Tom Crean Cancels Father/Son Camp to Attend NCAA Hearings

As Indiana prepares for it's NCAA infractions hearing in Seattle on Friday, head basketball coach Tom Crean had to cancel a father/son camp this weekend so that he could make the trip, adding to the difficult start for the first year coach Indiana University faces sanctions for the recruiting violations alleged against former head coach Kelvin Sampson. Crean and eight other Indiana officials will be in Seattle, but the group will not include IU president Michael McRobbie. He'll be participating via teleconference because he'll be attending an IU Foundation board meeting. What kind of message does it send that McRobbie will not be in attendance? Indiana basketball is a major part of his university and it stands to take a big hit from the NCAA. It would make sense to defend your school in person and show that you are taking these allegations seriously. We understand that universities are educational facilities first and not athletic organizations, which makes the IU Foundation a priority under normal circumstances. However, considering McRobbie had a major hand in bringing on these violations, he should take a bigger part in resolving them. Hopefully Crean will get these issues behind him because he has to dig this program out of a big hole. With all of the off-the-court problems he's facing to begin his tenure, Indiana fans need to exercise patience for a couple of years.