Originally Posted By: sportsfan02
Originally Posted By: EddieBorror
Are you really trying to say KSHSAA is not a government funded agency.

In a word, yes.

Who set up this non-profit? STATE SCHOOL BOARD

Originally Posted By: EddieBorror
They answer to our legislature and their board is full of government employees.

Don't we all answer to our legislature in one manner or another? Tell a farmer he doesn't answer to the AG department or the EPA!

When was the last time a Farmer was required to have gov. officials serve on his board steering the decisions of business for years to come. GOVERNMENT SHOULD REGULATE - NOT RUN COMMERCE.


Originally Posted By: EddieBorror
And oh yes isn't Bowden retiring..... I wonder if that is some simple 401K that he taking with him to Nebraska. More like KPERS Im sure.

Yes, he is also a retired teacher/coach and from the legislature. Not sure what retirement KSHSAA offers but even if it is KPERS I would strongly deny it is a state agency.

To strongly deny that KPERS is for state employees is just not sane. If KSHSAA employees receive KPERS they are considered eligle because of funding and/or their origination. STATE SCHOOL BOARD

Originally Posted By: EddieBorror
Its like saying Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac has nothing to do with Washington DC..........

In my mind it's not saying anything like that, because they have nothing to do with this subject.


Yes - they are similiar in this regard. KSHSAA, FANNIE MAE, and FREDDIE MAC are corporations set up by the government to do something that the government does not want to be perceived political. HOWEVER AS WE ALL KNOW THESE CORPORATIONS HAVE HIGH FALURE RATES. Its a bureaucratic effect...... Very little accountability over long periods of time, as bureaucracy does, has a tendancy to give lots of power to people nestled in proper positions. LOOK AT KANSAS EDUCATION IN GENERAL - ITS LOADED WITH IT!!!!