He resigned. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4711389 Lousy ending for him. Sort of like our season if everything about it had been worse.
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OT: Mangino out at Kansas
December 3rd, 2009 at 9:09 PM
#1
OT: Mangino out at Kansas
December 3rd, 2009 at 9:11 PM
#2
WOW
didn't he say a month or
WOW
didn't he say a month or so ago he was confident he would remain and wouldn't resign? obviously they gave him 'the option' of being fired/resigned but holy shit that was quick.
December 3rd, 2009 at 9:20 PM
#3
that and a $50 gift
that and a $50 gift certificate to Outback Steakhouse.
December 3rd, 2009 at 9:23 PM
#4
No, they let him eat a few freshmen players
It was part of the severance package.
December 3rd, 2009 at 9:11 PM
#5
Aww
Guess it is not a good year for coaches who have extra weight placed on them....
December 3rd, 2009 at 9:27 PM
#6
Awesome use of the passive voice here!
Very PC
December 3rd, 2009 at 9:12 PM
#7
Mangino will end up back at
Mangino will end up back at Oklahoma
December 3rd, 2009 at 9:16 PM
#8
Yeah, I mean how else do you
Yeah, I mean how else do you fill the big shoes after Bob Stoops goes to ND.
[/sarcasm]
December 3rd, 2009 at 9:17 PM
#9
Weis to Kansas.
Weis to Kansas.
December 3rd, 2009 at 9:22 PM
#10
Congratulations, you are now
Congratulations, you are now a source in an upcoming Detroit News story about Kansas' new football coach
December 3rd, 2009 at 9:22 PM
#11
I get the joke, but I meant
I get the joke, but I meant as OC.
December 3rd, 2009 at 9:34 PM
#12
Yeah, that's how I understood
Yeah, that's how I understood you. I wouldn't be totally surprised to see that, but I'm not sure if OU brings him in right now. Too soon after the controversy and I'm not sure the Sooners would toss Wilson back to co-offensive coordinator right now. He has improved the OU offense as the lone coordinator since Mangino left.
December 3rd, 2009 at 9:38 PM
#13
Mangino probably will not go
Mangino probably will not go to OU in the immediate future. That publicity would not be good.
December 3rd, 2009 at 9:54 PM
#14
OU is not going to touch
OU is not going to touch Mangino. In fact, I would be very surprised if he gets another high profile job in college football. Excessive work allegations aside, some of the comments he (allegedly) made to players were highly racialized... (http://kansas.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1018041) When allegations like this surface, it all but destroys your ability to recruit.
December 3rd, 2009 at 11:45 PM
#15
welcome to the nfl mark mangino
It's not like Mo ran into difficulty finding work after his concerns...not much recruiting as a coordinator or position coach in the league.
December 3rd, 2009 at 9:14 PM
#16
Mangino with Charlie on the
Mangino with Charlie on the same staff = heaviest coaching staff in NCAAF????
December 3rd, 2009 at 11:47 PM
#17
that...
that's a weighty issue to consider...
dammit, I couldn't much help it.
December 3rd, 2009 at 9:17 PM
#18
I'll just put this here...
I'll just put this here...
December 3rd, 2009 at 9:17 PM
#19
Insert fat jokes
Insert fat jokes here__________________________.
December 3rd, 2009 at 9:17 PM
#20
My Grandpa had season tickets
My Grandpa had season tickets at Oklahoma, and sat a few rows behind the Sooner bench when Mangino was an assistant there. He said that Mangino would take players and scream and berate them with unbelievable language near the stands, and it was so bad that the fans booed him. I was a little surprised when I first heard this (around the KU Orange Bowl win), but I obviously can see how this happened. Pity, he could have been a good coach.
December 3rd, 2009 at 10:14 PM
#21
"My Grandpa had season
"My Grandpa had season tickets at Oklahoma, and sat a few rows behind the Sooner bench when Mangino was an assistant there."
That sucks. For the amount of money he surely paid I'm sure he was pretty pissed that he didn't get to see much of the field...
December 3rd, 2009 at 11:02 PM
#22
He is much happier with his
He is much happier with his new ones on the same yard line, just much higher. He had to catch an early flight home from our Thanksgiving gathering to go to the OSU-OU game, and he was incredibly happy with that. Epic little brother smackdown.
December 3rd, 2009 at 9:21 PM
#23
Isn't Magino KU's most
Isn't Magino KU's most successful coach ever? Too bad it had to end this way.
December 3rd, 2009 at 9:31 PM
#24
story says he was two wins
story says he was two wins short
December 3rd, 2009 at 11:49 PM
#25
hmmmm
I guess a single BCS appearance is success in Kansas...it is too bad it had to end that way.
December 3rd, 2009 at 11:52 PM
#26
dubious honor
like being the smartest guy at the bowling alley
December 3rd, 2009 at 9:47 PM
#27
I will now root against KU football
Nice work running off the greatest coach in the history of your crappy program because of "allegations of verbal abuse." Whatever happened to "sticks and stones may break my bones"?
Hopefully the big guy lands on his feet somewhere, since I doubt he could get up otherwise (sorry, couldn't resist).
December 3rd, 2009 at 10:24 PM
#28
The actual reason Mangino
The actual reason Mangino resigned was due to the impending shift in gravitational pull. He and Weis are such heavy masses that they've become gravitationally attracted to each other. With Weis moving East(most likely since that's where more of the NFL is centered), Mangino is preparing for the adjustment that he'll have to make. I think he ends up somewhere around Tennessee/Kentucky.
December 3rd, 2009 at 9:50 PM
#29
Surprised he resigned
There was some speculation that Kansas was trying to fire him for cause and that is why their investigation was dragging on so long.
December 3rd, 2009 at 10:08 PM
#30
explanation
Column which outlines the reasoning ... I wasnt aware of his rep so this was helpful for anyone curious.
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news;_ylt=At4oePqyIRjh6gdRnjpnFFsc...
December 3rd, 2009 at 10:28 PM
#31
ND
CALLED THEY WOUNDERED IF HE WOULD COME WORK AT THE GOLDEN DOME, HE ACCEPTED BECAUSE HE THOUGHT THEY SAID 'GOLDEN ARCHES". iM GOING STRAIGHT TO HELL.
December 3rd, 2009 at 10:29 PM
#32
OK,OK
PLUS THE DOME LOOKS LIKE A GIANT SHINY CUPCAKE,MMMMMMMMMMMMMM
December 3rd, 2009 at 11:50 PM
#33
all caps
equals suxors
December 3rd, 2009 at 10:33 PM
#34
Okay, just saw on ESPN ticker
Okay, just saw on ESPN ticker that Magino took KU to 3 bowl games in 8 years, and KU made it to 3 bowl games in the previous 101 years. That's right, 101 years. Good luck Kansas; hope you're happy. Enjoy becoming a Big 12 doormat once again.
December 3rd, 2009 at 10:42 PM
#35
Unemployment
With Mangino and Weis gone thats going to be a large line for unemployment.
December 3rd, 2009 at 10:45 PM
#36
Dumb
Mangino was the best thing ever to hapen to KU football by a long shot. Terrible decision really. Many football coaches have tempers, but you really didnt hear people complain when they were in the orange bowl 2 years ago...they should have reprimanded him or something but firing is just plain dumb. No good coach is going to want to coach at a school that is a basketball first school.
December 3rd, 2009 at 11:32 PM
#37
Coming to a carwash near you
December 3rd, 2009 at 11:37 PM
#38
WHHHHHHHHHYYYYYYYYY?!?!?!
Oh
WHHHHHHHHHYYYYYYYYY?!?!?!
Oh Jesus Christ why did you post this? In the past two hours I've found out that our future stub RB has a torn ACL and our best returning defensive player isn't returning at all. Have you no mercy?
December 3rd, 2009 at 11:29 PM
#41
Man, it is a really bad year
Man, it is a really bad year to be a fat bastard of a coach. The only reason Friedgen didn't get fired is cause his buyout is insane.
December 4th, 2009 at 12:22 AM
#42
Man
That's like 900 pounds of fired coach when you factor Weis in.
December 4th, 2009 at 12:26 AM
#43
I bet it's more than that...
I bet it's more than that...
