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2019-10-06 Home Front: Culture Wars

Kansas apologizes for risque Snoop Dogg show at hoops event

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) ‐ The University of Kansas apologized for its risque Late Night at the Phog event in which rapper Snoop Dogg performed, stripper poles were wheeled onto the Allen Fieldhouse floor and fake money was shot over the heads of prospective recruits.

Athletic director Jeff Long said Friday night "we expected a clean version of the show."

The Jayhawks instead got an R-rated performance for their annual basketball kickoff and another big headache as they deal with a high-level NCAA infractions case tied to recruiting.

"We made it clear to the entertainers’ managers that we expected a clean version of the show and took additional steps to communicate to our fans, including moving the artist to the final act of the evening, to ensure that no basketball activities would be missed if anyone did not want to stay for his show," Long said in a statement. "I take full responsibility for not thoroughly vetting all the details of the performance and offer my personal apology to those who were offended.

"We strive to create a family atmosphere at Kansas and fell short of that this evening."

Kansas has been putting on Late Night for 35 years, but what began as a scrimmage to celebrate the start of basketball practices has turned into a night of skits, music and entertainment.

That’s included big-name rappers in recent years, such as Tech N9ne, Lil Yaghty and 2 Chainz.

Posted by Besoeker 2019-10-06 04:32|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ] Top

#1 Athletic director Jeff Long said Friday night "we expected a clean version of the show."

There really has to be a Babylon Bee piece on this one coming soon.

Posted by Besoeker 2019-10-06 04:43|| 2019-10-06 04:43|| Front Page Top

#2 Tech N9ne, Lil Yaghty and 2 Chainz.

...Yeah, sounds like a bunch of family-friendly performers in the past.

And all kidding aside, they better not blame SD for any of this. He's not my cup of tea, but what you see with him is exactly what you get. Anybody who thought they were getting a 'clean' version of anything had no idea what they were doing.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2019-10-06 06:40|| 2019-10-06 06:40|| Front Page Top

#3 Family oriented and academia are not two concepts I'd generally put together.

Posted by Procopius2k 2019-10-06 07:03|| 2019-10-06 07:03|| Front Page Top

#4 Tech N9ne, Lil Yaghty and 2 Chainz.

Of those four names, Snoop Dogg is the mildest.

But; R-rated for Lawrence or the real world?

Posted by swksvolFF 2019-10-06 13:56|| 2019-10-06 13:56|| Front Page Top

#5 wut do you think will happen? NO WAIT! you didnt think. LOOK whom you are dealing with? NOT any morals in the group!

Posted by ranture 2019-10-06 15:13|| 2019-10-06 15:13|| Front Page Top

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