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See what you get when you hire somone like Sampson. True IU fans were against his hire because of the issues at his last school. The IU AD and others lowered their standards and know look at the mess we are left with. Hopefully they have gotten it right this time.

Shocking, this only happens @ IU and no other program in America would be this stupid.

Sampson had his share of problems but if what Gordon says is true, not sure hwo a coach can stop players from using drugs if their parents can't. You can't blame everything on Sampson, what about the players?

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Originally posted 07:46 AM ET  12.18 by Keelee24

Sampson had his share of problems but if what Gordon says is true, not sure hwo a coach can stop players from using drugs if their parents can't. You can't blame everything on Sampson, what about the players?

It all starts with the leadership. If he (Sampson) knew this was going on (which in the full interview Gordon stated that he did) then why were they still on the team? He allowed a culture to exist in his program that made choices like this OK. Sure the players were responisble for their own actions, but he was responsible for what he would or would not put up with and still allow a player to be part of the program.

i'm sure Sampson isn't the only coach that allows his players to toke a lil cheebah if winning isn't an issue... Besides, half the NBA smokes weed, so why would you think they weren't already doing it in college???

wow, drugs in sports, especially basketball? I don't believe it! These guys treat their bodies like a temple and they'd never ever do drugs especially marijuana. And we all know that NBA players NEVER EVER use marijuana.

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Originally posted 08:13 AM ET  12.18 by Stickman2244

It all starts with the leadership. If he (Sampson) knew this was going on (which in the full interview Gordon stated that he did) then why were they still on the team? He allowed a culture to exist in his program that made choices like this OK. Sure the players were responisble for their own actions, but he was responsible for what he would or would not put up with and still allow a player to be part of the program.

If there were any indications of this in their past, Knight would never have recruited them in the first place. He certainly wouldn't have tolerated even the first instance of it, let alone repeated use.

If the NCAA has any REAL integrity, they'll expand the sanctions against Sampson and his staff so that they're out of college coaching permanently.

Granted, that a big If......

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Originally posted 09:08 AM ET  12.18 by The Warden

wow, drugs in sports, especially basketball? I don't believe it! These guys treat their bodies like a temple and they'd never ever do drugs especially marijuana. And we all know that NBA players NEVER EVER use marijuana.

What percentage of the NBA would you guess smokes pot? I would say 1/3 of the league...this does not count as drugs.
I wouldnt like to see Rasheed Wallace play if he wasnt stoned

I am sure these players were smoking when they were 17 and 1 so I'm not so sure blaming drugs is the real reason for their fall off.

It kind of sounds as a cop-out and more reason to pile even more on Sampson.

He tried to stop it but couldn't? How about throwing the kids off the freaking team or at least putting them in a drug treatment program. IU got off lucky with the NCAA and this dooshbag (Sampson) should never be allowed anywhere near a college program.

i went to BC, we smoked (among other things) alot with the BC sports guys, well actually just the Basketball and Football players, the baseball and hockey guys took too many of the chicks so we didnt hangout with them, the bball and football guys were to big for BC girls so we didnt have to worry as much, i have heard other schools are a lot worse, the bc players that did smoke still did well enough academically, for the most part, although teachers were pretty nice to them

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Originally posted 09:09 AM ET  12.18 by pwings

If there were any indications of this in their past, Knight would never have recruited them in the first place. He certainly wouldn't have tolerated even the first instance of it, let alone repeated use.If the NCAA has any REAL integrity, they'll expand the sanctions against Sampson and his staff so that they're out of college coaching permanently. Granted, that a big If......

Not true a lot of Knight's players toked on some bud. How do i know hell i smoked some with them. So you can cross out that theory.

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Originally posted 07:07 AM ET  12.18 by Stickman2244

See what you get when you hire somone like Sampson. True IU fans were against his hire because of the issues at his last school. The IU AD and others lowered their standards and know look at the mess we are left with. Hopefully they have gotten it right this time.

Nope can't blame this one on Sampson. He's their coach not guardian angel. Can't watch 'em 24/7. These young men are responsible for theier own actions.

What the hell else is there to do in Bloomington, Indiana?

weed is natural.. its all good. id go as far as saying more than half of all ncaa athletes have tried it a couple times in college.

It's just a weed that turns into a flower in your mind.

Or, like we say at Wrigley Field: "A Ballpark with grass, is a Ballpark with class"!

This doesn't surprise me at all except for the fact that Gordon threw his teammates under the bus. This stuff happens everywhere but very rarely do you hear it acknowledged.

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Originally posted 06:00 PM ET  12.18 by TuroksDad

weed is natural.. its all good. id go as far as saying more than half of all ncaa athletes have tried it a couple times in college.

Arsenic is also natural. Being natural doesn't automatically equal good or not harmful.

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Originally posted 06:13 PM ET  12.18 by MrMiyagiJr

Or, like we say at Wrigley Field: "A Ballpark with grass, is a Ballpark with class"!

And miyagi is an ****!For someone that isn't an IU fan,you sure seem interested in what's going on there.Get a life and go back to your second rate Illinois program.