I'm not sure how those rankings are compiled, and I really don;t care because it is one of many such rankings and is still probably statistically insignificant because of the lack of enough games between conferences to get a good measure of schedule strength, but I would bet that there is a pretty good chance that KU would have beaten SE Louisiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee. It is true that the SEC did MU no favors, giving them cross conference games against Alabama and A&M.KCtonic wrote: You lost me at:Just for fun, compare the strength of schedule of KU, Colorado, and Kansas football this past yearphxcat wrote:Every team they lost to wen to a bowl game. Had they played Colorado's schedule, chances are that they would have won a few games. Had they played Missouri's schedule, chances are they would have won a few games.
http://www.teamrankings.com/college-foo ... le-by-team
Yes Colorada's #62 sos was weaker than KU's (you can thank K-State & Oklahoma for that). Mizzou's was 9 and KU's 31,
I personally think the Big 12 is a strong football conference - much stronger than many. I also think the SEC is a very strong conference. In head-to-head matchups the best teams typically win - nothing else including constant statistical comparisons really matter.
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Yes, that sucks for Mizzou, but that's part of being in the SEC. It's not going to get any easier either.phxcat wrote:It is true that the SEC did MU no favors, giving them cross conference games against Alabama and A&M.
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Not Big 12, but this is what everyone is talking about today - Notre Dame star Manti Teo's fake dead girlfriend. Read for yourself.
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People were tweeting about how it was a hoax a month ago.
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I'm waiting for the photo of Teo, Clint Eastwood, and two empty chairs. I know it's out there. C'mon, internet!
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From Arrowhead Pride: The Chiefs and Manti Te'o appear to be a perfect fit since their defense doesn't exist either.
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Mark Mangino has been named TE coach at Youngstown State.
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Ouch. Assistant at Youngstown State - quite a drop off. I'll give Mangino credit for taking a poor program and turning it into something. He knew how to put together a football team despite having other issues.KCMax wrote:Mark Mangino has been named TE coach at Youngstown State.
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I bet he is a head coach again within a few years. Once he has illustrated a change in behavior, he could probably start out at a smaller school if he does not wish to be a BCS-level coordinator first. If Turner Gil can get a head coaching job...Highlander wrote:Ouch. Assistant at Youngstown State - quite a drop off. I'll give Mangino credit for taking a poor program and turning it into something. He knew how to put together a football team despite having other issues.KCMax wrote:Mark Mangino has been named TE coach at Youngstown State.
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Great comments. There aren't too many coaches willing to take stances like those.AllThingsKC wrote:K-State's Snyder: College athletics 'in a bad place right now'
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I respect Coach Snyder and I'm glad there are some big time coaches speaking out about this, but if these coaches (Mick Cronin of Cincinnati is another one who recently had harsh comments about the state of college spotrs) really wanted to coach without any of the BS dealing with money, there's a very easy solution - coach FCS or DII. I mean if you really think you're grossly overpaid, coach Emporia State and enjoy the wonderful fruits of leading young men and schemeing plays without worrying about millions of dollars.
But $14.5 million is $14.5 million.
But $14.5 million is $14.5 million.
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Right or wrong, a school gets more publicity, more donations, more applications, more... everything when they have a successful football program. You could make an argument that Bill Snyder and other football coaches are still underpaid for the overall value their successful football programs bring to their school. A good football program is very valuable for student life on campus, it brings back alumni who pump money back into their colleges and towns, etc.
I know that Mizzou and Columbia in general owe quite a bit to the Tiger football program returning to respectability.
I know that Mizzou and Columbia in general owe quite a bit to the Tiger football program returning to respectability.
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Oh I totally agree, I don't think coaches are underpaid. Look at FGCU's enrollment to skyrocket after the success of their hoops program. I just think its a big disingenuous for a college coach to complain about money in college athletics while making a lucrative multi-million dollar salary.NKC wrote:Right or wrong, a school gets more publicity, more donations, more applications, more... everything when they have a successful football program. You could make an argument that Bill Snyder and other football coaches are still underpaid for the overall value their successful football programs bring to their school. A good football program is very valuable for student life on campus, it brings back alumni who pump money back into their colleges and towns, etc.
I know that Mizzou and Columbia in general owe quite a bit to the Tiger football program returning to respectability.