In 2008, the University of Kansas played in the Orange Bowl. Sure, it didn't really have many implications—had Virginia Tech won, the Hokies might have been ranked No. 2 overall at the end of the season—but Kansas, a punchline program for most of its existence, won the game with a team of under-recruited, undersized guys and an excessively mean, excessively corpulent Coach of the Year, Mark Mangino. It was a beautiful time to be a Jayhawks fan. In 2008, the University of Kansas played in the Orange Bowl. Sure, it didn't really have many implications—had Virginia Tech won, the Hokies might have been ranked No. 2 overall at the end of the season—but Kansas, a punchline program for most of its existence, won the game with a team of under-recruited, undersized guys and an excessively mean, excessively corpulent Coach of the Year, Mark Mangino. It was a beautiful time to be a Jayhawks fan.
