Is it ever going to end

Unfortunately, embers sometimes erupt into flame. I agree with your two points though. I hope someone douses it soon and these guys learn something in the process.

Reporters shouldn't have access to files protected by federal privacy law

Two quick comments to that article.

1. I don't think the issues of the past couple weeks represent a new "culture" at KU, as the reporter suggests. At least I hope these are isolated incidents and not a reflection of a culture shift.

2. I don't think the conference tourney title means anything compared to the season title. Maybe in a conference where the only team going to the tourney is the conference tourney champ, but not in the B-12 where at least 6 teams are almost automatic invites and slug it out over the course of a full season. I honestly can't remember when KU has won or lost the B-12 tourney, nor do I really care. The season champ is the King.

I was afraid it might be a total hatchet job, but seemed fairly neutral. Said a lot of nice things about KU, including that the Big 12 has a much tougher competitive landscape than the Pac 8 & Pac 10 back when UCLA's streak was. Hopefully KU's issues aren't a trend, but they have gotten old very fast.

I agree with Denster. If the KC Star reporter has "direct access to KU internal files or deliberations".....that is amazingly troubling. Title IX investigations fall into the category of "serious guano".