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Title: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: mikeycat on June 10, 2009, 04:58:03 PM
http://www.kansas.com/sports/updates/story/847623.html

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Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: stormnut on June 10, 2009, 04:59:50 PM
http://www.kansas.com/sports/updates/story/847623.html

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Is it trouble when you throw away the old warn out 8-track stereo or the 45 record player in the closet?
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: doom on June 10, 2009, 05:05:45 PM
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Sources: K-State's Epps, Cavello placed on administrative leave
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BY JEFFREY MARTIN
The Wichita Eagle

Kansas State senior athletic administrators Jim Epps and Bob Cavello were placed on administrative leave this afternoon, two sources told The Eagle.

Details on the length of the leave were not immediately available, and K-State did not release information.

It leaves K-State without two of its top athletic department officials four days after new athletic director John Currie began his work in Manhattan.

The move is the latest in a series of unexpected changes in the athletic department. The changes began in January when then athletic director Bob Krause took a new job as director of the school's satellite campus in Olathe.

On May 20, it was revealed that Krause and former football coach Ron Prince had agreed to a $3.2-million buyout -- in addition to a publicly revealed $1.2 million buyout if Prince was fired after the 2008 season. That second agreement had not been negotiated by K-State lawyers and was, KSU said, a deal only known to that point by Krause, Prince and Prince's agent. Krause resigned from his Olathe post after the secret buyout was revealed.

Epps was quoted in a statement May 20 saying he had no knowledge of the second settlement. K-State has filed a lawsuit in Riley County District Court to void the settlement.

Epps, who is the deputy AD, completed his 30th year in the Wildcat athletic department this spring. He is in charge of daily internal operations. He began his K-State career as an academic counselor in 1979, then was promoted to administrative assistant for football in 1982 and special assistant to the head coach in 1987. He was named senior associate AD in 1990.

Cavello, associate AD for business operations, has been at K-State since 1996. He oversees financial, contractual and business operations for the department, as well as overseeing the men's and women's golf programs.
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: ~WabashRoll~ on June 10, 2009, 05:15:09 PM
Good news - surprised it didn't happen sooner.

Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: fatty fat fat on June 10, 2009, 05:18:36 PM
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Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: sonofdaxjones on June 10, 2009, 05:27:39 PM
Jim Epps . . . empty suit yes man, who should have retired 8 years ago.

Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: stormnut on June 10, 2009, 05:39:04 PM
Jim Epps . . . empty suit yes man, who should have retired 8 years ago.



I bet him, Wefart and other are wishing they had.
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: sonofdaxjones on June 10, 2009, 05:42:41 PM
Still trying to figure out how I had such a cognitive disconnect with Krause, when 4 or 5 years ago I went to a whole new level of hate from the Powertards on the Wabash when I was discussing the clusterf_ck that had become the Colbert Hills financing, and how Krause was right there in the middle of all of that.  No wonder the KSU Foundation wanted the guy out of athletics.

Very dumb on my part . . . .  :banghead: :banghead:

Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: stormnut on June 10, 2009, 05:46:50 PM
Still trying to figure out how I had such a cognitive disconnect with Krause, when 4 or 5 years ago I went to a whole new level of hate from the Powertards on the Wabash when I was discussing the clusterf_ck that had become the Colbert Hills financing, and how Krause was right there in the middle of all of that.  No wonder the KSU Foundation wanted the guy out of athletics.

Very dumb on my part . . . .  :banghead: :banghead:



Wow never put those dots together before. Makes you wonder were we would be if Timmy would have just listen to you and not return your money in a Dear John letter. :angryMJ: Being serious about this no joke.
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: sonofdaxjones on June 10, 2009, 05:54:53 PM
Storm . . . The Colbert Hills financing really didn't involve the athletic department per se.   If you were to go back and look at it, it was a shifty little deal that Krause put together with Colbert and others, that also involved the Vaniers.   Jack whined about how he "gave the land away" but low and behold Daughter Vanier has all the development rights around the course . . . the KSU Golf Foundation then defaults on the bonds issued to build the course and so on and so on and so on . ..
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: catzacker on June 10, 2009, 07:19:13 PM
why administrative leave?  why not just fire them?  don't understand that. 
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: stormnut on June 10, 2009, 07:22:16 PM
why administrative leave?  why not just fire them?  don't understand that. 

Its how things are done in a properly run corporation. :AA:
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: catzacker on June 10, 2009, 07:24:46 PM
why administrative leave?  why not just fire them?  don't understand that. 

Its how things are done in a properly run corporation. :AA:

don't understand why they don't just fire them and start officially looking for replacements.  you don't put your top 2 athletic department officials on admin leave and then retain them.   maybe they have buyouts too?
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: stormnut on June 10, 2009, 07:27:32 PM
why administrative leave?  why not just fire them?  don't understand that. 

Its how things are done in a properly run corporation. :AA:

don't understand why they don't just fire them and start officially looking for replacements.  you don't put your top 2 athletic department officials on admin leave and then retain them.   maybe they have buyouts too?

Don't either I would shove their pink slips up their rears and kick them out the door but it is the "proper" way of doing it.
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: catzacker on June 10, 2009, 07:31:52 PM
why administrative leave?  why not just fire them?  don't understand that. 

Its how things are done in a properly run corporation. :AA:

don't understand why they don't just fire them and start officially looking for replacements.  you don't put your top 2 athletic department officials on admin leave and then retain them.   maybe they have buyouts too?

Don't either I would shove their pink slips up their rears and kick them out the door but it is the "proper" way of doing it.

i hope those two dumbf*cks weren't down with IPP too.
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: Pike on June 10, 2009, 07:37:48 PM
why administrative leave?  why not just fire them?  don't understand that. 

Its how things are done in a properly run corporation. :AA:

don't understand why they don't just fire them and start officially looking for replacements.  you don't put your top 2 athletic department officials on admin leave and then retain them.   maybe they have buyouts too?

Don't either I would shove their pink slips up their rears and kick them out the door but it is the "proper" way of doing it.

i hope those two dumbf*cks weren't down with IPP too.

I'm sure they had something to do with it or knew about it.
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: stormnut on June 10, 2009, 07:39:32 PM
why administrative leave?  why not just fire them?  don't understand that. 

Its how things are done in a properly run corporation. :AA:

don't understand why they don't just fire them and start officially looking for replacements.  you don't put your top 2 athletic department officials on admin leave and then retain them.   maybe they have buyouts too?

Don't either I would shove their pink slips up their rears and kick them out the door but it is the "proper" way of doing it.

i hope those two dumbf*cks weren't down with IPP too.

I'm sure they had something to do with it or knew about it.

Or should have been doing their fracking job and knew something about it.
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: Pike on June 10, 2009, 08:19:57 PM
why administrative leave?  why not just fire them?  don't understand that. 

Its how things are done in a properly run corporation. :AA:

don't understand why they don't just fire them and start officially looking for replacements.  you don't put your top 2 athletic department officials on admin leave and then retain them.   maybe they have buyouts too?

Don't either I would shove their pink slips up their rears and kick them out the door but it is the "proper" way of doing it.

i hope those two dumbf*cks weren't down with IPP too.

I'm sure they had something to do with it or knew about it.

Or should have been doing their fracking job and knew something about it.

Yeah I don't see why these guys don't just get canned
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: doom on June 10, 2009, 08:27:42 PM
why administrative leave?  why not just fire them?  don't understand that. 

Its how things are done in a properly run corporation. :AA:

don't understand why they don't just fire them and start officially looking for replacements.  you don't put your top 2 athletic department officials on admin leave and then retain them.   maybe they have buyouts too?

Don't either I would shove their pink slips up their rears and kick them out the door but it is the "proper" way of doing it.

i hope those two dumbf*cks weren't down with IPP too.

I'm sure they had something to do with it or knew about it.

Or should have been doing their fracking job and knew something about it.

Yeah I don't see why these guys don't just get canned

They will.  It's just protocol. 
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: ew2x4 on June 10, 2009, 08:33:38 PM
Trouble? How is this anything but great news?
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: delusionliveshere on June 10, 2009, 08:41:29 PM
Trouble? How is this anything but great news?

Because, dumbass, there is a lawsuit pending about the "secret" deal, which, evidently, wasn't so &@#%ing secret.  Gawd you farmers are slow.

KSU Athletic Department =  :lol:

Good luck.  You idiots, and I mean that literally, should just quit.   :flush:
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: Bhyaaaaa! on June 10, 2009, 08:46:57 PM
Trouble? How is this anything but great news?

Because, dumbass, there is a lawsuit pending about the "secret" deal, which, evidently, wasn't so fracking secret.  Gawd you farmers are slow.

KSU Athletic Department =  :lol:

Good luck.  You idiots, and I mean that literally, should just quit. administrative leave yourselves  :flush:

FYP

Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: ew2x4 on June 10, 2009, 09:02:35 PM
Trouble? How is this anything but great news?

Because, dumbass, there is a lawsuit pending about the "secret" deal, which, evidently, wasn't so fracking secret.  Gawd you farmers are slow.

KSU Athletic Department =  :lol:

Good luck.  You idiots, and I mean that literally, should just quit.   :flush:

Everyone knew our Ath Dept was completely incompetent. Why the frack does it matter if there is even more evidence of this? It's great news that house is getting cleaned. You're a &@#%ing retard for not being able to comprehend this.
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: CerpinTaxt on June 10, 2009, 09:19:52 PM
Bob Cavello is a real piece of work.  &@#% that guy.  Billy Zabka has a very unEMAW story about him.  Don't recall all the specifics but I'm sure he'd love to share now that ADJC is cleaning house :peek:
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: Iceberg on June 10, 2009, 09:44:02 PM
Currie is just making sure that everyone in the AD office is rowing with the boat, not against it.

Oh, wait...


Frack, RP II. We're screwed
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: da govna on June 10, 2009, 09:49:17 PM
Trouble? How is this anything but great news?
KSU Athletic Department =  :lol:

does "Lack of Institutional Control" sound familiar?  :tongue:
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: KSUSocrates on June 10, 2009, 10:23:15 PM
why administrative leave?  why not just fire them?  don't understand that. 

Its how things are done in a properly run corporation. :AA:

They may be on tenure as well so you can't actually fire them without going through a committee, blah, blah, blah.  Placing them on administrative leave just means that they can't work and screw something else up until ADJC can get through all the hoops needed to make them resign and a severance package negotiated with them.  KSU is very into the good PR stuff so as not to have them come back saying nasty things about K-State.  Just like RP, won't be no badmouthing K-State after they pay him his 1.2M and his other 3.2M. Can't say anything bad about that.

 :kstatriot:
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: delusionliveshere on June 10, 2009, 10:43:04 PM
Trouble? How is this anything but great news?

Because, dumbass, there is a lawsuit pending about the "secret" deal, which, evidently, wasn't so fracking secret.  Gawd you farmers are slow.

KSU Athletic Department =  :lol:

Good luck.  You idiots, and I mean that literally, should just quit.   :flush:

Everyone knew our Ath Dept was completely incompetent. Why the frack does it matter if there is even more evidence of this? It's great news that house is getting cleaned. You're a fracking retard for not being able to comprehend this.

Again, dumbass, your President was, once again, in the media crying (literally) about his best buddy, Krause, negotiating a secret deal which evidently wasn't very secret.  Try not to be so "kstate" will you.  Your AD is completely inept.  You are embarrassing the state of Kansas, let alone the Big 12.  Try not to contibute to the douchebaggery, will you?  God you're dull. :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: delusionliveshere on June 10, 2009, 10:44:58 PM
Trouble? How is this anything but great news?
KSU Athletic Department =  :lol:

does "Lack of Institutional Control" sound familiar?  :tongue:

At least we have something to show for it.   ;)
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: Bookcat on June 10, 2009, 11:22:57 PM
Jim Epps was the guy that convinced Snyder that a deal with Fresno State would be better than a deal with the Colordao State Rams.

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Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: purplewabbit on June 11, 2009, 08:46:44 AM
Still trying to figure out how I had such a cognitive disconnect with Krause, when 4 or 5 years ago I went to a whole new level of hate from the Powertards on the Wabash when I was discussing the clusterf_ck that had become the Colbert Hills financing, and how Krause was right there in the middle of all of that.  No wonder the KSU Foundation wanted the guy out of athletics.

Very dumb on my part . . . .  :banghead: :banghead:



I didn't see the post over there but would have agreed with you. He was smack in the middle of that mess.
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: purplewabbit on June 11, 2009, 08:51:35 AM
why administrative leave?  why not just fire them?  don't understand that. 

Its how things are done in a properly run corporation. :AA:

don't understand why they don't just fire them and start officially looking for replacements.  you don't put your top 2 athletic department officials on admin leave and then retain them.   maybe they have buyouts too?

probably more out of respect for Epps...he's been there a very long time and I heard this morning that they are saying that he is not speculated as being involved in the private agreement....and I really do believe that. Administrative leave...a more than gentle nudge saying...it's time to move on. I'd heard he was about to retire anyway.
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: sonofdaxjones on June 11, 2009, 09:06:39 AM
ADJC doesn't want those two in there flying "air cover" for the previous regime. 

Jim Epps was probably taking a nap when the whole "secret deal" was going down.

Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: MadCat on June 11, 2009, 09:11:21 AM
Currie sent them home so he and the workers could talk about Epps'/Cavello's future with the organization without having to close doors or whisper.
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: kougar24 on June 11, 2009, 09:14:00 AM
Jim Epps . . . empty suit yes man, who should have retired 8 years ago.



Yup. kurt McGuffin should get his job.
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: ew2x4 on June 11, 2009, 09:19:23 AM
Trouble? How is this anything but great news?

Because, dumbass, there is a lawsuit pending about the "secret" deal, which, evidently, wasn't so fracking secret.  Gawd you farmers are slow.

KSU Athletic Department =  :lol:

Good luck.  You idiots, and I mean that literally, should just quit.   :flush:

Everyone knew our Ath Dept was completely incompetent. Why the frack does it matter if there is even more evidence of this? It's great news that house is getting cleaned. You're a fracking retard for not being able to comprehend this.

Again, dumbass, your President was, once again, in the media crying (literally) about his best buddy, Krause, negotiating a secret deal which evidently wasn't very secret.  Try not to be so "kstate" will you.  Your AD is completely inept.  You are embarrassing the state of Kansas, let alone the Big 12.  Try not to contibute to the douchebaggery, will you?  God you're dull. :rolleyes:

Who gives a crap how secret it was? We knew our entire administration was garbage, so how is the fact that we now have a resemblance of a legit administration a bad thing?

It's obvious you're struggling here, yet I'm the dumbass. lol.
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: sonofdaxjones on June 11, 2009, 09:24:34 AM
LOL . . . according to Tardville in 2001 some at ku were considering dropping football (don't believe that for a minute). 

Will their be an exit ceremony for Bob "Big Racist" Hemmenway at ku??   The King of Affirmative Action lawsuits.

Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: DrJamesANaismith on June 11, 2009, 09:27:05 AM
I'll save the little fellow the trouble of copying and pasting this from his home page:


I'm going to speculate that there was a conversation that went something like this:

John Currie to Prince agent: "What would it take to settle this lawsuit? You know it was against rules to negotiate this rogue contract with ONLY our former idiot AD, Bob Krause, and not go through the proper channels."

Prince agent: "John, why don't you run that last part by Epps and Cavello and get back with me. I'll wait by the phone .... "
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: sonofdaxjones on June 11, 2009, 09:29:48 AM
I'll save the little fellow the trouble of copying and pasting this from his home page:


I'm going to speculate that there was a conversation that went something like this:

John Currie to Prince agent: "What would it take to settle this lawsuit? You know it was against rules to negotiate this rogue contract with ONLY our former idiot AD, Bob Krause, and not go through the proper channels."

Prince agent: "John, why don't you run that last part by Epps and Cavello and get back with me. I'll wait by the phone .... "


My home page . . . right STALKsmith, Right . . . this from a gal who will have anything of interest to Tardville on this forum, cut and pasted over there within 37 seconds of it being posted here.   :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Now get back to towel duty.



Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
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Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: BeaumontCat1% on June 11, 2009, 09:41:01 AM
I'll save the little fellow the trouble of copying and pasting this from his home page:


I'm going to speculate that there was a conversation that went something like this:

John Currie to Prince agent: "What would it take to settle this lawsuit? You know it was against rules to negotiate this rogue contract with ONLY our former idiot AD, Bob Krause, and not go through the proper channels."

Prince agent: "John, why don't you run that last part by Epps and Cavello and get back with me. I'll wait by the phone .... "


How eactly does Epps and Cavello knowing about the "secret" deal help Prince and his agent in the least?  Krause clearly had more authority to execute the deal than either of those two, and the agent/attorney still has the same ethical issues until he can show that KSU's legal counsel was involved in the negotiation.

BTW, if Prince's agent is speaking directly to Currie as your screenplay suggests, the agent has even more ethics problems.
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: LimestoneOutcropping on June 11, 2009, 09:48:07 AM
I'll save the little fellow the trouble of copying and pasting this from his home page:


I'm going to speculate that there was a conversation that went something like this:

John Currie to Prince agent: "What would it take to settle this lawsuit? You know it was against rules to negotiate this rogue contract with ONLY our former idiot AD, Bob Krause, and not go through the proper channels."

Prince agent: "John, why don't you run that last part by Epps and Cavello and get back with me. I'll wait by the phone .... "


How eactly does Epps and Cavello knowing about the "secret" deal help Prince and his agent in the least?  Krause clearly had more authority to execute the deal than either of those two, and the agent/attorney still has the same ethical issues until he can show that KSU's legal counsel was involved in the negotiation.

BTW, if Prince's agent is speaking directly to Currie as your screenplay suggests, the agent has even more ethics problems.


Indeed.  Everyone is represented by counsel. 
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: sonofdaxjones on June 11, 2009, 09:57:28 AM
Guys . . . no one, and I mean no one thinks DocSTALKsmith is the sharpest knife in the drawer.   So go easy.

Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: catzacker on June 11, 2009, 10:09:45 AM
krause's subordinates knowing about a deal that required authorization above krause (and his subordinates) doesn't make the secret deal any less secret from the people (who could authorize the transaction) that were (allegedly) kept in the dark about this.   it's not like prince's agent can say "see, even more people that had no authority to make this deal were party to this deal so it wasn't secret"...if anything it builds a case for collusion.
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: billyzabka on June 11, 2009, 12:45:21 PM
Bob Cavello is a real piece of work.  frack that guy.  Billy Zabka has a very unEMAW story about him.  Don't recall all the specifics but I'm sure he'd love to share now that ADJC is cleaning house :peek:

LOL, haven't thought about that story in a few years. Fracking Bob Cavello - was very good at covering his own ass. Until now I guess.
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: steve dave on June 11, 2009, 12:46:01 PM
Bob Cavello is a real piece of work.  frack that guy.  Billy Zabka has a very unEMAW story about him.  Don't recall all the specifics but I'm sure he'd love to share now that ADJC is cleaning house :peek:

LOL, haven't thought about that story in a few years. Fracking Bob Cavello - was very good at covering his own ass. Until now I guess.

Spill it  :users:
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: FBWillie on June 11, 2009, 12:47:25 PM
Bob Cavello is a real piece of work.  frack that guy.  Billy Zabka has a very unEMAW story about him.  Don't recall all the specifics but I'm sure he'd love to share now that ADJC is cleaning house :peek:

LOL, haven't thought about that story in a few years. Fracking Bob Cavello - was very good at covering his own ass. Until now I guess.

PM story if too pussy.... I' mean too private to post here.
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: sonofdaxjones on June 11, 2009, 12:54:47 PM
Spill it . . . or PM everyone here.

Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: DrJamesANaismith on June 11, 2009, 01:01:33 PM
Yes, PM please
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: pissclams on June 11, 2009, 01:17:42 PM
Jim Epps . . . empty suit yes man, who should have retired 8 years ago.



Yup. kurt McGuffin should get his job.

or not.  we need new "non contaminated by the old regime" blood.  mcguffin has been sucking the teets of the AD for years and has the same BS instilled in him as the guys who taught him the game.  no thanks.
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: sonofdaxjones on June 11, 2009, 01:18:51 PM
Jim Epps . . . empty suit yes man, who should have retired 8 years ago.



Yup. kurt McGuffin should get his job.

or not.  we need new "non contaminated by the old regime" blood.  mcguffin has been sucking the teets of the AD for years and has the same BS instilled in him as the guys who taught him the game.  no thanks.

Gonna have to go with clams here.   
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: CaptainCrap on June 11, 2009, 01:34:35 PM

or not.  we need new "non contaminated by the old regime" blood.  mcguffin has been sucking the teets of the AD for years and has the same BS instilled in him as the guys who taught him the game.  no thanks.

Gonna have to go with clams here.  

Disagree with both of you.
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: sonofdaxjones on June 11, 2009, 01:37:20 PM

or not.  we need new "non contaminated by the old regime" blood.  mcguffin has been sucking the teets of the AD for years and has the same BS instilled in him as the guys who taught him the game.  no thanks.

Gonna have to go with clams here.  

Disagree with both of you.

State your case then.

Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: billyzabka on June 11, 2009, 01:49:24 PM
Alright, typed this whole fracking thing once and then accidently closed the window so had to type it again.. When I first heard this story (03-04 timeframe) I dismissed it immediately because of how far-fetched and soap opera-esque it was. Now, in light of the clusterfrack that is our athletic department it suddenly seems entirely possible.

What I was told was that Cavello was caught doing something he wasn’t supposed to do and was about to get fired. I don’t recall the exact details but I remember it had something to do with merchandise from the cat’s closet. I remember thinking that it really wasn’t that big of a deal – probably enough to get you fired but probably too petty for them to take to the law.

Anyway, the story goes that Timmy tried to get rid of him but Cavello had an ace in the hole. Apparently he had some embarrassing information on the wbb team and threatened to leak it if he got the axe. Again, I didn’t think it was that earth-shattering but definitely wouldn’t have looked good in the public eye – it involved a “relationship”   :fatty: between an asst. coach and a player.

I have no idea how much or if any of this is true but it did come from a good source within the wbb program so take it fwiw. Haven’t thought about it in a good while until I saw the news yesterday.
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: sonofdaxjones on June 11, 2009, 01:55:49 PM
So it's possible that Timid Timmy was afraid to fire a guy because that guy might tell people that some women involved in the womens basketball program were gay??

Pfft . . . that's funny.





Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: steve dave on June 11, 2009, 01:59:26 PM
some women involved in the womens basketball program were gay??


SHHHHHHHHH!   If the national media gets ahold of this they will have a field day, FIELD DAY, at our expense.  :ohno:
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: CerpinTaxt on June 11, 2009, 02:01:43 PM
So it's possible that Timid Timmy was afraid to fire a guy because that guy might tell people that some women involved in the womens basketball program were gay??

Pfft . . . that's funny.
possibly because one of those women was a coach.
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: sonofdaxjones on June 11, 2009, 02:05:26 PM
So it's possible that Timid Timmy was afraid to fire a guy because that guy might tell people that some women involved in the womens basketball program were gay??

Pfft . . . that's funny.
possibly because one of those women was a coach.

Okay . . . and??
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: CerpinTaxt on June 11, 2009, 02:11:33 PM
So it's possible that Timid Timmy was afraid to fire a guy because that guy might tell people that some women involved in the womens basketball program were gay??

Pfft . . . that's funny.
possibly because one of those women was a coach.

Okay . . . and??
hey man I agree with you, TW should've done something about it.  The fact that it was a coach is the only reason I can see him NOT doing something about it.
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: Brock Landers on June 11, 2009, 02:14:44 PM
So it's possible that Timid Timmy was afraid to fire a guy because that guy might tell people that some women involved in the womens basketball program were gay??

Pfft . . . that's funny.
possibly because one of those women was a coach.


Hey now, what Kami Ethridge does on her time is nobody's business!!!!     :peek:
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: BeaumontCat1% on June 11, 2009, 03:09:30 PM

or not.  we need new "non contaminated by the old regime" blood.  mcguffin has been sucking the teets of the AD for years and has the same BS instilled in him as the guys who taught him the game.  no thanks.

Gonna have to go with clams here.  

Disagree with both of you.

State your case then.



I'm with CaptainCrap on this one.  I don't think McGuffin agreed with a lot of stuff that was going on, and I doubt he was involved with any of the crap that Krause pulled.  He did seem to be working really hard on fund raising from what I have heard.  I'm not sure how successful he has been, but he was/is at least trying to get $$$ from someone not named Vanier.  McGuffin is young enough that with competent leadership in the department, he could still grow into a pretty decent administrator.   Two Cents
 
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: kougar24 on June 11, 2009, 03:13:20 PM
Jim Epps . . . empty suit yes man, who should have retired 8 years ago.



Yup. kurt McGuffin should get his job.

or not.  we need new "non contaminated by the old regime" blood.  mcguffin has been sucking the teets of the AD for years and has the same BS instilled in him as the guys who taught him the game.  no thanks.

I would agree with you in principle, but in reality, I'd really like McGuffin to stick around. So,  :P
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: sonofdaxjones on June 11, 2009, 03:30:58 PM
Okay . . . McGuffin stays .  . . next . . .

Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: pissclams on June 11, 2009, 03:57:34 PM

or not.  we need new "non contaminated by the old regime" blood.  mcguffin has been sucking the teets of the AD for years and has the same BS instilled in him as the guys who taught him the game.  no thanks.

Gonna have to go with clams here.  

Disagree with both of you.

State your case then.



I'm with CaptainCrap on this one.  I don't think McGuffin agreed with a lot of stuff that was going on, and I doubt he was involved with any of the crap that Krause pulled.  He did seem to be working really hard on fund raising from what I have heard.  I'm not sure how successful he has been, but he was/is at least trying to get $$$ from someone not named Vanier.  McGuffin is young enough that with competent leadership in the department, he could still grow into a pretty decent administrator.   Two Cents
 
he works hard so he should stay, are you fracking kidding me? GMAFB with this weak crape.

he's part of the AD's old guard and with the shape that things are in, he needs to go- along with a bunch of others.  the dude hasn't left MHK since Altman was in town.
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: sonofdaxjones on June 11, 2009, 04:05:23 PM
Okay . . . McGuffin has to go!!

Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: CaptainCrap on June 11, 2009, 04:15:38 PM
he's part of the AD's old guard

:rolleyes: Just because someone has worked there for more than 5 years doesn't make them "old guard". I know plenty of people that have worked there for that long, if not significantly longer, that were quite pleased with Wednesday's turn of events, as they were no fans of Krause and friends.

I would say that in the upper admin, the old guard has been removed. There are some good people left up there, and may finally be getting the chance to have their good, hard, EMAWing work actually be able to amount to something, instead of their work being sabotaged at every turn by the incompetence above them.
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: sonofdaxjones on June 11, 2009, 04:28:49 PM
he's part of the AD's old guard

:rolleyes: Just because someone has worked there for more than 5 years doesn't make them "old guard". I know plenty of people that have worked there for that long, if not significantly longer, that were quite pleased with Wednesday's turn of events, as they were no fans of Krause and friends.

I would say that in the upper admin, the old guard has been removed. There are some good people left up there, and may finally be getting the chance to have their good, hard, EMAWing work actually be able to amount to something, instead of their work being sabotaged at every turn by the incompetence above them.

Tend to agree .  . .  McGuffin Stays.



Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: BeaumontCat1% on June 11, 2009, 05:37:00 PM

he works hard so he should stay, are you fracking kidding me? GMAFB with this weak crape.

he's part of the AD's old guard and with the shape that things are in, he needs to go- along with a bunch of others.  the dude hasn't left MHK since Altman was in town.
Actually, his bio says he's been at U of Idaho and Eastern Washington.  That's not USC or Florida by any stretch, but it's not much different than the types of places a lot athletic admins start their careers.

I wonder..... just maybe......if some of McGuffin's hard work has been related to some potential donors that have been waiting to see what the economy is going to do, and how badly the Democrats are going to ass-frank them, before making any large commitments to KSU.  It just might be a good idea to keep someone with those connections in the department, don't ya think?  But Currie doesn't seem to be the type to care much about fund-raising, so I can't imagine why McGuffin wasn't already put on admin leave with Cavello and Epps.  Currie probably just hasn't gotten around to evaluating McGuffin's value to the department.

Speaking of "weak crape", all you've offered in opposition is that he was a member of the athletic department at the same time as Krause, et al.  What makes you think that McGuffin agreed with the way the department was being run?  McGuffin also worked under Weiser, and the disagreements between Weiser and Weef/Krause are well documented.  I'm certainly not here to give any compliments to TW, but it's just as likely that McGuffin disagreed with Weef/Krause as much as TW did.

 

Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: ew2x4 on June 11, 2009, 05:40:43 PM
WhoTF is McGuffin and which way should I vote? :confused:
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: Wabash on June 11, 2009, 05:58:44 PM
Sorry, McGuffin should go. If you ain't a big-time donor, kurt McGuffin won't even say hello to you. Seriously, I've seen the guy move to another part of the room so he wouldn't have to act like he gave a damn about the donors who weren't "big" enough to waste his time. Either that, or he does the best anti-social impersonation of anyone I've ever seen.

It's fine to have people focused on big money, but if you're standing in the Legends Room or near a basketball loge, and you literally turn the other way when moderate-level donors are around, something is wrong with you. They need more of those donors, not less, and Currie gets it. McGuffin does not.

OUTTA HERE!
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: BeaumontCat1% on June 11, 2009, 06:18:24 PM
Sorry, McGuffin should go. If you ain't a big-time donor, kurt McGuffin won't even say hello to you. Seriously, I've seen the guy move to another part of the room so he wouldn't have to act like he gave a damn about the donors who weren't "big" enough to waste his time. Either that, or he does the best anti-social impersonation of anyone I've ever seen.

It's fine to have people focused on big money, but if you're standing in the Legends Room or near a basketball loge, and you literally turn the other way when moderate-level donors are around, something is wrong with you. They need more of those donors, not less, and Currie gets it. McGuffin does not.

OUTTA HERE!

Have you actually seen the amount of money that Currie raised at Tenn?  Trust me, he didn't get it from a bunch of yahoos that were willing to chip in an extra $500 to get better seats and wanted to get a slap on the back from Ernie Barrett in the Legends Room.  But you're probably right; Currie just hasn't had time to decide if McGuffin is worth keeping around.

 
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: Wabash on June 11, 2009, 06:41:23 PM
Nope, Currie got big bucks from big donors. But at least the guy appears to know how to play the game -- which is to not piss on moderate-level donors or even the yahoos who give 50 bucks and think they own the football program. K-State has fewer big-ass donors than most schools and must rely on moderate donors who someday may turn into bigger donors. That doesn't mean K-State should focus all their attention there; just don't have people on staff who act like they'e too good to talk to everyone whose last name isn't Vanier.

If someone in development is too stupid to know how to do that, than they shouldn't be there. I've just never been impressed with McGuffin.
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: steve dave on June 11, 2009, 06:45:06 PM
Nope, Currie got big bucks from big donors. But at least the guy appears to know how to play the game -- which is to not piss on moderate-level donors or even the yahoos who give 50 bucks and think they own the football program. K-State has fewer big-ass donors than most schools and must rely on moderate donors who someday may turn into bigger donors. That doesn't mean K-State should focus all their attention there; just don't have people on staff who act like they'e too good to talk to everyone whose last name isn't Vanier.

If someone in development is too stupid to know how to do that, than they shouldn't be there. I've just never been impressed with McGuffin.


good stuff
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: TAFNA Dude on June 11, 2009, 06:45:35 PM
I'll submit my resume.  I don't have any athletics management experience whatsoever, but my emaw is through the roof and I'm a big proponent of doing whatever it takes to win and keeping the shady stuff a secret.
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: pissclams on June 11, 2009, 06:59:56 PM

he works hard so he should stay, are you fracking kidding me? GMAFB with this weak crape.

he's part of the AD's old guard and with the shape that things are in, he needs to go- along with a bunch of others.  the dude hasn't left MHK since Altman was in town.
Actually, his bio says he's been at U of Idaho and Eastern Washington.  That's not USC or Florida by any stretch, but it's not much different than the types of places a lot athletic admins start their careers.

I wonder..... just maybe......if some of McGuffin's hard work has been related to some potential donors that have been waiting to see what the economy is going to do, and how badly the Democrats are going to ass-frank them, before making any large commitments to KSU.  It just might be a good idea to keep someone with those connections in the department, don't ya think?  But Currie doesn't seem to be the type to care much about fund-raising, so I can't imagine why McGuffin wasn't already put on admin leave with Cavello and Epps.  Currie probably just hasn't gotten around to evaluating McGuffin's value to the department.

Speaking of "weak crape", all you've offered in opposition is that he was a member of the athletic department at the same time as Krause, et al.  What makes you think that McGuffin agreed with the way the department was being run?  McGuffin also worked under Weiser, and the disagreements between Weiser and Weef/Krause are well documented.  I'm certainly not here to give any compliments to TW, but it's just as likely that McGuffin disagreed with Weef/Krause as much as TW did.

 


mcguffin liked krause and wefald well enough to rub their jocks any chance he got, and oh btw, wabash is spot on.
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: NEKS-Cat on June 11, 2009, 07:10:24 PM
I'll submit my resume.  I don't have any athletics management experience whatsoever, but my emaw is through the roof and I'm a big proponent of doing whatever it takes to win and keeping the shady stuff a secret.

 :lol: :lol:
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: fatty fat fat on June 11, 2009, 07:25:40 PM
fantastic thread. sheesh.
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: sonofdaxjones on June 11, 2009, 07:29:48 PM
Fully on the McGuffin has to go wagon now.


Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: BeaumontCat1% on June 11, 2009, 08:08:01 PM
Fully on the McGuffin has to go wagon now.




I can see why.  He's obviously guilty of slighting a bunch of tools in the Legends Room, and be puts waaaayyy too much effort in to getting real money while those great folks with their Ben Franklins (one each) weren't shown the proper respect.  JFC.


 
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: sonofdaxjones on June 11, 2009, 08:15:22 PM
Fully on the McGuffin has to go wagon now.




I can see why.  He's obviously guilty of slighting a bunch of tools in the Legends Room, and be puts waaaayyy too much effort in to getting real money while those great folks with their Ben Franklins (one each) weren't shown the proper respect.  JFC.


 

Okay I am convinced . . . McGuffin has to stay.

Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: catzacker on June 11, 2009, 08:22:12 PM
if you're only working the "big money"...at ksu...you really must have a lot of free time.  what is there?  like 3-4 people in the whole EMAW nation with any real coin?  how f'ing hard is it to get Jack Vanier a drink every saturday?
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: cyclist on June 11, 2009, 08:37:58 PM
Fully on the McGuffin has to go wagon now.




I can see why.  He's obviously guilty of slighting a bunch of tools in the Legends Room, and be puts waaaayyy too much effort in to getting real money while those great folks with their Ben Franklins (one each) weren't shown the proper respect.  JFC.


 

Okay I am convinced . . . McGuffin has to stay.



Hey Dax,

You're now (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Brussels_waffle.jpg/140px-Brussels_waffle.jpg) ing on us !

:ohno: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno:
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: sonofdaxjones on June 11, 2009, 08:46:10 PM
if you're only working the "big money"...at ksu...you really must have a lot of free time.  what is there?  like 3-4 people in the whole EMAW nation with any real coin?  how f'ing hard is it to get Jack Vanier a drink every saturday?

There's a lot more than 3 or 4, but getting them to contribute large 6 and 7 figure checks to athletics, that's a different story.   It would be interesting to know if they even try.   Some of the articles I've read about K-State alums who have given millions to other parts of KSU lead me to believe they're not the biggest sports fans.   

Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: cyclist on June 11, 2009, 08:50:47 PM
if you're only working the "big money"...at ksu...you really must have a lot of free time.  what is there?  like 3-4 people in the whole EMAW nation with any real coin?  how f'ing hard is it to get Jack Vanier a drink every saturday?

There's a lot more than 3 or 4, but getting them to contribute large 6 and 7 figure checks to athletics, that's a different story.   It would be interesting to know if they even try.   Some of the articles I've read about K-State alums who have given millions to other parts of KSU lead me to believe they're not the biggest sports fans.   



Not that I'm a big donor or anything, but I contribute to the College of Engineering, not the KSU sports programs.

I'm sure this would seem to be anti-EMAW...

Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: kougar24 on June 11, 2009, 10:57:56 PM
Sorry, McGuffin should go. If you ain't a big-time donor, kurt McGuffin won't even say hello to you. Seriously, I've seen the guy move to another part of the room so he wouldn't have to act like he gave a damn about the donors who weren't "big" enough to waste his time. Either that, or he does the best anti-social impersonation of anyone I've ever seen.

It's fine to have people focused on big money, but if you're standing in the Legends Room or near a basketball loge, and you literally turn the other way when moderate-level donors are around, something is wrong with you. They need more of those donors, not less, and Currie gets it. McGuffin does not.

OUTTA HERE!

Good. Mcguffin should focus on the major donors...that's his job. And he's pretty decent at it. Don't be childish just because you aren't important enough for him to talk to.
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: BeaumontCat1% on June 12, 2009, 07:22:04 AM
if you're only working the "big money"...at ksu...you really must have a lot of free time.  what is there?  like 3-4 people in the whole EMAW nation with any real coin?  how f'ing hard is it to get Jack Vanier a drink every saturday?

There's a lot more than 3 or 4, but getting them to contribute large 6 and 7 figure checks to athletics, that's a different story.   It would be interesting to know if they even try.   Some of the articles I've read about K-State alums who have given millions to other parts of KSU lead me to believe they're not the biggest sports fans.   



Dax, you seem to know more about this stuff than I do, but from what I have heard there are attempts being made, and you have identified the exact problem.  If McGuffin has been cultivating relationships with folks who can write checks with commas and lots of zeros, it would be pretty stupid to fire him because he doesn't lick every pair of sh*t-stained ropers that enters the Legends Room.
 
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: sonofdaxjones on June 12, 2009, 09:23:09 AM
When Krause exited the AD's office, he claimed they have multiple $5-$10 million dollars "asks" on the table.   That may have been to satisfy his/Weefer's secret $10 million dollar buyout of Deb Patterson's contract. 
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: Wabash on June 12, 2009, 09:52:53 AM
IT'S FRACKIN' kuRT MCGUFFIN, PEOPLE. And there's a reason no one knows him. Do you pissants really think it's been kurt McGuffin driving major fundraising at K-State? Ah, no. That would have been the guy who has a statue of himself outside of Bramlage: Ernie Barrett. Oh, and that guy named Snyder who ran off 11 straight bowl seasons. And the athletic directors who seem to be coming and going through a revolving door lately.

Barrett's been retired for how many years, and there isn't anyone close to being able to raise the jack he did. All McGuffin ever did was shuffle along after Barrett, Wefald and "name the AD," cleaning cheese off of plates, taking drink orders and acting like he was part of the inner circle.

Too bad he didn't really know how to mimic the inner circle. Do you honestly think he's the magical link between the major donors and K-State? Yeah, right. kurt McGuffin. I'm betting Sweet Lou Perkins is beating down his door right now trying to steal this fundraising god away from us. Big donors don't care any more about McGuffin than those "tools" in the Legends Room. Believe me, Jack Vanier ain't calling McGuffin up when he wants to talk cash. And who do you think those "tools" in the Legends Room are? They give a MINIMUM of $5,000 year for the privilege of standing in some crapty room for 20 minutes at halftime of basketball games, standing at a crapty little table eating crapty food and watching Mr. God's Gift to Fundraising (yeah, right) chase after Wefald.

By the way, those in that room typically give $10,000, $25,000, $50,000 and more. And Ernie Barrett and everyone else in the department who had any common sense was glad-handing every one. There's a reason Ernie Barrett had influence with both those who gave millions to K-State and with those who gave hundreds. The guy could sell ice to an Eskimo. While he was dipping into the pockets of a Fred Bramlage, he also was shaking (and breaking) the hands of students, Catbacker groups and anyone who understood what EMAW was. We all know he was focused on landing big money. But he could at least pretend to give a shat about someone other than the owner of Brogden Jeep. And he knew better than anyone that the reason so many people give thousands to the academic side of the house and not athletics is because they've been ignored for so many years. As Dax said, there's lots of money out there; too bad we don't have real fundraisers capable of getting it. Enter John Currie.

But, by all means, pretend that McGuffin is the fundraising genuis that makes K-State's financial engine sing. I mean, it must be so exhausting to pretend you actually give a shat about someone who gives less than a million a year, all the while pretending you're the reason the guy who gave a million actually did it.

I'm surprised we didn't name McGuffin AD. He's that good.

Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: steve dave on June 12, 2009, 09:58:35 AM
IT'S FRACKIN' kuRT MCGUFFIN, PEOPLE. And there's a reason no one knows him. Do you pissants really think it's been kurt McGuffin driving major fundraising at K-State? Ah, no. That would have been the guy who has a statue of himself outside of Bramlage: Ernie Barrett. Oh, and that guy named Snyder who ran off 11 straight bowl seasons. And the athletic directors who seem to be coming and going through a revolving door lately.

Barrett's been retired for how many years, and there isn't anyone close to being able to raise the jack he did. All McGuffin ever did was shuffle along after Barrett, Wefald and "name the AD," cleaning cheese off of plates, taking drink orders and acting like he was part of the inner circle.

Too bad he didn't really know how to mimic the inner circle. Do you honestly think he's the magical link between the major donors and K-State? Yeah, right. kurt McGuffin. I'm betting Sweet Lou Perkins is beating down his door right now trying to steal this fundraising god away from us. Big donors don't care any more about McGuffin than those "tools" in the Legends Room. Believe me, Jack Vanier ain't calling McGuffin up when he wants to talk cash. And who do you think those "tools" in the Legends Room are? They give a MINIMUM of $5,000 year for the privilege of standing in some crapty room for 20 minutes at halftime of basketball games, standing at a crapty little table eating crapty food and watching Mr. God's Gift to Fundraising (yeah, right) chase after Wefald.

By the way, those in that room typically give $10,000, $25,000, $50,000 and more. And Ernie Barrett and everyone else in the department who had any common sense was glad-handing every one. There's a reason Ernie Barrett had influence with both those who gave millions to K-State and with those who gave hundreds. The guy could sell ice to an Eskimo. While he was dipping into the pockets of a Fred Bramlage, he also was shaking (and breaking) the hands of students, Catbacker groups and anyone who understood what EMAW was. We all know he was focused on landing big money. But he could at least pretend to give a shat about someone other than the owner of Brogden Jeep. And he knew better than anyone that the reason so many people give thousands to the academic side of the house and not athletics is because they've been ignored for so many years. As Dax said, there's lots of money out there; too bad we don't have real fundraisers capable of getting it. Enter John Currie.

But, by all means, pretend that McGuffin is the fundraising genuis that makes K-State's financial engine sing. I mean, it must be so exhausting to pretend you actually give a shat about someone who gives less than a million a year, all the while pretending you're the reason the guy who gave a million actually did it.

I'm surprised we didn't name McGuffin AD. He's that good.



I'm not gonna lie.....I like this Wabash guy
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: billyzabka on June 12, 2009, 10:03:27 AM
IT'S FRACKIN' kuRT MCGUFFIN, PEOPLE. And there's a reason no one knows him. Do you pissants really think it's been kurt McGuffin driving major fundraising at K-State? Ah, no. That would have been the guy who has a statue of himself outside of Bramlage: Ernie Barrett. Oh, and that guy named Snyder who ran off 11 straight bowl seasons. And the athletic directors who seem to be coming and going through a revolving door lately.

Barrett's been retired for how many years, and there isn't anyone close to being able to raise the jack he did. All McGuffin ever did was shuffle along after Barrett, Wefald and "name the AD," cleaning cheese off of plates, taking drink orders and acting like he was part of the inner circle.

Too bad he didn't really know how to mimic the inner circle. Do you honestly think he's the magical link between the major donors and K-State? Yeah, right. kurt McGuffin. I'm betting Sweet Lou Perkins is beating down his door right now trying to steal this fundraising god away from us. Big donors don't care any more about McGuffin than those "tools" in the Legends Room. Believe me, Jack Vanier ain't calling McGuffin up when he wants to talk cash. And who do you think those "tools" in the Legends Room are? They give a MINIMUM of $5,000 year for the privilege of standing in some crapty room for 20 minutes at halftime of basketball games, standing at a crapty little table eating crapty food and watching Mr. God's Gift to Fundraising (yeah, right) chase after Wefald.

By the way, those in that room typically give $10,000, $25,000, $50,000 and more. And Ernie Barrett and everyone else in the department who had any common sense was glad-handing every one. There's a reason Ernie Barrett had influence with both those who gave millions to K-State and with those who gave hundreds. The guy could sell ice to an Eskimo. While he was dipping into the pockets of a Fred Bramlage, he also was shaking (and breaking) the hands of students, Catbacker groups and anyone who understood what EMAW was. We all know he was focused on landing big money. But he could at least pretend to give a shat about someone other than the owner of Brogden Jeep. And he knew better than anyone that the reason so many people give thousands to the academic side of the house and not athletics is because they've been ignored for so many years. As Dax said, there's lots of money out there; too bad we don't have real fundraisers capable of getting it. Enter John Currie.

But, by all means, pretend that McGuffin is the fundraising genuis that makes K-State's financial engine sing. I mean, it must be so exhausting to pretend you actually give a shat about someone who gives less than a million a year, all the while pretending you're the reason the guy who gave a million actually did it.

I'm surprised we didn't name McGuffin AD. He's that good.



fracking amazing post
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: kougar24 on June 12, 2009, 10:05:14 AM
I just love that I so easily shifted this thread to kurt McGuffin, who most on this board have never heard of.

I don't know what he does really, or how good he is, but he hooks me up from time to time, so he stays

:ksu: <--- says "MCGUFFIN" on the back
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: Wabash on June 12, 2009, 10:05:46 AM
Quit crushin' on me, Steve Dave.

By the way, Spani's point about having the appropriate focus on those who can provide the biggest financial buck is a valid one. I just don't see why you can't do both when it's been done by those before you. But, hey, I can't believe this topic is taking up so much of our time and energy. It's obvious it's summer. We're bored. I'll start a band thread to really pick up the pace.

Truce, Spani? If you don't say yes, I will crush you like a dove in Al Bohl's driveway...

Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: steve dave on June 12, 2009, 10:07:34 AM
Quit crushin' on me, Steve Dave.

I WILL NOT
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: sonofdaxjones on June 12, 2009, 10:10:17 AM
Okay McGuffin stays if he promises to give reach arounds to $5,000 annual donors and pretends to give a F_ck.


But great post by Wabash . . . has anyone seen McGuffin and Matt McMillan in the same room at the same time??
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: BeaumontCat1% on June 12, 2009, 10:24:19 AM

Truce, Spani? If you don't say yes, I will crush you like a dove in Al Bohl's driveway...


Agreed that a couple pages of McGuffin talk is pretty pathetic.  I sure didn't mean to give the impression that I thought he was driving the fund-raising bus, but I had heard (no idea how true it is) that he was building some in-roads with some folks who could make a difference.  And I agree he could probably work the room a little better, but he just doesn't seem to be a natural glad-hander.  My only significant point was that if McGuffin is building in-roads, he needs to be kept, even if he's not Ernie Barret, and never will be.

Back to the real point of the thread, my opinion is that Wefald and Krause did whatever they wanted with the ath dept, and kept everyone else in the dark.  The apparent firing of Epps and Cavello was about making room for someone who could bring value to the ath dept, and had little or nothing to do with secret buyouts and contract extensions. jmo.

   
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: sonofdaxjones on June 12, 2009, 10:33:45 AM
I tend to agree with Spani . . . Weefer and Krause were in their own little world . . . IMO.  Everbody else was just along for the ride good or bad.

Albeit Tardville is floating their latest conspiracy, that Bill Snyder knew all about the Secret Deal and he's got blood money on his hands.

Why would Bill Snyder be party to a secret deal that paid a defrocked former coach millions of dollars, particularly when I am sure Snyder had it in the back of his mind that he might coach again.     

Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: kougar24 on June 12, 2009, 11:05:01 AM
Weefer and Krause were in their own little world . . .

The Weefdom...
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: catzacker on June 12, 2009, 11:05:42 AM
what the f does Mike Clark do?
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: steve dave on June 12, 2009, 11:07:25 AM
what the f does Mike Clark do?

He used to talk at Catbacker functions about the basketball facility improvements....god knows he's not doing that now. 
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: catzacker on June 12, 2009, 11:14:00 AM
what the f does Mike Clark do?

He used to talk at Catbacker functions about the basketball facility improvements....god knows he's not doing that now. 

i used this thing called "google" (heard of it from a friend) and apparently, he's the Director of Development (the dude who replaced Ernie).  Weiser hired him.
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: kougar24 on June 12, 2009, 11:38:30 AM
Weiser hired him.

Keep him then!
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: CaptainCrap on June 12, 2009, 01:28:02 PM
I think its pretty awesome that people who have absolutely no clue what these AD people do on a daily basis are passing judgements about how well they do it.
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: kougar24 on June 12, 2009, 01:53:43 PM
I think its pretty awesome that people who have absolutely no clue what these AD people do on a daily basis are passing judgements about how well they do it.

What are messageboards for?
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: sonofdaxjones on June 12, 2009, 02:04:07 PM
I think its pretty awesome that people who have absolutely no clue what these AD people do on a daily basis are passing judgements about how well they do it.

Welcome to the real world . . . .where people who don't have a clue what other people do everyday pass judgment all the time based on their perception of the end results. 

The end results right now for K-State athletics are a ship with a new captain trying to get the rudder fixed, and a major facilities project that for right now is dead in the water. 
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: Wabash on June 12, 2009, 02:14:27 PM
Hey, Dax:

Don't mean to hijack this thread, but share your opinions on all the ADs dating back to Steve Miller. Yes, you have to include Milt Richards. And you must give the good and the bad.

For instance: Milt Richard was a horrific fit at K-State. Talked like a girl. Turned off so many donors from Western Kansas they almost had a mutiny. Pro: I don't know one, but I heard he was a good manager. At least for all of the five days it seemed he was on the job.

Now go....
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: CaptainCrap on June 12, 2009, 02:31:06 PM
I think its pretty awesome that people who have absolutely no clue what these AD people do on a daily basis are passing judgements about how well they do it.

Welcome to the real world . . . .where people who don't have a clue what other people do everyday pass judgment all the time based on their perception of the end results. 

The end results right now for K-State athletics are a ship with a new captain trying to get the rudder fixed, and a major facilities project that for right now is dead in the water. 

Oh I have no problem with people critiquing high-profile jobs, like UP or AD. Even those who did not ask to be placed into high-profile jobs, like the Deputy AD and so forth. I guess my problem is more with some of the names in this thread, where no one on this board really understands what the job actually is — unlike a coach or AD (even though most people don't really understand those, it comes with the territory). I guess it seems a little more stupid to say someone should be fired when some of you guys don't know anything about them or their job, other than a title.

How about we let Currie do the job of evaluating who needs to go — he has already proven to have a pretty good read on that so far.
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: steve dave on June 12, 2009, 02:37:06 PM
I think its pretty awesome that people who have absolutely no clue what these AD people do on a daily basis are passing judgements about how well they do it.

Welcome to the real world . . . .where people who don't have a clue what other people do everyday pass judgment all the time based on their perception of the end results. 

The end results right now for K-State athletics are a ship with a new captain trying to get the rudder fixed, and a major facilities project that for right now is dead in the water. 

Oh I have no problem with people critiquing high-profile jobs, like UP or AD. Even those who did not ask to be placed into high-profile jobs, like the Deputy AD and so forth. I guess my problem is more with some of the names in this thread, where no one on this board really understands what the job actually is — unlike a coach or AD (even though most people don't really understand those, it comes with the territory). I guess it seems a little more stupid to say someone should be fired when some of you guys don't know anything about them or their job, other than a title.

How about we let Currie do the job of evaluating who needs to go — he has already proven to have a pretty good read on that so far.

What are your completely anonymous feelings on who needs/needed to go and who needs to stay?  Serious question here so please answer or feel free to PM if needed. 
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: sonofdaxjones on June 12, 2009, 02:47:20 PM
Okay well . . . my 2 pennies on them (and my opinion is probably worth less than that even)

Steve Miller in person could be a real A-Hole.   But as crazy as it sounds it was maybe the best person to have as the AD when K-State athletics was in dire straits and needed to turn around football.  He wasn't afraid of debt, and he wasn't afraid to ask for things.   Hell, at the 1984 Olympics in LA Steve Miller talked with the LA Olympic officials about what they were going to do with the Pole Vault and High Jump mats, and the implement racks . . . and when they said they didn't know, the next we knew all that stuff was at K-State for the price of shipping.  

Milt Richards . . . never quite got that, but the irony is, a whole bunch of stuff got done under Milt Richard's watch.  The Dev Nelson pressbox, the indoor practice facility and a bunch of stuff to Vanier.   Richards also started to get a handle on the little debt issue that Steve Miller created . . . as far as K-State goes, Milt Richards would've been a great associate AD, but never should have been the AD.  

Max Urick . . . Max IMO may have been the worst thing to happen to K-State sports.  Terrible fund raiser . . . he was just a shop keeper.  Did okay with the books, couldn't ask for money to save his soul, tried to take the easy way, and he proved he had no business being an AD when he whined about how the business of college athletics was getting out of control.  Of course by this juncture I am guessing having Wefald around was a real pain in the ass as well.   Did make the right call in imposing mandatory Ahearn donations for much of KSU stadium.  

Tim Weiser . . . In many ways Weiser was very good.  He made the right call on the radio deal, he got some facilities disasters shored up, he put together two lucrative sponsorship deals.   He put K-State athletics well into the black and built up a solid cash reserve.   But you can only polish your pennies for so long in the Big 12.   They completely missed the opportunities after the 2003 season.   He hiim'd and hawed way to long on the basketball practice facility . . . IMO you can only let the underlings be out front on fund raising for so long.  He was a weak voice in allowing the overall university fund raising campaign to control what athletics did.  He wasn't a very inspiring guy, and come on, whether Weefer made the final call or not, you know Timmy was all gushed up about hiring a black coach for football.   He completely mismanaged the Huggins affair, and didn't have a clue as to how to deal with a guy like Bob Huggins.  

Bob Krause . . . again, I completely missed the boat on my opinion of him, I got deluded into thinking that there has to be somebody behind the scenes that made the Weefer look good.   I figured he's be a little sleazy to try to get his pet facilities projects done, but he get it done with only minor short term damage to the finances.  LOL . . . he could've set K-state back for years with the help of the Weefer.

I could also offer an opinion on Dick Towers and Larry Travis . . . I know you all will be begging to hear it.   :jerkoff:
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: catzacker on June 12, 2009, 03:21:28 PM
like, I don't have to be the captain of an exxon oil tanker to know if a tanker hits a f'ing reef and causes astronomical damages, that the captain f'd up.  And not just the captain but all the other dipsh*ts helping navigate that mf'er. 

Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: steve dave on June 12, 2009, 03:23:56 PM
like, I don't have to be the captain of an exxon oil tanker to know if a tanker hits a f'ing reef and causes astronomical damages, that the captain f'd up.  And not just the captain but all the other dipsh*ts helping navigate that mf'er. 



Christ that's a good description
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: BeaumontCat1% on June 12, 2009, 03:42:19 PM
  And not just the captain but all the other dipsh*ts helping navigate that mf'er. 



Even the guy that was ignored or shouted down when he said "Hey, Cap'n, you might want to turn on that GPS.  There are a lot of reefs out here." 

Or what about the guy that was scrubbing the deck, and wasn't allowed to speak to the Captain, but told the guy holding the mop bucket, "The Cap'n is about to run into that reef up there, I wish he would change course."


Not saying either applies to anyone in the KSU ath dept.
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: ew2x4 on June 12, 2009, 03:48:36 PM
Dax- what's your first impressions of our new administration?
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: sonofdaxjones on June 12, 2009, 03:58:31 PM
Dax- what's your first impressions of our new administration?

So far I like them.  But they're Mid-Atlantic born and bred, will that work with some of K-State's closed minded constituency??

Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: pissclams on June 12, 2009, 04:03:44 PM
  And not just the captain but all the other dipsh*ts helping navigate that mf'er. 



Even the guy that was ignored or shouted down when he said "Hey, Cap'n, you might want to turn on that GPS.  There are a lot of reefs out here." 

Or what about the guy that was scrubbing the deck, and wasn't allowed to speak to the Captain, but told the guy holding the mop bucket, "The Cap'n is about to run into that reef up there, I wish he would change course."


Not saying either applies to anyone in the KSU ath dept.


so you're saying mcguffin wasn't a strong enough presence in the room to make his opinion heard and acted upon.  and you want to keep him around?  there's very little downside to getting rid of him (losing what little momentum we have) and a lot of upside to cleaning house (renewed faith in our athletic dept by people who might be willing to give money to the dept after this circus they've spent our money on).

my view of our former athletic dept and the entire crew?  they were a joke and i'd never waste another dime with them.



and ya, wabash owns this thread
Title: Re: Oh Christ.....more trouble in AD office
Post by: BeaumontCat1% on June 12, 2009, 05:34:42 PM
so you're saying mcguffin wasn't a strong enough presence in the room to make his opinion heard and acted upon.  and you want to keep him around?  there's very little downside to getting rid of him (losing what little momentum we have) and a lot of upside to cleaning house (renewed faith in our athletic dept by people who might be willing to give money to the dept after this circus they've spent our money on).

my view of our former athletic dept and the entire crew?  they were a joke and i'd never waste another dime with them.

and ya, wabash owns this thread

No.  I'm saying that the captain and the first-mate locked themselves on the bridge, turned off the GPS, ripped the radio off the wall, and drove the ship wherever the frank they wanted to, and would not allow anyone else to have any input.  Is this not common knowledge after the Weiser fall-out?  As I said above, I don't know for sure what McGuffin's contribution is/was, but Currie obviously isn't afraid to lop off heads, and he has no connection or loyalty to any of the old-guard, so if McGuffin didn't have something that he was bringing to the table, he'd be gone already.

McGuffin's number is on the website--you should call him up and ask him to apologize for not schmoozing you properly.