Tonight I have a guest blogger, a friend (let's call him Hoosier Sam) who happens to be a huge IU basketball fan, commenting on the Kelvin Sampson situation. Here's his unbiased commentary.
The fallout in the media from the allegations of violations by the NCAA is amazing. What happened to the American tradition of due process, anyway? I'm not sure these NCAA rules are even constitutionally viable. Everyone uses a cell phone these days, and some people insist on using them with those annoying earbuds as they walk around looking like they are talking to themselves. How can the NCAA expect anyone go give up their cell phone privileges when it's become almost a part of everyday existence? Like all defendants, Coach Sampson deserves his day in court, when he can explain himself to those who think he did something wrong.
And all of this talk about repeat violations being a problem with the NCAA is even more troubling. I'm not an attorney, but I've seen enough legal shows and movies to know that you can't be tried twice for the same crime. That's double jeapardy, people. So once he was found guilty of being a cell phone fanatic due to his massive calling days at Oklahoma, he can't be charged again, can he?
And even if he could be charged again, maybe since he moved across state lines, you can't bring up past crimes when you prosecute someone, without prejudicing the jury. So why does the media and the NCAA keep worrying about the issues down in Oklahoma? That was another university and another basketball program, and really has nothing to do with the "alleged" issues at Indiana.
Basically what I'm trying to say is that Coach Sampson is innocent until proven guilty, and this is America, so everyone should just leave him alone and let those kids play basketball.
This whole controvery was probably created by those Illinois fans anyway, just trying to get under Coach Sampson's skin.
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2 comments:
I hate to ask, but did your friend actually go to college?
"How can the NCAA expect anyone go give up their cell phone privileges when it's become almost a part of everyday existence?"
If it is against the rules, you can't do it. Just because cell phones are "everywhere" nowadays does not make it right.
"I'm not an attorney, but I've seen enough legal shows and movies to know that you can't be tried twice for the same crime."
It's not the same crime...he broke the law once...got caught...and then broke the law again...it's not the same crime. So, if I get caught for murder, go to jail, get out of jail, and then murder someone else, I can't be tried because it is the same crime? C'mon.
"So why does the media and the NCAA keep worrying about the issues down in Oklahoma?"
They are worried because it is a pattern of abuse of the rules. That's why.
Tell your friend to keep his thoughts to himself.
Joe,
Thanks for commenting on the commentary. My friend did go to college, but he apparently supports the law. I also think he has a good sense of humor.
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