Scott McClurg/Journal-World PhotoAustin, Texas ? Terry Allen, wherever you are, count your blessings. Kansas University athletics director Al Bohl did you a favor last Sunday.
Sure, it was a total bummer being fired as the Jayhawks’ head football coach, but at least it prevented you from having to witness the worst three hours of KU football since the pitiful late 1980s tenure of Bob Valesente.
Kansas football teams have bowed by worse scores than Saturday’s 59-0 pasting by Texas. KU teams have managed less yardage and surrendered more over the years, but when grouped into a total putrid package this one had it all.
The offense was incompetent, the defense was helpless and the punting game looked like long snapper Greg Nicks and punter Chris Tyrrell had been introduced moments before game time. When Nicks wasn’t wild with his snaps, Tyrrell was dropping them. KU suffered two partial punt blocks, one complete block and one of Tyrrell’s drops resulted in a safety.
Kansas special teams coach Clint Bowen was stupefied by the repeated breakdowns.
Scott McClurg/Journal-World Photo“Nick has been consistent all year and he sprays a little bit, then Tyrrell drops them,” Bowen said. “Nine other guys got it done, but two guys we couldn’t get straightened out, and it started snowballing.”
So massive was the snowball, KU’s offense, defense and special teams created that it would have buried Bevo in the south end zone, and rolled all the way to the Erwin Center, home of the Longhorns’ basketball teams, about four blocks down the road.
Check that. Kansas was OK on kickoff returns. Didn’t butcher any and gained 150 yards on seven trips. That’s an average of 21.4 yards per return. Not great, but something to build on, and boy do the Jayhawks need something to build on after running the physical gantlet of Kansas State, Nebraska and Texas, and the emotional roller coaster of losing their head coach.
Kansas has been outscored 150-13 during the last three weeks and surely it can’t get any worse with home games against Iowa State and Wyoming still on the docket. But if could if nose tackle Nate Dwyer and middle linebacker Marcus Rogers don’t return. Neither Dwyer nor Rogers made it out of the first quarter because of injuries.
“This is about as bad as it gets,” Dwyer said. “The score speaks for itself. It was a terrible game.”
Scott McClurg/Journal-World PhotoWhat effect, if any, the firing of Allen had on the players’ mental approach to their last road game is indefinable.
Some said it did have an effect. “That was a big blow to lose coach Allen,” offensive tackle Justin Hartwig said. “We’re trying to move forward, but it isn’t easy.”
Others said the firing made little difference. “I don’t know if it had any effect,” linebacker Algie Atkinson said. “It was a shock, but we were back at practice on Monday.”
Interim head coach Tom Hayes, who must have felt like he was trying to fight a forest fire with a water pistol in his head coaching debut, was ambivalent when asked about the emotional consequences of the changing of the guard.
“There may have been, but I’m not going to spend time wondering about that,” Hayes said. “This is a three-week venture and this is just one week, so I’m not going to dwell on that.”
Fair or unfair, Hayes has been given a three-week audition and he knows the accounting will be made two weeks from now, not this morning. Bohl won’t have two Sunday firings in a row.
Still, as poorly as the Jayhawks performed in Austin, it brings to mind that old saying in baseball. You know the one that owners fire managers because they can’t fire the players.”
Scott McClurg/Journal-World PhotoAustin, Texas ? Terry Allen, wherever you are, count your blessings. Kansas University athletics director Al Bohl did you a favor last Sunday.
Sure, it was a total bummer being fired as the Jayhawks’ head football coach, but at least it prevented you from having to witness the worst three hours of KU football since the pitiful late 1980s tenure of Bob Valesente.
Kansas football teams have bowed by worse scores than Saturday’s 59-0 pasting by Texas. KU teams have managed less yardage and surrendered more over the years, but when grouped into a total putrid package this one had it all.
The offense was incompetent, the defense was helpless and the punting game looked like long snapper Greg Nicks and punter Chris Tyrrell had been introduced moments before game time. When Nicks wasn’t wild with his snaps, Tyrrell was dropping them. KU suffered two partial punt blocks, one complete block and one of Tyrrell’s drops resulted in a safety.
Kansas special teams coach Clint Bowen was stupefied by the repeated breakdowns.
Scott McClurg/Journal-World Photo“Nick has been consistent all year and he sprays a little bit, then Tyrrell drops them,” Bowen said. “Nine other guys got it done, but two guys we couldn’t get straightened out, and it started snowballing.”
So massive was the snowball, KU’s offense, defense and special teams created that it would have buried Bevo in the south end zone, and rolled all the way to the Erwin Center, home of the Longhorns’ basketball teams, about four blocks down the road.
Check that. Kansas was OK on kickoff returns. Didn’t butcher any and gained 150 yards on seven trips. That’s an average of 21.4 yards per return. Not great, but something to build on, and boy do the Jayhawks need something to build on after running the physical gantlet of Kansas State, Nebraska and Texas, and the emotional roller coaster of losing their head coach.
Kansas has been outscored 150-13 during the last three weeks and surely it can’t get any worse with home games against Iowa State and Wyoming still on the docket. But if could if nose tackle Nate Dwyer and middle linebacker Marcus Rogers don’t return. Neither Dwyer nor Rogers made it out of the first quarter because of injuries.
“This is about as bad as it gets,” Dwyer said. “The score speaks for itself. It was a terrible game.”
Scott McClurg/Journal-World PhotoWhat effect, if any, the firing of Allen had on the players’ mental approach to their last road game is indefinable.
Some said it did have an effect. “That was a big blow to lose coach Allen,” offensive tackle Justin Hartwig said. “We’re trying to move forward, but it isn’t easy.”
Others said the firing made little difference. “I don’t know if it had any effect,” linebacker Algie Atkinson said. “It was a shock, but we were back at practice on Monday.”
Interim head coach Tom Hayes, who must have felt like he was trying to fight a forest fire with a water pistol in his head coaching debut, was ambivalent when asked about the emotional consequences of the changing of the guard.
“There may have been, but I’m not going to spend time wondering about that,” Hayes said. “This is a three-week venture and this is just one week, so I’m not going to dwell on that.”
Fair or unfair, Hayes has been given a three-week audition and he knows the accounting will be made two weeks from now, not this morning. Bohl won’t have two Sunday firings in a row.
Still, as poorly as the Jayhawks performed in Austin, it brings to mind that old saying in baseball. You know the one that owners fire managers because they can’t fire the players.”
Scott McClurg/Journal-World PhotoAustin, Texas ? Terry Allen, wherever you are, count your blessings. Kansas University athletics director Al Bohl did you a favor last Sunday.
Sure, it was a total bummer being fired as the Jayhawks’ head football coach, but at least it prevented you from having to witness the worst three hours of KU football since the pitiful late 1980s tenure of Bob Valesente.
Kansas football teams have bowed by worse scores than Saturday’s 59-0 pasting by Texas. KU teams have managed less yardage and surrendered more over the years, but when grouped into a total putrid package this one had it all.
The offense was incompetent, the defense was helpless and the punting game looked like long snapper Greg Nicks and punter Chris Tyrrell had been introduced moments before game time. When Nicks wasn’t wild with his snaps, Tyrrell was dropping them. KU suffered two partial punt blocks, one complete block and one of Tyrrell’s drops resulted in a safety.
Kansas special teams coach Clint Bowen was stupefied by the repeated breakdowns.
Scott McClurg/Journal-World Photo“Nick has been consistent all year and he sprays a little bit, then Tyrrell drops them,” Bowen said. “Nine other guys got it done, but two guys we couldn’t get straightened out, and it started snowballing.”
So massive was the snowball, KU’s offense, defense and special teams created that it would have buried Bevo in the south end zone, and rolled all the way to the Erwin Center, home of the Longhorns’ basketball teams, about four blocks down the road.
Check that. Kansas was OK on kickoff returns. Didn’t butcher any and gained 150 yards on seven trips. That’s an average of 21.4 yards per return. Not great, but something to build on, and boy do the Jayhawks need something to build on after running the physical gantlet of Kansas State, Nebraska and Texas, and the emotional roller coaster of losing their head coach.
Kansas has been outscored 150-13 during the last three weeks and surely it can’t get any worse with home games against Iowa State and Wyoming still on the docket. But if could if nose tackle Nate Dwyer and middle linebacker Marcus Rogers don’t return. Neither Dwyer nor Rogers made it out of the first quarter because of injuries.
“This is about as bad as it gets,” Dwyer said. “The score speaks for itself. It was a terrible game.”
Scott McClurg/Journal-World PhotoWhat effect, if any, the firing of Allen had on the players’ mental approach to their last road game is indefinable.
Some said it did have an effect. “That was a big blow to lose coach Allen,” offensive tackle Justin Hartwig said. “We’re trying to move forward, but it isn’t easy.”
Others said the firing made little difference. “I don’t know if it had any effect,” linebacker Algie Atkinson said. “It was a shock, but we were back at practice on Monday.”
Interim head coach Tom Hayes, who must have felt like he was trying to fight a forest fire with a water pistol in his head coaching debut, was ambivalent when asked about the emotional consequences of the changing of the guard.
“There may have been, but I’m not going to spend time wondering about that,” Hayes said. “This is a three-week venture and this is just one week, so I’m not going to dwell on that.”
Fair or unfair, Hayes has been given a three-week audition and he knows the accounting will be made two weeks from now, not this morning. Bohl won’t have two Sunday firings in a row.
Still, as poorly as the Jayhawks performed in Austin, it brings to mind that old saying in baseball. You know the one that owners fire managers because they can’t fire the players.”
Scott McClurg/Journal-World PhotoAustin, Texas ? Terry Allen, wherever you are, count your blessings. Kansas University athletics director Al Bohl did you a favor last Sunday.
Sure, it was a total bummer being fired as the Jayhawks’ head football coach, but at least it prevented you from having to witness the worst three hours of KU football since the pitiful late 1980s tenure of Bob Valesente.
Kansas football teams have bowed by worse scores than Saturday’s 59-0 pasting by Texas. KU teams have managed less yardage and surrendered more over the years, but when grouped into a total putrid package this one had it all.
The offense was incompetent, the defense was helpless and the punting game looked like long snapper Greg Nicks and punter Chris Tyrrell had been introduced moments before game time. When Nicks wasn’t wild with his snaps, Tyrrell was dropping them. KU suffered two partial punt blocks, one complete block and one of Tyrrell’s drops resulted in a safety.
Kansas special teams coach Clint Bowen was stupefied by the repeated breakdowns.
Scott McClurg/Journal-World Photo“Nick has been consistent all year and he sprays a little bit, then Tyrrell drops them,” Bowen said. “Nine other guys got it done, but two guys we couldn’t get straightened out, and it started snowballing.”
So massive was the snowball, KU’s offense, defense and special teams created that it would have buried Bevo in the south end zone, and rolled all the way to the Erwin Center, home of the Longhorns’ basketball teams, about four blocks down the road.
Check that. Kansas was OK on kickoff returns. Didn’t butcher any and gained 150 yards on seven trips. That’s an average of 21.4 yards per return. Not great, but something to build on, and boy do the Jayhawks need something to build on after running the physical gantlet of Kansas State, Nebraska and Texas, and the emotional roller coaster of losing their head coach.
Kansas has been outscored 150-13 during the last three weeks and surely it can’t get any worse with home games against Iowa State and Wyoming still on the docket. But if could if nose tackle Nate Dwyer and middle linebacker Marcus Rogers don’t return. Neither Dwyer nor Rogers made it out of the first quarter because of injuries.
“This is about as bad as it gets,” Dwyer said. “The score speaks for itself. It was a terrible game.”
Scott McClurg/Journal-World PhotoWhat effect, if any, the firing of Allen had on the players’ mental approach to their last road game is indefinable.
Some said it did have an effect. “That was a big blow to lose coach Allen,” offensive tackle Justin Hartwig said. “We’re trying to move forward, but it isn’t easy.”
Others said the firing made little difference. “I don’t know if it had any effect,” linebacker Algie Atkinson said. “It was a shock, but we were back at practice on Monday.”
Interim head coach Tom Hayes, who must have felt like he was trying to fight a forest fire with a water pistol in his head coaching debut, was ambivalent when asked about the emotional consequences of the changing of the guard.
“There may have been, but I’m not going to spend time wondering about that,” Hayes said. “This is a three-week venture and this is just one week, so I’m not going to dwell on that.”
Fair or unfair, Hayes has been given a three-week audition and he knows the accounting will be made two weeks from now, not this morning. Bohl won’t have two Sunday firings in a row.
Still, as poorly as the Jayhawks performed in Austin, it brings to mind that old saying in baseball. You know the one that owners fire managers because they can’t fire the players.”
