5. He’s A
Proud Alum
I don’t know of any potential coach out there who takes the
success of KU football as personally as Clint Bowen. He wants the program to
succeed as much as I do or any other long time KU fan. You can tell the losing
and the jokes get to him. It can backfire because there’s a potential for burnout,
but it would be nice if a KU football coach worked too hard.
4. Recycled
Coaches Don’t Work
Gary Barnett wants the KU job. Gary freaking Barnett. The
former Colorado/Northwestern coach. Gary Barnett is 68. His reasoning as to why
they should hire him? “Why shouldn’t they?” I’ll tell you why, Gary. Because
you’re 68. You’re less than a decade younger than Bill Snyder (he’s 75). Also,
Gary, you’re a recycled coach. Just like Charlie Weis. You know how well that
worked. That is not a road to success.
On a side note that is probably more relevant than it isn't, Gary Barnett is now a color commentator on college football radio broadcasts. I listened to him a couple weeks ago. Not only did he and the play-by-play guy pronounce the Oregon quarterback's last name as "Mary-ohta" the entire game which is is wrong, wrong, wrong, (it's "Marr-ee-ohta") Barnett's "this is what I would do if I were the coach" thoughts were also less than correct. To put it nicely. Gary Barnett last coached a college game in 2005. Joe Paterno last coached a college game more recently than Gary Barnett. By six years. Joe Paterno died almost two years ago. And Gary Barnett wants to coach again. At Kansas.
3. Fan Base/Athletic Department Patience
On a side note that is probably more relevant than it isn't, Gary Barnett is now a color commentator on college football radio broadcasts. I listened to him a couple weeks ago. Not only did he and the play-by-play guy pronounce the Oregon quarterback's last name as "Mary-ohta" the entire game which is is wrong, wrong, wrong, (it's "Marr-ee-ohta") Barnett's "this is what I would do if I were the coach" thoughts were also less than correct. To put it nicely. Gary Barnett last coached a college game in 2005. Joe Paterno last coached a college game more recently than Gary Barnett. By six years. Joe Paterno died almost two years ago. And Gary Barnett wants to coach again. At Kansas.
3. Fan Base/Athletic Department Patience
Also, if Gary Barnett gets hired and things stay as they
have been, in two years Gary Barnett gets fired and Clint Bowen is already head
coach somewhere (like Washington State or Iowa State, etc. and so on). Then
Bowen isn’t even an option. However, if Bowen gets hired, he has a built-in
extra few years of leeway. At least, he better have.
2. He’ll
Never Leave
If Clint Bowen builds KU into a success, we know where he’ll
be in ten years. And twenty years. And 25 years. He’ll still be at KU, trying
to make it even better. He. Will. Never. Leave. Lawrence-born, Lawrence-bred,
Lawrence-educated, Lawrence-married, Lawrence-worked…. And Lawrence-buried.
Bowen’s a lifer if you give him the opportunity.
1. Seriously, You Have A Better Idea?
Any other coordinator who wants to become a head coach might have better credentials on the field, but he’ll never have the passion and dedication to Kansas like Clint Bowen. Never. This was the job Clint was born to have.
![]() |
Our continuing feature, "Both Bowens." |
photos courtesy: ljworld.com, celebritypost.net
No comments:
Post a Comment