Kansas Article Archive

    Between November 6, 2009 and December 6, 2009
  1. Fire Mark Mangino Because He's Fat and Mean?

    The reason behind the Monday meeting between the entire Kansas Jayhawks football team and athletic director Lew Perkins has been finally revealed.  The day before the Colorado game on Oct...

    Denny K. Written by Denny K. about 18 days ago 3,028 reads 5 comments

  2. Is Mark Mangino's Kansas Controversy Ready for Jerry Springer?

    It's hard to believe that just a week ago the primary conversation in Lawrence about Jayhawks football involved Kansas' upcoming game against the Cornhuskers...

    Denny K. Written by Denny K. about 15 days ago 2,274 reads 1 comments

  3. Jim Harbaugh the Top Choice to Replace Mangino at Kansas

    Mark Mangino is gone. No explanation for this has been given by Kansas athletic director Lew Perkins. We know that there was an internal investigation into alleged verbal abusive by Mangino and that its findings will never be made public...

    Denny K. Written by Denny K. about 1 day ago 2,007 reads 8 comments

  4. Who's Bad? Mark Mangino's Old School Ways Clash with New Generation

    From the beginning of his tenure as head coach at the University of Kansas, Mark Mangino has had many obstacles to overcome, most importantly turning the fortunes of a perennial loser...

    Kenny Crute Written by Kenny Crute about 16 days ago 1,384 reads 2 comments

  5. Lew Perkins Calls Secret Meeting: Is Mark Mangino's Job in Jeopardy?

    Last night, Monday, Nov. 16, a meeting was called between the University of Kansas football players and athletic director Lew Perkins to discuss concerns about head coach Mark Mangino...

    J.D. Schaller Written by J.D. Schaller about 18 days ago 1,021 reads 4 comments

  6. Mark Mangino Resigns: Edsall, Harbaugh, Strong All Potential Candidates

    In a meeting that took place just minutes ago, Mark Mangino resigned (it was probably suggested...) from his position as head football coach at the University of Kansas...

    J.D. Schaller Written by J.D. Schaller about 2 days ago 971 reads 48 comments

  7. A Couple of Remarks Weren't The Only Reason Why Mangino Left Kansas

    If you're a Kansas Jayhawks fan, you should be super-annoyed that the powers-that-be in Lawrence decided to fire Mark Mangino. Yes, we understand that there were locker room shenanigans where Mangino made some derogatory remarks towards players...

    Alex  Ferguson Written by Alex Ferguson about 1 day ago 961 reads 3 comments

  8. Why Mark Mangino Can No Longer Be Successful at Kansas

    Let me first say that Mark Mangino has my complete and unquestioned benefit of the doubt. If anything has happened that is inappropriate enough to get him fired, it should have happened sooner, not later...

    J.D. Schaller Written by J.D. Schaller about 18 days ago 945 reads 8 comments

  9. After Fingergate, Can Mark Mangino and the Jayhawks' Season Be Salvaged?

    The opinion is wide spread among Jayhawk fans today that even though Mark Mangino probably did nothing wrong in Fingergate, the entire situation has been such a public relations fiasco that ...

    Denny K. Written by Denny K. about 17 days ago 855 reads 0 comments

  10. Kansas Needs To Fire Athletic Director For Role In Mangino Investigation

    We can only imagine what Mark Mangino thought as Grant Ressel's 27-yard field goal gave the Missouri Tigers a 41-39 victory over Kansas on Saturday...

    Denny K. Written by Denny K. about 7 days ago 809 reads 6 comments

  11. Future of Kansas Jayhawks' Football Program In Danger Zone

    The end of the road for Mark Mangino, the 2007 Orange Bowl Champion and eight-year veteran Kansas football coach, appears to be close to the end. Or not...

    Denny K. Written by Denny K. about 3 days ago 780 reads 4 comments

  12. Why Is Lew Perkins Airing This Dirty Laundry Now?

    Yesterday, current Kansas football players met with Kansas athletic director Lew Perkins to discuss concerns about Mark Mangino’s treatment of players...

    Denny K. Written by Denny K. about 18 days ago 637 reads 0 comments

  13. Mark Mangino's Attackers Are as Soft as His Midsection

    I'm a little confused. No, I'm a lot confused. One minute, these high-octane athletes are gladiators, soldiers, or any manner of rugged testaments to perseverance in the face of physical duress incapable of being understood by mere mortals...

    Andrew Nuschler Written by Andrew Nuschler about 15 days ago 543 reads 4 comments

  14. Mangino Resigns: Is the Future Bright or Did Kansas Pull a Baylor?

    Mark Mangino, two wins shy of being the winningest football coach in school history, has resigned his position as head football coach at the University of Kansas after reaching a financial settlement with the university...

    Denny K. Written by Denny K. about 2 days ago 535 reads 3 comments

  15. Waning Moments of Border Showdown Symbolic of Two Different Big 12 Programs

    In a matter of 18 seconds at Arrowhead Stadium on Saturday, a pair of decisions were made by two coaches leading different programs seemingly heading in completely opposite directions...

    Ryan Faller Written by Ryan Faller about 6 days ago 444 reads 0 comments

  16. Message To Kansas: Salvage School Spirit, Fire Mangino Immediately

    Here, in America, a program is suffocating. There’s collateral damage poisoning a dignified program as most of us are accustomed to in basketball more than football...

    Jonathan Mathis Written by Jonathan Mathis about 11 days ago 404 reads 4 comments

  17. Big 12 Coaches Stoops, Leach, Brown and Snyder Defend Mark Mangino

    It has been over a week since the Kansas athletic director, Lew Perkins, began an investigation into Mark Mangino's alleged inappropriate treatment of college football players...

    Denny K. Written by Denny K. about 12 days ago 375 reads 1 comments

  18. Mark Mangino Does Not Represent the Jayhawks "in a Class Way"

    The University of Kansas confirmed last week that they are investigating the obese head coach of their college football team, Mark Mangino, due to allegations that he has emotionally and verbally abused players during his tenure in Lawrence...

    Colin Linneweber Written by Colin Linneweber about 11 days ago 350 reads 0 comments

  19. Mark Mangino Needs to Go Jedi to Bounce Back

    There was a time when both Kansas and Kansas State football were in complete shambles.  Both programs were so bad that they came in dead-last and next-to-dead-last every season in the “dirty ...

    Al's Wingman Written by Al's Wingman about 1 day ago 327 reads 0 comments

  20. 10 Jayhawks To Buy or Walk on By This Black Friday

    Black Friday is not just the most popular shopping day in the history of the United States of America. It's also the day before the 2009 Border Showdown between Kansas and Missouri, and potentially ...

    J.D. Schaller Written by J.D. Schaller about 12 days ago 251 reads 0 comments

  21. Kansas Jayhawks Should Have Seen Mark Mangino's Issues

     FROM NECESSARY ROUGHNESS - BRINGING YOU DAILY JERSEY GIRLS OF THE DAY When stories like this come out, I am always surprised that it took this long, given all the evidence leading up to it...

    Paul  Salman Written by Paul Salman about 17 days ago 224 reads 1 comments

  22. Jayhawk Coordinators are in Deep

    I've had my bits about Kansas defensive coordinator Clint Bowen all along. However, my focus recently has shifted to Ed Warriner and the offensive side of the ball. Now I wonder if either is particularly secure in his position at Kansas...

    J.D. Schaller Written by J.D. Schaller about 22 days ago 183 reads 0 comments

  23. Not 'Suh' Tough; Kansas Offensive Line Looking Okay

    It's getting harder and harder to pick the positives out of Kansas football. Especially after a game like yesterday's when the Jayhawks had every opportunity to be victorious, yet they were squandered...

    J.D. Schaller Written by J.D. Schaller about 20 days ago 142 reads 2 comments

  24. An Early Look at the Kansas Jayhawks in 2010 (Offense)

    With the defensive chart already in the books (for whatever it was worth), it's time to look at those big vacancies about to pop up on the offensive side of the ball.....

    J.D. Schaller Written by J.D. Schaller about 24 days ago 128 reads 2 comments

  25. Report: Mark Mangino Out as Kansas Football Coach

    A source close to the Kansas football program has told ESPN's Joe Schad that Mark Mangino will not be retained by the school. The team is reportedly scheduled for a team meeting Thursday night and will be informed of the school's decision...

    Lisa Horne Written by Lisa Horne about 2 days ago 121 reads 0 comments

 


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