Gill Hire Rated an A by SI's Mandel

[BMWJhawk]

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.
 

[Butt Fugly]

 

[jrod06]

Banner time

[ew2x4]

lmao, BMW has hit rock bottom.

[yoman]

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.
 

[BMWJhawk]

It's amazing the difference between the objective, unbiased sports journalist and the angry, non-objective Powertard.

[LimestoneOutcropping]

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.

[powercat]

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.

[waks]

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.

[SkinnyBenny]

"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.

[steve dave]

Question:  If Gill doesn't have success at ku is that proof that his God doesn't exist?

[ew2x4]

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.

[Dirty Sanchez]

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.

[Legore]

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. 

[mikeycat]

this will make the fall all that much farther...

[Brock Landers]

So does Gill get a free subscription and one of those football shaped phones for that A rating??

[Lamesauce]

LOL. Mandel? More like Man,Idon'tknowmuchaboutcollegefootball.

Mandel is not one of the best in the biz.

[mcmwcat]

still waiting to hear commentary from Phil Steele before i decide if Gil was actually a good hire.

[BMWJhawk]

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.
 

[LimestoneOutcropping]

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.
 

BANNER!

[ew2x4]

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.
 

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

lmao.

[FHSU92]

What was Frank Martin's hire rated as?

[GimmeEMAWorGimmeDeath]

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.
 

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.

[BMWJhawk]

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.
 

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.

[GimmeEMAWorGimmeDeath]

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.
 

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.

for your team.  He has literally done nothing for you so far.

[wiley03]

Dan Hawkins was thought of as a great hire as well, just saying.  it's a freaking crap shoot

[BMWJhawk]

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.

[WildcatNkilt]

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.   

[ksubaby21!]

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

[BMWJhawk]

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.