Kansas football coach Mark Mangino, who was only two seasons ago drenched in Gatorade, is under fire for being verbally and physically abusive to his players. Highlights include telling a receiver, fresh off of dropping a pass, that he was going to “Send [him] back to St. Louis so [he could] get shot with [his] homies.” “Are you going to be an alcoholic like your Dad?” is another one. Awesome. He defended his actions saying that the parents are bitter that he’s doing the job they should have.

A few thoughts:

-Nearly every coach can be construed to be an a**hole. Every guy Mangino has ever coached has had a fat guy in a windbreaker yell things at them and make them run. And when THIS fat guy in THIS windbreaker stands out for being a jerk, it must go a lot further than even these guys are bringing up.

-If you’re going to be a racist, you might not want to target the largest majority of your players and recruits.

-This is Kansas Football. FOOTBALL. Not basketball. These players didn’t pick KU to win a title or play for the program or for you, Mangino. They came to KU to get good tickets at the final four.

-Most importantly, the number one trait of a good college football coach is recruiting. Pete Carroll and Mack Brown and Jim Tressel are always in the BCS picture because they can get the best players in the country. Save the Gym Teacher Who Thinks Dodgeball Is A Sport routine.

-Fat people are supposed to be jolly.