I knew kU had issues, and I really could not fathom how they could remain so terrible. This article really sheds light on how Charlie screwed them over and the mess they are in today.
While it does my heart good to see them floundering... the article also serves as a warning to those of us who want to pull the trigger too quickly on a coach. It takes time to get your guys in place, and when you're losing it takes even longer. I look at what Odom inherited (at least from what I can glean) and he has had his work cut out for him as well. That locker room was toxic by all accounts and retooling takes time. A good season this year buys him time... but I hope we don't pull the trigger too fast if it does not meet our higher expectations. I really DON'T want to see us get into the spin cycle like kU.
Also, the atmosphere of silence stood out to me... this seems to be a kU thing... not talking about the BBall sanctions, not talking about the scholarship problems, not letting the fans in on the "negative narrative" ... does not seem healthy to me. How do you keep your fans and your sponsors if you keep pumping them full of sunshine and rainbows while the sky is falling?
The article really goes into some detail about how they are trying to rebuild... and the struggles a program can have when they get into this kind of trouble... even though it is kU, it is a good read.
https://theathletic.com/438107/2018...football-coach-david-beaty-scholarships-debt/
Beaty's first season at Kansas ... he had just 68 true scholarship players.
When USC was penalized with scholarship reductions ... the Trojans were capped at 75 scholarships
Penn State was initially going to be restricted to 65 scholarships ... but that penalty was later reduced. The Nittany Lions got back to 85 scholarships by 2016.
The scholarship crisis at Kansas is not the result of any harsh NCAA sanctions. Shortsighted recruiting and indefensible roster mismanagement during the Weis era put the program deeply in debt from a talent perspective.
“It was basically like getting the death penalty,” Goodman said.
The difference? Kansas’ suffering was entirely self-inflicted.
“We need to get to 85 and then cycle through for it to be able to be like a normal program,” ... it’s gonna be another three years now. It’s gonna take a while."
While it does my heart good to see them floundering... the article also serves as a warning to those of us who want to pull the trigger too quickly on a coach. It takes time to get your guys in place, and when you're losing it takes even longer. I look at what Odom inherited (at least from what I can glean) and he has had his work cut out for him as well. That locker room was toxic by all accounts and retooling takes time. A good season this year buys him time... but I hope we don't pull the trigger too fast if it does not meet our higher expectations. I really DON'T want to see us get into the spin cycle like kU.
Also, the atmosphere of silence stood out to me... this seems to be a kU thing... not talking about the BBall sanctions, not talking about the scholarship problems, not letting the fans in on the "negative narrative" ... does not seem healthy to me. How do you keep your fans and your sponsors if you keep pumping them full of sunshine and rainbows while the sky is falling?
The article really goes into some detail about how they are trying to rebuild... and the struggles a program can have when they get into this kind of trouble... even though it is kU, it is a good read.
https://theathletic.com/438107/2018...football-coach-david-beaty-scholarships-debt/
Beaty's first season at Kansas ... he had just 68 true scholarship players.
When USC was penalized with scholarship reductions ... the Trojans were capped at 75 scholarships
Penn State was initially going to be restricted to 65 scholarships ... but that penalty was later reduced. The Nittany Lions got back to 85 scholarships by 2016.
The scholarship crisis at Kansas is not the result of any harsh NCAA sanctions. Shortsighted recruiting and indefensible roster mismanagement during the Weis era put the program deeply in debt from a talent perspective.
“It was basically like getting the death penalty,” Goodman said.
The difference? Kansas’ suffering was entirely self-inflicted.
“We need to get to 85 and then cycle through for it to be able to be like a normal program,” ... it’s gonna be another three years now. It’s gonna take a while."
