What I liked best about it was the B-roll footage of him talking to and interacting with his players. The kids obviously respect him and trust he can make them better; they were always listening. You see our basketball team do that with Coach Self. You NEVER saw that with Mangino.

Obviously, it’s an OTL piece, so they had to hammer the race angle. Whatever. That said, if there ever was a high-road-taker, I’d say it’s Gill, based on the interviews with him. He clearly cares about one thing, and one thing only: football wins. That makes me happy.

The guy has a great pedigree, and if he can bring his recruiting prowess to KU, we could be very successful for a long time, regardless of his record at Buffalo. One note about his Buffalo record, as well. Yes, he won 40% of his 50 games there (20-30 overall), but this was the worst job in the FBS. Gill going 20-30 there is probably equivalent to going 35-15 at Central Michigan or some other program that wasn’t the worst in the nation. Just sayin’…