Odds on who will be next Ku coach ...
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Between this year and the previous three seasons, Kansas has a combined record of 6-40 (with 2 more Ls still to come this year). It’s going to take time to turn that ship around, and I would suggest to keep expectations low because you could be in for a disappointment.
I'm not sold on Miles, and haven't been for a while. At LSU he made a bunch of dumb in-game decisions, but had the personnel that it didn't matter. That's ... not the case at KU.
I think Les will bring some excitement and even bring in some recruits on name alone. But I also think he will struggle if he tries ti run the same schemes he did at LSU without near the talent he had at LSU.
He might be able to get them going in the right direction talent wise, but I'm sceptical that he will have the energy and fire to coach for 5 more years to complete the turnaround. He might set up the next coach pretty well though and if he brings in at least a respectable amount of fans, that could be enough.
He might be able to get them going in the right direction talent wise, but I'm sceptical that he will have the energy and fire to coach for 5 more years to complete the turnaround. He might set up the next coach pretty well though and if he brings in at least a respectable amount of fans, that could be enough.
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Nothing could be more disappointing than the current state of Kansas football. It's an exciting hire with and your attempt to pee in my Cheerios will not change that. I am not thinking they are going to be winning 10 wins any time soon; they just need to get out of the basement and up to "mediocre" and that's not an unreasonable goal at all.
I have filed your suggestion in the appropriate manner
Nothing could be more disappointing than the current state of Kansas football. It's an exciting hire with and your attempt to pee in my Cheerios will not change that. I am not thinking they are going to be winning 10 wins any time soon; they just need to get out of the basement and up to "mediocre" and that's not an unreasonable goal at all.
Are those your lofty expectations blowing up in your face?
Be excited about pulling in Miles, sure, but I just wouldn’t get my hopes up of going to a bowl in year 2 with the rebuild situation down there.
You don't have to be a really good team to make a bowl. KU will get 2 games better in 2 years.
Hiring Miles will be a huge mistake by KU..Similar to Weiss...Miles just wants a few more years to do something before he retires...
KU should have gone after a young, offensive minded coach who is a tireless recruiter..That is what KU needs..Not another Weiss. Fail.
KU should have gone after a young, offensive minded coach who is a tireless recruiter..That is what KU needs..Not another Weiss. Fail.
Comparing Weis and Miles is silly and gambling that some young guy with zero coaching experience will work out is not what KU needed at all.
I am happy that Campbell worked out for ISU. For every one of those that works, there are five that don't. And not many young, hot coaching prospects want to start their career by risking it at Kansas while they are this down. Miles can bring us up to mediocre and then it will be easier to land the hot young coaching prospect.
The only people who don't think this is a home run hire are some K-State, Mizzou and Iowa State fans. Shocker.
KU will be in the BIG 12 football Championship game in two years.
I have two words for you: Gene. Chizik. Looked like a homerun hire by all accounts. Had won everywhere he'd been, including some college blue bloods. Came to ISU, with no tradition and the barest of cupboards. Ended up 5-19 over two seasons.
KU football has had a lot of success, they have played in Jan, also have brand name because of basketball. So turning it around is possible by Les
And recruiting players to LSU is one thing. Recruiting to KU is another.
We're talking about the same Gene Chizik who had never been a head coach at any level prior to being hired at Iowa State, right?
D1 Wins prior to their hire at KU/ISU:
Miles: 141
Chizik: ZERO
Bowl Wins prior to their hire at KU/ISU:
Miles: 8
Chizik: ZERO
National Title Wins prior to their hire at KU/ISU:
Miles: 1
Chizik: ZERO
Yeah, great comparison.You're terrible at this. Chizik is actually the perfect example of how risky it is to hire a young, hot head coaching prospect who had only been a coordinator before, hoping that he'll figure out how to do the zillions of things needed to run a program.Chizik's grand total of experience at any power five conference program was as DC at Auburn for 2 years and at Texas for 1. He was at UCF, Stephen F Austin and Middle Tennessee State before that.
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I am not looking for him to field a roster capable of beating Alabama. Just to get to 6-6. If Campbell can recruit well enough to get ISU to be a Top 25 team then Miles can recruit well enough to get Kansas to 6-6.
@randomfan44 Ok, well, good luck with Miles. I just don't think he'll be able to turn KU into a 6-6 team. I guess we'll see.