mvjayhawk (anonymous) says...

is their a new name for the field yet? how 'bout Frederick field? the FF. sounds catchy to me.

July 28, 2009 at 7:41 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Rivethead (anonymous) says...

Name the field after an AD who despised football and hired Terry Allen? No thanks.

July 28, 2009 at 8 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

mvjayhawk (anonymous) says...

it's better than an ex basketball player who gave millions to a university, and who committed business fraud to get it.

July 28, 2009 at 8:06 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

onlyoneUinKansas (anonymous) says...

Why not Micheal Jackson field? Since your naming it after someone who just died(believe me had Frederick died 2 years ago instead of a month ago you wouldn't have said it....)

I agree with Rivet-sorry Bob passed but he set us back more than he helped us.

July 28, 2009 at 8:14 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Brock (anonymous) says...

Name it after The Fam. Nobody loves KU football more than the guy who has given his all for the Hawks.

July 28, 2009 at 9:54 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

jeffthejayhawk (anonymous) says...

Has it been decided that the field will be re-named? I thought it was reported that Kivisto was still on-time with his pledge...

July 28, 2009 at 9:58 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

mvjayhawk (anonymous) says...

"Name it after The Fam."

that's perfect! the Fam...family day at the Fam.....festival of football at the Fam...i love it!

"Has it been decided that the field will be re-named? I thought it was reported that Kivisto was still on-time with his pledge..."

who cares? his original $4 million, or whatever it is......is tainted anyway. He pledged $12 million....so where is the money? oh that's right, he ran his own company into the ground...and they kicked him out.

we're not talking about banning Mr. Kivisto from KU events, or having anything to do with the university. his name should be removed from the field, that's all. Until his situation comes clean....this would be appropriate.

July 28, 2009 at 10:20 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

onlyoneUinKansas (anonymous) says...

ya hes so bad with his "tainted" money but yet its ok for the Government to give bailout money to crooked people that don't spend it on what it was alloted for?
O its ok because they are personal friends of the pres..............................right

Kivisto may or may not have done wrong however Lew has stated the money was paid to KU as scheduled thats all that matters.

July 28, 2009 at 11:03 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

labbadabba (anonymous) says...

Still wish we could use real grass. Somehow, football seems to lack something when grass and mud stains are removed from the equation.

July 28, 2009 at 11:25 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

route66 (anonymous) says...

mvjayhawk I would hate for you to be my judge in a court room....has any of this been proven yet.....if so, then we can remove the name then.....

July 28, 2009 at 12:02 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

jayhawkinatl (anonymous) says...

Yes, Fambrough Field!!! Has a nice ring to it.

July 28, 2009 at 12:13 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

jpstrayer (anonymous) says...

route66..."innocent until proven guilty" is a concept that hasn't been practiced in our society for years and years now.

July 28, 2009 at 12:25 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

chrishauser20 (anonymous) says...

Fam got the shaft from AD's at Kansas on numerous occasions and yet he remains one of the biggest supporters of The University of Kansas. I think it is a safe bet that the fied will remain with the same name due to the monitary factor (which I disagree with, it should be named Fambrough Field) but there are other ways to honor coach Fam. One Idea would be to have a statue of him put up outside of the stadium on the North end, I think that would be great.

July 28, 2009 at 12:26 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

klong (anonymous) says...

I like the Fam. as well. Rivethead is right about Bob. He seemed like a nice guy, but not a football guy. The field looks a lot better. I don't know where they got that last stuff, but it looked cheap.

July 28, 2009 at 2:02 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

mvjayhawk (anonymous) says...

"mvjayhawk I would hate for you to be my judge in a court room....has any of this been proven yet.....if so, then we can remove the name then....."

well let's see...of course it hasn't been "proven, " the schemes he has been accused of doing, are not easy to formulate in court and when you have the former director of the FBI leading one of several investigations, then you know it's a big deal.

i know this: SemGroup, the company he founded, owes tens of millions of dollars to other businesses...some based in Kansas. His own company sued him earlier this year for using $350 million of the company's money, to do his own personal oil futures trading.

Bank of America has sued him as well, for almost $13 million...as part of a loan he guarnateed himself, and of course, has not payed back. he still owes a massive amount of interest.

It's just a classic case of fraud. what oil services company, during the boom years of the early 21st century, goes bankrupt because of a tough market? nobody. He used company money, to get his foot in the door in the crazy derivatives and trading oil futures....and he got badly burned. He wanted his cake, and had to eat it too...and HE got devoured. unfortunately, so did a lot of other people.

again, it's just the field name....just pull it for now, and see where this all goes. if he's completely innocent (which is highly doubtful), then have him in for a ceremony, and we'll all do a dance. but he's in a heap, big trouble right now...so i don't know think we should see his name each week on Saturday afternoons.

July 28, 2009 at 2:17 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

danno1313 (anonymous) says...

Gale Sayers field!

July 28, 2009 at 8:09 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Jhaux (anonymous) says...

I'll chip in for the Fam statue.

July 28, 2009 at 8:14 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

OPJayhawk (anonymous) says...

You are right on the money, MVJayhawk. I agree completely.

July 28, 2009 at 10:41 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

mvjayhawk (anonymous) says...

thanks OP.

July 29, 2009 at 7:22 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

RockChalkGuy (anonymous) says...

Fam's the MAN! This guy bleeds crimson and blue. A statue is the bare minimum that he deserves. I'd chip in too.

July 29, 2009 at 10:30 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Bird (anonymous) says...

Free State Field.

When johnbrown originally suggested it, we were still playing MU at Memorial, and the thought of sticking it to them on Free State Field with the red legs on gives me goosebumps.

July 29, 2009 at 10:15 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

MNHawk23 (anonymous) says...

love the new blue enzones. but i cant wait to get that track out of there. not that this would ever happen but i think we should replace the track with a moat. so we go from the pathetic stadium with a track around its field to the awesome stadium with a moat. and how cool would it be to watch the team come out of the facility and cross a bridge onto the field?

but anyway just my dream that will never come true..

July 30, 2009 at 1:04 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )