Mark Mangino Receives Extension, Raise. Cue the Fat Jokes

In an embarrassingly predictable move, Kansas announced a raise and extension for head coach Mark Mangino today, locking the coach up through 2012 and upping his yearly salary to $2.3 milly.

Since this is Mark Mangino we're talking about, of course, Blogfrican bylaws stipulate that we must get the first fat joke in within word 70, and we're barely sneaking in under the deadline. TWO MILLION DOLLARS IS A LOT OF BACON LOL! Whew. Close one.

Of lesser concern, though, is the fact that Kansas is completely and totally investing in a coach with one (count 'em, one) season of great success against the Little Debbiest of cupcake schedules. Iowa inherits that mantle in 2008, and while their comically easy non-conf schedule includes "University of Twenty-Two Homeless People We Convinced To Stand In A Stadium For Two Hundred Minutes," they'll still find a way to screw up and go 7-5.

We digress. If Mangino is able to recreate any of his success from 2007, then $2.3 milly might be a bargain. At least until his agent finds out, of course. Then he'll just be another coach who's on the worst ethical side of the transaction, joining Kirk Ferentz and Dennis Erickson.

Oh, then next year he becomes just another coach. Gosh darn Mark Mangino and Gosh darn America!

/PG-13 Election'ed