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Who could they have hired that would be alot better?

And if you say Alford, im going to puke. Alford is NOT a great coach, and if you remember, I said a month ago he would not get the job, when EVERYONE else was saying it was a lock.

I know more about this situation than any of you, so tell me who you think they could have hired and I will tell you why they weren't hired or interviewewd or whatnot.

I think IU went after Few first. I think he would of been the 'great hire'. But he turned the job. Then they went after calipari and he would a pretty good hire as well. Oviously IU thought these two coaches were better because they went after them first. THey declined so they got the best coach available willing to take the job. Also the reason I say Sampson is not a great hire is because he has the Oklahoma program under investigation for recruiting violations. What a way to leave a program. This probably helped him to make up his mind to leave to IU.

Sampson is not a bad coach. Among active coaches he has the longest streak for 20 or more wins a season.
1. Sampson 19 straight 20 win seasons.
2. Tubby 13 straight 20 win seasons.
3. Coach K 10 straight 20 win seasons.

But I think it would be a shame if the NCAA finds out that he was involved in recruiting violations. Wouldn't Oklahoma have to pay the consequences for his mistakes? It would be a shame if this happens. Even though the violations wouldn't effect his IU team. Sampson would have to live with that bad reputation and it may effect his recruiting efforts in the future at IU.