K-State fans and their strange complexes

[michigancat]

They can come up with every possible reason why guys like Majerus, Kruger, or Huggins would fail at KSU, but can tell themselves guys like Chris Lowery, Greg McDermott, or Mark Fox will be smashing successes.

 

[mjrod]

There is no way to know until a coach gets here.

I would love to see Lon come back, but he won't.

Huggins has some baggage that would take a lot of schmoozin' to convince both Weiser and Wefald he'd be a good fit (Assuming, he'd want to come here in the first place.)

Majerus would do very well at KSU, but he has health issues.

As far as the others, it's much more up in the air, but again, the issue is fit.

[kougar24]

Better put a heart attack clause in there for Majerus.

[mjrod]

Better put a heart attack clause in there for Majerus.

It would have to say "Walk.. do not run."

[ksu_FAN]

Huggins has the same health issue as Majerus.  Both have had heart attacks.

Granted, Huggins is younger and looks to be in better physical condition, but Majerus did get the go ahead from his doctors before he accepted (and then rejected) the USC job.

[ksu_FAN]

Majerus on his health, academics from USC press conference when hired.

"Concerning my health issue, Daryl did a great job in his diligence. I never had a heart attack. I have had seven bypasses...you know, one for every major food group (crowd laughing)...two from the barbeque division. I can only say this about health, it's an interesting thing. My mom is five-foot-eight, weighs 125 pounds. She is statuesque and a very beautiful woman. It's hard to look at her and say `that's his mother'. She got breast cancer and is close to being a vegetarian, working out all the time now. I am a big fundraiser for breast cancer. One of three people are going to get it. It's like when I went to law school and they said `look to your left and your right because one of those people won't be there'. Could I have a heart attack? Sure. I could also get cancer. If you want like NASCAR, you could ride with me and get hit on one of these freeways. I think my health is good or otherwise, I wouldn't do this. My doctors and physicians encouraged me to do it. I would have not left ESPN for any job other than this one. I have been fortunate to coach seven Academic All-Americans, three Rhodes Scholar candidates, 140 players on the honor roll and graduated, although the NCAA doesn't list all of my Mormon players, at a rate that is much higher than the average NCAA rate. I was fortunate to get a great education at Marquette. I went to law school for a while, but didn't stay because I wanted to coach. The paramount concern for my players is that they get a quality education. It's phenomenal here. It's a place that would attract a quality student. Within the context of the university, there is a place for a guy like (former Utah players and current NBA players) Andre Miller, Keith Van Horn and Michael Doleac and that appealed to me. They have the winning tradition here and a great football program. I don't think they have to be mutually exclusive. I hope that Pete Carroll becomes my best friend. I see Michigan, Texas and Florida and a number of schools are good football/basketball schools and I'm hoping this can be one as well. When they said at Utah they were going to hire Urban Meyer, they were hiring another Rick Majerus. On ESPN, I said the only problem is he left after two years, I stayed there 15 years. I almost became a Mormon (crowd laughing)."

He did say USC was the only job he'd come back for, but it seems he is changing his tune on that.

[sys]

hiring unknown coaches with few credentials but with a great fit quotient has already proven to be a rousing success.  just look at prince, for example.  only been at ksu a few months, but he already has a couple of big 12 titles to his credit and is closing on the natl. title (though it is easier in football of course, being mythic).