Mr. Blagojevich, meet Mr. Sampson

For sheer shamelessness, it’s hard to beat Kelvin Sampson.

After cheating — and getting caught — at Oklahoma University, he cheated again — and got caught — at Indiana, leaving the Hoosiers’ men’s basketball program in shambles.

Then to get him to go away quietly, Indiana had to pay him $700,000 — yes, $700,000.

Now, he’s appealing his discipline by the NCAA, which found Sampson had committed two major violations at Indiana and slapped him with a five-year show cause penalty — meaning that if Sampson applies for another position in the next five years, the college hiring him must explain to the NCAA why it should not be subject to penalties.

I’d also suggest the person making the hire be subject to exhaustive psychological evaluation.

Now, if Sampson loses his appeal, and doesn’t get another college job, all is not lost for him. With his morals and hubris, he can always move to Illinois and run for governor.