Is Kelvin Sampson Done At Indiana?

Kelvin Sampson could be done as head coach of the Indiana Hoosiers after walking off the court with the Indiana school song in the background. If this was it, then it was quite the awkward goodbye. Sampson's team just beat Purdue, Indiana's most bitter rival. Three days earlier, his Hoosiers crushed a Top 10 opponent by 19 points. They're 22-4 and pushing hard for just their second Big Ten title in the last 15 years. They're playing great. And Sampson is close to being done. Doesn't seem to make much sense. The endgame is here, the outcome verging on preordained. Kelvin Sampson stands accused of five major NCAA violations, at a school with a history of playing it clean. If there is another Indiana basketball game in his future, he's pulled off an upset comparable to a No. 16 seed beating a No. 1. Later this week, a suspension of Sampson for the purpose of eventual termination is likely, according to a source familiar with the situation. Sampson would have 10 days to appeal to save his job, but his fate would virtually be sealed.
Who knows maybe Bobby Knight could come back and coach Indiana. Stranger things have happened and its almost set up perfectly to do so.

Tim Seames