no idea what to think about this.

KU AD Perkins meets with football players over concerns about coach Mark Mangino

Monday night with the school’s football players to discuss concerns about football coach Mark Mangino brought to his attention by one of the current players and others with ties to the football program, the Journal-World has learned.

“I can confirm an internal review is under way,” Perkins said in a quote released by the school. “It involves a personnel matter, and as a result, is confidential. It would be inappropriate for me to provide further information right now.”

This is crazy and will be very interesting to follow. I can’t really imagine what it would be but maybe it can explain the utter collapse the team has had. Should be one to follow pretty closely.

not sure I like the sound of it to be honest…As I said in our fire Mangino fanpost discussion this would be the only reason Mangino’s job should be looked at.

Current Kansas football players met with KU athletic director Lew Perkins on Monday night to discuss concerns about KU coach Mark Mangino stemming from a recent incident involving Mangino and a player, a source told The Star

That doesn’t sound too good, this is also kind of weird to me:

The source said players at the meeting, at which Mangino was not present, were invited to bring forward information in front of a formal panel. The source said there is an organized group of former players’ parents ready to air their concerns about Mangino as well.

What in the hell could be going on?

It’s just players frustrated with the losses. But this sounds ominous.

Mangino confirmed he had a 10-15 minute meeting with Perkins after the athletic director met with players.

“If you want to know what was said, I’m not disclosing it. He’s the one who’s disclosing information about it, I’m not,” Mangino said.

Sounds like a significant rift between MM and LP to me.

How could Mangino physically hurt an athlete in top physical condition? Couldn’t they just out-jog him?

If they are talking to parents of former players, this clearly means that Lew is looking into the possibility that there’s some kind of pattern going on here.

Could be verbal abuse, could be forcing them to practice too much, could be forcing guys to do drills without pads against guys in pads (see Eric Mangini)… could be anything.

Still think this has something to do with a double standard for TODD/RODD than everybody else, personally.

recent contract extension. Interesting only in the fact that there is no buyout should MM walk from this job, but no specifics around an early termination buyout. I would speculate that if that came to pass, there would simply be a settlement.

Make sure Bob Krause isn’t anywhere near this situation.

Mangino: I may have lost some people around here, but it’s not players.

I need some real information and soon

I want to EMPHASIZE that the following is just a RUMOR. I have NO IDEA if it is true or not- I’m simply repeating what I heard.

That being said, the RUMOR is that Mangino did “attack” a player, and may be gone by the end of this week.

The following is NOT a rumor:

Mangino’s buyout close is as follows: $300,000 for every year he coaches the Jayhawks after the 2008 season. So, pretty darn cheap at this point. And that’s only if he is fired without cause. If something serious did happen, they would be firing him WITH cause, and could theoretically owe him nothing (although they’d probably give him something just to go away quietly).

This cannot be good…..guys on Slant were right….I just thought they were going crazy after the K-State game and making up rumors….wow….

If he did attack a player(s). Otherwise the man has earned at least next season. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT THE EF IS GOING ON.

Why not tomorrow? Why not several hours ago? And when does Lew head to Gainesville?