TWTW: The Ones Where We Don't Know What To Think- Iowa State, South Florida, Rice

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The Cy-Hawk game, itself, was astronomically painful- a 9-6 final...
The HQ doesn't know if this is an upset, or just bad football...


The South Florida game was an interesting match-up with Nevada in Reno...
Cody Fajardo was 27-for-38 for 271 yards, but it took a last-second TD pass by the Bulls to steal the win at Chris Ault Field...

Are both teams good and just needed the full 60 minutes to figure out a winner, or are we just fooling ourselves...???
((HT: MyNews4.com Reno))


This next one, the HQ just likes to get a good belly laugh about it...
Rice kicked a last-second field goal to beat Kansas in Lawrence...
Here's the highlights...
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And here's Charlie Weis talking about it... more laughter...
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Kansas Athletic store thinks Jayhawks have already won

Screen Grab courtesy: cbslocal/st.louis

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Uh...who thought that this was a good idea?

Apparently, the Kansas University athletic store briefly was trying to sell T-Shirts, congratulating the Jayhawks for winning the 2012 Final Four.

One problem: The game hasn't been played yet.

At least as of this writing.

CBS St.Louis (KMOX) reported the story on their website. READ HERE

While we think the game on Monday night should be a good one. (We are writing this at 5:15pm on Monday--before the game)

Kentucky is heavily favored and probably should be. Kansas however does have a punchers chance. But...possibly well meaning University employees should be slapped around for something like this. All that Kentucky needs is yet more motivation to try and win the game.

Report: Danny Manning to coach Tulsa a "Done Deal"

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Intrepid CBSSports.com college hoops reporter Gary Parrish reports former NBA star, former Kansas grad and current Kansas assistant Danny Manning is going to be the new head coach at Tulsa. Manning will replace Doug Wojick who was fired.

Believe it or not, Manning has been an assistant at his alma mater since 2007 and his stature in the field has grown incrementally.

The original report from Mr. Parrish is RIGHT HERE

Manning still has a little piece of business to take care of as his Jayhawks arrive in New Orleans for this weekends Final Four. Based on Mr. Parrish's report and the weekends activity, we are guessing the "Official" presser won't be held until early next week.

And yes, he's going to be one of the tallest head coaches in the NCAA (just wanted to throw that in there).

 Here's some video of Manning in his heyday, leading Kansas to the 1988 NCAA Championship. (**--note--** look how young Larry Brown looks here)

Early Upsets In Hoops: Davidson Goes All Honey Badger On KU

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Two upsets last night... the first was at the Sprint Center so more than 17,000 could see Davidson knock off Kansas- which they have done before...

Davidson was 11 for 33 in three-point field goals to pace the win...
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The other was with LSU taking out Marquette, who still does not have a football team that could help the Big east football conference...

Ralston Turner had 22 in the win...
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Coaching Carousel: Charlie Weis to Kansas....yes it is true

Charlie Weis

Would you believe Charlie Weis is going to be the new head coach at Kansas? Would you believe that he said he was content being a coordinator at Florida last year? (us either) Would you believe that if it walks like a duck...and talks like a duck...its probably now a Jayhawk?

Enough of the Get Smart jokes.

Kansas University announced Thursday afternoon that former Notre Dame head coach and now former University of Florida offensive coordinator Charlie Weis will be their 37th head coach. Weis replaces Turner Gill who was fired 2-years into a 5-year contract that saw the Jayhawks regress to being one of the country's worst football teams.

Weis will be introduced at a Friday press conference in Lawrence.

You'll recall Weis took a job early last year to be the offensive coordinator at the University of Florida. Weis asked at that time why take that job said he took the VERY high paying assistant job at UF to be closer to his son who is enrolled there.

The Gators struggled mightily on offense this past season as Weis was transitioning from Urban Meyer's offense to his. No word yet on Wil Muschamp's plans with Weis.

Coaching Carousel begins: Multiple coaches fired

Ron Zook

It seems to start earlier and earlier each year. But in this case, it more or less begins at the end of the last regular season game.

Already, less than 2 days after that, we've got multiple coaching changes to report. And no, Urban Meyer is a separate story.

We start in Champaign, Illinois where to the surprise of very few people, the Zooker, Ron Zook was let go. He was let go in the midst of his team starting 6-0 and finishing the season 0-6.

Said Athletic Director Mike Thomas, "I assessed the entire program and felt that it was time for a change in leadership."


Thomas will discuss where the program is headed at 3:15, Zook, oddly enough will speak an hour later at the football stadium.

Read the full story from news-gazette.com RIGHT HERE

In Kansas, the Turner Gill era has ended.

Turner Gill

Gill was hired two years ago and given a 5-year, $10 million contract. He didn't finish. Kansas will pay him $6 million to leave Lawrence so they can find a new coach.

Gill went 5-19 overall and 1-16 in the Big 12. And really, the Jayhawks haven't been competitive at any point during his tenure.

The next question of course, who will take over the moribund program.

The Kansas City Star gives us details and suggests a few names RIGHT HERE

Next please.

Larry Porter

To the surprise of nobody, Memphis has relieved Larry Porter of his job after 2 seasons and 3 career wins. The Tigers, who desperately want to move to a "BCS" conference are perceived as a great basketball school and "They play football too?".

Porter, a Memphis grad in his 1st head coaching job went 3-21 in his 2 seasons and the Tigers were a perennial visitor to our "Bottom of the Barrel".

Also, Memphis AD R.C Johnson is expected to retire as well.

Read about the departures from Commercialappeal.com RIGHT HERE

Dennis Erickson

And in Tempe, Arizona it appears Dennis Erickson's tenure at Arizona State has come to an end. The departure has been widely reported and is expected to be made official sometime Monday.

Erickson was 31-30 in his 5-years, including a 6-6 record this season. He's taken the Sun Devils to bowl games, but has struggled living up to the expectations out there in the desert.

AZCentral.com gives us the latest RIGHT HERE

In Birmingham, UAB coach Neil Callaway was relieved of his duties as the Blazers football coach.

Callaway walked into a program in disarray and essentially ignored in the state of Alabama and couldn't do much with it. He went 18-42 in 5 long seasons as one of the lowest paid coaches in Division 1 football. His best season was a 5-7 slate in 2008.

AL.com gives us a recap of Callaway's tenure RIGHT HERE

And finally (for now), Paul Wulff hasn't been fired...yet at Washington State. The Cougars are 9-40 in Wulff's 4 seasons in Pullman and there have been hints that Athletic Director Bill Moos is ready to pull the trigger and find a new coach.

Washington State finished 4-8 this season, which was an improvement as the team has steadily won one more game each year than the past.

The Seattle Times says this is a done deal. Read the story RIGHT HERE

And yes, Washington State has a serious hard-on for former Texas Tech coach Mike Leach. Considering the jobs available, that may be a bit of a pipe-dream.

Expect more to come, we will try our best to keep you updated as the Carousel picks up speed before it runs out of steam sometime in mid to late January.

Much like the classic movie Logan's Run, we welcome you...to Carousel:

DEVEOPING: Zook, Porter, and Calloway Fired- Silly Season Begins (UPDATED WITH Gill)

Not that any of the three leaving are a surprise...

Illinois has dispensed of Coach Redacted after a good start and a 6-6 finish. There was even talk that Illinois would end up in a pre-Christmas bowl game playing TLB's squad in New Orleans.

The HQ points an extended index finger and laughs...

Seven seasons and going 34-51 will do that...

Larry Porter has been fired at Memphis after two seasons and going 3-21.

"We want to thank Coach Porter for his efforts as our football coach, but believe that it is in the best interest of our program to make a change at this point," said Memphis Athletic Director R.C. Johnson.

Here's Porter after the 44-0 loss to Southern Miss yesterday...
((HT: SIDMemphis))


And Mark Schlabach, through his Twitter feed, reveals no surprise as Neal Calloway was let go by UAB...

Here's Calloway's signature win from 2011- the upset of UCF...
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The HQ anticipates RC Johnson spending bad money after good and hiring Houston Nutt to be the new head coach. Nutt will, then in turn, bring in Calloway and Ted Roof as part of his staff.

1800 UPDATE: Add Kansas head coach Turner Gill to that list...

Turner Gill has been fired as the head football coach for the University of Kansas after two season and a 5-19 record, 10 of those in a row...

In a statement released on KUSports.com, Kansas Athletic Director Sheahon Zenger said “After a thorough evaluation of our football program, I have concluded that new leadership is necessary to place us on the path toward competing for championships in the Big 12 Conference. I come to this conclusion reluctantly, because I have the utmost respect for Turner Gill as a quality individual who wants only the best for the young men he coaches.”

According to kusports.com, he is still owed $6 million of his contract, which he will receive in the next 90 days. Recruiting coordinator Reggie Mitchell has been named the interim head coach.