We can always hope they set themselves backwards. That is a strange group out there. I’m not interested in them doing well.
I don't see how in the world this change will help them over time.
Wonder if Sarkisian is a stop gap until they can finally land Meyer or whoever may be the apple of their eye?
I don't think so. That might occur to them later. I still can't believe they did this the way they did it.
I'm convinced that if one is not willing or able to play the booster game at UT, it's not a good job, save for getting filthy rich in a few years.
I can totally believe it, but this is the logic I can see them using. That is, unless it's a conflict of personalies/egos.
Don’t feel too sorry for Texas. They got Bama’s brilliant offensive coordinator who also had been successful as a head coach before a personal problem derailed him. We got Oklahoma’s tight ends coach who had no head coaching experience. Just shows the difference in expectations between the two programs, and the difference between a well-prepared and competent AD (UT) who can make big decisions quickly versus a timid and incompetent AD (USC).
There's a huge difference. We pay coaches no one wants. A lot wanted Herman and now Sark.
There were years Alabama struggled terribly between Frank Thomas and Bear Bryant. There was another period of darkness between Bear Bryant and Gene Stallings, Bryant's clone. And there were other years of futility between Stallings and the coming of Nick Saban. The Big Boys have their down times when they don't have the right man at the helm. But they don't give up on finding the Right Man because they have tasted of the highest-level success - and it is intoxicating and it is addictive.
UTex just fired a coach that was more "successful" than the guy they just hired.
I texted today with my nephew, who is an associate professor in the school of business at Texas-Austin and a big football fan. He was telling me that Muschamp's name has come up with respect to the DC job down there. Has he finalized a deal with Michigan yet?
They've been wearing that approach out since Mack Brown. Maybe the hire and fire approach will eventually pay off.
Agree. Although, I looked at us emphasizing the "of" similar to Ohio State's emphasis on "The." An attempt to distinguish ourselves as the premier University of the state.
Maybe Battleship Texas can help with this, but what exactly do Texas fans really want?!
I can't ever see myself using the "of." It's stilted, awkward and doesn't roll off the tongue easily. On top of that, the accompanying logo is terrible looking with a font that looks like something a 7th grader made up.
Don't disagree. It is stilted, very proper. Completely agree regarding the design. I hope what I assume they were trying to do is why they did it...but they could have carried it off much better.
Me either. It is not some surprise to me Texas has high expectations. It is a shock to me they fired the guy after winning while he was there AND just a few weeks ago saying they were NOT going to fire him!?! WTF??
Yep....this coach exchange is not something anyone wants to try and measure up to.
