I could see Kansas firing Mangino and winding up with a worse coach, though. I can't see many top coaches beating down their door--they'll likely need to scout a relative unknown looking for an opportunity. There's a real chance of getting a worse coach. Absolutely no question about it. But they can't keep Mangino. His total mismanagement of this season aside, there's absolutely no way he'll be able to recruit with the allegations of abuse to players. So he's gotta go. The pipedream hire is Patterson from TCU. He's from Kansas, so he has ties to the state. But he could get much better BCS jobs than KU, and even if he couldn't, honestly, TCU is a better program. Realistically, I like Gill. Big 12 guy. Allegedly a good recruiter. I think he's from Texas, so he can probably recruit well there. From a personality standpoint, the polar opposite of Mango. I'd also be very interested in Charlie Strong and Kevin Sumlin. After that, I'd be interested in Larry Fedora (Southern Miss). Just say no to Randy Edsall or Venables. Someone on the KU board threw out Frank Solich, too. Interesting idea, but he's gotta be like 1000 years old now.