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Three uncomfortable truths about the 2019 Kansas Football season

By Nick Streeter

LAWRENCE, KANSAS - AUGUST 31: Head coach Les Miles of the Kansas Jayhawks coaches from the sidelines during the game against the Indiana State Sycamores at Memorial Stadium on August 31, 2019 in Lawrence, Kansas. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
LAWRENCE, KANSAS - AUGUST 31: Head coach Les Miles of the Kansas Jayhawks coaches from the sidelines during the game against the Indiana State Sycamores at Memorial Stadium on August 31, 2019 in Lawrence, Kansas. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /
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After a soul-crushing loss to a below-average Coastal Carolina team, it’s time to be honest about the 2019 Kansas Football season.

Saturday was a dark day for the Kansas football program. It’s time to face the uncomfortable truth about the 2019 season.

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1. A 1-11 Kansas football season is very possible

Let’s just call a spade a spade here: Kansas is a really bad football team. There’s no way to spin it, there are no excuses, they’re just bad.

Last week, they needed a game-winning drive to put away the mighty Indiana State Sycamores. On Saturday, they needed to score 13 points to defeat a crappy Sun Belt Conference team, and they failed to do it.

It took a total team effort to somehow NOT come away with a victory. The defense didn’t handle the Coastal Carolina option game well, Les Miles had multiple boneheaded play calls and timeouts, and the offense was remarkably inefficient.

It was a demoralizing way for Miles to lose his first at Kansas. The feeling of demoralization sets in when looking at the bigger picture: The Jayhawks will undoubtedly be double-digit underdogs in each of their remaining games.

For example, the Jayhawks are an 18.5 point underdog in their upcoming road matchup against Boston College. Imagine what the point spread will be when Kansas plays Oklahoma?

Their best chances at a conference win will come against West Virginia in week four, Kansas State in week nine, and Baylor in week 12.

To keep fans, players, and recruits fully on-board in year one of this rebuild, it’s imperative for Miles to win at least one of those games.

READ MORE: Do the Kansas Jayhawks still have a path to six wins and a bowl game?

Nobody expected Les Miles to win 10 games in his debut season — or even a bowl game appearance for that matter. However, going 1-11 with two all-conference running backs on the roster would be an absolute disaster.

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