KU players stand by their coach

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Kansas Football Players Don't Think 'Our Coach is Phat' Shirts Are Funny [College Football]
Published 7/23/2008 by Clay Travis at Deadspin
... Ditto for 'Our Coach Beat Anorexia.' Kansas football players are so sensitive. They wouldn't last a day in the Iowa Athletic Department. Mark Mangino is svelte in their loving eyes. ...

KU Players Not Fond Of Funny Mangino Fat Shirts
Published 7/23/2008 by jason at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... Sure, such shirt slogans may be all in good fun, but as Jeff Flanagan of the KANSAS CITY STAR discovers, some Jayhawks aren’t enjoying the fat jokes . KU linebacker Mike Rivera is one player who doesn’t fully appreciate fans poking fun at his porky coach:“I guess everyone has a different sense of humor. Some things are funny to some people. But sometime you have to think about what other people feel.“ Well, Mangino has about ...

Defending Your Coach (Mark Mangino)
Published 7/23/2008 by Chris at Intentional Foul
... they made and girth of KU coach, Mark Mangino. It’s no secret Mangino is living large, but apparently, some his players are sensitive about the issue. ...

MARK MANGINO IS JUST BIG-BONED
Published 7/23/2008 at With Leather - Sports news and gossip for people who are all, like, "Whatever."
... Kansas football coach Mark Mangino has been the (ahem) butt of lighthearted t-shirts in Lawrence that broadcast such slogans as "Our Coach Beat Anorexia" and "Our Coach Is Phat."  But at least one Jayhawk doesn't like his spheroid of a coach denigrated in such a fashion. ...

Kirk Ferentz Has Not Been Looking Forward to Today
Published 7/24/2008 by Jason at Eleven Warriors
... Finally, and this is completely unrelated to the Big Ten media event, but word emerged from the Big 12 media event (a three day affair, lucky bastards) that Jayhawk players are getting tired of the Mangino jokes. Like ...