Rise and shine

By the way, radio indicated that Cole was double and triple teamed much of the time. Apparently their coach didn't want Cole to be the guy that stomped them.

November 20, 2009 at 6:21 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Mangino wins games, not friends

Thanks to all who posted in favor of football! It seemed like it took a while before you spoke up so well! The 'instigator' should go! And hopefully some one will find a way to keep this year's recruits!

November 18, 2009 at 1:34 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Harris voices his support for coach

Yeah liddel.

The best recent coach at ND went there from Northwestern. He was a tough sob. Has been accused of poking players -- not just a push in the chest. But he is also the one who came up with the ND defense against the option play, Wish he were having him consult on the KU 'defensive scheme'. What we've got won't work!

November 18, 2009 at 1:17 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Probe aims to determine if Mangino went too far

Physical violence is a major part of football. Coaches have been known to lose their temper and over step a little. The worst was the Ohio State coach for hitting a player on national TV. But the players know that a lot of it is part of the deal. I have heard lots of stories about players and coaches, going clear back to the '50 's.

In this case, it seems that the instigator was out of line. And the fact that parents supported him is also out of line, but not a surprise in this day and age. Frankly, a discussion about controlling hi s temper off the field might be ok as to the coach. The instigator should be quietly suggested that he go elsewhere next year. As for you complainers, you have about cost us the best recruit crew we ever had -- due next year of course. And the purported progress is about to be lost indefinitely. And standing up for Bowen would put us back in the 'Allen' days.

Yeah we've got coaching problems, but they center on a poor scheme of defense and poor special teams. My regret is that MM didn't see it first and get it corrected a couple of years ago!

November 18, 2009 at 1:08 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

KU AD Perkins meets with football players over concerns about coach Mark Mangino

Can't understand why so many people zero in on MM. He has done very well -- so far, except the major Defense and Special Teams problems that started with Bowen last year. Offense was OK -- I think that Reesing's health cut into the options that were available -- I don't think Reesing could throw down the field with muscle strain problems, and we had no one to turn to.

What bugs me is that MM didn't tumble to the fact that he gave too much authority to a Kansas guy when he hadn't learned much about Defense in maybe 10 years. There don't seem to be a lot of Defensive leaders -- just a few. Been watching Cinti pros -- they are good. Some of them are tumbling to the fact that others sort of have the secret. It looked to me that Bengals Defense was great till they had to call a zone defense due to sending extra pass rushers. If they got the QB they were golden, and if they didn't they had to start over at 1st and ten.

Kelley at Cinti U is a real leader in Defense. It isn't just his talented players -- they know how to use them. No way Kelly could be hired except as Head Coach; but he is only making half of what MM makes. With KU facilities and talent, he might be approachable.

But, I suspect that the real problem with the coaching is Bowen. He's a good recruiter. Let him keep recruiting, and let's get a really true expert in Defense as the Coordinator. I think the Offensive Coordinator will do just fine next year with a healthy QB and the options increased back to where they were.;

November 17, 2009 at 12:54 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

FINAL: KU's defense collapses late in 31-17 loss to Nebraska

Thank you coaches for the 'pooch kick'! Another major mistake in coaching.

Nothing wrong with our team personnel. Let's get them coached properly, next year.

November 14, 2009 at 5:48 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

KU coughs it up

Hey -- Reesing is a talent with a physical problem. But don't complain about not throwing the ball down field. Reesing can't throw it that far, and certainly not with any accuracy. The Coordinator can't call that play -- no way to execute it. Probably has some effect on the fumbles, too.

Problem is, we have no one to turn over the QB job to while he heals. No matter how good the protection, Reesing doesn't function up to capacity.

On the other hand, the Defense and Special Teams coaches are not doing their job.

They say around Cinti that the HC, with his team ranked #5, only makes $1.3; likely headed to a a 'major' team next year. MI? NU? We should have gotten his best Defensive Coordinator a year ago. Likely too late now.

November 9, 2009 at 4:34 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

FINAL: Daniel Thomas runs for 183 yards in KSU's 17-10 victory over KU

What took you fans so long to figure it out. Some of us knew the problem was in coaching in the 2008 Iowa State Game. It didn't get any better.

The surprise to me is that Mangino hasn't really figured it out.

They fired an Ohio State linebacker who was an all pro player at linebacker, coaching our linebackers. And stayed with Bowen.

The Iowa State Special Teams coach was way ahead of whoever it was on our side.

The Offensive Coordinator has run into more frequent problems, probably correctable.

Mangino has the perception, I think, on Offense. He acts like the rest of it is 'Greek' to him.

Take it easy on Reesing. He seems to have a physical problem that explains the fumbles, off target passes, and hitting the ground with the ball! He probably hasn't had the chance to recover!

November 7, 2009 at 6:15 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Reesing: Benching ‘was a big deal to me’

The word is 'losing'; loose rhymes with 'goose'. Sorry, but for me it sure makes the reading difficult.

November 4, 2009 at 11:59 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Offensive line miffs Mangino

Gave up toward the end of the game. No KU football in OH on ABC. But Bob Davis mentioned that Meier had no catches; maybe Briscoe a few. So what was happening? Double coverage or what? But if Meier is so thoroughly covered he should take his opponent off to a part of the field where there will be no action, leaving our other guys more opportunity! We have 5 receivers and the others are good too! Why not make Wilson,Biere, Mc Dougald, etc, key features of some plays where the double coverage part is ignored. No imagination.

I've felt that Reesing was sick, but some indication of injury in the articles. Tough! And the O Line should be in particular careful to protect him.

The D Line played well! But the rest of the Defenders were out of position and misused. When will the coaches get the idea we need coaching improvement most of all? We've got good talent! More signed up for next year. USE THEM WELL!

November 1, 2009 at 2:12 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )