Schadenfreude

Posted October 15th, 2007 at 08:26 AM by IlliniPundit
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It's incredibly petty of me, but stories like this make me smile.

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Oil Man's picture
On October 15th, 2007 at 09:22 AM, Oil Man said:

This has to bring a grin to most Illini fans.  I know I too smiled when I read it.

IlliniPundit's picture
On October 15th, 2007 at 09:31 AM, IlliniPundit said:

They reap what they sow.

On October 15th, 2007 at 02:35 PM, PropertyRights said:

 Sampson is one shady dude.. And he was hired (directly or indirectly) by the President of the NCAA... talk about mixed messages..tsk tsk

Politicalchemy's picture
On October 15th, 2007 at 02:49 PM, Politicalchemy said:

Petty?  I disagree.  Kelvin Sampson's story is well-known to IP readers so I won't repeat it here, but a couple of additional facts might not be common knowledge: 

While you're probably aware that NCAA president Myles Brand is the former president of Indiana University -- and therefore would have been a key person to consult as IU AD Rick Greenspan et al pondered hiring Sampson and inheriting some of his baggage -- it's worth noting that both Sampson and Brand are members of the College Basketball Partnership.  There hasn't been much news about this group recently, but members include not only Sampson and Myles, but Big Ten head man Jim Delany. 

I think the whole thing has a funny smell to it, but we'll see whether Sampson can count on his buddies if the NCAA decides IU's self-imposed sanctions aren't sufficient.

On October 15th, 2007 at 09:25 PM, xian said:

I don't see any of the famous S-word in this story. I am simply glad that it seems to be an example of the system punishing someone guilty of a transgression in the hopes of future improvement.