Is Charlie Strong following in the footsteps of John Blake?

[brushycreekhorn]

Johns Blake's Head Coaching record:

Year Team Overall Conference Standing
Oklahoma Sooners (Big 12 Conference) (1996–1998)
1996 Oklahoma 3–8 3–5 4th (South)
1997 Oklahoma 4–8 2–6 T–4th (South)
1998 Oklahoma 5–6 3–5 T–4th (South)
Oklahoma: 12–22 7–17
Total: 12–22

Recruited half of Sooner's 2000 National Championship team.

Charlie Strong

Texas Longhorns (Big 12 Conference) (2014–present)
2014 Texas 6–7 5–4 T–4th
2015 Texas 5–7 4–5 T–5th
2016 Texas 2–2 0–1
Texas: 13–16 9–10

 

[Belldozer1]

This weekend may be a make or break game for Strong. If UT loses, the team psyche may really be affected especially with all of the talk of Strong's job status at the end of the year. Unfortunately for Sooner fans, a loss to Texas isn't going to have much bearing on Stoops' job status this year, at least that's the general consensus. If UT loses this weekend then, yes, perhaps he's following in Blake's footsteps.

 

[GuaranteedFresh!]

That wouldn't be a terrible proposition as long we win the championship in 2018.

 

[UT1997]

That wouldn't be a terrible proposition as long we win the championship in 2018.

Yeah. If Charlie is the next John Blake or Ron Zook or Paul Hackett, I guess our future is bright.