re: Coach O - The "Proof is in the Pudding" Assessment.

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No credit on recruiting? No kudos for keeping a class largely intact following a coaching change plus adding studs like Chaisson at the end?

Consider this article, written about Tom Herman and excusing his terrible recruiting haul. Here's the key quote:

"As is often the case, coaching changes are typically followed by reduced recruiting hauls - both in terms of quality and quantity - and Texas isn't any exception."

That's right, Tom Herman was not exceptional. You know who was? Coach O

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O deserves kudos for keeping much of the class together, but that was one of his main selling points for getting the job in the first place, since he was already on staff.

Comparing our situation to any program that just went through a total regime change isn't exactly fair. If O was hired away as HC of a different program, he likely would encounter the same difficulty retaining recruits. Texas' 2018 class is already shaping up to be loaded, too.