HOW CRAY-CRAY WAS MY BUYOUT: THE RON PRINCE STORY
by Holly Anderson on Jul 15, 2010 1:14 PM EDT
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PrintSay this for Kansas State: It's going to take a lot to top recent antics in the Kansas athletic department, but the little brothers in purple are going for the brass ring of batshittery con gusto. Walk with us, if you will, through the latest set of revelations concerning efforts on the part of K-State officials to skirt EDSBS Patron Saint of Sideline Gyrations Ron Prince's secret multimillion-dollar buyout, not forgetting that K-State is in this mess to begin with because someone gave Ron Prince a secret multimillion-dollar buyout:
• The part where the athletic director tried to make Prince his comely Victorian ward to make the extension go away:
In Charlottesville, Krause made an offer: If Prince agreed to nullify the buyout agreement, Krause would purchase an insurance policy on his own life and designate Prince as the beneficiary.
• The part where the University's central argument is that Krause overstepped his authority, because clearly ADs should not be allowed to offer contracts to coaches working under their purview:
The two-page memorandum of understanding, which entitles Prince to a series of deferred payments beginning in 2015, is being challenged on the grounds that Krause acted outside his authority in negotiations.• The part where this had to be resolved speedily to escape extra scrutiny that might ensue thanks to their baby-shaking RB:
Wefald and Krause felt it was important to resolve the contract issues before the 2008 football season, and they were concerned about negative publicity stemming from former Wildcat Leon Patton's legal woes. Patton, a running back who played two seasons for Prince, was being investigated on child abuse charges, and Wefald feared a public backlash if the story broke before Prince's contract was finalized.
• This part is sketchy, but the story indirectly implies that the MOU itself was written on notebook paper, which is fantastic storytelling even if untrue.
Oh, my land, this is both fun and far from over. Please share your own epochal notebook-paper moments below.
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"Please share your own epochal notebook-paper moments below."
In law school, I clerked for the public defender’s office. Every now and then, we’d get habeas petitions from prior defendants. Because prisoners in Georgia are generally not allowed computer access, these petitions were always handwritten on spiral bound notepaper. You’d be surprised at how many psychopaths have near-perfect penmanship.
Although there was the one petition we got that had little hearts instead of dots over the “i.” God, I wish I had scanned that.
I'm afraid I have no choice but to sell you all for scientific experiments.
by boddagettaflyer on Jul 15, 2010 1:25 PM EDT reply actions
I can attest to this.
Not long ago, I worked for a publishing company that received an unusual amount of letters from inmates looking to publish their, um, theories and ideas. One letter contained hand-drawn pictures of various military aircraft and dinosaurs. The author did include stamps for return postage, though, which was nice of him.
Brian Kelly says no Spicy Sea Nuggets.
by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jul 15, 2010 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions
My doodles in elementary school......
……had a lot of planes and tanks fighting dinosaurs.
But, that letter was NOT from me (unless you decided to publish it, in which case, I’m still waiting for my royalty checks)
Indeed
After doing pro-bono death penalty appeals in law school, I received multi-page missives on notebook paper in multi-colored ink from one of the bat-shit crazy death row inmates I worked with that contained (1) completely learned commentary about news and current events, (2) suggested legal authority for his appeal — sometimes on point and sometimes not, (3) a completely invented life history, including stories about his (absentee) father reading the Wall Street Journal to him on Saturday mornings, and scariest of all (4) declarations of love for me and commentary on my goddess-like beauty, oh, and discussion of our plans for our future together. Nice.
I had a friend whose father was a lawyer
And occasionally they would receive hand-written requests for legal aid. A little creepy that they found his address, but luckily these weren’t federal pound-me-in-the-ass prisoners but just county jail drunks and the like.
by Cantabrigian_UGA_Fan on Jul 15, 2010 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions
QED
Cecil Collins had the best penmanship of any player to ever come through Baton Rouge.
by haveagreatday on Jul 15, 2010 6:18 PM EDT up reply actions
What a bummer
I clicked on Ron to “Browse more photos” and there aren’t any more of him.
I know! Sad clown.
Our wires only go back so far, apparently.
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I will give my shirt for Tennessee today.
by Holly Anderson on Jul 15, 2010 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Bill Snyder insisted
That his MOU be written on papyrus, etched into stone tablets and pressed into clay.
Or what was known as “in triplicate” when he was first hired.
Because he’s old, you see.
Notebook paper, you say?
A magical creature who lives in a tree? Disappears mysteriously? IT WAS FUCKING RON P THE WHOLE TIME
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STRONG LIKE BOAR
by Ronnie D on Jul 15, 2010 1:51 PM EDT reply actions 7 recs
Bullhorn mouthpiece...
…placed exactly where it needs to be for optimal heat.
by HawkeyeRecon on Jul 15, 2010 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Aw c'mon now
Somebody give up the fifth rec for Ronnie D,
’cause you know this is funy shit
"I like the taste of danger most of all." - Jonatha Brooke
by MtnEer_in_SC on Jul 15, 2010 6:45 PM EDT up reply actions
They also offered Prince......
……400 heifers, 3000 bushels of corn, and 1000 acres near Topeka, but Prince declined.
RonP is a ballin-ass lawya.
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I'm Banana dammit!!!
by BurritoBrosShits on Jul 15, 2010 2:59 PM EDT reply actions
"Cray-cray" means "crazy"
I get left behind when the young people start rappin’ and dappin’ and lookin’ at me an’ laufin’.
by Boclive on Jul 15, 2010 3:07 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Cray-cray
Brian Kelly says no Spicy Sea Nuggets.
by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jul 15, 2010 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
NO NO NO NO NO!!!!!!!
It’s a crawfish. Trust me on this.
I'm afraid I have no choice but to sell you all for scientific experiments.
by boddagettaflyer on Jul 15, 2010 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I was always taught that it's pronounced "crawdad"
but I just like bad puns.
Brian Kelly says no Spicy Sea Nuggets.
by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jul 15, 2010 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions
NO, DIS ISSA CRAY-CRAY
I present the Cray 2 supercomputer
"I like the taste of danger most of all." - Jonatha Brooke
by MtnEer_in_SC on Jul 15, 2010 6:34 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
YESSIR DAS RITE
DACOACHO USE DISSA MASHEEN HYAH FOR KROOTIN IN DA PARALLEL DIMENSHUNS.
Brian Kelly says no Spicy Sea Nuggets.
by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jul 15, 2010 6:37 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
HOWLOLOLOLOLOL
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I will give my shirt for Tennessee today.
by Holly Anderson on Jul 15, 2010 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Wait wait wait, I may be misreading this
But did I just read that the Kansas State AD actually proposed making Ron Prince the beneficiary on a life insurance policy on himself? Sounds like real some Double Indemnity film noir stuff.
by Cantabrigian_UGA_Fan on Jul 15, 2010 5:51 PM EDT reply actions
If it's possible to have a favorite part in all this,
that’s CERTAINLY mine.
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I will give my shirt for Tennessee today.
by Holly Anderson on Jul 15, 2010 6:06 PM EDT up reply actions
"There's a speed limit in this state, Mr. Neff. Forty-five miles an hour."
“How fast was I going, officer?”
“I’d say around ninety.”
Do you know what would happen if you typed 'google' into Google? You'd break the internet!
The IT Crowd
by beast in bama on Jul 15, 2010 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions
I guess you're right.
I misread, thinking that it said something more sensible like that he offered to buy Prince car insurance for life.
PS3 NCAA Rosters
GT is the same as my name on here.
Not spamming, just want to share. They aren’t perfect but they are pretty accurate. With a standard deviation of about 1 for you stat nerds
I love a bates label
“Mr. Krause, I am showing you a document bates labeled KSU313. Take a minute to examine this document.”
by haveagreatday on Jul 15, 2010 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions
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