Let's dwindle down. Most likely Head Coach we go after will be a.....

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Originally Posted by Coach34

Word is we want someone with HC experience if at all possible

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This should be obvious.

Coordinator success dont mean shit to me as far as HC'ing abilities. We have one of the best DC's we've had as a HC and our defense is shit.

I'd prefer a guy with HC experience if at all possible, but if I have to choose a coordinator, it better be an offensive guy with a hell of an offense. Lebby and Briles would fit this mold

IMO the game has changed on what makes a successful head coach. Gone are the days of needing a good recruiter or developer of talent. In the NIL era, the skills needed are more like Calipari in basketball. Someone who can evaluate talent and then manage the ego's of paid players while melding them into a cohesive team for ONE year. Then rinse and repeat every year plugging holes and managing the roster. If a coach doesn't understand that then they won't be successful under the current system.

If I had to make a realistic list of who I want as coach
1. Lance Leipold (Kansas Coach)
2. Jeff Lebby
3. Chris Klieman (Kansas State coach 109-36 HC record)
4.Tom Herman

I met Leipold last year working the Liberty bowl and watching his offense against Arkansas was so exciting so he would be my go to pick also only makes 5 mil a year so nothing crazy. If you can win football in lawrence kansas you're a great coach

Opinions??

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Originally Posted by Todd4State

So you wouldn't be OK with Kendal Briles on staff either? Most of the other coaches on that staff have gone to other places with no issues that I am aware of- Auburn's OC for example.

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Exactly.

Casey Horny. Kendall Briles. Jeff Lebby. Phil Bennett. There's a few others that I can't think of that already fizzled out, but those are the big names I know to stay away from.

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Originally Posted by SPDawgs

If I had to make a realistic list of who I want as coach
1. Lance Leipold (Kansas Coach)
2. Jeff Lebby
3. Chris Klieman (Kansas State coach 109-36 HC record)
4.Tom Herman

I met Leipold last year working the Liberty bowl and watching his offense against Arkansas was so exciting so he would be my go to pick also only makes 5 mil a year so nothing crazy. If you can win football in lawrence kansas you're a great coach

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Tom Luginville also pushing Leipold. He's also high on Jeff Traylor.

Actually hearing that Moorhead has interest and has reached out. He's reportedly asking everybody's ring size.

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Originally Posted by OhGee

Polk was doing poorly when he left the first time.

Mullen was the best coach we ever had. His recruiting was frustrating. He?s not perfect. You want perfect, I?m all in if you know who is perfect. I just know Mullen won here and would do it again.

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Polk went to the CWS his last year in '97. He wasn't doing poorly.....

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Originally Posted by SPDawgs

If I had to make a realistic list of who I want as coach
1. Lance Leipold (Kansas Coach)
2. Jeff Lebby
3. Chris Klieman (Kansas State coach 109-36 HC record)
4.Tom Herman

I met Leipold last year working the Liberty bowl and watching his offense against Arkansas was so exciting so he would be my go to pick also only makes 5 mil a year so nothing crazy. If you can win football in lawrence kansas you're a great coach

Opinions??

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I like your list, but Kleiman is above Lebby for me, and just a smidge below Leipold. I personally don't think we could get either of them, but Leipold or Kleiman would be grand slams