At Alabama, 35 and 27 wil get you 61.

TheOther: At Alabama, 35 and 27 wil get you 61.

No wonder they made the BCS title game. 'Bama grads probably came up with the computer formulas.

rcf1105: Christ, was it just four years ago that Kansas was 12-1 and nearly won the Big XII?

I wouldn't say that, as they didn't even win the North. But they did win the Orange Bowl.

rcf1105: Christ, was it just four years ago that Kansas was 12-1 and nearly won the Big XII? I doubt that Weis will help, but lord knows they can't get any worse, and hopefully will get better and be at least competitive again.

Yeah. They were the equal of Mizzou in football four years ago. One's done reasonably well since then. The other one is Kansas.

I'm seeing this hire take a lot of heat, but personally I kind of like it. What, because now KU will miss their chance to get Chris Peterson?

Look, any other candidate for this job was going to be a have-not conference guy like Gill who would struggle to get recruits, or some major programs OC or DC who is still an OC or DC for a reason. The guys with real futures were already being snatched up by better programs.

I know there's some baggage here with Weis, but why not take a shot with him? At the very least he's probably going to be able to land a decent QB recruit; someone will buy that "I'll make you the next Tom Brady" line. Sure Weis failed at ND but he's not exactly alone in that either. KU's a lot lower pressure and off the radar, if he's got any kind of future as a head coach he should be able to make it work here. The upside here if Weis succeeds is tremendous, and the downside is negligible considering where the program is right now.

rcf1105: Since this is a Kansas thread and I never get to ask this: how in the hell did Mangino stay so damn fat?

Could say the same for Weis. KU saved money by not having to hire a new tailor. Mangino's stuff was still there. Well, my headline said something like that anyway.

I miss Mangino.

At least he won't be playing Navy.

Boy went to jelly when playing Navy.

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/wasn't me who spelled it wrong

Damn, if I wasn't in class I would have submitted this headline: Lawerance, KS all-you-can-eat buffets put on red alert with Weiss hiring

Laowai: Damn, if I wasn't in class I would have submitted this headline: Lawerance, KS all-you-can-eat buffets put on red alert with Weiss hiring

Mine was "Charlie Weis to become KU's new football coach, resuming that school's proud tradition of hiring coaches who cause minor earthquakes with their footsteps."

Will the fupa lifter/bathroom attendant get his old job back?

Well, you have to admit he revitalized Florida's offense this season.

Christian Bale: Well, you have to admit he revitalized Florida's offense this season.

Thats what I was thinking, their offense looked horrendous this season and that was supposed to be the teams strong point this year.

5-19? Turner gill should see if Auburn's hiring.

Marine1: Laowai: Damn, if I wasn't in class I would have submitted this headline: Lawerance, KS all-you-can-eat buffets put on red alert with Weiss hiring

Mine was "Charlie Weis to become KU's new football coach, resuming that school's proud tradition of hiring coaches who cause minor earthquakes with their footsteps."

Mine was "Kansas hires Charlie Weis. Lawrenceville buffets hurriedly re-install speed bumps", and got 6 comments before going red. (Now it's 7.)

Looks like Kansas will have The Schematic Advantage.

cemsity: Looks like Kansas will have The Schematic Advantage.

a Decided one, at that.

mitchcumstein1: Lawrenceville?

Now I know why it went red (and has so many comments). FAIL.

/I was tired

buckeyebrain: mitchcumstein1: Lawrenceville?

Now I know why it went red (and has so many comments). FAIL.

/I was tired

Don't worry, most people in Lawrence don't know where they are either.

/I'd be stoned out of my mind if I had to be there too.

Hearing Gus Malzahn may be coming as OC/HC of the future, given Charlie's health problems, and possible sanctions coming down on Auburn in the near future. Also, Jim Leavitt as DC is basically a done deal.

It's also possible that Crist from Notre Dame could come to grad school and be the quarterback for 1 season, since Weis recruited him.

As an alumn, I like that we're apparently swinging for the fences (having a cash machine for a basketball program helps), but I'm not sure Weis is the guy to do it with.

As an FSU fan...sad trombone. Watching Weis try to run his offense with the band of midgets Meyer left behind was even more glorious than watching Addazio's offense last year.

On the other hand, glad to see KU won't be taking Mark Stoops from us, even if I thought that was unlikely from the get-go.

Now That's What I Call a Taco!: Hearing Gus Malzahn may be coming as OC/HC of the future, given Charlie's health problems, and possible sanctions coming down on Auburn in the near future. Also, Jim Leavitt as DC is basically a done deal.

It's also possible that Crist from Notre Dame could come to grad school and be the quarterback for 1 season, since Weis recruited him.

As an alumn, I like that we're apparently swinging for the fences (having a cash machine for a basketball program helps), but I'm not sure Weis is the guy to do it with.

I doubt the basketball program is much of a cash machine. Last I looked (and this was admittedly a few years ago), even top tier basketball programs like Kentucky and Duke only brought in the kind of money you'd see at middling football programs. I doubt Malzahn winds up there as OC. He'll have his own team pretty soon.

So has anyone asked him where he is going to coach in 2013?

Krymson Tyde: TheOther: At Alabama, 35 and 27 wil get you 61.

I get 52. I question the accuracy of your math.

Krymson Tyde: TheOther: At Alabama, 35 and 27 wil get you 61.

I get 52. I question the accuracy of your math.

Your only question should be, "Do you want fries with that?"

Up here in Colorado we get 62.

TwistedIvory: buckeyebrain: Mine was "Kansas hires Charlie Weis. Lawrenceville buffets hurriedly re-install speed bumps", and got 6 comments before going red. (Now it's 7.)

Yeah, and we mocked you in that one, too.

/It's "Lawrence" or, colloquially, "Larryville"

Glad I could provide you TF'ers with some entertainment.

Does someone with better PS skills want to replace this with the KU logo?

FriarED1: Krymson Tyde: TheOther: At Alabama, 35 and 27 wil get you 61.

I get 52. I question the accuracy of your math.

Your only question should be, "Do you want fries with that?"

Up here in Colorado we get 62.

At Penn St., they get 35 and 27, served concurrently.

Mentat: Marine1: Yeah. They were the equal of Mizzou in football four years ago

Not quite.

Eh, close enough to make the Border War game sell out and draw national attention to the rivalry. Probably the best game I've ever seen played in Kansas City. It wasn't a sure thing that Mizzou was going to win that one, but in the end, we pulled it out.


/just like at the movie theater... WOOOO!

Now That's What I Call a Taco!:
As an alumn, I like that we're apparently swinging for the fences (having a cash machine for a basketball program helps), but I'm not sure Weis is the guy to do it with.

Kansas' biggest football problem is its attitude towards football. "Wait until basketball season" doesn't sell tickets, nor does it give the football players and coaches the respect they deserve.

Krymson Tyde: TheOther: At Alabama, 35 and 27 wil get you 61.

I get 52. I question the accuracy of your math.

I get 62, I question your math education.

/math major
//still double-checked with calculator

When I add Mangino and Weis, I come up with 700+.

/and 6 airplane seats

Krymson Tyde: You see, sometimes a southerner pokes fun at himself and his region instead if getting all defensive and shiat. The joke was I correct you with an even more incorrect answer...*sigh*

Yeah, I got what you were doing, but I went to Texas, so I had to have a sense of humor .

The correct answer, of course, is 42.