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Texas trades in its dignity with shameless signal to Tom Herman
Posted on 10/3/16 at 6:06 pm
Posted on 10/3/16 at 6:06 pm
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It’s all out in the open now, what Texas is doing to undermine football coach Charlie Strong and send out a whistle 165 miles east to Houston. With LSU coming open, murmurs of discord at Southern Cal and Oregon and an unofficial bidding war already under way for Tom Herman, the Longhorns are going Longhorn. What Texas did this weekend, leaking the notion to both ESPN and Sports Illustrated that Strong would not be fired during the season amid a turbulent 2-2 start, is as brazen as it gets for an athletic department whose shamelessness has never before known any boundaries. It doesn’t take a genius — or an anonymous source — to understand that another 6-6 type of season will prompt Texas to seriously consider making a change.
This post was edited on 10/3/16 at 8:58 pm
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Posted on 10/3/16 at 6:11 pm to CalTiger53
If the Texas job comes open, then I'll worry. The Big 12 is so crappy and Texas has the remaining tough opponents playing in Austin. If they only lose 1 more he likely won't be fired. And even if they do, they may only get rid of the DC.
Posted on 10/3/16 at 6:11 pm to CalTiger53
He is fired. If he doesn't win the conference his arse is grass
Posted on 10/3/16 at 6:12 pm to GeauxLSUGeaux
keep telling yourself that
Posted on 10/3/16 at 6:20 pm to CalTiger53
That's a pretty scathing article.
Certainly seems to suggest Herman would be wise to stay away from Austin if the job is open.
Certainly seems to suggest Herman would be wise to stay away from Austin if the job is open.
Posted on 10/3/16 at 6:20 pm to CalTiger53
Polly Prissy Pants is a SJW masquerading as a sports reporter...this is all about Strong being Texas "first African- American Coach" and the big bad racist boosters who wanna get rid of him....Herman's success as a HC precipitated these schools entering into a bidding war, its called survival of the fitest, and is no place for Social Darwinism....Give Charlie his participation trophy and move along
Posted on 10/3/16 at 6:37 pm to OchoDedos
Agree with everything you just said but more of this kind of early publicity (whether it's real or not) can only be a good thing for the chance that UT gives Strong another year. I know we joke on here about the race thing but more of these articles will get some SJW attention and could put pressure on them especially considering Texas is in fact improving and Strong's only been there 3 years.
Posted on 10/3/16 at 6:50 pm to Ripley
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I know we joke on here about the race thing but more of these articles will get some SJW attention and could put pressure on them especially considering Texas is in fact improving and Strong's only been there 3 years.
Normally, I would agree 100%, especially if it were A&M and not UT...Strong was a compromise after Brown torpedoed Saban, and all I've heard from my neighbors, and my Wife's employers, who are plugged in, is that certain high rollers never wanted Strong, never wanted a HC from Louisville, but they have no one to blame but themselves by going round and round with Saban over terms.
Posted on 10/3/16 at 7:13 pm to CalTiger53
welp, i hope coach O does enough to keep the job. if he doesn't, and the texas job comes open too, then we'll have missed our chance on herman by not canning les miles last year.
Posted on 10/3/16 at 7:13 pm to CalTiger53
We need a Herman sweepstakes's board
Posted on 10/3/16 at 7:18 pm to GeauxLSUGeaux
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If the Texas job comes open, then I'll worry. The Big 12 is so crappy and Texas has the remaining tough opponents playing in Austin. If they only lose 1 more he likely won't be fired. And even if they do, they may only get rid of the DC.
This is Texas we're talking about...he's pretty much out the door at this point
Posted on 10/3/16 at 7:19 pm to RightHook
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welp, i hope coach O does enough to keep the job
and get a worse coach than Charlie Strong? NO THANKS!!!
Posted on 10/3/16 at 7:20 pm to CalTiger53
I do not know if a final decision on Strong has been made. I suspect it has. And, I suspect he is gone.
But, I am very confident that the TX AD has been in contact (indirectly) with Herman's agent (as well as agents for other coaches) to guage the interest and to see what the parameters would be should a coaching change be made.
TX was merely saying, "We aren't going to make anything official until the season is over."
But, when the decision is made official, the agreement with the successor will have already been done. They will just wait until the appropriate time to announce it.
If they do fire Strong (which I suspect they will do) and they don't get Herman, who would be on their short list? Any ideas?
But, I am very confident that the TX AD has been in contact (indirectly) with Herman's agent (as well as agents for other coaches) to guage the interest and to see what the parameters would be should a coaching change be made.
TX was merely saying, "We aren't going to make anything official until the season is over."
But, when the decision is made official, the agreement with the successor will have already been done. They will just wait until the appropriate time to announce it.
If they do fire Strong (which I suspect they will do) and they don't get Herman, who would be on their short list? Any ideas?
Posted on 10/3/16 at 7:22 pm to OchoDedos
I understand. I'm just coming from what's recently transpired at these major intitutions where all it's taken was a couple of people being "offended" and it shockingly making a difference. Take a look at Missouri. Or something as easy as the Christmas designs on the coffee cups at Starbucks offended somebody resulting in a company wide overhaul... It's absolutely mind-blowing to me how no one has the balls to say "frick you! I'm running my program or my company the way I want to run it! Could care less if it offends anyone". And yet it happens. UT higher-ups do seem like they'd be immune to that kind of crap though.
This post was edited on 10/3/16 at 7:26 pm
Posted on 10/3/16 at 7:22 pm to bret75
Herman IS their short list. They are going to send out feelers to gauge his interest. They're not going to fire Strong unless they know that Herman is a done deal.
Posted on 10/3/16 at 7:51 pm to bret75
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If they do fire Strong (which I suspect they will do) and they don't get Herman, who would be on their short list? Any ideas?
"I don't think Texas would have to look past Tom Herman.
The question I have is whether or not the powers that be also place a call to either Urban Meyer and/or Nick Saban."
- Bobby Burton (Horns247)
Posted on 10/3/16 at 7:54 pm to boweswi05
Strong will be gone next week when Texas gets boat raced vs Oklahoma
Posted on 10/3/16 at 8:01 pm to tmc94
Good to see you sir 
Posted on 10/3/16 at 8:04 pm to Captain Crown
hope all is well with you and Mrs. Crown. Remind me as we get close to tday. I may be in your neck of the woods before game
Posted on 10/3/16 at 8:08 pm to Ripley
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UT higher-ups do seem like they'd be immune to that kind of crap though.
those dudes don't give a fuuuuuuck.
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