I'd have a press conf and this is how I would word it.
Let Charlie know we thank him for his services. I'd talk about how I believe in him as a foster of young men. That I respect the job he does in building young men to be good stewards in society. Does a great job with our student athletes in the classroom. But that is only one large part of being a head football coach. The other is on the field. And we have a thing called wins and losses that measure a coaches job on the field. And he just isn't cutting it in that arena. And I have little confidence that one more year would change that at all. I'm not saying he can't ever figure it out. Wish him luck in his future. I'm just saying its clear its not working right here, right now.
I'd then talk about how our talented players, their families, our students, alma matter, and fans across the nation deserve better than sub .500 or even near .500. Texas stands for excellence and that is what we will seek. Talk about we are going to leave no stone unturned to get it right this time in our search for the right staff to take Texas back to where it belongs. And I'd end it by saying if I get the search for the AD and coach wrong, that you can put my butt on the chopping block next. Stand up. Take some accountability. Make some positive change. And get everyone fired up for it.
Let Charlie know we thank him for his services. I'd talk about how I believe in him as a foster of young men. That I respect the job he does in building young men to be good stewards in society. Does a great job with our student athletes in the classroom. But that is only one large part of being a head football coach. The other is on the field. And we have a thing called wins and losses that measure a coaches job on the field. And he just isn't cutting it in that arena. And I have little confidence that one more year would change that at all. I'm not saying he can't ever figure it out. Wish him luck in his future. I'm just saying its clear its not working right here, right now.
I'd then talk about how our talented players, their families, our students, alma matter, and fans across the nation deserve better than sub .500 or even near .500. Texas stands for excellence and that is what we will seek. Talk about we are going to leave no stone unturned to get it right this time in our search for the right staff to take Texas back to where it belongs. And I'd end it by saying if I get the search for the AD and coach wrong, that you can put my butt on the chopping block next. Stand up. Take some accountability. Make some positive change. And get everyone fired up for it.
