You hit the nail square on the head with the comment on having top 5 talent. I wonder how many were of that caliber at his head coaching stops. Probably not many.
Brilliant!How about this complaint? Terry can only win the conference when he's an interim HC. So hire him for 3 years as interim HC.
Like the analogy, but I'm not a Jackson fan. I could win with Jordan & Pippen (+ that surrounding cast) & with mediocre (HOFers) Kobe & Shack. Jackson was a "victim" of being in the right place @ the right time in Chicago. Also he was smart (or chicken ****) enough to not accept any HC job without at least 2 All Pro future Hall of Famers (mediocre as they may have been) on roster.
Indeed. The more I think about it, them more I can see the aggy game outcome dictating Terry's situation. For recruiting purposes, it will hurt bad to be perceived as a lesser program than aggy as we head into the SEC. If we lose that game (assuming it materializes of course) about the only way our program can avoid the perception of being behind aggy is to hire a new head coach. And the best that would do for us is to leave the question open ended.
No doubt there is enough talent in Texas for multiple teams to win. The difference between the 2 is Houston has a coach with a long history of elite success. Texas has a coach with a long history of mediocre. I don't know if these 2 games mentioned will have a huge impact either way on whether he gets the job or not. As one other poster noted, CDC keeps a list of coaches in all sports. Guaranteed that RT was on no ones list prior to December. He probably has some opportunities now but nothing of the caliber of Texas. Luckily I dont have to make the decision. Not sure when Tech got Beard that they had any idea he would succeed there but he at least had a good history. Let the chips fall where they may but I am not a check the box person.
Do you mean student-athletes get a scholarship and NIL money and still have to go to class??
wut r yu talkun bawt?;.,
Now thats funny and I also hope its not true!!!wut r yu talkun bawt?;.,
L-Vin hay's wus my anglesh tudor en hi. skuul
(Awesome player, through he was no Rhodes Scholar...)
I know some of the Texas homers on here just love RT. I am on record as not loving a guy who was never successful on his own being handed the keys to the ferrari. Now Donovan has done it on his own at a super successful level in college so thats a different story that RT. I have been a die hard longhorn fan for over 50 years. Way back when the only way to hear most of Texas games in west Texas was via the radio. I believe like Deloss Dodds used to say, most people try to keep up with the Jones. At Texas we are the Jones! The homers here either do not understand that or do not subscribe. Texas should never settle or be the school taking a shot on a guy who hasnt done it on his own. CDC makes the final choice and so far he has not made any mistakes. Beard brought a crazy woman with him from Lubbock and it wound up biting him in the arse. As I told you guys a month or more back that he would wind up at ole miss and this week proved that right. Hate what happened to him but it was his own making. Dont preach accountability and responsibility to your student athletes and then put yourself in to a compromising position.
Too soon.
No major school would have hired RT as hc based on his prior coaching record with the exception of some homers on this board and thankfully they dont make that decision. As noted, he inherited a top 5 talented team and steered them to the tournament. Given this talent on Texas, seems just about anyone could have done that as well.
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