And Lance did it in half the BMI
KU reportedly hiring Buffalo's Leipold (not Monken)
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And Lance did it in half the BMI
And twice the degree of difficulty. Mangino had 5 conference wins in his first 3 years, and finished 6, 4(t), and 5(t) in the Big 12 NORTH.
KU will match whatever offer he gets plus they are heavy into the NIL and plan to use the portal to their advantage every year. Will be interesting to see the future, because I believe the schools from the top 2 conferences have advantages, but KU is determined to spend enough to keep up.
What degree of difficulty?
Leipold has 6 Big 12 wins in three years.
Texas 2021 LOL (5-7)
WVU 2022 (2nd worst team in Big 12)
ISU 2022 (worst team in Big 12)
OSU 2022 (end of year meltdown)
BYU 2023 (might be solid win, not sure yet)
UCF (worst team in Big 12)
Certainly improved the team a lot and has won non-conference games... but he's beating up on the bottom of the Big12.
Mangino went 5-19 in conference in his first 3 years. Leipold is already 6-15 and doesn’t have the advantage of four non-cons or avoiding the Big 12 South powers. Both beat up on the weaker teams, it, especially given the state of KU football when he took over, Leipold’s start is impressive.
Yes. But he got to 6 faster than Mangino did. I’m not saying he’s the second coming of Knute Rockne, just that it’s an impressive turnaround, and also Mangino is a turd.
Mangino was a good coach but he got in his own way and his style just wasn't going to last. The $ people didn't like him and in todays game with facilities and NIL that would be a killer. Mangino had the 12 win season which will probably never be matched but the stars were aligned for that season and that was the only season he had an above 500 conference record.
For the love of God, someone hire him away.
Is Northwestern a good job? In the P2, but tough academic standards and bad history.
From a competitive standpoint, no. From a paycheck and job security perspective, absolutely.
Yeah once KU get's that stadium renovation done I think that becomes a pretty decent job. Like you say they have a lot of $$$$ going into the NIL.
