KU just went back about 10yrs with this move. They will be on the bottom of the North for awhile now.
Chris Dodd at CBS Sports is saying Turner Gill to Kansas
Kansas deserves better - CBSSports.com
we should hire mangino as our recruiting coordinator
People said the same thing about ISU when McCarney was fired.
Three years later and we're on the verge of going to a bowl game on par with the prime of the McCarney era. I wouldn't be so quick to write KU off. I think they'll struggle next year but beyond that I have no idea.
People said the same thing about ISU when McCarney was fired.
Three years later and we're on the verge of going to a bowl game on par with the prime of the McCarney era. I wouldn't be so quick to write KU off. I think they'll struggle next year but beyond that I have no idea.
Keep in mind: they were already losing Reesing, Meier, and Sharp to graduation, and possiblt Briscoe to the NFL. They were going to step back anyway. Imagine McCarney being fired, and losing Meyer & Blythe. It would have hurt a LOT more.
I'd actually liken it more to Wayne Morgan's firing...
A 6-6 record with a signature win being by 2 points in an 8 turnover game is not on par with the prime of the McCarney era. The prime of the McCarney era included a 9 win season, four 7 win seasons, wins over ranked opponents, and many weeks where ISU was ranked in the top 25. We had a good season in 2009 relative to expectations, but it is no where near the prime of the McCarney era.
I think he's saying the bowl game is on par with the best of the DMac era. Dmac's best bowl was the Insight. We're on the verge of going there this year.