Nexus Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 LAWRENCE — It was 2007 when Tom Osborne had to make the tough call. He had to tell Turner Gill, a man he admires, a man who played and coached for him, a man he thought deserved a job, that he was hiring someone else. "Probably the hardest decision I had to make, the hardest phone call I had to make was to tell Turner we were going to hire Bo Pelini instead of him," Osborne, the former Nebraska coach and current athletic director, said on ESPN's "Outside the Lines." So when Osborne heard Gill, the fourth-year coach at the University at Buffalo, was a candidate to take over at Kansas, Osborne was rooting for him. "There's no question that Turner really stood out," Osborne told The Topeka Capital-Journal on Saturday. KU athletic director Lew Perkins obviously agreed. Perkins is expected to announce Gill as the Jayhawks' 37th football coach within the next two days. Gill will replace Mark Mangino, who resigned under pressure Dec. 3. When Gill takes over at KU, he will inherit a program that is bigger, brighter and shinier than the one Mangino took over in 2002. Kansas' facilities now are competitive with the best in the Big 12. The Jayhawks are only a few games removed from their last Top 25 ranking. They sell out more games than not. Gill, with a 20-30 record and a Mid-America Conference championship to his name, finally will have the chance Osborne couldn't give him. And Osborne will have reason to smile. "I think a great deal of him," Osborne said less than an hour before news spread that KU was turning to Gill. "You just want good people to have good opportunities. I think he'd be a good choice and an excellent coach for Kansas." http://cjonline.com/sports/football/2009-1...ooting_for_gill Quote Link to comment
Husker B Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 I'm happy for Turner too. I hope he goes 11-1 every year with the 1 loss against us. Anything that makes the North stronger is ok in my book. Quote Link to comment
husker98 Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 love turner gill but i think he could have waited for something better to come along....... Quote Link to comment
Nexus Posted December 13, 2009 Author Share Posted December 13, 2009 love turner gill but i think he could have waited for something better to come along....... Well what would've you rather seen. Gill @ KU in 2010, or Colorado in 2011? Quote Link to comment
krc1995 Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Kansas is a perfect place to season one's skills. Quote Link to comment
Danimal Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 love turner gill but i think he could have waited for something better to come along....... He took over the biggest trainwreck in college football in Buffalo, after that I'm sure KU looks dang good. Quote Link to comment
huskered17 Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Was hoping we would never have to face one of his teams. Now it will be every year. Congrats to him, he deserves the job. He has been and always will be my favorite Husker. GBR!!! Quote Link to comment
HuskerfaninOkieland Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 I'm happy for Turner as well. Wished it wasn't a team a team a team in the Big 12 however. Quote Link to comment
Husker_x Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 I hope Kansas fans realized what just happened to them. They are in for some amazing times once Turner gets the thing off the ground. He won a championship at Buffalo with literally nothing to work with. It may take a season or two, but Kansas will aid Nebraska and Missouri in restoring some pride to the North. Quote Link to comment
Blackshirtsguru Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Happy for Gill but I am really pissed because now I cannot dislike KU as much as I have in recent years. Thanks Turner!! Quote Link to comment
no_name_needed_2001 Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Its a shame he wasn't offered the Auburn job last year so we could root for him all the time. But Kansas is better than him being at Colorado or KSU. Go Jayhawks (except when they play us) Quote Link to comment
suh_fan93 Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 love turner gill but i think he could have waited for something better to come along....... Like who? Just curious. Great hire for Kansas imo. I'll be pulling for Gill except when he plays us of course! Quote Link to comment
Never Skerd' Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 I think they will flop. Man-gina was an expert in that stupid pass happy bs Leach runs with Tech, you don't need the best athletes. Quote Link to comment
WCHusker Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 I think they will flop. You're dreaming. Have you seen the OC & DC hires? They are going to be a damn good team. Quote Link to comment
redout22 Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Congrats to Turner Gill. Couldn't be more happy for him. Quote Link to comment
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