KU KU ticket scandal

Coach · 05-26-2010, 05:50 AM

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketb...utickets052610

The story is very long, so I'll just put in the first paragraph of the incident in question.

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – A high-ranking member of the University of Kansas athletic department and the father of a prominent Jayhawks’ athlete allegedly made more than $800,000 in a ticket scalping operation that was orchestrated by college basketball power brokers David and Dana Pump, Yahoo! Sports has learned.

**Saulbadguy** · 05-26-2010, 06:32 AM

Nothing to see here, happens everywhere, just some disgruntled employee of the athletic department, etc etc...

kepp · 05-26-2010, 06:38 AM

**Saulbadguy** · 05-26-2010, 07:33 AM

LOL

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Since their alleged involvement with the KU scalping ring, the Pumps’ influence has continued to grow throughout college basketball. Their activities include scalping tickets obtained from coaching staffs, hosting a well-known and lavish annual charity retreat for coaches and athletic directors and operating “ChampSearch” – a consulting firm retained by universities looking to hire new head basketball coaches. Simultaneously, the Pumps finance multiple elite traveling summer basketball teams that showcase recruits, some of whom have ended up with the programs that the Pumps do business with.

Roger Morningstar has coached some of those summer traveling teams, one of which included his son, Brady, who committed to Kansas in 2006. Since Jones, Freeman and Roger Morningstar allegedly engaged in scalping tickets through the Pump brothers in 2002, summer traveling teams financed by the Pump brothers have featured at least nine players who went on to play for the Jayhawks. Among them were nationally recruited players Mario Chalmers, David Padgett, Omar Wilkes, Tyrel Reed, Elijah Johnson, Jeff Withey, Travis Releford and Brady Morningstar.

Chalmers’ father, Ronnie, also coached the Pump brothers’ summer traveling team in Alaska, before being hired as the director of basketball operations at KU in 2005. He eventually resigned that position in 2008. And the sons of head coach Bill Self and assistant coach Danny Manning – Tyler Self and Evan Manning – are both currently listed on the rosters of the Pump brothers’ summer traveling teams.

Coach Bill Self and Perkins have attended the Pumps’ annual retreat held for coaches and administrators.

**ChiTown** · 05-26-2010, 07:44 AM

That's ugly.

**Saulbadguy** · 05-26-2010, 07:50 AM

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Originally Posted by ChiTown

That's ugly.

Sadly, it fails to mention the 4 $1M+ houses Bill Self has purchased through David Freeman.

Mr. Plow · 05-26-2010, 07:51 AM

Fritz88 · 05-26-2010, 07:56 AM

Fcuk. I am going to give up my Jayhawk fandom and become a wildcat. At least their attendance sucks like shit, no worries about ticket scandals.

**ChiTown** · 05-26-2010, 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Fritz88

Fcuk. I am going to give up my Jayhawk fandom and become a wildcat. At least their attendance sucks like shit, no worries about ticket scandals.

Deflection is generally effective in these cases, but not this time. Good try though.

ArrowheadHawk · 05-26-2010, 08:00 AM

Fritz88 · 05-26-2010, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by ChiTown

Deflection is generally effective in these cases, but not this time. Good try though.

I don't give a **** whether they scalp tickets or shove basketballs up their asses. I'll leave "morality" to you. Blowing this shit out of proportion shows how desperate some people are

My deflection is not going to change the bitch slapping KU gives KSU every year

**ChiTown** · 05-26-2010, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Fritz88

I don't give a **** whether they scalp tickets or shove basketballs up their asses. I'll leave "morality" to you. Blowing this shit out of proportion shows how desperate some people are

My deflection is not going to change the bitch slapping KU gives KSU every year

I'll give you this much, you are consistent in your approach.

Pants · 05-26-2010, 08:15 AM

This pales in comparison to what happened to the KSU AD with Prince and Co. I'm surprised to see so many KSU fans in here.

**Saulbadguy** · 05-26-2010, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Metrolike

This pales in comparison to what happened to the KSU AD with Prince and Co. I'm surprised to see so many KSU fans in here.

Really?

Pants · 05-26-2010, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Saulbadguy

Really?

Ya, really.

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