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KU Football Job Search

Posted by Scipio Tex on December 11th, 2009 under Football

KU has completed their interviews and I'd expect them to make a move within the next three weeks. Our friends at Oread Boom Kings have the skinny on the replacement for the Fat Man. According to the estimable HipHop, the preferential public pecking order appears to be:
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Mangino resigns

Posted by HenryJames on December 4th, 2009 under Football

Teh link. The AD told the players at a meeting last night, and at least one player was, for lack of a better word, sad. "There's definitely a little sadness in it," Kansas defensive back Justin Thornton said.
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2009 Kansas Post-Mortem

Posted by Scipio Tex on November 23rd, 2009 under Football

This was a methodical win, a great celebration of our seniors and Colt’s place in history; and I saw some encouraging things, particularly on offense. I’m less interested in breaking down every aspect of this game than in using this game as a basis for evaluating some of the good and bad things we did and how they’ll play out for us in College Station,
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Texas – KU Open Thread

Posted by Scipio Tex on November 21st, 2009 under Football

Watch as the Reesing Shi Tzu is thrown into a wolf's den and lay odds as to whether Mark Mangino may be fired during the halftime sideline reporter interview. Enjoy.
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Musings on Mangino: Part II

Posted by Scipio Tex on November 19th, 2009 under Football

A few more scattershot musings: I always find these sorts of scandals particularly compelling - Bobby Knight at IU being the most public and notorious - as they aren't about booster payments, street agents, and leased Escalades. That's basic avarice and it's hardwired into the human condition since upright walking became the craze. This is far more important than that. It calls into question the very nature of the player/coach relationship and
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Musings on Mangino: The Future of KU Football

Posted by Scipio Tex on November 19th, 2009 under Football

Our KU friend Hiphopopotamus free-styled some brilliance on this subject yesterday and it's an absolute must-read if you want to understand why Mangino's days are numbered.
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Looking @ KU

Posted by Scipio Tex on November 17th, 2009 under Football

Before I get into the matchups on the field, here's an exchange from Mangino's presser: On whether he has had any discussions with KU AD Lew Perkins pertaining to the meeting: “Yes, I had a brief meeting with him.
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Kansas Jayhawks Football Players Meet with AD — Without Mark Mangino

Posted by srr50 on November 17th, 2009 under Football

Seems there is a little unrest up in Kansas as the Jayhawks get ready to visit Austin.
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How badly does the $EC want an undefeated team?

Posted by HenryJames on October 20th, 2009 under Football

Apparently bad enough that conference officials are deciding the outcomes of games. During undefeated LSU's game against Georgia on October 3rd, the officials incorrectly flagged Georgia with an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty after they took the lead with a little over a minute to play. LSU got the ball in good field position and scored with 33 seconds left to win it. Rogers Redding, the Southeastern Conference coordinator of officials, said the call should not have
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Yet Another Reason to Appreciate Mack Brown & Rick Barnes

Posted by srr50 on September 24th, 2009 under Basketball

They wouldn't let a turf war between the two programs overflow into an ugly incident -- which is exactly what happened at Kansas this week. A fight Tuesday night between members of the Kansas football and basketball teams, that apparently started over a girl, spilled over to the next day, and eventually led to several football and basketball players slugging out in front of an audience. According to a police report narrative, a