I dont agree that it couldnt be about his performance. He has had 1, count it 1, good year. That year they didnt play 1 single BSC team with a winning record in the regular season until their last game, which they lost. He has never had another season where he finished above .500 in conference. His best team ever will most likely not even make a bowl game.
His conference records are as follows:
0-8
2-6
2-6
4-4
3-5
7-1
4-4
1-5 currently and a probable 1-7 finish.
For those who dont want to add that is a coference record of 23-39 currently. Minus what has proved to be a fluke season in 2007 and he is 16-38 in big 12 play. He will likely finish .500 in big 12 play over the last 3 years with Reesing, Meyer and Brisco. He is NOT the great coach some make him out to be. He is not a bad coach but since when does a guy who losses nearly twice as many conference games as he wins qualify for "great"
a fluke 2007 made him a rich man, and it should also not keep him from being cut like any other coach who cant perform.
Mangino is the best coach at KU since, well, forever. KU hasn’t had a truly great season since Fielding Yost went 10-0. That was in 1899.
Here is what they’ve done since WWII:
Jules V. Sikes (1948-53) 35-25-0 (.583)
Chuck Mather (1954-57) 11-26-3 (.313)
Jack Mitchell (1958-66) 44-42-5 (.511)
Pepper Rodgers (1967-70) 20-22-0 (.476)
Don Fambrough (1971-74 & 79-82) 36-49-5 (.428)
Bud Moore (1975-78) 17-27-1 (.389)
Mike Gottfried (1983-85) 15-18-1 (.456)
Bob Valesente (1986-87) 4-17-1 (.205)
Glenn Mason (1988-96) 47-54-1 (.466)
Terry Allen (1997-01) 21-35-0 (.375)
Mark Mangino (2002-?) 50-45-0 (.523)
The KU admin should be kissing Mangino's fat ass instead of giving him grief.