[buzzsawl]

liar liar pants on fire
IU releases Ice Miller report on recruiting violations
IU releases Ice Miller report on recruiting violations

By Michael Sanserino, Indiana Daily Student
October 31, 2007
(CSTV U-WIRE) BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Indiana men's basketball coach Kelvin Sampson might not have been completely accurate in his recollection of his role in three-way phone calls that resulted in NCAA violations, according to a report released Tuesday.

Sampson told representatives of the University and legal counsel from Indianapolis law firm Ice Miller that he did not recall former assistant men's basketball coach Rob Senderoff speaking during 10 to 12 three-way calls in which the two were involved, according to the report the IU Athletics Department submitted to the NCAA

Committee on Infractions detailing men's basketball recruiting violations.

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But one recruit and the mother of another recruit said that during some of those calls, Senderoff and Sampson talked at the same time, according to the report.

"... Two of the three individuals that Indiana University successfully contacted from the list of known phone numbers used in three-way recruiting calls, reported that Senderoff was involved in the respective conversations, as well as Sampson," according to the report.

"The University was careful to clarify with both individuals ... that both coaches participated in the conversation at the same time, as opposed to Senderoff speaking only during the first portion of the call and then remaining silent when Sampson was on the phone. The two individuals were specific in their recollections that the call involved Senderoff was involved during the whole call, and it should be noted that these calls were relatively recent."

The department and Ice Miller, which serves as the University's legal counsel on this matter, submitted the report to the NCAA Committee on Infractions on Oct. 3 for their review.

Pursuant to an Indiana Open Records request filed by the Indiana Daily Student, the department released the full report compiled by Ice Miller.

"It's important to keep this in perspective," said IU Director of Athletics Rick Greenspan during a teleconference with reporters yesterday. "That's what we've tried to do in this analysis. We've tried to be objective, we've tried to be thorough, (and) we've tried to honor our commitment to share information both in a public way and also respecting the wishes of our requirements for confidentiality and FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) and some other things we at the University operate under."

[Rollins08]

Every head coach lies in recruiting. If you job depended on it you would also.

[goldengoat]

i think sampson is a liar too but i think he has been adequately punished for the time being