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Originally Posted by teedubya
You can already sense the tone change of the purple pussies. You can tell they don't like KU having Weis.
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yes, we covet fatty arbuckle.
honestly, he may be a decent coach, but here would be my issues if I was a KU fan:
a) contract : didn't KAI learn from the Gill contract debacle?
b) loyalty: Weis has none. Read the presser from each stop before KU: Glad to be here, gonna be here a long time, etc. But he is quick to pack and run
c) scheme : likes a pro offense. Can be done in college at the right school. KU is NOT a pro-school. As for his offensive mind, it's great in the NFL, but see above...not a solid bet in NCAA. Just peruse stats at Florida this year. If 4* Florida players struggle, how do you expect 2* kids to do?
d) Weis' KU plans : 5 years? REALLY? Did you REALLY just announce to the world that you and your wife talked it over and you're here for 5 years just so you can get to retirement age? That would make me livid as a KU fan.
e) South Bend - Weis had okay results in getting recruits to ND, but they lacked development, hence the strong start (on another guys players) and then a sharp decline. Again, with recruits markedly better than KU will see any time soon.
f) Staff - Weis is getting the band back together. Hiring several former staffers. Thats great if they were a solid staff before, but the results at ND don't make this a lock. Add in Grunny - a pretty damn good player, and apparently good high school coach. Was allegedly offered an assitant (admin) job on Weis' staff at ND, although now seems to be a bit revisionist in saying it was the OL job, not what I recall reading prior to his hire at KU, but whatever. Well known recruiter in KC, can possibly draw some in based on pedigree from elsewhere, only time will tell if he can coach and recruit at the next level.
For the above reasons, us outsiders are looking at this, and the KU fan reception, and scratching our heads. I mean, no offense, but I guess if you're a fat girl in college who gets asked on a date by a creep, you're all excited while everyone else who actually dated in high school says no thanks.
Consider this - if Weis fails in 3 years, over the last 6 years and 3 coaches KU will have paid out over $21.5 MILLION in salary to it's head coaches just for the priveledge of firing them.
Consider this - Weis' salary puts him at about 17th in the nation in pay. Do you think the KU job demands that? Do you think Weis can deliver?