No offense, but I didn't read cause I'm drunk. Like I'm about to message my boss and say, "tomorrow is a no go"
***Update*** Just finished reading. Good 10 thoughts and I made it into work, albeit late.
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No offense, but I didn't read cause I'm drunk. Like I'm about to message my boss and say, "tomorrow is a no go"
That's the flaw in the Rivals rankings
Could you imagine the meltdowns if Texas had commitments from the following players out of high school:
Mahomes - 3 stars
Tannehill - 3 stars
Garappolo - 2 stars
Rodgers - 0 stars
No. 9 - Top 10 Texas assistant coach hires of the last quarter-century ...
I'm convinced you guys are going to argue like hell with me on this one because it's even more subjective than the normally subjective lists I put out each week. Obviously, recent hires still have a chance to climb the list over time.
This isn't based on what was actually accomplished by the coaches involved. Rather it's a list based on the juice each coach arrived with based on previous accomplishments.
Let's do this.
1. Greg Robinson
2. Will Muschamp
3. Bryan Harsin
4. Gene Chizik
5. Chris Ash
6. Dick Tomey
7. Mike Yurcich
8. Manny Diaz
9. Todd Orlando
10. Major Applewhite
Greg Robinson did not have more juice than Muschamp. That's just silly.
His two Super Bowl titles as a DC are greater than anything Will Muschamp ever accomplished by a mile.
Thanks!Agree wholeheartedly with Track that it was one of your best posts ever. Every subscriber needs to go re-read points nos. 2, 3, and 4. They're absolutely spot-on.
I wouldn't say no one. It was simply misunderstood. There were a lot of people that recognized it as a great hire in real time.I agree, but nobody looked at it that way at the time.
I understand that and it's part of a separate debate IMO that I'm always trying to crack.I understand that point but I would always go back and try and figure out why I missed on players who ended up playing at the top of their profession. Was their a flaw in my analysis that I need to correct, did the prospects have a common trait that allowed them to succeed over their rankings, etc? I'd do this especially with quarterbacks because the way for a coach to achieve wins, fame, and money is to have an elite quarterback.
If it were just a list of all-time great coaches, they would be. I tried to stay with the theme of the column.I'm surprised Brewster isn't in there somewhere, along with Akina, and possibly Davis.
again, there's a greater point that you seem to have ignored.Actually, it was my amateur MMA fam mbr. I sent it to him, just to see how he'd respond. But to be fair to him, and judging from how others responded, you evidently didn't come across as tongue-in-cheek as you thought.
But, hey, you got (and are getting) clicks, responses and even a guy like me texting what you said to others to get their take.
Good job. Keep stirring the pot, whether folk agree or not.
It's one of sundry reasons your site hasn't gone the way of the buffalo.
Hook'em.
P.S. Btw, though my guy never said anything about if or where Cowboy's ranked (you misread the post), Cerrone actually is/was #5, in his weight class at least. https://www.ufc.com/rankings
I think it does, but it is used inconsistently IMO.I love your comment about Zach Evans. I have always wondered why the ranking systems of high school kids doesn't have an "intangibles" quotient in there somewhere? Is the kids dad a coach? Is the kid a straight A student? is the kid reading to the blind in his free time? Is the kid a locker room cancer (Zach Evans)? Evans doesnt need to be a 5 star regardless of his stats. The world is filled with kids who "had all the talent in the world" but didnt have their head screwed on straight.
a. Because he didn't.How do you know he couldn’t? That’s a big assumption that doesn’t bear out in the real world right now from what I’m hearing.
Today was supposed to be a skip day. Take a lap.***Update*** Just finished reading. Good 10 thoughts and I made it into work, albeit late.
Probably in the same slot.Just curious with Todd Orlando at #9, if UHouston had hired Orlando instead of Applewhite, then I believe Applewhite would likely have come back to Texas with Herman. Thus would @Ketchum put him on the list twice?
Yes, but he's an epic failure at Texas.Is Shaka a damn good coach?
I won't quibble with you. It's close IMO.This. The board was questioning the Robinson hire since he was coming off of being fired. However, the board was ecstatic with the Coach Boom hiring. And IMO, Coach Boom was Mack's best hire and the best assistant coach that I've seen on the 40.
The Broncos ranked in the NFL’s top 10 in total defense during three of Robinson’s six seasons at the club’s defensive helm, finishing seventh in ’99 (297.1 ypg), fifth in ’97 (291.9 ypg) and fourth in ’96 (279.4 ypg). Denver’s defenses were also stingy in the scoring column during his reign with the Broncos, producing three top 10 rankings in scoring defense – eighth in ’98 (19.3 ppg), sixth in ’97 (17.9 ppg) and seventh in ’96 (17.2 ppg).John Elway. Terrell Davis.
Today was supposed to be a skip day. Take a lap.
Did you call it a home run like you did Muschamp?I wouldn't say no one. It was simply misunderstood. There were a lot of people that recognized it as a great hire in real time.
I was personally very much in favor of it after it was announced.
I don't get why so many expect the AD to micromanage the HC's hiring duties. I doubt that is how it works at any healthy program. How can you hold TH accountable for results if he has a staff you forced on him? No, you let him do his job, and then you hold him accountable for the results.At this point in the TH win or bust year all the blame of these coaching hires not being strong enough is on CDC. He is the one who gave a ton of slack to TH this offseason versus pushing a young inexperienced coach to choose leaders
I actually liked Robinson a bit more here. But the feeling when he was hired was definitely not one of excitement. He was widely viewed as damaged goods that Mack picked up from the scrap heap.This. The board was questioning the Robinson hire since he was coming off of being fired. However, the board was ecstatic with the Coach Boom hiring. And IMO, Coach Boom was Mack's best hire and the best assistant coach that I've seen on the 40.
Please explain how a damn good coach fails so epically at coaching? Wouldn't the possible reasons largely be limited to recruiting mistakes or the school undermining him in some way?Yes, but he's an epic failure at Texas.
Those two things don't have to be mutually exclusive.
It took a day of processing, but, yes, I did.Did you call it a home run like you did Muschamp?
Only from people that didn't know what they were talking about.I actually liked Robinson a bit more here. But the feeling when he was hired was definitely not one of excitement. He was widely viewed as damaged goods that Mack picked up from the scrap heap.
It depends on Sam. Special quarterback play can mask a variety of sins.TeamTraction said: ↑
B/S, The “Net talent on the field” quotient will go up from 2019 to 2020.
Talent of the two-deep goes up or down based on the additions of players not seeing the field last year, and subtraction of talent lost due to eligibility, transfer, medical, etc.
(Sell) There are players at wide receiver, offensive line and defensive line that I'm not sure Texas replaces with better players. It's not outside of the realm of possibilities, but it's no sure thing to say the least.
Welp, this is depressing. Unfortunately, I think you have a 80% chance of being spot on with this. We haven’t done well with “realms of possibilities” in the last decade.
If we back up in talent on the field this year, it may be 2022 before we can match the dirt robbers. I’m releasing my Kool Aid budget and applying those funds to the whiskey line item during next football season.
Looks like the ceiling this year will be 8 or 9 wins in yet another rebuilding year.
Not a single one arrives with a reputation for being a mist-maker in recruiting, let alone a rain-maker.
For the deluded out there, it was impossible not to commit to an eyeroll or 20. Of course, I include myself among the deluded.
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Not a single one arrives with a reputation for being a mist-maker in recruiting, let alone a rain-maker.
For the deluded out there, it was impossible not to commit to an eyeroll or 20. Of course, I include myself among the deluded.
No. 3 - About the development discussion ...
The most exciting thing Texas football has going for itself at the moment is this truth ... Herman has a much-improved coaching staff.
* Mike Yurich >>> Tim Beck
* Chris Ash >>> Todd Orlando
* Jay Boulware >>> anything Texas cobbled together on special teams in 2019
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This isn't based on what was actually accomplished by the coaches involved. Rather it's a list based on the juice each coach arrived with based on previous accomplishments.
Let's do this.
1. Greg Robinson
2. Will Muschamp
3. Bryan Harsin
4. Gene Chizik
5. Chris Ash
6. Dick Tomey
7. Mike Yurcich
8. Manny Diaz
9. Todd Orlando
10. Major Applewhite
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