Gee thanks Roy!

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Kansas: Williams Approved Gifts to Graduating Players
July 15, 2005, 04:25 PM

By DOUG TUCKER
AP Sports Writer

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) -- Roy Williams violated NCAA rules as basketball coach at Kansas by approving payments to graduating players and others who had used up their eligibility, the school said Friday.

After conducting an internal review, the school said Williams -- now preparing for his third season at national champion North Carolina -- approved payments made by three representatives of the university's "athletics interests."

The school said Dana Anderson, Joan Edwards and Bernard Morgan gave cash and clothing to graduating student athletes and other players who had exhausted their eligibility.

"Coach Williams and I discussed this matter some time in the past and will talk again after both of us have had a chance to review the report," North Carolina athletic director Dick Baddour said in statement issued Friday. "Coach Williams has a long and distinguished record of running a program with integrity and within NCAA rules. His record for more than 25 years as a college coach clearly demonstrates that to be the case."

http://www.kctv5.com/Global/story.asp?S=3599964

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1. His initials are RW

http://opensecrets.org/indivs/search.asp?NumOfThou=0&txtName=anderson%2C+dana&txtState=CA&txtZip=&txtEmploy=&txtCand=&txt2004=Y&txt2002=Y&Order=N

One of the reasons I was so glad Williams left was his connections to the RW were really making headway into the athletic department. Dana Anderson is a KU grad, as is his wife. They own Macerich company in California which a mall/real estate enterprise. They gave money to build an athletic complex at the behsest of RW and former AD Bohls "Roy crushed me like a dove". Remember, Roy stayed with Dana Anderson for the Naismith Award ceremony the weekend before he announced he was going to UNC. So, it isn't like there isn't a real connection there.

If you go to the open secrets link it lists the groups and candidates Dana Anderson has contributed to in the past two cycles. He's given to Brownback, Bill "Speedy" Janklow, Tom Coburn (Oklahoma wacko doctor), Jim Ryan, Club for Growth, Restore America, Kris Kobach and so many other RRR.

I just hope the NCAA keeps an eye on the UNC program. Dean Smith, a Democrat, is probably sorry he got Roy to comeback. Roy "The Committee" Williams is sure to sell out to the highest bidder there as he did here. I will never forgive RW for when he signed on with the local developers and against the progressive coalition candidates in 2003 (just before he blew town). He allowed his name to be used in ads against the Lawrence Progressive Campaign and for the eco-terrorists/developer candidates.

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2. I don't think I can ever forgive him for

job shopping during the Final Four. He should have been coaching his team, which performed horribly. Instead, he was being entertained by the NC folks who were recruiting him like crazy.

Thanks for telling me about this other nonsense. Damn - for a long time there, I thought he seemed like a fairly nice guy.

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3. If you only knew how close I was

We went to New Orleans for the Final Four in 2003. We were up on the mezzanine consoling ourselves (I was there with about a dozen family and friends) in mass quantities of beer. We actually had to go out on Canal Street and see the celebrating Orangemen and their fans across the street to pick up some more beer from the local (drug?) store. When I got back with the beer and settled into a chair I noticed that below us were the Jayhawk faithful, hundreds of them, and it brought tears to my eyes. All of us were there, waiting together, for the team's return from the SuperDome. Even though we had just lost, we were making the best of it. Anyway, to make a long story short, RW walked up and stood next to me and addressed the crowd below. He was so close that I had to get out of my chair so he could get to the railing.

If I knew then that he was playing footsie with UNC I think I would have pushed him over that railing. :dilemma: The only thing that might saved him was the look on faces of the team as they walked to the elevators. Man, I felt for those guys.

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4. Follow up

According the Journal World, "...the three boosters mentioned in the latest case -- Dana Anderson, Joan Edwards and Bernie Morgan --..."

Here's the link to Joan Edwards political contributions http://opensecrets.org/indivs/search.asp?NumOfThou=0&txtName=edwards%2C+joan&txtState=KS&txtZip=&txtEmploy=&txtCand=&txt2004=Y&txt2002=Y&Order=N

In case you don't want to follow the link, here's the breakdown of Joan's political contributions:

Brownback got $3K, Jeffrey Colyer and the RNC each got $500, Pat Roberts and GW each got $1K.

The third booster named is Bernie Morgan. The one contribution I found that he made was to Adam Taff for $1K. http://opensecrets.org/indivs/search.asp?NumOfThou=0&txtName=morgan%2C+bernard&txtState=KS&txtZip=&txtEmploy=&txtCand=&txt2004=Y&txt2002=Y&Order=N