re: Herman and UT

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One of my good friends growing up is a huge UT booster and very influential in UT circles especially in the athletic department. We spoke last night for about a half hour and he said there is almost zero chance Strong is coaching next year at UT. He said that enough power brokers at UT truly want Herman at UT next year and are making serious noise to make that happen. He said that if UT loses this weekend to Oklahoma that will seal his fate even if UT wins out from there on. He also stated that even if UT wins the game this weekend no matter what is said in the press he feels it is very remote that Strong will be coaching at UT next year unless UT absolutely goes on a tear from here on out which most people at UT feel that is a very remote possibility.

My buddy went on to say that the AD's comments were done strategically so that Herman and his agent understand not to do anything until their horse gets into the race. He also said that if Strong has a couple of really bad outings, the biggest one being this weekend, and even though the AD said that his job is secure during this season that they could pull a LSU and fire Strong during the season. His last comments to me were "Strong's footing right now at Texas is as tenuous as Les Miles's was at LSU this year" and we all know how that turned out.

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