This is everything I love about college athletics administration in a nutshell:
University of Texas athletics employees systematically abused their access to Longhorns football tickets for years, resulting in preferential treatment for favored donors, secret arrangements with ticket brokers and untold financial losses for the university, an audit obtained by the American-Statesman reveals.
Some allegations resulting from a 16-month university investigation point to possible illegal conduct, including employees who accepted gifts and exploited loopholes to pocket immeasurable profits by selling complimentary tickets. The audit says those allegations were referred to police and to the Travis County district attorney, but no charges were pursued.
Many practices uncovered by the investigation violate university policy or represent fireable offenses, UT officials said. However, no employees are named and no one is held responsible in the audit…
Corruption, entitlement and a complete lack of accountability? Color me shocked, shocked.
Anybody else old enuf to remember how Georgia players’ home game tickets were brokered for sale by the good folks at Barnett’s News Stand?
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I’m old enuf!…to at least remember Barnett’s
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Best collection of skin mags in the south.
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Not at all surprised the Travis County DA wanted no part of that. I wouldn’t either.
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“preferential treatment…secret arrangements…untold financial losses”
If they hadn’t fired Steve Patterson he could have rebranded this as hooked on business as usual
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Freddy Jones says “no kidding?”
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Freddie actually said, “What’s the big deal? “
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No way the old AD didn’t know.
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That’s nothin…check out this piece on auburn’s tickets and Jay Jacobs’ favoritism.
http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/2015/10/03/auburns-football-ticket-woes-raise-major-questions/73315908/
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