The KU Rayhawks are NOT going through a rough patch. They make Raytown, Missouri proud!

[wetwillie]

If highly paid and fat didn't work maybe grossly underpaid and kinda fat will

[Emo EMAW]

Wait, they skewered the AD for the hire of the head coach, but are applauding the hiring of this staff?  How bizarre.

[sonofdaxjones]

Wait, they skewered the AD for the hire of the head coach, but are applauding the hiring of this staff?  How bizarre.

Yes, strange.

But 4-48 will do that to a fanbase.

[Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!)]

This thing is about to be irreparably damaged. It will be wichita state 30 years later.

[The Big Train]

you can only hurt so long before you die, unfortunately 

[Panjandrum]

in basketball you just need players and a little coaching knowledge

is football the same?  is there something unique about college football that makes a lot of experience relevant?

I think the issue is that the coordination of eleven players with pretty complex schemes and assignments requires a lot of work.  It really is a chess match.

I always view a football team like any organization.  It's fine to have a bunch of talented people running around, but you want a few managers in there that know what they're doing.  If you're trying to run a team of 120+ college aged kids, I think you'd want a few coaches who have been around the block.  Even in basketball, a lot of young coaches like to have an old dog on the sidelines.  Hoiberg had Lutz for a bit as AHC. 

Anyway, I just think a bunch of position coaches getting together (several of them recently removed from high school) to run a P5 football program, especially one as down as KU, is not a recipe for success.  But I could easily be wrong.

[Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!)]

Well, so far they suck at recruiting, so it's probably bad to suck at everything if you are trying to rebuild

[Dugout DickStone]

Honestly, ku hit a homerun that went out of the park and landed in a dumptruck full of gold.  If this all star staff of recruiting machines cannot immediately succeed at KU then it's time to admit that Lawrence is just an impossible place to have a football program and start focusing on women's outdoor track.

[CNS]

If/when Superbowl rings don't work, then you hire young and hungry.  This basically has to work. 

[Mixed-Nutz]

KU Football a story of overcorrecting.

[catastrophe]

Honestly, ku hit a homerun that went out of the park and landed in a dumptruck full of gold.  If this all star staff of recruiting machines cannot immediately succeed at KU then it's time to admit that Lawrence is just an impossible place to have a football program and start focusing on women's outdoor track.

But, the track...
#bringbackthetrack

[Dugout DickStone]

Honestly, ku hit a homerun that went out of the park and landed in a dumptruck full of gold.  If this all star staff of recruiting machines cannot immediately succeed at KU then it's time to admit that Lawrence is just an impossible place to have a football program and start focusing on women's outdoor track.

But, the track...
#bringbackthetrack

Being totally real here, please don't mention the track anymore.  Some of us feel some pretty real guilt (have you noticed sd isn't around as much) over convincing KU to tear that iconic piece of history.

[Brock Landers]

Honestly, ku hit a homerun that went out of the park and landed in a dumptruck full of gold.  If this all star staff of recruiting machines cannot immediately succeed at KU then it's time to admit that Lawrence is just an impossible place to have a football program and start focusing on women's outdoor track.

But, the track...
#bringbackthetrack

Being totally real here, please don't mention the track anymore.  Some of us feel some pretty real guilt (have you noticed sd isn't around as much) over convincing KU to tear that iconic piece of history.

Pain is part of the healing process.  #trackshaming

[sonofdaxjones]

Then to have them put the track in genero any suburb anywhere sports park is only a father twist of the knife.

[SdK]

Then to have them put the track in genero any suburb anywhere sports park is only a father twist of the knife.

Dax is getting in on the paternal slips!

#TheWesIsTheFuture

[deputy dawg]

It appears that KU has one of the poorest returns on its' recruiting investment:
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2335595-which-college-football-teams-spend-the-most-and-least-on-recruiting?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=college-football

Bottom Ten Return on Recruiting Investment: 2013-14          Spent    Avg Rec Rk '11-14
1    Duke    ACC    $1,312,741    63
2    Army    Ind    $576,100    118
3    UMass    MAC    $605,588    114
4    Illinois    Big Ten    $1,419,475    56
5    Indiana    Big Ten    $1,468,216    51
6    Minnesota    Big Ten    $1,159,505    60
7    UNLV     MWC     $605,461    104
8    Iowa State    Big 12    $1,006,720    63
9    Kansas    Big 12    $1,176,976    52
10    Penn St    Big Ten    $1,972,696    35

U.S. Department of Education/Rivals

[Gooch]

At least we go about gathering all of our DITR cheaply.

[Spracne]

It appears that KU has one of the poorest returns on its' recruiting investment:
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2335595-which-college-football-teams-spend-the-most-and-least-on-recruiting?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=college-football

Bottom Ten Return on Recruiting Investment: 2013-14          Spent    Avg Rec Rk '11-14
1    Duke    ACC    $1,312,741    63
2    Army    Ind    $576,100    118
3    UMass    MAC    $605,588    114
4    Illinois    Big Ten    $1,419,475    56
5    Indiana    Big Ten    $1,468,216    51
6    Minnesota    Big Ten    $1,159,505    60
7    UNLV     MWC     $605,461    104
8    Iowa State    Big 12    $1,006,720    63
9    Kansas    Big 12    $1,176,976    52
10    Penn St    Big Ten    $1,972,696    35

U.S. Department of Education/Rivals

This is somewhat encouraging to me, actually.

[Rage Against the McKee]

It appears that KU has one of the poorest returns on its' recruiting investment:
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2335595-which-college-football-teams-spend-the-most-and-least-on-recruiting?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=college-football

Bottom Ten Return on Recruiting Investment: 2013-14          Spent    Avg Rec Rk '11-14
1    Duke    ACC    $1,312,741    63
2    Army    Ind    $576,100    118
3    UMass    MAC    $605,588    114
4    Illinois    Big Ten    $1,419,475    56
5    Indiana    Big Ten    $1,468,216    51
6    Minnesota    Big Ten    $1,159,505    60
7    UNLV     MWC     $605,461    104
8    Iowa State    Big 12    $1,006,720    63
9    Kansas    Big 12    $1,176,976    52
10    Penn St    Big Ten    $1,972,696    35

U.S. Department of Education/Rivals

This is somewhat encouraging to me, actually.

Yeah, they aren't worst in the Big 12 and are right on par with Penn State. Of course, Penn State recruits younger than everyone does, so maybe we just haven't seen their return yet.

[Spracne]

#gRapeJokes

[MadCat]

 

[POWL]

.......in other news........some Phogtard is reporting funding approval and bids going out for Memorial........of course, no proof, no links....

.....prolly need to disprove this so they can start dealing and healing


I was thumbing through the 1/19/15 Kansas Construction Bulletin at work today and saw this in upcoming bids. KU Memorial Stadium renovation. "Plans final to owner for review." Dollar amount associated with the project listed at $115,000,000.00. Any KUAC or HNTB insiders ....spill what you know!!!

[MadCat]

Probably costs that much to cleanup the urine spillage.

[pissclams]

Probably costs that much to cleanup the urine spillage.

i doubt it would cover it, but even if the $110M did clean up the gallons of urine, what about the feces? 

$110M wouldn't even get that hunk of concrete up to code.  honestly, it's sad. 

[Shooter Jones]

that thread is HOT