To the editor:

Congratulations to the KU volleyball team for a great season last year and a great start this season. Unfortunately, many fans, as well as my friends who had season tickets for years, were not able to renew their tickets unless they were members of the Williams Fund.

To verify what I had heard, I called the ticket office and was told, and I quote, “So many Williams Fund People wanted tickets that this is how it worked out.” In my opinion, this is unfair to the people who supported the team when they were less successful in favor of Band Wagon Fans with deep pockets. In my opinion, those fans who faithfully backed the team in the lean years were not rewarded for their loyalty. This does not send a good message to our student athletes regarding fair play and loyalty. The NCAA and athletic offices are profiting from student athletes and might as well pay them a stipend since it is all about the Almighty Dollar now.

I don’t want to insult anyone in the Williams Fund; I just believe in fair play and loyalty. Perhaps my feelings are naive and antiquated!