Thursday, November 15, 1979 University Daily Kansan 11 Marcum comments on Kush controversy By PAM CLARK Sports Writer Sports Writer With all the controversy surrounding the firing of Arizona State University football coach Frank Kush, people are beginning to question the state of college athletics. Bob Marcum, director of athletics at the University of Kansas, said recently that there were areas in college athletics that UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Marcum said Kush and college coaches as well Woody Hayes, Bo Schembechler and Bobby Knight maintained high profiles. construction on ASU stadium, threats by the support for the university and allegations of illegal operations between a dragrigt operaes deal with and several members of the ASU football team. Sports needed to be re-evaluated, but that athletics had a place in the university. He said any comments on his part about the Kush situation would be purely speculation because he didn't know any more about the firing than what he had read elsewhere. Kush was fired Oct. 13 after almost 22 years as ASU head coach. He was accused of stealing from a bank and penn, which led to a $1.1 million lawsuit by that player against Kush. Two assistant coaches in the school resigned. ASU athletic director Fred Miller said he fired Kush for his alleged cover-up of "We're here in Lawrence, what do we know about Frank Kush?" Marc asked. "I've seen very few negative comments about Kush from his players." Also involved in the ASU controversy are threats by the school's booster organization, the Sun Angeles, to withhold funds to finish "It seems amazing that in spite of all the so-called 'violence' these people have been accused of, most of the charges have been dropped," he said. Marcum has been KU athletic director since Aug. 1, 1878, when he replaced Clyde Walker. In his short tenure he already had to fire a football coach. Last November he fired Bud Moore and hired Dunn Fambough. Moore had replaced four years earlier. Unlike the negative responses Kush's firing received at ASU, the reactions of the KU fans, alumni and players to Moore's dismissal were very positive. However, the decision to fire any coach is a difficult one, said Marcum. "There are so many things involved," he said. "They are assistant coaches, families and commitments in recruiting. It also delays your program and is expensive. "You must make an evaluation of your program—where it's going, the attitude of the players, how the program is perceived throughout the state and the high school coaches and their feelings about the program. The high school coaches are trained to really successful teams at Kansas are with players from the state of Kansas. "Since I've been here the most difficult situation I've had to deal with was the football situation. Football has a high profile, and the most support outlets in the state." Ranking second on Marcarc's list after the Moore firing would probably be his first start in the league. The basketball coach Ted Owens and Okahama coach Dave Bissl last year in Lawrence. Both coaches went out on the court after Darrell Valentine was fouled by Owens after a St. Louis "My thoughts immediately were about Darnell Valentine," Marcum said, "Darnell is a real competitor and he's used to taking bumps and hits. But this was the first time I'd seen Darnell turn around and act like he was going after a player. I knew he had to have been hit hard. "I thought Coach Owens raced down, grabbed Coach Bliss by the arm and said, "Did you see that?" He (Owens) went on to describe how he had grazed Coach Bliss though he was going after his player. Marcum said it was Big Eight conference校 for universities to discipline coaches in such matters. If the university fails to do so, the conference steps in. "I thought the best thing to do was issue a public reprimand," he said. "But there's no doubt there were a few anxious moments." Not only are the role and influence of teachers a major factor in the school's booster club. AT ASU, the Sun Angels wield a great power of power because they raise money for scholarships, much like any other sports team. KU fans and alumni donate $700,000 to KU years to the Williams Fund, but Marcum said the KU athletic department will contribute $125,000 to KU contributing ranger with strings to the "You're not going to please all of them 100 percent," he said. "If you don't win as many basketball games as they would like, then you won't win." And say they may not contribute next year. "The theiryalty has been unbelievable over the years. The return on their dollars in terms of victories hasn't been very good. Last summer we had 26 or 27 meetings with them and they had very open discussions about the athletic program and the alums felt involved." Many people are saying that college athletics are getting out of hand. Marcum readily admitted that college sports were bie business. "College athletics are becoming more and more complicated because of financial problems. We've had them re-evaluated. Scheduling is an example. It is difficult to schedule games coats-to-cost, Take for instance, Oregon State. We have the ability in Oregon and they don't recruit in Kansas. It would be好 if we played someone like Wyoming or Arkansas, someone closer to "College athletics certainly are big, but they attract people to the University. 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