Lew Retirement Moved Up

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http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=5543362

Kansas AD Lew Perkins retires



Associated Press

LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Embattled Kansas athletic director Lew Perkins has retired, a year before he planned to step down.

Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little and Perkins made the announcement Tuesday.

Perkins is 65. He had said in June he would retire in 2011.

Since Perkins arrived from UConn, the Jayhawks have won the NCAA basketball championship and the football team won the Orange Bowl.

But there have also been scandals and embarrassments, including a ticket scam allegedly conducted by staff members that cost the school as much as $3 million.

Perkins has not been implicated in any wrongdoing in the ticket scandal. Sean Lester was named interim athletic director.


Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press

[deputy dawg]

I suppose they didn't want a lame duck AD heading their search for a new football coach.

I originally thought TG was safe for next season since Lew was leaving so late.  However, given this development, you may be right.  Get a new guy in with time to find the next coach. 

I swear to fracking god, if they hire Leach out from under us, my head will explode.

ku already has the stigma of being pricks with the way they ran Mangino out of town (2 years removed from Orange Bowl win and COY honors).  NO WAY they can fire Gill after one game and pray to get a decent coach in the door.

[The Whale]

So Lew gets to retire over a year early, and still picks up the 600k retention bonus?

Even in ending his career, Lew is incredibly elite.   

[Dugout DickStone]

So Lew gets to retire over a year early, and still picks up the 600k retention bonus?

Even in ending his career, Lew is incredibly elite.   

No.  He picked up $2million.   

[CNS]

They had to pay him the money.  He is about to become the biggest scape goat in state history.

Lew is an inspiration.

[deputy dawg]

They had to pay him the money.  He is about to become the biggest scape goat in state history.

Lew is an inspiration.

BITB could not match this degree of owning ku, could not attract $2million in ad $$ that would compare to what Perkins is doing to that university.  Totally awesome to watch a master at work.

[Dugout DickStone]

They had to pay him the money.  He is about to become the biggest scape goat in state history.

Lew is an inspiration.

BITB could not match this degree of owning ku, could not attract $2million in ad $$ that would compare to what Perkins is doing to that university.  Totally awesome to watch a master at work.

BITB is picking at a Zepi's large wearing his high dollar threads from Dan Dan the Tailor man, all on ku's dime.

[The Whale]

Is there any way we could pick up both Mangino and $weet Lew?

[Dugout DickStone]

Is there any way we could pick up both Mangino and $weet Lew?

Lew is EMAW.  I'm telling you.

[CNS]

 Having Lew would be cool if I had 10 yrs left to live.  You could expect those last 10 years of sports to do some great things.  Problem is that shortly after that crap would fall apart and he would leave us broke and broken which would suck to have to watch for years after.

[deputy dawg]

Will Lew give a driveway interview that makes reference to a crushed dove?

[sonofdaxjones]

Nowadays . . . everytime the $hit hits the fan in Lawrence, they trot out Bill Self. 

It's like Tardville is a bunch of small children and as long as ku trots out Bill Self like the shiny new toy . . . Tardville is pacified.

[FHSU92]

They had to pay him the money.  He is about to become the biggest scape goat in state history.

Lew is an inspiration.

Anyone up for recommending K-10 be renamed Lew Perkins Highway?

[OregonSmock]

So Lew gets to retire over a year early, and still picks up the 600k retention bonus?

Even in ending his career, Lew is incredibly elite.   

No.  He picked up $2million.   

How much would you guys pay for a national championship and a BCS Bowl? 

[OregonSmock]

Nowadays . . . everytime the $hit hits the fan in Lawrence, they trot out Bill Self. 

It's like Tardville is a bunch of small children and as long as ku trots out Bill Self like the shiny new toy . . . Tardville is pacified.

Well, the basketball program was #1 in the country for the majority of last season, and is still expected to be a top 10 team next year.  It's really all we've got at this point. 

[AbeFroman]

So Lew gets to retire over a year early, and still picks up the 600k retention bonus?

Even in ending his career, Lew is incredibly elite.   

No.  He picked up $2million.   

How much would you guys pay for a national championship and a BCS Bowl? 

I don't know. How much Darrell Arthur get paid?

[deputy dawg]

So Lew gets to retire over a year early, and still picks up the 600k retention bonus?

Even in ending his career, Lew is incredibly elite.   

No.  He picked up $2million.   

How much would you guys pay for a national championship and a BCS Bowl? 

Bill Self was at ku when Perkins got there.  I don't know who Lew gave hummers to for that BCS berth, but doubt that forgettable game was worth 2 mil.

[Rage Against the McKee]

So Lew gets to retire over a year early, and still picks up the 600k retention bonus?

Even in ending his career, Lew is incredibly elite.   

No.  He picked up $2million.   

How much would you guys pay for a national championship and a BCS Bowl? 

Bill Self was at ku when Perkins got there.  I don't know who Lew gave hummers to for that BCS berth, but doubt that forgettable game was worth 2 mil.

It's hard to quantify the value of a BCS win, because these are the wins that build programs. Just look at how far KU football has come since that magical victory.

[OregonSmock]

So Lew gets to retire over a year early, and still picks up the 600k retention bonus?

Even in ending his career, Lew is incredibly elite.   

No.  He picked up $2million.   

How much would you guys pay for a national championship and a BCS Bowl? 

Bill Self was at ku when Perkins got there.  I don't know who Lew gave hummers to for that BCS berth, but doubt that forgettable game was worth 2 mil.

Perkins took KU's athletic budget from roughly $30 million to $70 million.  That alone is worth $2 million. 

[deputy dawg]

So Lew gets to retire over a year early, and still picks up the 600k retention bonus?

Even in ending his career, Lew is incredibly elite.   

No.  He picked up $2million.   

How much would you guys pay for a national championship and a BCS Bowl? 

I absolutely love how this statement characterizes ku sports...not "earn", but ""pay".  It's a credo that makes all the scandals make sense.

[OregonSmock]

So Lew gets to retire over a year early, and still picks up the 600k retention bonus?

Even in ending his career, Lew is incredibly elite.   

No.  He picked up $2million.   

How much would you guys pay for a national championship and a BCS Bowl? 

I absolutely love how this statement characterizes ku sports...not "earn", but ""pay".  It's a credo that makes all the scandals make sense.

1.  It wasn't a statement, it was a question.

2.  "How much would you guys 'earn' for a national championship and a BCS Bowl?" doesn't really make sense. 
 

[deputy dawg]

You're the one that asked the question, so there's really not much basis for a pissing match. 

[The42Yardstick]

KSU would earn it with "heart" and "determination" fwiw 

[Andy]

Nowadays . . . everytime the $hit hits the fan in Lawrence, they trot out Bill Self. 

It's like Tardville is a bunch of small children and as long as ku trots out Bill Self like the shiny new toy . . . Tardville is pacified.

was really odd.  where was the chancellor?  is it back to the basketball coach running the Athl dept again at ukans?

[steve dave]

Here's your watch or whatever Currie.  Have your office cleaned out by 5PM.   The new guy is starting early.