Hiring competence would be hiring Sean Snyder. He'd work himself to death to rebuild that program, just like Dad. And you'd never have ethical issues.
Les Miles Done For?
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I could see Willie Fritz being interested but at the same time I could see him thinking "why do I want to end my career there?"! 60 years old is not the age I would want to take on a major rebuilding project!
Kansas was hoping for more. But they ended up with Les.
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I think Fritz is a homerun hire if they go that way! I get the money would/could be a difference maker but he just might not care at this point!? Being competitive may be more enticing right now? I have no idea what he may be thinking. But being a Kansan might work against him coming back...he knows what he would be getting into! Fritz was the guy I was hoping ISU would hire when Campbell was hired (glad it wasn't me making the decision)!
So you think they'll get better?
They've won 12 games in the past 7 years
Maybe if they could include their annual spring game as a win .... nah, still taking the under.
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I'm sort of surprised they let him go.
Luckily and deservedly so McDermott survived plantationgate at Creighton.
Luckily and deservedly so McDermott survived plantationgate at Creighton.
I think they will be willing to shell out some serious money to get 2 guranteed wins a year so that only leaves 3 more wins to get the over. Crap now that I think about it more I would take the under too.
Why would Jeff Monken ever want to leave what he has built at Army for that trainwreck at KU just to play second fiddle to Bill Self in the athletic department?
Like Texas, there are structural issues at Ku. A 1960's venue. No recent tradition. Always second-fiddle to basketball with fans and donors. An established program down the road. This is anything but a slam dunk.
I brought him up in this thread and was semi-serious (knowing how many at KSU would have been ok with him as a head coach)....like you said, would work his tail off, be closer to family, and would be a GREAT story line.....at this point, why not? Get him for a reasonable price,put some manageable incentives, etc.
"In hindsight, we should have just ponied up 12 years ago and paid Nick Saban $10 million a year and we'd financially be ahead" LOL
Yeah...for sure....if they took it seriously, could be a great place...stadium on campus, etc...but that stadium would need A LOT. But, again, would take a lot of planning over a few years....and it's wild, because they are getting the same Big 12 money the rest of us are, so should be making better progress.
They haven't spent a ton on football because there's been no results. There's no results because they haven't invested enough into facilities.
Basketball they are willing to throw money at, and for good reason. (Even if they do cheat)
They removed the track around the football field finally, but I have no idea what else they've done for football facilities.
Agreed, exactly the point I was about to make. Look at that Taj Mahal they built for their basketball players to live in while their football facilities crumble. It is a fricken $12M dorm for about 30 people.
They built a football training facility for Mangino. And last year, Ku completed a ******-looking indoor practice facility.
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They built a football training facility for Mangino. And last year, Ku completed a ******-looking indoor practice facility.
Indoor Football Practice Facility
Yeah and Mangino last coached there in 2009. So that says a lot
I feel like the only way KU can get someone good enough to pull them out of the hole they are in is if they get lucky picking someone who is several steps below a P5 head coach (something like an FCS head coach, G5 coordinator, or P5 position coach). Anyone who is a sure thing, or a proven winner at a high level isn't going to want to coach at KU. They have to take a chance or settle for someone who is definitely mediocre.