It's not final yet, but it looks like the Mad Hatter is moving to Lawrence.

CBS reports

(11-16-2018 10:33 PM)AllTideUp Wrote:  It's not final yet, but it looks like the Mad Hatter is moving to Lawrence.

CBS reports

Yep, a good hire for Kansas. I hope they have real grass for Les to chew! Maybe he's going to help them with their transition into the SEC.

A good hire for a basketball-first school. Perhaps trying to get their football program some much needed help in getting a SEC or B1G invite down the road.

(11-16-2018 10:42 PM)JRsec Wrote:  

(11-16-2018 10:33 PM)AllTideUp Wrote:  It's not final yet, but it looks like the Mad Hatter is moving to Lawrence.

CBS reports

Yep, a good hire for Kansas. I hope they have real grass for Les to chew! Maybe he's going to help them with their transition into the SEC.

-$300 million renovation

-Jeff Long as AD

-Now Les Miles as probably the first high dollar football coach in school history.

They're serious about something up there.

(11-16-2018 10:47 PM)AllTideUp Wrote:  

(11-16-2018 10:42 PM)JRsec Wrote:  

(11-16-2018 10:33 PM)AllTideUp Wrote:  It's not final yet, but it looks like the Mad Hatter is moving to Lawrence.

CBS reports

Yep, a good hire for Kansas. I hope they have real grass for Les to chew! Maybe he's going to help them with their transition into the SEC.

-$300 million renovation

-Jeff Long as AD

-Now Les Miles as probably the first high dollar football coach in school history.

They're serious about something up there.

Yep, I still lean to Oklahoma & Iowa State heading to the Big 10 and Texas and Kansas heading our way. It reunites all of those main rivals who have been separated by realignment.

(11-16-2018 11:54 PM)JRsec Wrote:  

(11-16-2018 10:47 PM)AllTideUp Wrote:  

(11-16-2018 10:42 PM)JRsec Wrote:  

(11-16-2018 10:33 PM)AllTideUp Wrote:  It's not final yet, but it looks like the Mad Hatter is moving to Lawrence.

CBS reports

Yep, a good hire for Kansas. I hope they have real grass for Les to chew! Maybe he's going to help them with their transition into the SEC.

-$300 million renovation

-Jeff Long as AD

-Now Les Miles as probably the first high dollar football coach in school history.

They're serious about something up there.

Yep, I still lean to Oklahoma & Iowa State heading to the Big 10 and Texas and Kansas heading our way. It reunites all of those main rivals who have been separated by realignment.

B1G + Oklahoma, Iowa St
West: Oklahoma, Nebraska, Iowa, Iowa St, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Northwestern
East: Indiana, Purdue, Michigan, Michigan St, Ohio St, Penn St, Maryland, Rutgers

SEC + Texas, Kansas
West: Texas, Texas A&M, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi St
East: Alabama, Auburn, Kentucky, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina

PAC + Texas Tech, TCU, Oklahoma St, Kansas St
West: Washington, Washington St, Oregon, Oregon St, California, Stanford, USC, UCLA
East: Arizona, Arizona St, Utah Colorado, Kansas St, Oklahoma St, Texas Tech, TCU
* Probably the best the PAC can do

ACC + West Virginia, Cincinnati
Atlantic: Boston College, Syracuse, Pittsburgh, West Virginia, Cincinnati, Louisville, Virginia Tech, Miami
Coastal: Virginia, North Carolina, North Carolina St, Duke, Wake Forest, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Florida St
* Notre Dame stays independent

Les Miles is a run-the-ball coach and such will be interesting in the high-flying, pass-happy Big 12.

Wasn't this an issue at LSU?

(11-17-2018 11:06 AM)OdinFrigg Wrote:  Les Miles is a run-the-ball coach and such will be interesting in the high-flying, pass-happy Big 12.

Wasn't this an issue at LSU?

He'll have to adapt or he won't last long.

Recruiting will also be difficult, but if KU continues to make investments in the program then I don't see why they can't be as competitive as Iowa State.

(11-17-2018 11:06 AM)OdinFrigg Wrote:  Les Miles is a run-the-ball coach and such will be interesting in the high-flying, pass-happy Big 12.

Wasn't this an issue at LSU?

Les is a defensive guy. It will depend on who he hires as OC.

(11-17-2018 11:24 AM)AllTideUp Wrote:  

(11-17-2018 11:06 AM)OdinFrigg Wrote:  Les Miles is a run-the-ball coach and such will be interesting in the high-flying, pass-happy Big 12.

Wasn't this an issue at LSU?

He'll have to adapt or he won't last long.

Recruiting will also be difficult, but if KU continues to make investments in the program then I don't see why they can't be as competitive as Iowa State.

The goal for Les has to be transitioning Kansas football from P5 door mat to a respectable Big 12 program. Anything over that would be amazing

(11-17-2018 01:33 AM)BePcr07 Wrote:  

(11-16-2018 11:54 PM)JRsec Wrote:  

(11-16-2018 10:47 PM)AllTideUp Wrote:  

(11-16-2018 10:42 PM)JRsec Wrote:  

(11-16-2018 10:33 PM)AllTideUp Wrote:  It's not final yet, but it looks like the Mad Hatter is moving to Lawrence.

CBS reports

Yep, a good hire for Kansas. I hope they have real grass for Les to chew! Maybe he's going to help them with their transition into the SEC.

-$300 million renovation

-Jeff Long as AD

-Now Les Miles as probably the first high dollar football coach in school history.

They're serious about something up there.

Yep, I still lean to Oklahoma & Iowa State heading to the Big 10 and Texas and Kansas heading our way. It reunites all of those main rivals who have been separated by realignment.

B1G + Oklahoma, Iowa St
West: Oklahoma, Nebraska, Iowa, Iowa St, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Northwestern
East: Indiana, Purdue, Michigan, Michigan St, Ohio St, Penn St, Maryland, Rutgers

SEC + Texas, Kansas
West: Texas, Texas A&M, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi St
East: Alabama, Auburn, Kentucky, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina

PAC + Texas Tech, TCU, Oklahoma St, Kansas St
West: Washington, Washington St, Oregon, Oregon St, California, Stanford, USC, UCLA
East: Arizona, Arizona St, Utah Colorado, Kansas St, Oklahoma St, Texas Tech, TCU
* Probably the best the PAC can do

ACC + West Virginia, Cincinnati
Atlantic: Boston College, Syracuse, Pittsburgh, West Virginia, Cincinnati, Louisville, Virginia Tech, Miami
Coastal: Virginia, North Carolina, North Carolina St, Duke, Wake Forest, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Florida St
* Notre Dame stays independent

I wonder if the SEC would take Texas & ISU if KU went with OU to the B1G. I just think KU really wants the B1G and its hard to see the B1G taking ISU since Iowa is already in the league but maybe if it was semi-brokered by the networks trying to be tech giants for future bidding rights.

In that scenario the PAC may feel there is more value in Houston than TCU. If politics are not involved a mini-Texahoma 4 of UH, TCU, TT & OSU may be more value and that leaves KSU to the MWC.

I'd expect the PAC12 would require at least one big name if adding 2 or 4. If TX, OU, and KU left for the BIG and/or the SEC, they may say 'no thanks' on the rest.

Great grab for Kansas! Hard for them to do better.

Good landing for Les, as I didn't imagine any top-caliber schools would touch him. I figure it's the best he could get that's also an upgrade for the school. Good pairing.

I’m really excited to see what he can do up there.

Kansas is actually playing a bit improved fb this year, though it does not reflect in their W-L record. Their losses don't look so much as being disasters. Still, progress looks slow or stalemated. They need about a dozen excellent playmakers to add. Maybe Les Miles will be able to recruit them. He will change attitudes and have players conditioned and focused.

LSU is a goofball, but he did well in the Big 12 as coach at Oklahoma State.

Agreed, he will have to hire a good offensive coordinator and good recruiting assistant coaches.

He's got a nice starting point on offense to build around in Pooka Williams. I'm certainly very interested to see what he can get done. He's no spring chicken, but as someone on the high side of 50 myself it's nice to see older people continue to work and be vital at ages that were once considered as "old". He's certainly got an example a little west on I-70.

We've made poor missteps before, but I agree with the notion that our administration is certainly taking football very seriously these days.

Hugh Freeze's name is apparently making the rounds in some alumni circles as an OC candidate. But my source for that rumor has been wrong before.

(11-20-2018 09:01 PM)BewareThePhog Wrote:  Hugh Freeze's name is apparently making the rounds in some alumni circles as an OC candidate. But my source for that rumor has been wrong before.

He needs a fresh start, and needs it outside of the SEC. He's a strong OC but was in a little over his head as the HC from the standpoint of not knowing how to play the recruiting game and it bit him.

I think he would be an outstanding OC hire for Kansas. He's is a terrific recruiter, but more importantly (and unlike Gus) he knows how to develop QB's.

Who will be paying for all this? It's in Kansas. The Koch Bros?