Kansas Football: 3 takeaways from big win over Boston College

2. The Les Miles hire is being proven right

Kansas was dominant against Boston College. That is a surreal sentence to type. However, despite all their recent struggles, on Friday night, Kansas put on a dominant offensive showing.

On Friday night, Kansas looked like a really good Power Five team. Do they regress to the mean in future weeks? It’s certainly possible. However, against Boston College, Kansas showed that there is a light at the end of the tunnel.

This past offseason, two hires were especially questionable. Both the North Carolina choice of Mack Brown, and the Kansas hire of Les Miles, were widely questioned. These two programs had hit rock bottom, but could these two coaches who had passed their primes really make a big difference?

Now, three weeks in, both hires make much more sense. For a program at rock bottom, perhaps it’s better to make a stabilizing, proven choice. The ceiling is likely limited, but at both Kansas and North Carolina, there is now hope. Both schools have shown that, when you need to dig out of a hole, it’s better to hit for contact than it is to swing big and miss.

Maybe in a few years, when these teams are winning six or seven games, they’ll take a big shot on a flashy candidate. However, when you dwell in three-win territory, a reliable, stabilizing force is the way to go.