family values at Kansas

Submitted by Moe Greene on
So, the Worldwide Leader is reporting this about KU football: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4669621 Among the allegations: Brown said another teammate had confided in the team that his father was an alcoholic and the player dreamed of becoming a lawyer. "One day, [Mangino] said in front of the entire team, 'Are you going to be a lawyer or do you want to become an alcoholic like your Dad?' " Brown said. OR.... "He'd say, 'This is Kansas, you're not back home,'" Crawford said. "He'd say, 'You're not back with your homies. If you're not careful you'll be watching the game in the stands with your homies. You'll be back in that neighborhood.'" I don't recall that in Bo's Lasting Lessons! Thought this might provide some perspective on our lack of family values....... For the coaches on the board: Where's the line here? Is Mangino over it?
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Fresh Meat

November 19th, 2009 at 8:42 AM ^

Do you really have to ask that? Making fun of another players alcoholic father? Really? There may be a fine line when it comes to poking a guy in the chest and putting your hands on them in general as to whether that is ok or not, but attacks on their personal history and background are never alright.

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acs236

November 19th, 2009 at 9:05 AM ^

That there is no Kansas message board suggesting that the players show support for their coach by carrying him off the field on Saturday.

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MH20

November 19th, 2009 at 9:36 AM ^

Read a few articles on Mangino back when KU was having its Cinderella season and remember getting the impression that he was a pompous asshole despite the positive light. Well, better add "degrading bastard" to the list of qualifiers.

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