Kansas is 3-33 the past three years. Probably the worst P5 team (and that is saying something) because they show no signs of getting better. I remember the last hire and thinking "they don't really care about winning, they just want someone for minimum wage."
https://www.cbssports.com/college-f...ts-next-coach-must-be-able-to-afford-to-fail/
Just a reminder to folks that Kansas is that ninth conference game for the rest of the Big 12 that - supposedly - is why the SEC has this post-season advantage.
In the last three years, Kansas has lost to both S Dakota St and SE Missouri St.
But something about "conference games cupcakes something something Alabama..."
As far as the Mark Mangino 2007 reference, I look at it two ways:
1) It was a fluke season in that it depended in large part on the Big 12 conference not being very good top to bottom. They lost to the only decent team they played (Missouri) and they did NOT play OU, Texas, or Texas Tech - the three other best teams in the conference that year.
2) At the same time, what this DOES prove is that a decent coach ought to be able to do better than 3-33. Beat the three cupcakes plus Baylor and Iowa State and then steal an upset in your other games - and you're in a bowl game, which for Kansas would be like building the pyramids.
EDITED TO ADD:
Go look at Mangino's record. The 2007 is like Brady Anderson's 50 homer season in 1996. It sticks out like a skyscraper:
2002 Kansas 2–10 0–8 6th (North)
2003 Kansas 6–7 3–5 T–4th (North) L Tangerine
2004 Kansas 4–7 2–6 T–5th (North)
2005 Kansas 7–5 3–5 5th (North) W Fort Worth
2006 Kansas 6–6 3–5 4th (North)
2007 Kansas 12–1 7–1 2nd (North) W Orange
2008 Kansas 8–5 4–4 3rd (North) W Insight
2009 Kansas 5–7 1–7 6th (North)
However, one can look at his overall record and figure KU should be able to do substantially better than one win per season.