Littrell mentioned as candidate for Kansas job

[GrayEagle]

4 minutes ago, untjim1995 said:

Here's the thing with the KU job--you get time, money, and the very real probability that Old Man Snyder quits/dies soon at KSU. Last time he retired, K-State went almost immediately into the crapper and KU rose up so fast that they ended up winning a BCS Bowl game, the Orange Bowl over Va Tech. 

To me, the KU job is way more attractive than the Tech job--those people think that they can just find the next Leach protégé and start winning again like they did in his last four seasons in Lubbock. Truth is, the only reason that Leach had the success e had there was his spread offense was way ahead of its time and only UT and OU had the athletes to slow that offense down. Today, everybody plays that system, in some form or fashion, in the Big XII. Tech isn't ever beating out people for recruits because of its remoteness. DFW kids can play in the Big XII now by playing at TCU or Baylor, their two peers in the state for recruiting. 

KU can pay some big time $$$ to a coach, let him rebuild, and then benefit from the inevitable retirement/death of Bill Snyder. They will want someone who has proven to be a rebuilder of a program, from the ashes. Let's ask ourselves who the college football world thinks has done that recently? Hmmm, 2015 season, some team loses 11 of their 12 games, including the 66-7 FCS Portland State loss that ranks as the worst  in modern college football history, then two seasons later, said program has won its division in CUSA and wins 9 games. Just like Arkansas looked at Chad Morris as the guy who rebuilt their program from the ashes into a winning program in 3 years, so others will look at Littrell in the same way IF we have another 8+ win season. But my guess will be that jobs MUCH better than KU will open up for him across the country if he wants them--and seeing how he applied for the Tennessee job after last season, I think we know that this is probably the last season we will see him around Denton if he has the season we all hope and believe he will have.

It seems to me that their #1 prospect should be Willie Fritz.  Not only is Fritz a rebuilder (Georgia Southern, Tulane), he's from the area (Shawnee Mission).  The triple option would make the Jayhawks instant trouble for the Big XII.  

So, go away and leave our coaches alone.

[untjim1995]

18 minutes ago, GrayEagle said:

It seems to me that their #1 prospect should be Willie Fritz.  Not only is Fritz a rebuilder (Georgia Southern, Tulane), he's from the area (Shawnee Mission).  The triple option would make the Jayhawks instant trouble for the Big XII.  

So, go away and leave our coaches alone.

Fritz would be a great pick, too...

[NTXCoog]

19 hours ago, TheColonyEagle said:

“Starting with Valesente, five of the last six Kansas coaches haven't coached again in the Power Five.”

That speaks volumes....

It does, but until Morris left SMU for Arkansas not a single head coach got another FBS HC job since Hayden Fry after leaving there.  Someone will believe they can do it and take a shot 

[Wag Tag]

2 hours ago, untjim1995 said:

Here's the thing with the KU job--you get time, money, and the very real probability that Old Man Snyder quits/dies soon at KSU. Last time he retired, K-State went almost immediately into the crapper and KU rose up so fast that they ended up winning a BCS Bowl game, the Orange Bowl over Va Tech. 

To me, the KU job is way more attractive than the Tech job--those people think that they can just find the next Leach protégé and start winning again like they did in his last four seasons in Lubbock. Truth is, the only reason that Leach had the success e had there was his spread offense was way ahead of its time and only UT and OU had the athletes to slow that offense down. Today, everybody plays that system, in some form or fashion, in the Big XII. Tech isn't ever beating out people for recruits because of its remoteness. DFW kids can play in the Big XII now by playing at TCU or Baylor, their two peers in the state for recruiting. 

KU can pay some big time $$$ to a coach, let him rebuild, and then benefit from the inevitable retirement/death of Bill Snyder. They will want someone who has proven to be a rebuilder of a program, from the ashes. Let's ask ourselves who the college football world thinks has done that recently? Hmmm, 2015 season, some team loses 11 of their 12 games, including the 66-7 FCS Portland State loss that ranks as the worst  in modern college football history, then two seasons later, said program has won its division in CUSA and wins 9 games. Just like Arkansas looked at Chad Morris as the guy who rebuilt their program from the ashes into a winning program in 3 years, so others will look at Littrell in the same way IF we have another 8+ win season. But my guess will be that jobs MUCH better than KU will open up for him across the country if he wants them--and seeing how he applied for the Tennessee job after last season, I think we know that this is probably the last season we will see him around Denton if he has the season we all hope and believe he will have.

Good points. If he can hold the recruiting class and have it ranked in the 80% that will show he can recruit which has been one of his hurdles. If he has a winning record he could be gone after this year! If so is Graham his successor?

[DentonLurker]

Well, the AD is in place now. Kansas hired former Arkansas AD and CFP Chair Jeff Long today. He's been in the business a long time and has lots of football connections.

[untbowler]

1 hour ago, DentonLurker said:

Well, the AD is in place now. Kansas hired former Arkansas AD and CFP Chair Jeff Long today. He's been in the business a long time and has lots of football connections.

Any with any common sense will run away from Kansas now, Jeff Long is not a good hire. He ran UA into the ground with many of his hires.

[MeanGreenTexan]

Everyone knows the eyesore that is Kansas football's perception.

...Just know that if Littrell is confident enough in himself to come to NT and take over our program from where we were, he's likely just as confident to take over a Kansas program he used to work in.

[Greenrex]

Another Littrell to Kansas mention...
https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/college-sports/collegesports/2018/07/05/anyone-can-turn-around-kansas-beaten-football-program-former-arkansas-ad-jeff-long

[meangreenJW]

5 hours ago, untbowler said:

Any with any common sense will run away from Kansas now, Jeff Long is not a good hire. He ran UA into the ground with many of his hires.

Agreed. Despised at Pitt. Fired by Arkansas. Can't see this helping KU's search.

[Harry]

Terrible AD hire - if he couldn’t get it done at Arkansas with all their resources why in hades will he at KU?

does Long have any ties with Littrell?  Will he just hire Bielema?  What a cluster.

[Hogfan14]

11 hours ago, Harry said:

Terrible AD hire - if he couldn’t get it done at Arkansas with all their resources why in hades will he at KU?

does Long have any ties with Littrell?  Will he just hire Bielema?  What a cluster.

He and Les Miles are friends lol.

The Petrino situation turned out to be the beginning of the end for him.

[Wag Tag]

Pirate would be a home run!! Great exposure!

[Withers940]

Whats Littrell's Buyout?