To the editor:

I have been and will continue to be a strong supporter of the women’s basketball program at Kansas University. I have season tickets and have missed very few home games over the past several years.

I must say, it has become irritating to watch our women’s program struggle as soon as Big 12 Conference play begins. We do very well in non-conference; as soon as league play starts, we fall apart. I understand that the Big 12 competition is of higher quality, but this is our conference and we should be able to at least compete with the top teams. I might add, the same goes for our football program.

Coach Henrickson has been here seven years and is well compensated. It is her responsibility to recruit the quality of players necessary to compete. Our resources are equivalent to Kansas State’s, and they manage quite well.

I would suggest to our new athletic director that one of the first things he might consider is whether we are betting our money’s worth out of the women’s basketball program.