So Who is the Anonymous Donor?

In the breaking story on ESPN about the Indiana/Sampson settlement, the story cites an anonymous donor that contributed $550,000 of the $750,000 settlement to induce Sampson to go away quietly and waive any potential litigation.

Could the donor be Mark Cuban, internet billionaire, Dallas Mavericks owner and fanatical IU alum. If you don't know the Cuban story, he and a friend originally started broadcast.com (the source of his billions when sold to Yahoo) to watch IU basketball games through the web.

If indeed it was Cuban, I imagine the conversation went something like this:

MC: Hi Rick (Greenspan, IU AD) Cuban here, so are we going to put this whole nastiness behind us today?

RG: Well not exactly. We plan to suspend Coach Sampson until the end of the season and let the investigation play out so we don't get sued. Remember how much money Ohio State had to pay to Jim O'Brien after they fired him? We can't afford to pay out millions to a former coach.

MC: Well this is embarrassing for IU and all of the alums. We need to put this behind us now! Won't he take a settlement?

RG: Umm I am not sure.

MC: Well did you ask him? Have you tried to get him to resign with a settlement and waiver?

RG: No not yet.

MC: What have you guys been doing for the past week? I mean you already did your investigation months ago, what has been taking so long to make a decision?

RG: We have been trying to figure out ways to avoid litigation. Do you remember how much Ohio state had to pay to O'Brien for wrongful termination.

MC: Okay, then negotiate a settlement with a waiver of litigation.

RG: Yeah but we really can't afford that. Do you know how much it is costing us in legal fees to investigate and defend against the NCAA allegations. We are going to have to shell out millions.

MC: Well we need to get rid of this guy quick or we won't be able to recruit and this will hang over the team during the tournament. Find out how much he wants and I will chip in to get rid of him!

RG: Wow, you truly are the greatest alum.

MC: Thanks Rick. But there is one condition -- I get to approve the next guy you boneheads plan to put in the chair.

RG: Uh I guess we can do that Mark. Thanks.