Dyersburg, Tennessee · Saturday, November 7, 2009
[Masthead] Fair ~ 64°F  
High: 75°F ~ Low: 50°F
Fool me twice...
Posted Friday, February 22, 2008, at 11:04 AM
<< Previous | Respond | Email link | Next >>

Indiana University hired Kelvin Sampson to coach their basketball team. Indiana is a storied program with national championships and a large, nationwide, following. Their fans are crazy for their team and pack the arena every night. The revenue this program generates is huge. With this is mind why, in the world, would the athletic director persue and hire Sampson. He was already accused of making improper phone calls to recruits while he was at Oklahoma. Hello!!!! What did you expect to happen? Leopards don't change their spots. Now they have to make a decision and probably fire him. This nevers seems to amaze me that college and professional teams will hire someone, that is in trouble or has not had success, where they are and they think they will somehow change and become an upstanding citizen or become John Wooden. Don't get me wrong, some of these hires do work out and they just needed a new setting or better facilities but for the most part it is status quo. If I don't do my job as a teacher there are no other schools waiting for me to come to them and make more money. Once again the sports world is not the real world. Heck, Bret Tomko won 4 games last year and I think he signed a 4 million dollar contract with another team this year. I could win 4 games a year. Surely there would be 4 games against Toronto or the Cubs!!!!!


Respond to this blog

Posting a comment requires free registration. If you already have an account, enter your username and password below. Otherwise, click here to register.

Username:

Password:  (Forgot your password?)

Your comments:
Please be respectful of others and try to stay on topic.


The Wilder Side
Steve Wilder
Recent posts
Archives
Blog RSS feed [Feed icon]
Comments RSS feed [Feed icon]
Login
Hot topics
The Ping-Pong grudge match
(1 ~ 4:25 PM, Oct 29)

The Next Chapter
(1 ~ 9:48 AM, Aug 13)

Lifetime Friendships
(1 ~ 2:50 PM, Jul 11)

The Chosen One chose the wrong path
(1 ~ 6:56 AM, Jun 16)

Goodbye Old Friend
(3 ~ 12:47 PM, May 20)