I do not have any legitimate candidates for KU. I'm not trying to be mean or anti-TSC, but here are my reasons why I think KU will have some major problems finding a coach:
1) Basketball school - KU has not given football the attention it deserves in the past 5 years.
2) Facilities - Simple renovations will not work. They are having major infrastructure problems. They need to pour in $350m
3) Fans - The fans have shown to be apathetic towards the football program. Though the team has been horrible, it is known that fans don't come back after halftime (even during Orange Bowl year)
4) Big 12 competition - It will be very hard to build KU into a 6 win team in a round-robin conference.
5) Salary - rumors going around that KU does not want to pay their next head coach like they have the last two. That will make it even harder for someone to come in to a program that doesn't want to pay big money for a coach to put his career on the line.
6) Recruiting - Lawrence is in fly-over country. A new coach will have to have major ties to KS/OK/TX in order to get some decent talent.
7) Alumni Support/Donations - They like to pay to get rid of a coaches, but it seems like any/all major athletic donations are for basketball. No additional funding from private donations will not help with #2.
Some positives for a new KU Football Coach:
1) Can't get any worse than the program is now.
2) Stadium no longer has a track.
3) Could possibly get a very long contract and suck and still get paid by KU for multiple years
4) Harvard of the Midwest
5) The setting around the stadium
6) LHC Bill Snyder is getting old and might die soon.
A new coach for KU should get a $1.5m per year contract with bonus incentives (wins, rival wins, bowl eligibility, etc.). Contract should not exceed 3 years.
