KU Ticket Scandal

[benishock]

Given the damage he did to our program how can we help but hate him?

[jocoshock]

According to one of the reporters who was on 810. This story will have many tentacles. And discussion on 610 in KC this afternoon pointed out that the Pumps pretty much assumed the role of Godfathers of College Basketball after Sonny Vacarro stepped out of the limelight a few years back.

Many prominent programs could get caught up in this.

[BOBB]

I wonder how the WAC or CUSA will feel about accepting KU into their conference with this cloud hanging over them? LaTech and UAB can't sullied by this type of behavior.

Too good to be true. So much for nothing to talk about this summer. I'm sure ISASO has gone through several pairs of underwear already. The nightwatchman too, but for different reasons.
;-)

[ISASO]

I'm laughing my underwear off at their blatant cheating, a 60 year tradition.

The phrase I need to hear is "Lack of Institutional Control". If we hear that again, goodnight.

[WuDrWu]

Perhaps the most stupid, arrogant and chickenshat comment I have ever heard from anyone was the Chancellor trying to tell the media that the athletic deparment was the victim here.

I felt like it was a White House PBR spin job.

[tw805]

Get ready for the most infuriating aspect - when they walk away from this without any penalty whatsoever. Anyone who believes that $3 million worth of tickets walked away without Lurch knowing should buy some real estate on a marshland.

[Yellow Snow]

athletic director Lew Perkins said. “I missed that curveball. It got by. We had the wrong people hired for the wrong jobs.”


Could this be extended to hiring recruits fathers as Director of Basketball Operations?

[Aargh]

nm - pic from Photobucket won't imbed in the post.

[jocoshock]

Get ready for the most infuriating aspect - when they walk away from this without any penalty whatsoever. Anyone who believes that $3 million worth of tickets walked away without Lurch knowing should buy some real estate on a marshland.

Agreed.

KC Star is having a field day.

http://www.kansascity.com/2010/05/26/1973955/ticket-scandal-will-change-perceptions.html

http://www.kansascity.com/2010/05/26/1973956/ncaa-breeds-a-culture-of-corruption.html

http://www.kansascity.com/2010/05/26/1973960/ticket-scandal-outrages-ku-donors.html

http://videos.kansascity.com/vmix_hosted_apps/p/media?id=14396458

[Kung Wu]

Wow the chick in one of those articles donated $2 million and was bitching about her tickets: Rock, chalk, Jayhawk: K-SCREW!

[Txlen]

Wow the chick in one of those articles donated $2 million and was bitching about her tickets: Rock, chalk, Jayhawk: K-SCREW!

:yes: :yes: :yes:

[kcshocker11]

Oh what a tangled web we weave.

[Kung Wu]

Wow the chick in one of those articles donated $2 million and was bitching about her tickets: Rock, chalk, Jayhawk: K-SCREW!

Oh but one other thing ... how do we know it's not happening at WSU, with it's monster number of recent sell outs?

[shockar25]

If it were happening here, it would still be disgusting and stupid. I doubt it is, but it would never be on the scale of a KU. Our arena doesn't seat anywhere near what there's does, so the sheer number of available tickets is considerably less. I just doubt it would happen like that here.

As I said, the sad part is nothing major will come of this. Some folks may be brought up on charges, but you can bet Perkins will never be one of them, and the program will not be affected in any noticeable way. These kinds of practices may or may not stop at KU or more likely they'll probably just get better at hiding it.

I'm just pessimistic when it comes to holding 'big conference' schools accountable. Unless it's so blatant and obvious that the coaches or a player committed an infraction, the fact is nothing happens. It's just the sad truth. It just makes it that much sweeter when a UNI makes a fool out of them in the tourney. Hopefully one day it will be us making a fool out of them.

:goshocks:

[Awesome Sauce Malone]

Well know we know how Brady is paying for college.