Has Kelvin Sampson been fired already?

Has the embattled Kelvin Sampson been fired by the basketball-crazy Hoosiers even though he has their best on-court team they've had in years?

A number of stories are pointing in that direction, including the AOL Fanhouse and Fox Sports. The stories are accumulated and summarized in the following two Ball Hype posts: here and here.

Ouch! So who will be the temporary coaches? Will one of the assistants take over for the next few hours, and then an Indiana guy with experience brought in to finish the season? Someone like Dan Dakich, or perhaps Bob Knight, or any other "mercinary" coach with strong Indiana ties? How about Isiah Thomas? :)