Mike Leach has verbally agreed to be the head coach at Washington St.

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AHOY! RT @BFeldmanCBS: BREAKING: Mike Leach has verbally agreed to be the head coach at Washington St.

[DaWolf]

Originally Posted by Zeke

I don't believe that for a second. There's no way ESPN can or would keep him from being hired by schools.

He chose WSU over KU and other schools. Seems like he jumped on the initial offer WSU threw at him, I'd imagine it is a pretty sweet deal.

One of the 4 highest paid coaches in the conference...

[Saul Good]

Originally Posted by Wickedson

Not at all. Mark Mangino made way too many enemies in Lawrence.

If he were better liked then boosters would have lined up to fight Perkins in his dismissal. Unfortunately Mangino never took the time to build the alliances you need to survive at the BCS level.

If I'm wrong then why hasn't Mangino been hired by anyone else?

His football intelligence is undeniable. It's his personality that got him run out of Lawrence and is preventing him from getting in anywhere else.

That makes it worse, not better. If you take a shitty team to the Orange Bowl, but the boosters don't like you, not only will they fire you, they will smear you to the point that it kills your career? Sign me up!

[Bambi]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

And if you're a guy that's likely going to shun the same kind of 'requirements', you're probably not too keen on walking into that environment.

For most major universities that give a large rat's ass about their football programs, winning will do the trick. I guess at KU, you need to make sure you're buddy/buddy with the right cattle ranchers.

Defending the way KU handled Mangino says more than any MU fan could ever say. You fellas deserved 2 years in the abyss with Gill after that garbage.

So why hasn't he been hired anywhere else?

He's been openly campaigning to coach again.

[Frosty]

Originally Posted by kcpasco

I was thinking about seeing an Eastern game in Cheney. I wanna see that red turf.

Seems like it would be pretty eye-searing.

[Bambi]

Originally Posted by Saul Good

That makes it worse, not better. If you take a shitty team to the Orange Bowl, but the boosters don't like you, not only will they fire you, they will smear you to the point that it kills your career? Sign me up!

Link to where people have "smeared" him?

Or are you just making things up again?

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Wickedson

So why hasn't he been hired anywhere else?

He's been opening campaigning to coach again.

Because you folks did a hatchet job unlike anything I've ever seen. Kansas and Lew Perkins did absolutely everything they could to make the man as toxic as possible so they could save face and a few bucks in the settlement discussions.

As far as major Universities with major donors and public exposure are concerned, perception is reality. The guy has been excoriated publicly, it will take a few years for that stain to wear off him and he becomes hireable again (hell, look at Leach).

If Mangino were truly this slovenly demon you Beakers tried to paint him as, you probably could've shoved him out the door and not given him a dime; termination for cause. As it is, you gave him a nice little settlement...then proceeded to trash an empty chair after he left.

It was horseshit. Keep on defending it, you only make yourself look worse.

[kepp]

Originally Posted by Vanilla Thunder

...I've watched this team every week, they have hardly no talent...

I'd like to have James Sims at Mizzou though.

[Fansy the Famous Bard]

Originally Posted by Wickedson

If KU really did want him as bad as some media outlets have been touting then I have to think that $$$ and level of competition he would have to face in the BigXII would be the biggest factors in going there.

Again, I have seen nothing but media members that wanted him badly. I'm not saying Zenger didn't, but it was never made public his intentions. Local media and fans have definitely been screaming his name, but that is all.

[Bambi]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Because you folks did a hatchet job unlike anything I've ever seen. Kansas and Lew Perkins did absolutely everything they could to make the man as toxic as possible so they could save face and a few bucks in the settlement discussions.

As far as major Universities with major donors and public exposure are concerned, perception is reality. The guy has been excoriated publicly, it will take a few years for that stain to wear off him and he becomes hireable again (hell, look at Leach).

If Mangino were truly this slovenly demon you Beakers tried to paint him as, you probably could've shoved him out the door and not given him a dime; termination for cause. As it is, you gave him a nice little settlement...then proceeded to trash an empty chair after he left.

It was horseshit. Keep on defending it, you only make yourself look worse.

OK, let me know when Mangino gets a job. I want to make sure I don't miss it.

[Bambi]

Originally Posted by Zeke

Again, I have seen nothing but media members that wanted him badly. I'm not saying Zenger didn't, but it was never made public his intentions. Local media and fans have definitely been screaming his name, but that is all.

I would have been totally happy with the quick hire of Leach. I'm sure most people would be. He's the biggest name out there and he went to pretty much the smallest name school that has an opening.

Sounds like Zenger is out there interviewing now. This is his chance to make a huge impact.

[evenfall]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Because you folks did a hatchet job unlike anything I've ever seen. Kansas and Lew Perkins did absolutely everything they could to make the man as toxic as possible so they could save face and a few bucks in the settlement discussions.

Not only that, but Perkins was working against him during the season, midseason or so it was widely known, who knows how long the school was actually doing it. The butthurt parents may just have been the public reason.

[BigCatDaddy]

Originally Posted by Wickedson

OK, let me know when Mangino gets a job. I want to make sure I don't miss it.

You missed the entire point.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Wickedson

OK, let me know when Mangino gets a job. I want to make sure I don't miss it.

Your hatchet men did their work well.

Though when he does latch on somewhere, I'm pretty certain they'll be better than Kansas within 24 months.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy

You missed the entire point.

Like I said - I can't make him look worse than he makes himself look.

He's as predictable as the sunrise.

[Mr. Flopnuts]

I always liked Mike Leach. **** him. And **** Wazzu. Go Dawgs!!!