Another chapter in the seemingly never-ending soap opera of IU basketball closed Friday night with the buyout of Kelvin Sampson. Unfortunately it was about 4 months too late (see my blog of 10/28).
It's ironic that since the news broke of the severity of the NCAA allegations (which I predicted in that 10/28 blog), my passion for IU basketball has returned. Prior to the new allegations I had been to about 5 IU games this year, despite having season tickets. When I did go I just did not enjoy it. I felt like something very sacred had been corrupted and no one seemed to care. Since the news broke that all changed. In fact, other than a few students, I've been very proud of the way the IU have reacted. This article sums it up very well:
IU Fans' Character
So where should IU go from here? The next thing that needs to happen is to relieve Rick Greenspan of his duties. In the last week I had heard some rumblings about whether Greenspan truly wanted Sampson and I started to waver on whether he should go. However, if that was the case, then why did it take Greenspan a year to discover the problems, especially given Sampson's history? And why didn't he fire him in October?
As for this season I have no idea what to expect. They have a very tough game at Michigan State next Sunday. Purdue has 1 semi-tough game left - at Ohio State. Wisconsin's toughest remaining game is Michigan State in Madison. So I don't expect IU to win the Big Ten title. Could IU ride the emotion of Sampson's departure to a nice run in the NCAA? I guess anything is possible. One thing is for sure - I feel much better about being an IU fan than I did 2 weeks ago.
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