Report: Kansas AD Lew Perkins Sets Retirement Date Effective End Of The 2010-2011 School Year
by Joel Thorman on Jun 10, 2010 3:49 PM CDT
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Kansas Athletics Director Lew Perkins has announced his retirement, effective September 4, 2011. With this announcement, Perkins released the following statement:
"I have loved my time here at the University of Kansas and I will continue leading Kansas Athletics over the course of the next year.
Even though I knew it was possible, it's still a surprise:
Kansas Athletic Director Lew Perkins is set to resign from Kansas University effective with the end of the 2010-2011 school years, sources have told the Lawrence Journal-World and KUsports.com.
With the Mark Mangino situation, the ticket scandal and then the blackmail case (of which he was cleared of any wrongdoing), I can see how this might be the end game.
Perkins has been one of the most successful ADs in Kansas history in terms of raising money so some figured he would be able to stick around because of that. Apparently not.
It's certainly interesting timing considering the recent moves with conference expansion. Hard not to believe that had something to do with it.
No official word yet from anyone affiliated with Kansas or whether this was Perkins' decision. Update: KU makes it official in a press release. September 4, 2011 is his last day.
Thanks to Joel Thorman managing editor of the future SBNation Kansas City for keeping an eye out. Also H/T to Bensa...he was all over this with a fanshot at the beginning.
- Denver
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One thing to keep in mind here folks...
Lew Perkins has announced this as his retirement not a resignation based on recent issues. At least that’s how he’s framing it.
53 Conference Championships!! and now 6 IN A ROW!!! Holy Hell...Good Luck with That!!
Right
Just saw the release…I noticed the words retire and not resign.Interesting. Either way, same thing.
by Joel Thorman on Jun 10, 2010 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions
And
I changed the headline to accurately reflect the situation.
by Joel Thorman on Jun 10, 2010 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions
I just added a link to the release...
might have overridden your edit…definitely a bit of a shock right now regardless of semantics.
53 Conference Championships!! and now 6 IN A ROW!!! Holy Hell...Good Luck with That!!
I think we were editing at the same time
I’m out. It’s all yours :)
by Joel Thorman on Jun 10, 2010 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions
And its not until September 2011
thats over a year from now…pretty long distance for a force-out
by 2.1 seconds left on Jun 10, 2010 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions
"Retiring"
just before the start of the 2011 football season. That’s odd.
Coach Gill’s seat just got a wee bit warmer (and he hasn’t even coached a game yet!).
Always better to have the person that hired you being your boss.
There simply is no substitute for experience.
HCTG
had to know that Lew wasn’t long for the job. The guy’s in his 60’s and hasn’t been in tip-top shape, so it’s hardly a surprise he’s retiring.
When is Late Night?
I'm guessing
G-L can now say to other other conferences that if their was a problem with our AD, the issue is now taken care of. Apparently 610 sports announced that Lew was being asked to step down after this mess…well, this theory goes along with 610 Sports I think.
On the plus side, I wouldn’t rather have anyone else helping us through this mess right now.
Is this what it felt like to be in Dresden?
I feel like the Jayhawk sports nation is getting firebombed
by 2.1 seconds left on Jun 10, 2010 4:10 PM CDT reply actions
My voice teacher in college
lived through Dresden. Her brother died in the bombings, pretty incredible story. She just passed last August, she saw a lot in her years…
The Kansas City Royals; Successfully failing since 1986
prolly not -
but I didn’t bring it up as a downer just as an interesting fact… at least to me.
The Kansas City Royals; Successfully failing since 1986
Thilde Beuing
Professor Emeritus from UMKC. Amazing German Lieder coach – also, I couldn’t stand Norman who I had to study with after Phylis retired, so I studied privately on the side with Mme. Beuing.
The Kansas City Royals; Successfully failing since 1986
way to make me feel like an asshole
but I’ve read Slaughterhouse-5 and been to Dresden, so I already knew it was a bit out of line
by 2.1 seconds left on Jun 10, 2010 4:38 PM CDT up reply actions
not at all my intent but
I figured that’s what would happen anyway…
as if you need another reason to feel like an asshole today...
The Kansas City Royals; Successfully failing since 1986
They didn't finish rebuilding Dresden till 2004 (give or take a year)
Really a beautiful city, and in no way deserved what it got.
C'MON CHEN!!! ---Will Ferrell
by averagegatsby on Jun 10, 2010 9:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Wow -
graced by the all powerful Joel Thorman…
We’re making a dent in the SB world…
The Kansas City Royals; Successfully failing since 1986
If he's all powerful
Would he be open to taking a new job?
Like AD of the University of Kansas?
There simply is no substitute for experience.
the Local NBC station is getting facts wrong all over the place.
They said KU won a National Championship when we won an Orange bowl. They then said that the next season Mangino come under scrutiny and was fired, but that was two years after the Orange Bowl. Wow.
He is still around for one year and tree months
Thats quite a while. The conference bull should be settled by then. Lew was likely thinking of retiring or being asked to after all the messes we’ve had lately, and maybe he wants one more year to go out with a bang and get us in a great conference…
Shit happens when you win championships
Does anyone else think that maybe Lew already has this deal sewn up?
I’m taking his retirement announcement as a reason to believe that we’re going come out of this thing smelling like roses.
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