Texas Administration is a joke.
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They need to just fire him if they can't support him. That being said they also didn't force him to make terrible hires to be on his 3rd OC in two season. Seems like they are just getting their ducks in a row to fire him next year. It's just an unwinnable situation for him.
You don´t do that to a good man though. He went with his gut. Did he miss? Big time. Has his time here been a failure? Yes. But he has been honest and hard working, what the administration is doing is not honest. You want him gone fire him, don´t play this chicken shit game.
Falko please explain this to me. Is it because Texas is refusing to pay way over and above fair market value for these OC's? That is not the administrations fault.
He's been a failure you said it yourself. Honesty and hard work have nothing to do with it. He's not going to be given a chance in his 3rd year, but part of that is on him for being terrible his first 2. In two seasons he's gone through how many assistant coaches?
Fair market value is determined by demand. In this case Texas desperate need for an effective offense replaces demand as we commonly know it. Therefore paying them what they are asking is not paying way over.
We put ourselved in a position where we are now forced to do this.
We put ourselved in a position where we are now forced to do this.
This is their fault. They refused to pay for a coach or any coach that knows they may be done in one year. This is now a Perrin and Fenves fearless leader problem.
I agree but it appears that the administration is either not willing to pay outrageous figures these guys are throwing out or the OC's are flat out scared they are fixing to commit professional suicide because they are scared Strong (and obviously them) may not be here after next year. Like Bubba said how can you expect the admin. To give Strong guarantees beyond the 3rd year after the results of the first 2?
From Nahlin at Inside Texas:
I'm in a bad spot to write but maybe now you're picking up what I've been putting down.
Texas would prefer the illusion of support rather than actually supporting Strong. The BOR is dragging its feet with Gilbert like with Cumbie. Whoever leaked the terms for Cumbie (and it wasn't Strong's camp) are gumming up negotiations with other candidates.
Basically, because the political cost of firing Strong was too great we're left with something that looks like this, something worse.
I'm in a bad place to write right now. The plan was to get with JS and write everything we know on Monday but that won't suffice. I'll talk to him in a few and he'll get something posted.
If you're blaming this on Strong you are incredibly disingenuous.
Remember how I said a parting of ways was best? That's because Strong is bad for Texas and Texas is definitely bad for Strong. I knew it would be bad but not THIS bad.
What an absolute embarrassment. The best course now, imo, is to probably part ways with Strong and shame the people who f***ed this last week up.
I'm in a bad spot to write but maybe now you're picking up what I've been putting down.
Texas would prefer the illusion of support rather than actually supporting Strong. The BOR is dragging its feet with Gilbert like with Cumbie. Whoever leaked the terms for Cumbie (and it wasn't Strong's camp) are gumming up negotiations with other candidates.
Basically, because the political cost of firing Strong was too great we're left with something that looks like this, something worse.
I'm in a bad place to write right now. The plan was to get with JS and write everything we know on Monday but that won't suffice. I'll talk to him in a few and he'll get something posted.
If you're blaming this on Strong you are incredibly disingenuous.
Remember how I said a parting of ways was best? That's because Strong is bad for Texas and Texas is definitely bad for Strong. I knew it would be bad but not THIS bad.
What an absolute embarrassment. The best course now, imo, is to probably part ways with Strong and shame the people who f***ed this last week up.
It's the 6th day of the search and there's so far been two known candidates who may have been offered. Details of negotiations between either candidates are unconfirmed by either the candidates, coach Strong or the UT administration. Premature to judge the success, failure, support or lack thereof in regards to coach Strong and the UT administration.
While I hope we get a hire soon, it's better to take sufficient time to get it right.
Hook 'em
While I hope we get a hire soon, it's better to take sufficient time to get it right.
Hook 'em
Wow, the replies to this tweet are breathing fire!
Hook 'em
I'm really confused if this fits into what the truth is. Full disclosure for anyone who hasn't read my posts, but I am someone who has been a supporter for Coach Strong, but who also said at the time of his hiring that year 3 would be a key year, and if it didn't go well, then it would be time to figure out what was next, and if it went well enough, that year 4 would be the year we should be in the mix for at least a conference championship. I actually think that all would have gone just fine if some of the other circumstances around the program were different, but they aren't, so yes, I was looking at 2016 as a strict but fair do-or-die season for him.
But... even if I weren't... even if I thought it was time for a change, I would be against the kind of sabotage that is being suggested above. If I wanted Coach Strong gone, but realized that it probably wouldn't happen this year, my next thought would be... how can I set up the next guy to succeed at least? I mean, there's real me who honestly has no clue who that "next guy" would be at the moment... I'm not one of the Texas fans who think that money and Austin will draw EVERYONE in to the table since some have nice cozy career situations, or are coaching for their alma mater, or... well, to be frank, some probably can see that this kind of BS goes on here right now. But let's say I did have a guy in mind to be the next coach, and I was done with Coach Strong, and I was annoyed that everyone else didn't see it my way because in other things I'm used to getting my way...
Ok. I want this year's recruiting class to be as good at it can possibly be. I want the program, the athletic department, and the administration to look as functional as it can. I want to prevent current players from being tempted to transfer. I've seen what can happen when a new guy comes into a program with a bunch of good players in place already. And I've seen what can happen when a program makes a mess of their image and their recruiting and then hopes that a new guy can come in with little to work with and be expected to make a masterpiece.
I kind of wish I could somehow blame this on Rick Perry. He's an aggie. He appointed our BOR members. He could be behind a plot to make sure that UT football stays at least worse than his aggies (which would be an ongoing job, clearly). But if the information above is true, it is probably guys who are on "our side" who are making things worse.
I really hope that this isn't the case.
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