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Charlie Weis Is the Ultimate Double Dipper

Charlie Weis is laughing all the way to the bank. The ousted Kansas coach — winner of six of 28 games at Lawrence — signed a five-year deal in 2011 at $2.5 million a year. Kansas still owes Weis $5.625 million of the $12.5 million deal, and the former coach will receive monthly installments through December 2016 to close out the contract. If our math is correct, that's a whopping $208,333 a month. It also means that Kansas paid roughtly $2.08 million for each of Weis' six wins.

Not only that, but Weis is still being paid by Notre Dame, where he coached from 2005-09. That school signed Weis to a ridiculous 10-year deal barely halfway though the first year of the coach's original six-year contract. When he was fired in 2009, Weis received an initial $6.6 million in severance. The payments have continued, with tax records showing Weis was paid around $2.1 million in 2010, 2011 and 2012. He will continue to receive annual payments from Notre Dame through December 2015, making Weis one of the school's highest-paid employees.

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His Kansas team came up just a tad short of making the final Bowl Championship Series title game, but Charlie Weis had plenty to say about Florida State's victory over Auburn during an appearance on Keith Olbermann's show.

Kansas Says That Weis (4-20) Will Be Back for More

Wiz correspondent Greg Laughlin's journey continued Saturday with a trip to Lawrence, scene of the Kansas State-Kansas game.

The Wildcats brushed aside the Jayhawks, 31-10, leaving Charlie Weis with a two-year record of 4-20. That's one victory shy of Turner Gill's 5-19 two-year mark that led to his firing in 2011. But Kansas athletic director Sheahon Zenger announced Sunday that Weis wasn't going anywhere — except recruiting.

We've said it before and we'll say it again: Kansas will be talking about that trip to the 2008 Orange Bowl 50 years from now. The Jayhawks, under the direction of Mark Manginio, not only earned a trip to a Bowl Championship Series game, they won it, defeating Virginia Tech, 24-21.

Firing Mangino, obviously, was a big mistake.

The good news for Kansas fans is that basketball season has started.

There are more photos after the jump.

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Kansas had won only six games in three seasons and entered last Saturday's opener against South Dakota saddled with an 11-game losing streak. But the Jayhawks are 1-0 to start 2013 after a 31-14 victory over the Coyotes.

Kansas produced four posters — the team poster (top), followed on down by halfback/flanker Tony Pierson, linebacker Ben Heeney and halfback James Sims.

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Kansas Introduces Crewcut Charlie Weis

He's back! Charlie Weis hobbles to the lectern and answers questions during the news conference to introduce the 55 year old as Kansas' new coach.

Weis let it be known that he's going to end the country club atmosphere that is said to have led to the ouster of Turner Gill after two years.

"It's not going to be pleasant around here in the springtime," he said.

Weis will be paid a minimum of $2.5 million over five years.

After the jump is video of Weis being introduced Saturday at Kansas' home basketball game against Ohio State.

Mark Mangino Returns to Scene of His Prime

Mark Mangino is rested, relaxed and ready to go.

The former Kansas coach was given a field pass to Saturday's game between Kansas State and Miami at Sun Life Stadium. It's the same stadium where Mangino guided the Jayhawks to victory in the 2008 Orange Bowl to complete a 12-win season.

Mangino, who lives in Naples, Fla., spent the game on Kansas State's sideline. He was a full-time assistant at the school from 1994-98.

Kevin Haskin of the Topeka Capital-Journal caught up with Mangino, who left Kansas in December 2009 after allegations of player abuse. Haskin asked Mangino about how it all went down in Lawrence and drew a smile from the coach, who followed with, "No comment."

One thing was clear. Mangino plans on getting back into the business. "I'm just waiting for the right opportunity," he said.

Mangino probably looks good right now to Kansas, which has gone 5-10 under new coach Turner Gill.