You’ve probably heard that Kelvin Sampson is in a little bit of trouble over at IU right now. (Funnily enough, no one can seem to get him on the phone.) So why not ditch Kelvin now, cut your losses, and bring back the prodigal player beater? Everyone loves to come home again, so why not take advantage of this massive PR opportunity? And you know what else? Indiana fans would welcome him back in a heartbeat. There wouldn’t be a bigger story in all of college basketball than this.

Only in my wildest dreams would this perfect storm of a bat shit crazy scenario come true.

As for Sampson and the bad stuff that he did…Basically, the infractions are all in relation to him ignoring the NCAA and continuing to make “at least 25″ telephone calls made to recruits while he was at Indiana. Remember, he was already under fire for similar allegations after he left Oklahoma. The guy just couldn’t put the phone down for the sake of propelling his own coaching legacy.

Oh yeah, and this is the best. From the AP story:

That Sampson and Meyer engaged in an impermissible recruiting contact during a two-day sports camp held at Assembly Hall last June 30 and July 1, and that Meyer provided the potential recruit with an impermissible benefit — at least one T-shirt and drawstring backpack.

Oh, no! Not one of those fad, drawstring backpacks that every college student gallops around with these days!

Expect the cellphone costumes to become even more prominent at Indiana road games now. The infractions will have no immediate damage on IU. That is to say, Indiana can/will still make this year’s NCAA Tournament. Whether or not that Tournament berth is taken away from them from the NCAA in the future remains unknown.

Save the Choker—Save the World, Indiana.

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