KU ***** Official 2018-2019 Kansas Basketball Repository Thread ***** - Page 14

First 1 seed to lose to a 16.

Thanks, Vick.
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Originally Posted by BDj23:
First 1 seed to lose to a 16.

Thanks, Vick.

First since Virginia?
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Originally Posted by Coogs:
First since Virginia?

Vick made us lose to the greatest 1 seed ever in Penn. I�m still worried about Seton Hall.
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Originally Posted by KC_Connection:

how do you interpet our bet with this information? It seems to me that the criteria for a winner or loser were not met.
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Originally Posted by BigRedChief:
how do you interpet our bet with this information? It seems to me that the criteria for a winner or loser were not met.

Well technically I don't think it was now (even though I was actually right about him not being a NBA prospect and think he did actually "decide to leave" college/KU and just realized that nobody thought he was any good and then decided to return). My expectation was for exactly that to happen except for him to go play pro in Europe or with the NBA development league instead of a return like this.

As he's still at KU, there are no winners here.
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Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
Well technically I don't think it was now (even though I was actually right about him not being a NBA prospect and think he did actually "decide to leave" college/KU and just realized that nobody thought he was any good and then decided to return). My expectation was for exactly that to happen except for him to go play pro in Europe or with the NBA development league instead of a return like this.

As he's still at KU, there are no winners here.

I'm surprised Bill took him back, tbh. LV is such a cerebral-lacking player.... ESPECIALLY as an upperclassman.... it's truly baffling. He makes Wayne Selden look like a member of Mensa on the court.
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Originally Posted by BigRedChief:
:-)

The bet clearly states if Vick leaves and enters draft and is or isn't drafted. He's not even entering the draft. Its not a cop out.There was 3 conditions to be met. Your doing more than just moving the goal posts after the bets were placed.

You think I'm welsh like Clay? I'll move the goal posts like you did.

Vick doesn't come back to KU, I'll give up the money to charity. Deal?

I declare you the winner of this debate.
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Eh....I don't care either way if Vick left of not. He's a stupid player on the court. Had h obtained the court smarts, he'd play himself into potentially an all Big12 player.

He's just so fuckin stupid Self can't afford to have him on the court much.

I'm worried more about the PG position. Losing Mason wasn't that big of a blow because Graham was still on the roster. Now they're both gone, but I think now the majority of the scoring will come from down low. Last yr's team was the most anti-Self team people have seen since Self's been at KU.

Look for Doka to get the ball in the paint as the first option all season. Esp now since there's more depth down low than there's been in some time.
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http://www2.kusports.com/news/2018/j...etic-director/

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The search for the next athletic director at the University of Kansas is over.

KU chancellor Douglas A. Girod officially named former Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long to the position on Thursday afternoon, a day after Long signed a five-year contract.

Long brings more than two decades of experience in athletic administration at the Division I level, most recently at Arkansas, where he led a program comprising 19 sports and 460 student-athletes from 2008 through 2017, before the university fired him this past November.

Long will be officially introduced at a news conference on Wednesday, in Lawrence at a time and location to be determined. He will start his role Aug. 1.

�Jeff Long has tremendous leadership and administrative experience in major college athletics, and he is a terrific fit for Kansas Athletics as we work to ensure our student-athletes succeed on the field and in the classroom,� Girod said in a KU release. �Those who know him describe him as a man of character who cares deeply about higher education and the student-athletes he serves. For all these reasons, we are thrilled to welcome him to the University of Kansas.�

Long�s contract with Kansas Athletics will pay him $1.5 million per year for five years. Of that amount, $1.3 million is paid by private funds from Kansas Athletics Inc., with the remaining $200,000 paid by the university.

According to a recently published list of salaries for Big 12 athletic directors, from Spencer Fane LLP, Long�s contract would pay him more than Texas Tech�s Kirby Hocutt, who made $1.45 million for the 2017-18 academic year � highest in the conference among public institutions this past year (salaries for TCU and Baylor were not available). Long�s deal currently ranks second in annual salary among athletic directors at public Big 12 institutions, behind the $1.55 million-per-year extension to which Oklahoma�s Joe Castiglione agreed this past May.

�My family and I are thrilled to join Chancellor Girod�s leadership team at the University of Kansas,� Long stated in the release. �It was clear from the moment I met with the chancellor and his search committee members, they have a deep love for the university and understand and appreciate the positive role intercollegiate athletics plays in the university community. Through our conversations, it became evident we share a common belief that the student-athlete experience prepares young people for the challenges they will face throughout life. I am excited to work with the student-athletes, coaches, staff, the community of Lawrence and the incredible fan base to build on past success and create a shared vision for the future of Kansas Athletics.�

Long�s contract states: �Should the university be placed under any federal, state, NCAA, or conference investigation leading to restrictions or probation for its football, men�s basketball, women�s basketball or women�s volleyball athletic programs for matters occurring prior to (Aug. 1, Long�s start date), the term of the contract shall be extended equal to the length of the penalties.�

Should Long opt to terminate the contract before it expires, terms state the buy-out obligations as: $3 million before the start of year 3; $1.5 million after the start of year 3, but before the start of year 4; $1 million after the start of year 4, but before the start of year 5.

If KU were to terminate the contract without just cause, Long would receive payment of unpaid salary and vacation pay to the date of termination, as well as release payments, payable on a monthly basis, equivalent, in sum total, to the remaining base salary guaranteed on the contract.

The contract also states if Long is terminated for any other reason � including death, disability or just cause � he would receive payment of unpaid salary and vacation pay to the date of termination and no other compensation or severance other than minimum payments (if any) required under applicable employment standards legislation.

During Long�s tenure at Arkansas, Razorbacks teams captured 34 conference championships and advanced to 139 postseason competitions, including the school�s first Bowl Championship Series appearance in football and national titles at the 2013 NCAA Men�s Indoor and 2015 NCAA Women�s Indoor Track and Field Championships, as well as the 2016 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
In 2016-17, Arkansas finished No. 20 in the Learfield Directors' Cup, which measures universities� success across all sports, marking the university�s eighth top-25 finish in the previous 10 years. Long also launched a $160 million renovation to Razorback Stadium. In the classroom, the Razorbacks posted a school record student-athlete GPA and exceeded the national APR multiyear rate in all 19 sports, including posting its highest program average ever.

Prior to leading Arkansas, Long served as athletics director at Pittsburgh. Additionally, he held administrative roles at Oklahoma, Michigan, Virginia Tech, Eastern Kentucky and Rice. He held coaching staff positions at Duke, Michigan and North Carolina State. In total, he has been an athletic director and administrator in five of the six Bowl Championship Series conferences � the Big 12, Big Ten, Big East, ACC and SEC.

Additionally, Long served as the chairman of the inaugural College Football Playoff selection committee for 2014 and 2015 and remained a member of the committee through 2017.

Long comes to KU after a seven-week search process headed by Girod and KU alumnus Drue Jennings, who served as KU�s interim director of athletics in 2003.

�We are thrilled to have someone of Jeff�s caliber joining the University of Kansas,� Jennings stated. �Jeff has a record of integrity, experience in hiring coaches, ties with other Bowl Championship Series schools, effective fundraising and a willingness to lead on national issues affecting college athletics. We can be proud that he�s joining us at KU, and we can be confident that Kansas Athletics is in good hands under his leadership.�

KU basketball coach Bill Self in a statement described Long as �among the best and most respected� athletic directors around.

�He has great experience, a great pedigree, and he knows what it takes to succeed at the highest levels,� Self said. �While I�m just getting to know Jeff, I�m impressed that he�s universally described as a high-character guy who will provide strong support for every sport across the entire athletics program. From my perspective, he�s exactly the type of leader we need. Our fans can be excited about the future of Kansas Athletics.�

Fourth-year KU football coach David Beaty tweeted out his comments on Long�s hire Thursday afternoon.

�I am excited to have Jeff Long joining the Jayhawk family,� Beaty wrote. �I have heard many wonderful things about his leadership style and I look forward to working with him.�

An Ohio native, Long and his wife, Fanny, have two daughters, Stephanie and Christina.

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Why is David Beatty opining on anything? He doesn't have that right
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Maryland just got subpoenaed about the recruitment of Desouza
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Originally Posted by Titty Meat:
Maryland just got subpoenaed about the recruitment of Desouza

Yeah, hes not going to play next year if we don't get this sorted out. Bill won't want to risk the streak, just like he did this year with Preston. Most schools would have just played him.
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Originally Posted by BWillie:
Yeah, hes not going to play next year if we don't get this sorted out. Bill won't want to risk the streak, just like he did this year with Preston. Most schools would have just played him.

If he is ruled ineligible, isn't the streak already dead since he played last year?
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Originally Posted by Chazno:
If he is ruled ineligible, isn't the streak already dead since he played last year?

Negative vibes are not needed at this time, sir.
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Originally Posted by Chazno:
If he is ruled ineligible, isn't the streak already dead since he played last year?

yeah, why would it matter now?
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