What Happened to the FATTEST Coach in College Football History?

[@gotthizz1]

As a usc fan. Growing up in Los Angeles...I loved watching his teams in 2007-2008. One hell of a coach!

[@Jay_soch]

He sucked😂

[@mikeabel7577]

@@Jay_soch Imagine if you worked for Jim Tressel, Bob Stoops and Bill Snider. You were named the top assistant coach in the country, you took the University of Kansas to the God damn Orange Bowl and some clown on KZbin thinks you suck. What would you think of such a person? You should do something productive with your life.

[@Jay_soch]

@@mikeabel7577 cry?

[@mizzou1016]

Guy was overrated. He had one good year due to the easiest schedule ever and then went back to mediocre. Terry Allen had more top 25 finishes than mark at ku

[@8MoneyIzmyMission8]

Loved watching Kansas in that 2007 and 2008 season. I know Mangino got hate because of yelling stuff at the players, and it was the same thing with Leach at Texas Tech with the closet thing. Ever since both of these guys were let go, those schools have never been the same and have never come close to what they accomplished there. Pre Alabama dynasty was so fun because so many teams were in the hunt.

[@ryancochran4357]

As a Kentucky fan I despise Kansas in everything, but the fact that Mark Mangino took them from 2-10 and 1-11 seasons to not only average, but to a New Years Six bowl victory over V-Tech is one of the most commendable things I can think of. It’s such a shame that his time at Kansas was cut short because the man seemed to know what he was doing.

[@Steve-mp3mp]

He was fired because of multiple complaints by players and their parents about his verbal and physical (not sexual) abuse of players. That is not how Kansas treats players.

[@pfsalinger7195]

I wanted Syracuse to hire him a few times after he left Kansas . Manngino Was a great coach and got great talent . He got the Mike Leached

[@JSchaffer214]

@Pen Island accusations are just that. Without proof you have nothing but words.

[@chadneumann2772]

@@JSchaffer214 There's no actual proof of The Penn State / Sandusky scandal. There's no actual proof of The Nassar Michigan State scandal. Just "accusations". Does that mean they didn't happen either?? Lol What a moronic ignorant take.

[@andygygi5135]

@@chadneumann2772 yeah, no evidence. Except reports by both schools that got covered up for years and DNA evidence. And, you know, literal confessions in both cases. The strongest evidence you could possibly have. On a side note, how dare you even suggest those child rapists could possibly be innocent.

[@willypete4209]

@UCm4-cNolJfTpzT92f_0fdGg you are an ding dong, who has no idea how the justice system works.

[@pfsalinger7195]

All I said was I wanted him hired by Syracuse and you guys are fucking that up

[@918kickinwing]

I remember someone had a sign when Ku played against OKstate that said "Mangino is thinkin Arbys".

[@stevenjohnson243]

mmm arby's

[@MentalOutlvl6]

Todd reesing and Dezmon briscoe they had aquib Talib on that team too they were pretty good

[@fredleeland2464]

Don't forget Chris Harris too

[@MentalOutlvl6]

@@fredleeland2464 it's been a while dude I was in elementary when they were good that was the year it was utter chaos in the bcs that year

[@MentalOutlvl6]

I think Tx tech beat texas ou lost to texas tx tech lost to Ou if I'm correct tx tech played ole miss in bowl this was the year tebow got his second title beating ou kansas played Virgina tech with tyrod taylor and won the orange bowl

[@fredleeland2464]

@@MentalOutlvl6 that was 08 07 VT and KU played but KU lost to Mizzou who lost to OU in the Big12 Championship KU wins that they're undefeated and possibly in the Natty Also it's the year KU beat Nebraska with dropping 70 on them

[@MentalOutlvl6]

@@fredleeland2464 70 on Nebraska I definitely dont remember that

[@ScottFisherCFB]

I love coach Mangino and he actually lost a ton of weight! What do you guys think of him?

[@Alex-jm7qh]

I think of him someone who really did a great job at Kansas

[@Metalbass10000]

All I know about Kansas football is two VERY LARGE people: this coach, and Gilbert, Gravedigger Brown.

[@jeffreyzeigler2273]

Ask Kansas they've been crap since he left lol

[@deakon071]

College football was better when mark mangino was part it

[@anondescriptobserver6774]

Hate him, horrible human being and the most corrupt athletic department in the country made him rich.

[@8MoneyIzmyMission8]

2007 and 2008 were some of the funnest years in college football. 2007 it was something like 5-7 weeks in a row the #2 team lost. There were so many teams that a fresh faced CFB fan (let's say 15 years and younger) wouldn't believe was top 5 at one point or another that year. I'm talking teamz Boston College, South Florida, Kansas, California, Mizzu, West Virginia. Some of these teams are trash at best, some are mediocre at best over the last 5 years. The great part about it was that so many teams were in the mix. This was notable teams in BCS poll in 2007 and 2008 2007 11-2 Virginia Tech 12-2 Missouri 11-2 USC 12-1 Kansas 11-2 West Virginia 12-1 Hawaii 11-3 Boston College 11-2 BYU 9-4 Illinois Now how many times have any of these teams reached this record again? Of those, many of them have done it more than once since then? Again, notables in 2008 that 15 and unders probably wouldn't think would be here, minus the ones I mentioned in 2007 2008 12-1 Texas 11-2 TCU 12-1 Boise St 11-2 Texas Tech 9-4 Oregon St 9-4 Georgia Tech Now tell me how many of those have reached that record since then, and how many of those that did have done it more than once? I'm getting so nostalgic just thinking about it.

[@tonycrabtree3416]

“Fighting Manginos” was always a funny moniker.

[@fredleeland2464]

That 2007 season when Kansas was arguably the best team in the Big 12 is legendary

[@Mr.Lonley816]

The proudest time to be a jayhawk football fan

[@InicityHBTL]

@@Mr.Lonley816 the only time*

[@kudukilla]

They were also lucky with scheduling that year with playing the weakest Big 12 south teams that year, but we don’t like to mention that. Then again the VaTech win………..

[@fredleeland2464]

@@kudukilla true, no texas or OU...but honestly the Big 12 was weak outside of OU and Texas for years

[@Mr.Lonley816]

@@kudukilla right right shhhhhhhh 🤫🤫

[@Chiefsfansince-qb1kt]

Scott I genuinely appreciate you putting this video together for us KU supporters. Like many KU football fans, I have endured the last decade of bad football and with the recent hiring of the new AD Travis Goff from Northwestern and the new Head Football Coach Lance Liepold, we are all hoping for a new an exciting era. Your reporting on the subject was fair (kudos to you, a Mizzou fan, for not taking cheap shots but instead stating the facts) and attempting to tell the true story of what happened to Mark Mangino. For my money, he was the best football coach in the history of the University of Kansas and there have been some pretty good ones. One thing I will state on KU's behalf when it comes to the football history of the school, (you mentioned that it has never been good),was that they have had some good teams over the decades. Starting with the 1940's and the Ray Evans-led Jayhawks who won regularly during the post-war years. Then during the mid-1960's, the Jayhawks had teams that featured All Americans like John Hadl, Gayle Sayers and Bobby Douglas. The 1967-Orange Bowl team featured John and Junior Riggins who lost a heartbreaker to Penn State on a too many men on the field call during a goal line stand. The mid-1970's team with Nolan Cromwell QB-ing the Bud Moore led wishbone offense was dominating the Big-8 until Cromwell suffered a season-ending knee injury during the Oklahoma game at KU off of a cheap-shot hit out of bounds by an Oklahoma D-back named Anderson. The 1980's teams coached by Don Famborough had a decent amount of success, but couldn't beat Nebraska and Oklahoma. The 1990's teams coached by Glenn Mason won several bowl games. True they've had their struggles, and haven't even been mediocre at times, but they've also had times where they've prospered. The mistake that cost Mangino his job at KU was a thoughtless comment he made out of frustration about one of his players who had routinely disappointed him. The comment was unacceptable to the KU Administration and no opportunity for an apology or retraction was given to him as they (KU Administration) was looking for a reason to get rid of Mangino. Sadly, NONE of those same administrators are working at KU now. Mangino was the best coach in KU history and I am grateful for what he did for the football program. Thank you Coach M!

[@internetperson9121]

Great video. I've wondered what happened to Mangino, he was an excellent coach. No one has ever come close to the same level of success with Kansas.

[@satanspit4101]

I remember the big man at Kansas. Honestly wondering from time to time. Happened to the big man. Great upload. I found this randomly.

[@jonpike9991]

07 season was crazy that waa back when I use to hang out BW3s pounding beers watching football all day Saturday and Sunday. I feel old

[@ScottFisherCFB]

Life goes quick. 2013 is when I started watching CFB religiously and that felt like just yesterday

[@jonpike9991]

I started watching CFB back in the late 80s early 90s back when Hayden Fry was still coaching Iowa. I'm 38

[@tonycrabtree3416]

2007 when BW3s was still good.

[@johnjohnson1997]

One of the most underrated ever.

[@benntenn1693]

You should do a video like this on Ralph Friedgen, dude was ironically pretty big himself but he took Maryland from the worst team in the ACC to 3 straight 10 win seasons and eventually got fired after going 9-4, arguably one of the worst coaching fires ever

[@lordrayden3045]

Yeah….. Thst was a dumb move

[@cliffcaverley2377]

I recall Ralph & Mike both coached during the same time

[@brotherscott8599]

I played for him and graduated from KU. Great coach and have nothing but respect for the man.

[@ScottFisherCFB]

Oh really do you have an insta?

[@brotherscott8599]

@@ScottFisherCFB No Sir, I don’t

[@ethangonzalez1473]

As always great video!

[@RCJH2022]

**Side Note** 3:45 Philip Rivers was QB of that NC state team. (Probably why they ONLY made it to the tangerine bowl.)

[@Alex-jm7qh]

It's crazy that Kansas actually used to be relevant no wonder they used to be good

[@shrezzy0940]

Is this comment made by a fourth grader Jesus

[@Alex-jm7qh]

@@shrezzy0940 what I'm not a Fourth grader

[@returntonature8773]

They had one good year

[@carlround8067]

They finally got a coach who made them good & look how they treated him all because a couple of weak players couldn't handle tough love they are getting what they deserve I hope they never get good again

[@ActionJaxx]

Scott. I know your a college football guy. But maybe one day. You can do a video on the best non-football atmospheres. Mississippi State Baseball is at the top of the list and they deserve a video or 2.

[@footballtalkwithfreddy8684]

HAIL STATE

[@northover]

Hail State!

[@England_en_Geurre]

What happened to him? He won the Orange Bowl. It was great. If I had known that KU was going to win the Orange Bowl in what would have been my third year there I would have studied harder. Be that as it may I enjoyed watching that season immensely, as immensely as Mark Mangino's figure. I still can't watch a Mark Mangino tribute video without crying. Thanks Coach Mangino!!

[@duramater1013]

Love your vids, and the song as well. What's it called?

[@anthonytippett5997]

I worked with a KU grand who still had strong ties to the athletic department. He said word on the street up there was that coach was beating his wife. School knew they had to get rid of him for it, but they didn’t want the negative publicity so they made him agree to being fired for “losing too much” instead of the truth.

[@evanwilliams6406]

Whoah, Bill Snyder resembles ALF actor Max Wright who played Willie Tanner.

[@itsjustmeBen]

I loved watching Kansas and Mizzou in 2007. That game they played at Arrowhead that year was so fun. Sloppy, muddy, snow flurries whole game. I wish theyd renew that rivalry game, and not home and home but to be played always at Arrowhead.

[@carvanjackson6264]

Old school coaches always talk a bunch of trash and kids today are just a little soft

[@DrewMIATL]

I remember I saw on the news back then that he also went to KU to coach because his daughter was a student there at the time.

[@PB4KC]

Oh how I wish Mizzou maintained its rivalry with KU. Mizzou would be up by who knows how many wins

[@SmoothBlue34]

College uniform rankings episode when is it HAPPENING! You can break it down by conference do it however

[@rickhayden3343]

Kansas has a crap football program and when you do, you don't fire a coach like this, you get rid of the disgruntled players.

[@rcl1955ca]

Would love to see a what happened to by position and draft class. As an example, the 2016 draft class of WR's as a whole has been largely a bust outside of Michael Thomas, Tyler Boyd, Sterling Shepard and the oft injured Will Fuller. The RB's have had a lot more success. Also that year the QB class was mediocre at best. A few decent backups but Goff and Wentz have sort of hit their crossroads.

[@dirtcop11]

He got most of his early-season wins against cupcakes. Had MU beaten Oklahoma that year they would have played in the NC.

[@bratpackdre]

A great time to be a college football fan

[@timg2088]

I remember that Kansas/Mizzou game, and just how bitterly cold it was at that game. Mizzou's Jeremy Macklin had an incredible game.

[@richardmiller3919]

And Chas Daniel

[@scrappy93]

I think Maryland basically fired their coach ralph friedgen due to presentation even when he was winning. His last year he went 9-3. The word was this guy was fired for that and the complaints gave Kansas a reason.

[@stonecoldku4161]

Small problem. They didn't beat Mizzou in 2009 by a last second field goal. They scored a touchdown with 27 seconds left on 4th and 7, 26 yard pass, Reesing to Meyer, and then an extra point to go up by 3 points. Mizzou had a last second field goal attempt to try and tie, but it was either partially blocked or the kicker just didn't kick it well and he came up short on 54 yard attempt. It was a great game.

[@uranicsnow1782]

Love watching your vids

[@thomasthepromise8430]

Mangino is to KU football what Mike Leach was to TT football. Both coaches were the best thing to ever happen to each program, and now both programs suck again.

[@mizzou1016]

Mangino was overrated. Glen mason had more top 25 finishes at ku in the same amount of time.

[@Joe-gs3lw]

This man really made KU watchable

[@Big73Red]

I think a big reason he was fired was throwing furniture at players, not paying his parking tickets for parking in handicapped parking and the fact he tried to assault a student parking attendant for trying to give him a ticket for parking in handicapped parking.

[@InformalGreeting]

Mangino got fired because he had success. The big money Kansas basketball donors did not want football getting too much attention. So as soon as an excuse presented itself they put a ton of pressure on the administration to fire him.

[@craigjones9992]

It was rumored that Mangino and Bill Self DID NOT get along behind the scenes. In interviews and in the public square they showed support for each other, but they butted heads a lot because of athletic spending. Mangino thought the KU athletic department spent too much on basketball relative to the football program he was trying to build. Meanwhile, Bill Self being someone who doesn't like sharing the spotlight, wasn't very enthused when the Hawks won that Orange Bowl, so what did Self respond with? Well, he won the damn NATTY for basketball. Then magically, two years later, Mangino is FIRED, and KU football is literally in the seventh layer of CFB Hell. KU also hasn't won a basketball natty since.

[@theman1412]

4:08, I think everyone held their breath in that Texas game :) Yep Mangino was the last time Kansas football was relevant (I think now they haven't won a conference road game in a decade)

[@vintage5729]

I was there, it was torture!!

[@goop3213]

Not being able to stop Vince Young on a 4th and a mile and a half cost them the game not the officials like some wanna believe

[@ScottFisherCFB]

What coach should I do next?

[@footballtalkwithfreddy8684]

Mike Leach

[@deakon071]

Mike price. Please

[@lancelindqvist8848]

Mike price

[@thehaunted8055]

Gary Patterson

[@theswimwalkkid3370]

Gary Barnett and the mid-2000’s Colorado football scandal

[@AdvaithKumar]

this is my fav video of yours lol

[@MarcelATX]

The Big 12 was the best conference in football that season. That's why I want Kansas to be competitive again.

[@charlesbolton6736]

The title is hysterical!

[@emperorpawpateen.9992]

He was a DB in college too. A donut biter.

[@vickthashredder]

That Kansas team was awesome to watch

[@JABurtin]

Still pissed they fired him for some pretty fuckin' weak accusations. The 7 game skid was due to losing a shitload of talent to the NFL that could not immediately be replaced. The '07 defensive backfield included Aqib Talib and Chris Harris Jr as cornerbacks that would later pair up again to win a Super Bowl with the Broncos. Safety Darrel Stuckey had a great career with San Diego, and though his counterpart FS Justin Thornton didn't get a shot in the NFL, he actually matched Talib in interceptions through most of the year. Also, my favorite player to watch in '07 was LT Anthony Collins. An absolute beast that could take out 2 guys every time we ran the ball to his side. He had a high ankle sprain for the Missouri game, and it may very well have been the difference. Reesing still had the offensive talent, but the young defense on the field his senior year wasn't doing him any favors. Mangino ultimately would have reloaded the roster, but as 2007 was a surprise to everyone there wasn't an immediate stable of similar talent to plug into many key positions. Since then, the university has been plenty willing to pony up the cash to be a good program, but the decision makers don't know football and keep betting on the wrong horse. I do think that Les Miles finally righted the ship from a long standing scholarship issue involving taking too many juco players each year. By taking no juco players in his second class it left him with an extremely young team for his second year, but it was an investment for future wins that the administration was willing to suffer through. Though the scandal from his LSU days got him fired, that investment is still in place to make Lance Leipold look like a miracle worker. Leipold has 6 players following him over from a great Buffalo squad, and a seventh recruit that switched his commitment to Kansas. Adding those guys into a great class that Miles pulled in should finally give them the solid foundation for getting back to playing good football. Believe it or not, I'm finally looking forward to watching Kansas football again.

[@jakeh_13]

i hope y’all finally get to watch a decent team again

[@someperson3883]

I predicted an FCS team to beat Kansas and was proven right.

[@sweetpeach3649]

Kansas beat South Dakota this year

[@someperson3883]

@@sweetpeach3649 Nicholls St @ Kansas 2018

[@sweetpeach3649]

@@someperson3883 they've lost to other FCS teams as well.

[@someperson3883]

@@sweetpeach3649 Duh

[@sweetpeach3649]

@@someperson3883 k

[@aaronkennedy7963]

Can you do a video of all the transfer and recruiting?

[@princeismypitbull5432]

I don't know how

[@gc033]

Pat McAfee show brought me here🤣

[@mharp6166]

Wow, he rubbed elbows with actual good coaches unlike Kingsbury who lucked up into the Cardinals.

[@mspionage1743]

He was a great coach and guy. The disrespect toward this man is unnerving.

[@ryder_beaver1832]

Got that stay puff marshmallow man build on deck

[@dflatt1783]

O I thought this was about Andy Reid.

[@TexboyGamer]

He coached philly and Kansas at the same time

[@pep2st8p64]

He's a friendly guy

[@brandongarrett1627]

He was on the Iowa State Coaching Staff

[@LexChat]

What’re you talking about he just coached in the super bowl the last 2 years in a row...

[@bettycrocket1360]

I saw him yesterday he comes and helps coaching

[@mikeriggs9341]

Winners. Kansas ranked in top five and Orange Bowl Champions. Mangino Offensive Coordinator for Oklahoma's perfect season in 2000. Kept Flor.St from repeat. Brent Venables and Mike Stoops Co-defensive coordinators shut out Bobby Bowden's top rated offense.

[@candybanks8717]

He attracted a lot of good players, but that's just gravity.

[@coltonlombardo4673]

Charlie Weiss would like a word

[@kendallevans4079]

How can his players respect a coach who can't even control his own body? Zero credibility.

[@yoFACTOR]

chris harris jr is also from that team

[@bles05]

Fact

[@bigbird2240]

They had the best team with Vince young I’ve seen beat in 2004 and one play saved Texas

[@CFB_Tube]

The AP Poll took college football fun away

[@youngw.a.r2709]

Put some respect on his name. Mike Leach and Him helped Bob Stoops winning a natty in 2000

[@jpmnky]

What I remember most about him was he had absolutely no sense of humor when it came to Gatorade showers.

[@gbrew839]

Because the Gatorade would seep up into his rolls and be sticky for a week … true storie

[@philbrown1474]

Kansas actually had a good/great team in 1968, Losing to OU by 4 and the Orange bowl by 1. I think they ended up ranked about 6-7th. Then they had very little success until Mangino. I think they had zero idea how to handle success, and all of a sudden the heads got big and they felt like they deserved to be a top tier team no matter what. If they’d kept Mangino no telling how long they’d have had success, and success at KU in football is not being a perineal top 10 team. It’s less. You should expect less. They all of a sudden expected more and I think Mangino performed a miracle in raising the dead. His reward was to be canned. So to speak.

[@orangehoof]

I think Athletic Directors feared he might keel over and die on the sidelines, just like umpire John McSherry did in baseball. Hard to sell parents and players on physical fitness when the guy looks like a sumo wrestler. They may not have said it to his face but I'm sure the ADs had this thought.

[@rocknroll7065]

When I first saw the picture I thought it was Andy Reid

[@m43854]

This title is wild WTF 😂😂😂😂

[@travisd6585]

Mangino was a hard nose old school coach

[@CookieBanana]

2007 was the weirdest year ever so Kansas doing this isn't shocking

[@bobbystayshigh98]

Youngstown representing 330

[@davidkendrick4453]

His players quit on him. I would tell him if he dropped 300 pounds, I'd let him buy season tickets.

[@PoliticalHistory]

I only read the thumbnail and was like no way he’s making the videos about the fattest head coaches in the league. Then I read the tittle 😂

[@Lachronix]

I wonder if the Whitewater coach can turn it around.

[@observeandreport2011]

Lowkey thought that was Andy Reid for a Sec

[@johnmanning4097]

Biggest mistake Kansas made was firing this man… Kansas, went to the Orange bowl and one with this guy they have not been shit every since

[@goop3213]

They fired him because Jayhawks are a bunch of snobs and they didn't like the image he was portraying... and they haven't been worth a damn since ... but on the other hand it was just 2 seasons and when they fired him his record was still 2 games under 500 and once teams figured out the newly gimmick offense Todd Reesings 3rd season wasn't worth a s**t either.. mostly due to having to play OU and Texas and several more losses

[@willgregory227]

Can’t do the man like that

[@ScottFisherCFB]

i love coach Mangino. Truly one of the all time legends in coaching

[@willgregory227]

I still liked the video because you make great content

[@evanwilliams6406]

The Fighting Manginos

[@5roductionz1466]

Naw bro how about the NIU football coach, he's a hunky chunk

[@Bellthorian]

Was he bigger than Ralph Friedgen?

[@AR18123]

You need to do David Cutcliffe if you haven’t already!

[@mikeabel7577]

F*cking lololololololol at the title of this video.

[@CD-pk7xr]

I thought he was dead for some reason

[@Rileyxray]

Those dark blue Kansas colors don’t look right

[@brad6420]

KS has had relevant football teams many years throughout history. Football was been around long before the year 2000 guy. Talk about Glen Mason, hell my 1st football game was watching #7 Kansas beat OU in Norman 1995. They are definitely down now, but mangino isn't the only KU coach to win a bowl game or finish over .500 Ahh, got to the end you're a Missouri fan so this is just a hit piece from a rival fan.

[@goop3213]

What happened to that team when they rolled into Manhattan ranked so high ?? Oh and mangino was 2 games under 500 when they let him go for being overweight

[@brad6420]

@@goop3213 idk, probably the same thing that happened to Missouri in their big 12 title appearances vs OU.

[@goop3213]

41 to 7... LT Levine and June Henley got shut down in a total beatdown

[@brad6420]

Well hell then they must not have been any good ever. How did chase daniel fair against the sooners history buff?

[@goop3213]

@@brad6420 I'm not claiming they were never any good just a bit overrated... or they would have sustained it instead of going 5 and 7 once they had to play OU and Texas again

[@TonyT-i9w]

Dude was a pretty decent coach though...

[@mattheweraci5502]

My freshman year. He used the n-word. Very HARD R in practice. Imagine if it was 2021 not 2009

[@akeffo]

I worked at a buffet in Lawrence. Jaysus it was astounding the pounds of food Mark ate. Whole sides of beef, tubs of mashed potatoes, gallons of Mac and cheese…and buckets of gravy. My Gawd he was an eater.

[@akeffo]

Just kidding.

[@MrRoscojones1]

I know that you are a Missouri fan but cracking on this guys weight is messed up.

[@lordrayden3045]

Facts hurt sometimes

[@Boomhower89]

Ahhh he hurt their feelings

[@CyanoticFuture]

I heard he had a great fall off of a wall, and that all of the king's men and all the king's horses .. .