"Since the University now has a new coaching staff that was not involved in any way with these phone calls (or the other allegations) and since this staff already has to serve the remainder of the self-imposed penalties, the University continues to believe additional penalties are unnecessary," the school's response said.
I have one question for IU, its fans and its staff-
Are you serious?
Here's the problem I have with this train of thought- You did it to yourselves...Plain and simple, you now must pay the cost.No one made IU hire a cheater...They did it themselves in an effort to win, right now, at any cost.
No one made IU throw Sampson's assistant under the bus in an effort to diffuse the situation...They did it themselves in an effort to brush a more serious punishment aside.
No one made IU loosen its self-imposed sanctions on Crean...They did it themselves while trying to give a quick-fix to the world of sh*t that the program is now in.
Say whatever you want IU fan, but you're not going to convince me that the university is not somewhat, if not very culpable for the rules that have been broken at your university in the last two years.
Sampson has responded by saying he never knowingly broke any rules. Here's the fact, Kelvin- IU and the NCAA are going to believe you right around the time I believe IU.
Neither is ever going to happen, and for good reason.
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The NCAA will drop the hammer on IU and I can't wait.
Hope you're right...doubt it though. My guess is loss of one schollie and two seasons w/o post season play...But they wouldn't need that anyway.
I'm with Dowd, I doubt it will be a killer. The team won't have much to go off of next year anyway. The following year will be better, but will be a struggle to make it to the NCAA toury (maybe NIT?). I still think the NCAA will hand out more than what the school has done.
Them Lhoosiers are a bunch of phonies anyhow. It is hilarious how sanctimonious they are, still posing on that high horse, going on about how clean and compliant they had been since Dr. Naismith invented the game.
As I recall when the Kelvin Sanctions story broke, this was IU basketball's "first major violation since 1960." That means they had at least one major violation before now, and they apparently had a minor violation(or some minor violations) since 1960... remember the Stevie Alford calendar flap? Ha Ha Ha! That probably wasn't the only one! Heck, even Knight, who went by the book until it came to his own personal conduct/self control, had to have been good for at least of couple of minor violations based upon his occasional outbursts alone.
Face the music Lhoosiers and get down off that high horse that isn't even yours. Your team is not so precious that they are above reproach... and they never have been either. I foresee additional penalties, though none too severe. Yes, this wasn't flagrant, excessive cheating, but please spare us the sanctimonious, holier-than-thou crap though!
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