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AD Lew Perkins: I suggest you flip a coin gentleman. This office has to be clean for our new coach Ron Prince tomorrow, and I want it spotless. He’s a bit of a germaphobe, which explains why he shaves his head and avoids all contact with dirt.

After watching Todd Reesing, the offensive line, the wide receivers, the play-callers, Mark Mangino and anyone else who had a hand in Saturday’s third straight and probably most debilitating loss of the season, a question that has been burning inside me can smolder no more.

Is it time to put an end to the Mark Mangino era?

Wow. Really? Three straight losses and suddenly it’s time to fire the man who made KU a relevant team in the Big 12, won a BCS Bowl and put KU in contention for a Big 12 North title when prior to his arrival, KU football couldn’t sniff the top-tier teams in the North? Fire the guy?

Yes. And to say that hurts, but the crux of whether or not you fire Mangino comes down to one question and that’s a question that only Lew Perkins can answer – Do you want to be a big time football school, Yes or No.