Let’s cut to the chase.KU under the careful watch of Roy Williams paid its basketball players.No matter which way you spin it or analyze it, that’s what happened.By the way, KU also committed academic violations for some borderline junior college football players, and provided illegal assistance to women’s basketball recruits.Nothing brightens your Friday like an NCAA investigation.Kudos to Lew Perkins for spearheading the effort to self-report these violations. The NCAA usually shows sympathy for schools that admit their wrongdoings.Likewise, shame on Al Bohl and Roy Williams. ![][1]Someone should drop off a case of Tylenol and Pizza Shuttle at Allen Fieldhouse. KU has a bad case of Al Bohl hangover. Under his watch, KU committed [NCAA violations in three sports.][2]Football and women’s basketball each received self-imposed slaps on the wrist. I can’t imagine the NCAA coming down too much harder on either program.Ironically, most of the football violations surrounded the ballyhooed 2003 junior college recruiting class. You may remember that it was labeled the “best junior college class in the country.” You may also remember that hardly any of those players amounted to much.The most troublesome violations surround men’s basketball.KU officials tried to spin the cash payments to former players like it was a simple misunderstanding of the rules. Unfortunately, the molehill may soon grow into Mount Everest.After their eligibility was complete, KU basketball players received checks from boosters as “graduation gifts.” The amount of the checks weren’t much usually about 100 dollars but the money was a reward for playing basketball at KU.Williams said he knew about the payments, but didn’t think they violated NCAA rules. For a man who prides himself on the details, he should have known better.How is this different than boosters paying SMU football players during the 1980s?I guess this is what happens when you hire a crooked athletics director. You can take the Al Bohl out of Fresno State, but you can’t take the Fresno State out of Al Bohl.After a long night on the town with Bohl, KU woke up with a headache and some strange warts.**So Long**This is how I’m going out. My last blog is about an NCAA investigation.In a few weeks, I’m starting a job with KOCO, the ABC affiliate in Oklahoma City.I hope you’ve enjoyed reading this blog for the last year. I’ve enjoyed writing it. [1]: http://www.kusports.com/art/bohlmug180.jpg [2]: http://www.kusports.com/news/kunews/story/114807