Keith Burns To be named

[michigancat]

Sure beats Prince's last two staffs.

And there you have it.  All KSU fans want or need is "slightly better than Prince". 

[~WabashRoll~]

Sure beats Prince's last two staffs.

And there you have it.  All KSU fans want or need is "slightly better than Prince". 

Lol.  I really thought it would take our fanbase three to four solid years to get to this point.  The rock bottom expectations are way ahead of schedule.

[sonofdaxjones]

I know I harped on it a lot, but maybe I need to issue a mea culpa about the MU game in regards to my harping about the lack of passing.   Navy showed us that we didn't really have many athletes on this team, and frankly you have to question the overall offensive execution to boot.

It takes a lot of pretty bad football, execution and play calling to go 10 consecutive quarters without scoring a touchdown (2 fumbles at the goal line during the streak are noted).

I see a guy like Burns, and I don't hold out much hope that we'll be landing enough athletes on the recruiting trail to make that much of a difference.

[MadCat]

Waters! Calm thy selves! 

[powercat]

Who were some of you expecting as a DB coach? Urban Meyer? I think a lot of you just enjoy bitching and moaning about every decision.
As I recall the football team did look a lot better in 09 then 08. As long as that curve continues on the upswing, who cares who the defensive backs coach is!!

[michigancat]

Who were some of you expecting as a DB coach? Urban Meyer? I think a lot of you just enjoy bitching and moaning about every decision.

No, if this was a young, sexy recruiter, I would be happy.  Just because I don't want the sloppiest looking loser on SJSU's staff doesn't mean I'll only be happy if we hire Urban Meyer.

[Ghost of Stan Parrish]

His TV Documnetaries on PBS about the  Civil War and on the history of baseball were both top shelf.

EMAW
Reg

Great post.  I enjoyed those movies also.  Was disappointed/bored by the National Parks documentary last year, though.  And I would've preferred Leavitt anyway.

[LimestoneOutcropping]

When he played God in those movies I was really young but still thought they were hilarious.

[MadCat]

http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/2010/01/21/sjsu-football-thoughts-on-the-staff-changes/

* Departure of defensive coordinator Keith Burns: A terrific guy and very good coach who was the victim of bad timing.

Had Dick Tomey retired a year ago, Burns would have been a frontrunner for the job, perhaps even the favorite. 

But as the man in charge of the No. 109th -ranked defense in the country in ‘09, Burns would have been a tough, tough sell to the football donors and fans who were desperate for a new direction.

[MadCat]

2010 coaching page in the works:

http://www.kstatesports.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=3070&SPID=212&DB_OEM_ID=400&Q_SEASON=2010

EDIT: I don't see GG on the staff yet.

[85catbacker]

http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/2010/01/21/sjsu-football-thoughts-on-the-staff-changes/

* Departure of defensive coordinator Keith Burns: A terrific guy and very good coach who was the victim of bad timing.

Had Dick Tomey retired a year ago, Burns would have been a frontrunner for the job, perhaps even the favorite. 

But as the man in charge of the No. 109th -ranked defense in the country in ‘09, Burns would have been a tough, tough sell to the football donors and fans who were desperate for a new direction.

and from the same blog

* And finally, a behind-the-scenes note: Stacy Martin, the super-sharp CFO who played a critical role in helping Tom Bowen restructure the athletic department, has taken an administrative position at Kansas State (much closer to home).

Martin was considered demanding but fair by coaches and staffers — a difficult combination to pull off when you’re in charge of the budget.