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| Andy Tompkins, Kansas BoR President/CEO |
On June 1, 2010, Andy Tompkins stepped into his role as Kansas Board of Regents President/CEO. Nine days later, Nebraska bid adieu to the Big 12 Conference and set off a flurry of events that included: Colorado also leaving; six other schools receiving invites to go elsewhere; and, eventually, the formation of a television package unfairly lucrative enough to convince Texas to keep its roaming eyes on an embattled Big 12.
As the collegiate athletics (and subsequent potential standings as major universities) futures for the University of Kansas and Kansas State University hung in limbo for days, Tompkins, and the rest of the Kansas Board, had to take it all in - knowing that a potential bombshell of a vote - of whether to split the two schools in the spirit of self-preservation or make them a package deal - was knocking on the door.
