KU ticket scandal

[KCPowercat]

Lenexa? 

No surprise.

[kcmetro]

If Lew is getting out right now, maybe he doesn't think he can save KU.  Not a good sign.

[shaffe]

effective September 4, 2011.

http://www2.kusports.com/news/2010/jun/ ... school-ye/

[AllThingsKC]

So, KU clears Perkins in their "internal investigation," but he resigns the next day?

Hmmm...  something's fishy!     

[MidtownCat]

I'd love for Lew to be the new commisioner of the Big XII or whatever the hell conference KU, K-State, and MU are going to be a part of next month.

And I'm 100% serious. 

If we can just keep the IRS, FBI, and Department of Justice at bay, we could use the most corrupt, unethetic, cut-throat, back room dealing, disgusting mother effer' available for the job to lead this group and have the sack go head to head with the Pac 10 and Big 10.

[kcmetro]

I'd love for Lew to be the new commisioner of the Big XII or whatever the hell conference KU, K-State, and MU are going to be a part of next month.

And I'm 100% serious. 

If we can just keep the IRS, FBI, and Department of Justice at bay, we could use the most corrupt, unethetic, cut-throat, back room dealing, disgusting mother effer' available for the job to lead this group and have the sack go head to head with the Pac 10 and Big 10.

Lew gets shit done.  That's for sure.

[KCPowercat]

Rumors brewing of lew out today?  Anybody hear anything?

[AllThingsKC]

Rumors brewing of lew out today?  Anybody hear anything?

Why would he be out?  I can't think of a single reason.

[KCPowercat]

Official. Out today. Any idea why hawk fans?

[mean]

Mangino needs a personal chef, and Lew knows how to bring the pork?

[loftguy]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/sto ... FHeadlines

[NDTeve]

Hopefully another shoe isn't about to drop.

[bobbyhawks]

Hopefully another shoe isn't about to drop.

My thoughts exactly.  I hope this isn't KU's way of giving him a mildly graceful exit before we learn something new (or distancing themselves from him).  Best case, this is just Lew not wanting to be an impediment to future AD searches and having other, less stressful opportunities.

[KCPowercat]

Lew gets formal ethics complaint and possible fine.....he still clean and innocent in your eyes lenexa?

[LenexatoKCMO]

Lew gets formal ethics complaint and possible fine.....he still clean and innocent in your eyes lenexa?

Will he probably wind up paying a relatively trivial fine to the state - sure.  Do I believe that Treadmillgate is anything more than a minor bit of bullshit or any sort of evidence that Lew was an inherently "dirty" administrator - absolutely not. 

[KCPowercat]

I agree this is a minor piece of his total sliminess package.

[MidtownCat]

The Department of Justice doesn't waste their time effing around with the small fish.  So, if you think the federal government is sitting around and wasting their time and resources on some low level assistants in the athletic department the equivalent of John Gotti's money counters and they're just going to call er a day, you're absolutely kidding yourself.

This is far from over for Lew.

[LenexatoKCMO]

The Department of Justice doesn't waste their time effing around with the small fish.  

They already got their headlines on the backs of the university name - objective achieved.  Now that Lew is retired he doesn't exactly bring the same sort of sizzle. Regardless, there has been zero evidence disclosed of anything beyond those charged.  If the DOJ thought they could make a bigger play of it, why did they already lay down their cards?

[KCPowercat]

Just to be clear your position is these government agencies are simply out to get ku/Lew?

[LenexatoKCMO]

Just to be clear your position is these government agencies are simply out to get ku/Lew?

First of all, I don't think they have anything on Lew.

Second of all, yes, I do suspect that the DOJ targeted this investigation for maximum potential media exposure.  Pay attention to federal white colar crime prosecution and you will quickly realize that their case selection is 95% driven by maximizing exposure.  They have very limited resources so it is semi-official policy to ensure that every case they bring forward achieves the maximum news coverage.  Or do you really believe that Marth Stewart was really the dirtiest insider trader they could lay their hands on? 

They already got their time in the spotlight on the backs of it being KU; besides there is absolutely zero indication that there is anything more to the story than what is already out so MC's trolling is pretty baseless.