Who is KU going to hire now?
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It'sNotAFakeID
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That's a pretty great pickup for Kansas. Happy for them, actually. It's been a long walk in the desert for them these last 10 years. Hope Miles can drag them out of it.
LumberJackSker
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I don't know any ku fans so I'm not sure what kind of expectations they have for football but i have a hard time believing les miles is going to accomplish whatever they expect him to.
If he doesn't hire a great oc and give him control of the offense there's no way they'll be able to keep up with anyone. I think miles just pulled a Riley and got his retirement fund secured.
If he doesn't hire a great oc and give him control of the offense there's no way they'll be able to keep up with anyone. I think miles just pulled a Riley and got his retirement fund secured.
Husker from Kansas
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Most KU fans I know just want to be competitive and be in a bowl
game more often than not. And they’d like to see the athletic department make an honest effort to treat football as a priority not just basketballs red headed stepchild
game more often than not. And they’d like to see the athletic department make an honest effort to treat football as a priority not just basketballs red headed stepchild
In the best of times it's only a bowl game. If you can average 5 wins a season at KU, you'd get the Ferentz treatment. At this point, it's practically any win. They've won one conference game on the road in about 10 years, no conference road games in that span, and have torn the goal posts down on 2/3 of their home wins.
The current expectations are practically non-existent.
Toe
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It sounds like this is a big part of what got the deal done:
But yeah, for the immediate future it'll be interesting to see who he brings in as his OC. After that, it'll be interesting to see what kind of recruiting class he can put together.
Landlord
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I like the hire, at this point in time. If this were a Mike Riley situation....hiring an older coach to transition a successful program over the hump, I'd hate it. I don't for a minute think Les Miles' rather archaic style fits that kind of job. This is a builder's job, almost from the ground floor.
For KU, it's almost easier to build that roster from scratch. They only had 28 scholarship players in the first spring of Beaty's tenure, and just finally hit 70 this fall. An FCS school has 63, for comparison. It's even worse than that because over half of Beaty's players were transfers. Their class sizes are totally screwed up and they lose a huge chunk of what little talent they have, to be replaced by the 1 commit they currently have.
What KU needs in the immediate future is someone that can recruit and sell the program. They need significant facility and stadium upgrades to be even remotely competitive. That means someone has to pay for it. That's fans in the stands and boosters. A big name hire like Miles that knows his way around major college football is ideal for that job. They got him relatively cheap, too, at about 2.8 mil a year.
When he's ready to retire in a few years and has elevated the program, then it's ready for a coach that wants to run a specific system that can then take them to that next level. Right now, KU mostly needs someone to make KU football interesting, and few are more interesting than the Mad Hatter.
For KU, it's almost easier to build that roster from scratch. They only had 28 scholarship players in the first spring of Beaty's tenure, and just finally hit 70 this fall. An FCS school has 63, for comparison. It's even worse than that because over half of Beaty's players were transfers. Their class sizes are totally screwed up and they lose a huge chunk of what little talent they have, to be replaced by the 1 commit they currently have.
What KU needs in the immediate future is someone that can recruit and sell the program. They need significant facility and stadium upgrades to be even remotely competitive. That means someone has to pay for it. That's fans in the stands and boosters. A big name hire like Miles that knows his way around major college football is ideal for that job. They got him relatively cheap, too, at about 2.8 mil a year.
When he's ready to retire in a few years and has elevated the program, then it's ready for a coach that wants to run a specific system that can then take them to that next level. Right now, KU mostly needs someone to make KU football interesting, and few are more interesting than the Mad Hatter.
I'm not a big Les Miles fan. Considering he was absolutely terrible at coming up with a competant offense at LSU I'm somewhat skeptical that he'll be able to compete is the offense-happy Big XII.
However, if he can make some strides in recruiting and culture, they may at least be respectable.
However, if he can make some strides in recruiting and culture, they may at least be respectable.