I respect Charlie Strong as a man and teacher of young men. I was excited when he was hired and I would be perfectly fine with him coaching my Son if he was good enough to be recruited by UT.
With that said I have seen enough over the last 3 years regardless of the talent that UT has had to know that he is not the right coach for us long term. Her certainly can evaluate talent and can develop them, once he get's them into the program there is no denying that, but his hiring decisions, loyalty to friends, and his in game clock management and in game decision making is what I call into question. Also there is zero excuse for our poor Defensive play three years in a row when he is supposed to be a Defensive Guru and has won a championship as a D coordinator.
It is a rare when and up and coming coach with the potential to be the next Urban Meyer or Nick Saban becomes available or can be hired away. I believe that Tom Herman has what it takes to become the next best coach in college football and could very well be at UT for 15 plus years and could win multiple championships here. I believe if we do not make a run for him that he will go to USC or LSU and we will in the same position that were were at the end of Mack's tenure looking for another coach that is already committed to a big time program. It could be a huge mistake moving forward and not making a run at him. He has already stated that UT was his "dream school"
UT should make a power play to bring Herman in and pay whatever the buyouts are and whatever salary he would command. UT has the resources and money to be a top 5 program every year. It's all coaching, and I have seen enough from Strong to know that we will never take the next step with him at the helm.
It was over 30 years since UT won a championship before they won with VY. With the buzz from that one championship and many top 10 finishes in a row UT was able to establish it's self as the highest earning college football program in the land, and has remained so even during last 5 years when we have been struggling. Imagine how much more money the University would make if we were actually making the college football playoff with regularity. The money would be insane and would cover any costs of any buyout or new contract and then some.
Ultimately I want what's best for UT and I believe in the short term and long term Herman is our best option. There is certainly talent here unlike when Mack left.
Love to hear your thoughts on this..
With that said I have seen enough over the last 3 years regardless of the talent that UT has had to know that he is not the right coach for us long term. Her certainly can evaluate talent and can develop them, once he get's them into the program there is no denying that, but his hiring decisions, loyalty to friends, and his in game clock management and in game decision making is what I call into question. Also there is zero excuse for our poor Defensive play three years in a row when he is supposed to be a Defensive Guru and has won a championship as a D coordinator.
It is a rare when and up and coming coach with the potential to be the next Urban Meyer or Nick Saban becomes available or can be hired away. I believe that Tom Herman has what it takes to become the next best coach in college football and could very well be at UT for 15 plus years and could win multiple championships here. I believe if we do not make a run for him that he will go to USC or LSU and we will in the same position that were were at the end of Mack's tenure looking for another coach that is already committed to a big time program. It could be a huge mistake moving forward and not making a run at him. He has already stated that UT was his "dream school"
UT should make a power play to bring Herman in and pay whatever the buyouts are and whatever salary he would command. UT has the resources and money to be a top 5 program every year. It's all coaching, and I have seen enough from Strong to know that we will never take the next step with him at the helm.
It was over 30 years since UT won a championship before they won with VY. With the buzz from that one championship and many top 10 finishes in a row UT was able to establish it's self as the highest earning college football program in the land, and has remained so even during last 5 years when we have been struggling. Imagine how much more money the University would make if we were actually making the college football playoff with regularity. The money would be insane and would cover any costs of any buyout or new contract and then some.
Ultimately I want what's best for UT and I believe in the short term and long term Herman is our best option. There is certainly talent here unlike when Mack left.
Love to hear your thoughts on this..
