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Title: Gill Hire Rated an A by SI's Mandel
Post by: BMWJhawk on January 21, 2010, 10:13:14 PM
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/stewart_mandel/01/19/coaching.reportcard/index.html?xid=cnnbin&hpt=Sbin (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/stewart_mandel/01/19/coaching.reportcard/index.html?xid=cnnbin&hpt=Sbin)

Kansas (Turner Gill, Buffalo head coach): A

The former Nebraska star returns to the Big 12, where he will now go head-to-head with the Huskers. What Gill pulled off at Buffalo -- taking over the worst program in Division I-A, bar none, and leading it to a MAC title three years later -- is one of the most remarkable accomplishments of the past decade. And his ties to the Heartland should help elevate Kansas' recruiting profile.
 



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Title: Re: Gill Hire Rated an A by SI's Mandel
Post by: Butt Fugly on January 21, 2010, 10:29:45 PM
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Title: Re: Gill Hire Rated an A by SI's Mandel
Post by: jrod06 on January 21, 2010, 11:15:22 PM
Banner time :dunno: :dunno:
Title: Re: Gill Hire Rated an A by SI's Mandel
Post by: ew2x4 on January 21, 2010, 11:22:28 PM
lmao, BMW has hit rock bottom.
Title: Re: Gill Hire Rated an A by SI's Mandel
Post by: yoman on January 21, 2010, 11:24:45 PM
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/stewart_mandel/01/19/coaching.reportcard/index.html?xid=cnnbin&hpt=Sbin (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/stewart_mandel/01/19/coaching.reportcard/index.html?xid=cnnbin&hpt=Sbin)

Kansas (Turner Gill, Buffalo head coach): A

The former Nebraska star returns to the Big 12, where he will now go head-to-head with the Huskers. What Gill pulled off at Buffalo -- taking over the worst program in Division I-A, bar none, and leading it to a MAC title three years later -- is one of the most remarkable accomplishments of the past decade. And his ties to the Heartland should help elevate Kansas' recruiting profile.
 



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Title: Re: Gill Hire Rated an A by SI's Mandel
Post by: BMWJhawk on January 21, 2010, 11:27:17 PM
It's amazing the difference between the objective, unbiased sports journalist and the angry, non-objective Powertard.
Title: Re: Gill Hire Rated an A by SI's Mandel
Post by: LimestoneOutcropping on January 21, 2010, 11:29:03 PM
It's amazing the difference between the objective, unbiased sports journalist and the angry, non-objective Powertard.

You should use your sports knowledge to predict how Gill will do.
Title: Re: Gill Hire Rated an A by SI's Mandel
Post by: powercat on January 21, 2010, 11:52:04 PM
I'd give it an A+ myself. I was soooo happy Jim Harbaugh said no to all that money that uk was going to throw at him, and said I'm good I'll just stay at Stanford.
Title: Re: Gill Hire Rated an A by SI's Mandel
Post by: waks on January 22, 2010, 01:51:16 AM
Even if you do consider the hire good there's no way you can say that the money you're paying him is good for you guys. You are paying home twice as much as he is worth right now. I believe I read that he made less than $500k at Buffalo. You guys could have gotten him for a quarter to a half a mil more than that and that's it. He's being outrageously overpaid.
Title: Re: Gill Hire Rated an A by SI's Mandel
Post by: SkinnyBenny on January 22, 2010, 08:44:27 AM
"Toooootally, us overpaying him is good because it exhibits to whoever the next coach is that we're willing to make a commitment to football."  --BMW, during those times he doesn't run away for months after our team skull-fracks his team after months of him talking trash.
Title: Re: Gill Hire Rated an A by SI's Mandel
Post by: steve dave on January 22, 2010, 09:10:24 AM
Question:  If Gill doesn't have success at ku is that proof that his God doesn't exist?
Title: Re: Gill Hire Rated an A by SI's Mandel
Post by: ew2x4 on January 22, 2010, 09:51:41 AM
It's amazing the difference between the objective, unbiased sports journalist and the angry, non-objective Powertard.

And yet you regret not trusting us when it came to Mangino.
Title: Re: Gill Hire Rated an A by SI's Mandel
Post by: Dirty Sanchez on January 22, 2010, 10:31:59 AM
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taking over the worst program in Division I-A, bar none, and leading it to a MAC title three years later

Three years later would be largely the senior leadership of the previous coach.  The same way ron prince made a bowl in his first year---using Snyder's players.
Title: Re: Gill Hire Rated an A by SI's Mandel
Post by: Legore on January 22, 2010, 11:42:43 AM
The national media was all about giving props to Miss State when they hired Sylvester Croom as well.  How did that work out?  They don't have much choice but to give high grades when someone hires a black head coach. 

Gill is a decent hire who might work out but the idea that a guy that had one good season at Buffalo is some kind of a slam dunk grade A hire is absurd.  It's not like he picked ku over mulitple offers or something.  Any school in the big 12 could have had Gill if they wanted him including KSU or ISU the previous year when they had openings. 
Title: Re: Gill Hire Rated an A by SI's Mandel
Post by: mikeycat on January 22, 2010, 12:19:58 PM
this will make the fall all that much farther...
Title: Re: Gill Hire Rated an A by SI's Mandel
Post by: Brock Landers on January 22, 2010, 12:55:39 PM
So does Gill get a free subscription and one of those football shaped phones for that A rating??
Title: Re: Gill Hire Rated an A by SI's Mandel
Post by: Lamesauce on January 22, 2010, 12:58:29 PM
LOL. Mandel? More like Man,Idon'tknowmuchaboutcollegefootball.

Mandel is not one of the best in the biz.
Title: Re: Gill Hire Rated an A by SI's Mandel
Post by: mcmwcat on January 22, 2010, 01:29:09 PM
still waiting to hear commentary from Phil Steele before i decide if Gil was actually a good hire.
Title: Re: Gill Hire Rated an A by SI's Mandel
Post by: BMWJhawk on January 22, 2010, 03:24:30 PM
Noticed that they ranked Gill way ahead of the recent hires at Tennessee and USC.  Never thought I'd see the day when ku was able to hire a better coach than those two programs.
 




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Title: Re: Gill Hire Rated an A by SI's Mandel
Post by: LimestoneOutcropping on January 22, 2010, 03:29:01 PM
Noticed that they ranked Gill way ahead of the recent hires at Tennessee and USC.  Never thought I'd see the day when ku was able to hire a better coach than those two programs.
 




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BANNER!
Title: Re: Gill Hire Rated an A by SI's Mandel
Post by: ew2x4 on January 22, 2010, 03:30:24 PM
Noticed that they ranked Gill way ahead of the recent hires at Tennessee and USC.  Never thought I'd see the day when ku was able to hire a better coach than those two programs.
 
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:lol:

HEY GUYS! WE HIRED SOMEONE BETTER THAN DEREK DOOLEY AND LANE KIFFIN! CONGRATULATE US NOW!!!!!

lmao.
Title: Re: Gill Hire Rated an A by SI's Mandel
Post by: FHSU92 on January 25, 2010, 12:52:33 PM
What was Frank Martin's hire rated as?
Title: Re: Gill Hire Rated an A by SI's Mandel
Post by: GimmeEMAWorGimmeDeath on January 25, 2010, 04:34:51 PM
Noticed that they ranked Gill way ahead of the recent hires at Tennessee and USC.  Never thought I'd see the day when ku was able to hire a better coach than those two programs.
 




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You are cheezing over a coach who hasn't coached a single down because of ONE sports columnist?



good God, there really are ZERO intelligent ku fans.
Title: Re: Gill Hire Rated an A by SI's Mandel
Post by: BMWJhawk on January 25, 2010, 04:54:28 PM
Noticed that they ranked Gill way ahead of the recent hires at Tennessee and USC.  Never thought I'd see the day when ku was able to hire a better coach than those two programs.
 




:love:

You are cheezing over a coach who hasn't coached a single down because of ONE sports columnist?



good God, there really are ZERO intelligent ku fans.






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Title: Re: Gill Hire Rated an A by SI's Mandel
Post by: GimmeEMAWorGimmeDeath on January 25, 2010, 05:12:41 PM
Noticed that they ranked Gill way ahead of the recent hires at Tennessee and USC.  Never thought I'd see the day when ku was able to hire a better coach than those two programs.
 




:love:

You are cheezing over a coach who hasn't coached a single down because of ONE sports columnist?



good God, there really are ZERO intelligent ku fans.






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for your team.  He has literally done nothing for you so far.
Title: Re: Gill Hire Rated an A by SI's Mandel
Post by: wiley03 on January 25, 2010, 09:58:22 PM
Dan Hawkins was thought of as a great hire as well, just saying.  it's a freaking crap shoot
Title: Re: Gill Hire Rated an A by SI's Mandel
Post by: BMWJhawk on January 26, 2010, 01:09:08 PM
Gill is a lot better suited for the Big 12 than Dan Hawkins, IMO.  If Gill can recruit, I believe he'll have success.  So far his recruiting has sucked, though.
Title: Re: Gill Hire Rated an A by SI's Mandel
Post by: WildcatNkilt on January 26, 2010, 01:47:15 PM
Gill is a lot better suited for the Big 12 than Dan Hawkins, IMO.  If Gill can recruit, I believe he'll have success.  So far his recruiting has sucked, though.

Hopefully for ku fans he can "Coach Em' Up."  God knows thats what we rely on.   :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Gill Hire Rated an A by SI's Mandel
Post by: ksubaby21! on January 26, 2010, 02:15:03 PM
ummmm bmw...hawkins can recruit real well at least until this years class at cu...and yet he is 16-33 at cu last time i checked you have to be able to coach not just bring in good players hawkins cant coach
Title: Re: Gill Hire Rated an A by SI's Mandel
Post by: BMWJhawk on January 26, 2010, 02:18:23 PM
ummmm bmw...hawkins can recruit real well at least until this years class at cu...and yet he is 16-33 at cu last time i checked you have to be able to coach not just bring in good players hawkins cant coach




Gill runs more of a spread offense, while Hawkins has more of a pro style offense.  Right now, the spread offense is more suited for the Big 12.
Title: Re: Gill Hire Rated an A by SI's Mandel
Post by: mikeycat on January 26, 2010, 02:20:53 PM
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Title: Re: Gill Hire Rated an A by SI's Mandel
Post by: BMWJhawk on January 26, 2010, 03:59:50 PM
A
Title: Re: Gill Hire Rated an A by SI's Mandel
Post by: Pett on January 26, 2010, 04:05:09 PM
A

Weird post.
Title: Re: Gill Hire Rated an A by SI's Mandel
Post by: GimmeEMAWorGimmeDeath on January 26, 2010, 04:23:27 PM
ummmm bmw...hawkins can recruit real well at least until this years class at cu...and yet he is 16-33 at cu last time i checked you have to be able to coach not just bring in good players hawkins cant coach




Gill runs more of a spread offense, while Hawkins has more of a pro style offense.  Right now, the spread offense is more suited for the Big 12.

As ou CLEARLY demonstrated last year... The spread is dead.
Title: Re: Gill Hire Rated an A by SI's Mandel
Post by: MadCat on January 26, 2010, 04:37:34 PM
A

It's like the scarlet letter...only it's blue.  :shy:
Title: Re: Gill Hire Rated an A by SI's Mandel
Post by: Dirty Sanchez on January 26, 2010, 08:34:01 PM
National guys are not noted for their knowledge of sports in Kansas.
Title: Re: Gill Hire Rated an A by SI's Mandel
Post by: BMWJhawk on January 26, 2010, 11:40:11 PM
More love for Gill:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/332706-new-college-football-hires-top-10-list#page/11 (http://bleacherreport.com/articles/332706-new-college-football-hires-top-10-list#page/11)

Before taking over at the University of Buffalo, Turner Gill was the quarterbacks coach at the University of Nebraska, coaching Heisman Trophy winner Eric Crouch as well as Tommie Frazier.

Not only was Gill a coach at Nebraska, he was also courted heavily by the school out of Arlington Heights High School in Forth Worth, TX. Nebraska beat out Texas as well as Oklahoma because Nebraska allowed Gill to not only play football but baseball as well.

During Gill's coaching tenure, the Cornhuskers won three national championships.

Gill interviewed for the head coaching job at the University of Auburn— losing out to Gene Chizik—in a move that was highly criticized by ESPN.com's Mark Schlabach. "More than anything else, the Tigers needed to do something to sway some of the momentum away from Tuscaloosa," Schlabach noted.

Instead, Auburn hired a coach who seemed to be a dead man walking at Iowa State. In recent weeks, Chizik demoted both his coordinators and fired two assistant coaches. "That's not a sign of stability." - Mark Schlabach

Gill looks to bring the Jayhawks back into the thick of things in the Big XII conference, especially after they won five straight to open the 2009 season, then dropped their final seven to finish the season 5-7.
Title: Re: Gill Hire Rated an A by SI's Mandel
Post by: WildcatNkilt on January 27, 2010, 11:07:57 AM
More love for Gill:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/332706-new-college-football-hires-top-10-list#page/11 (http://bleacherreport.com/articles/332706-new-college-football-hires-top-10-list#page/11)

Before taking over at the University of Buffalo, Turner Gill was the quarterbacks coach at the University of Nebraska, coaching Heisman Trophy winner Eric Crouch as well as Tommie Frazier.

Not only was Gill a coach at Nebraska, he was also courted heavily by the school out of Arlington Heights High School in Forth Worth, TX. Nebraska beat out Texas as well as Oklahoma because Nebraska allowed Gill to not only play football but baseball as well.

During Gill's coaching tenure, the Cornhuskers won three national championships.

Gill interviewed for the head coaching job at the University of Auburn— losing out to Gene Chizik—in a move that was highly criticized by ESPN.com's Mark Schlabach. "More than anything else, the Tigers needed to do something to sway some of the momentum away from Tuscaloosa," Schlabach noted.

Instead, Auburn hired a coach who seemed to be a dead man walking at Iowa State. In recent weeks, Chizik demoted both his coordinators and fired two assistant coaches. "That's not a sign of stability." - Mark Schlabach

Gill looks to bring the Jayhawks back into the thick of things in the Big XII conference, especially after they won five straight to open the 2009 season, then dropped their final seven to finish the season 5-7.

I'm happy for Gill and all the "love" he is getting.  If he fails to put out a winning team, will you continue to "give him love?"  Quit acting like he is saving ku football....theres not much to save. 

P.S.  Hows the Gridiron Club construction coming along?  Will it be done by the first game?
Title: Re: Gill Hire Rated an A by SI's Mandel
Post by: BMWJhawk on January 27, 2010, 06:21:53 PM
It's just too easy. 
Title: Re: Gill Hire Rated an A by SI's Mandel
Post by: Pett on January 27, 2010, 09:45:53 PM
It's just too easy. 

Kind of like 17-10? :dunno:
Title: Re: Gill Hire Rated an A by SI's Mandel
Post by: ew2x4 on January 27, 2010, 11:08:33 PM
It's just too easy. 

Remember when you were so excited about Mangino? Man. Those days were fun.
Title: Re: Gill Hire Rated an A by SI's Mandel
Post by: ksubaby21! on January 28, 2010, 01:25:19 PM
hey bmw history awaits! ahahaha i wonder what ku means about history..oh ya! history of ku going back down the celler where they belong!  :lol:  :kstatriot:  :steadymobbin':
Title: Re: Gill Hire Rated an A by SI's Mandel
Post by: BMWJhawk on January 28, 2010, 03:11:44 PM
It's just incredible the difference in opinion when you compare the unbiased journalist and the angry, inferiority complexed powertard. 
Title: Re: Gill Hire Rated an A by SI's Mandel
Post by: Olivia Neutron Bomb on January 29, 2010, 12:56:10 PM
I agree that the Gill hire is an "A" for ku.  His overall winning % most closely matches ku's conference winning %.
(40% Gill, 32% ku conference winning %)

Well done, Sweet Lew! Can I see your spreadsheet on that, or is it part of a workbook with your Gridiron Club projections that's sure to put money in the university coffers?
Title: Re: Gill Hire Rated an A by SI's Mandel
Post by: Andy on January 29, 2010, 02:05:26 PM
It's just incredible the difference in opinion when you compare the unbiased journalist and the angry, inferiority complexed powertard. 

i'm starting to come on board here.  I think its time we do recognize that this is definitively the best ukans could do.
Title: Re: Gill Hire Rated an A by SI's Mandel
Post by: bleedpurple7 on February 01, 2010, 10:08:37 AM
You know you've hit rock bottom when you get on your rivals site and brag about what grade ONE guy gave your coaching hire. I give him an A+++++ then...I guess I just tacked on a couple more wins for Gill considering whatever grade someone gives you directly correlates with how many wins hes going to have.