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Originally Posted by JJP
What Sampson did to Illinois re: Gordon was very underhanded. So much for ethics and one's word. Gordon, his father, and Sampson have ZERO credibility. Good to see the Illini take it to them last night.
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The question is what did Sampson do to get Gordon though? Sure, maybe Gordon didn't like Davis and when he left he decided to reconsider IU, but it's not as if Sampson is a coach top recruits would love to play for. He had a few decent teams at OU and was on a steady decline when he left. Why Gordon would want to play for a guy who's offensive philosophy yields 50 and 60 point games is beyond me. Gordon is 1 and gone so it seems he would want to play for a current top team with an up and down style as opposed to the 43 points of boredom put on display against the Illini. With the former Knight situation I believe Sampson was at the very least an embarrassing hire based on ethics alone. I don't believe he ranks much higher as a coach as he does ethically. That being said, there didn't seem to be people lining up for the job either.