What Was Tubby Thinking?

Obviously, he wasn't:

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Top University of Kentucky officials said yesterday they are not concerned that they were not told in advance about a meeting involving basketball coach Tubby Smith, a Lexington-area woman and the former UK basketball player she alleges drugged and raped her in his campus dorm room.

"I'm comfortable with my communication with Tubby," athletic director Mitch Barnhart said. "Tubby told me about the meeting after it happened, and I appreciate him keeping me informed. I'll leave it at that. This is an ongoing investigation, and we need to leave it with the police and let them do their job."

A spokesman for UK President Lee Todd also said Smith had not informed either man of the allegations, even though he was tipped off to the police investigation by Police Chief Anthany Beatty after the woman filed her complaint.

Nevertheless, spokesman Jay Blanton said yesterday that Todd has not objected to Smith's handling of the investigation.

"Dr. Todd is comfortable with the level of communication that took place here and more importantly with the cooperation the university given to the police," he said.

Reached in Indianapolis this week, Smith refused to discuss meeting with the accuser or his relationship with the police chief.

This is the sort of thing that could cost Tubby his job.