p>

<p class="inside-copy"> "Sure, it's not as sensational as (if) there's a flashy new sports car in the parking lot or there were bundles of cash flying around. But what you're talking about is recruiting issues. This is one of the things that drives coaches absolutely ballistic. … If somebody is nibbling around the edges — they aren't robbing banks, but they're shaking down the kid on the corner — and in the end Johnny All-American decides to enroll (there), the end result's the same. … With some of these kids, the tipping point can be the smallest thing."</p>

Yeah.  I mean, I'm a Purdue fan, for crying out loud... but let it go already.

Face it, Indiana has already been forced to hit the reset button, and basically rebuild the whole program from scratch, minus a scholarship or two to start with.  The whole thing has been blown up.  There's no need to bury it... let them rebuild.

The NCAA needs to think of what's best for the students, and in this case, I think that's to acknowledge that the program has been set back significantly enough to more than compensate for any unfair advantage they may have possibly gained through the violations.  The idea of enforcement is that if you take one (illegal) step forward, you get knocked 2 steps back to compensate.  I think it's clear that the program at IU has been knocked back at least that far by this ordeal.

NCAA will probably apply some kind of small additional penaly because of lack of instutional control, and to prove that they are in charge.

The school hired him knowing that he had problems at Oklahoma doing this and let him get away with it again.  (100+ calls is a lot for the little time he was there.)

The problem lies with the hiring of Sampson (a known cheater) and having him repeat the same violation again at IU. That's where the NCAA is going to have issues with how this situation was handled.</p>

<p> And lets be clear on one thing, the NCAA looks at impermissable phone calls VERY seriously.</p>

I am an Illinois fan, but I've said it before and here I go again.  I love the Illinois-Indiana basketball rivalry.  I love it when both teams are going well and the games are meaningful.  I'm sure Tom Crean will get it put back together fairly quickly.

BUT, what did Indiana think they were doing hiring a tainted coach.  Indiana can go out and hire almost any coach they want to and the hire Sampson?  What a bunch of idiots in the AD office.  Indiana has probably been punished enough already.  The NCAA is going to add more.

Muckluck - As was said on a different thread, violaters of the law don't get the privilege of setting their own punishment.  Self-cleaning the house goes a long way, but it's not solely up to IU to say that's enough.  It may have been "just phone calls", but they were rules that everyone else had to abide by.  As is well-documented, not the first time for Sampson; not the first time IU has had its problems.  Finally, not all of us who are critical of the situation are Illinois fans.