re: Muschamp heir apparent to Mack Brown

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Even if Deloss Dodds retires soon, I find it hard to believe that MB at such a young age(despite looking older) will not want to chase more hardware, nationally and Big-12, by staying HC.

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I wonder how many times I have to post this before people finally start get it. Maybe Chicken can give it a sticky or something.

The news of Muschamp being given this deal is not surprising in the least. Why? Because it has been in the works since the day that Will stepped foot on the 40 Acres. It was offered to him and accepted before the season even started (Which I have been telling people here about for months on end). They only reason it was formally announced at this point was to avoid all potential distractions to the team that "Mushcamp to __________" would bring (ala Chizik to Iowa State).

Yes, Mack is retiring after next year. He decided on it a long time ago. After the 2006 Season to be exact. He looked into the future and saw that 2009 would be his last great team (potentially even better than 2005) and marked that as his last chance to make a run at the National Championship. Even with all the rejuvenation of this season nothing has changed.

And yes, he's only 57 but his ten years at Texas might as well have been 20 or 30 because they have put such an enormous strain on him. Add to that the fact that he has always maintained that he doesn't want to coach to the age of JoePa or Bowden and you got it.

Mack is going to coach one more year after this one, step aside to let Will take over, and make his way into the AD Spot. It's that damn simple.

Regardless, its a great deal for Muschamp. A great deal for UT? Not so sure...

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Because it has been in the works since the day that Will stepped foot on the 40 Acres.

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I read that was the only reason for the lateral move as a defensive coordinator...the heir apparent.

I hope he has great success at Texas, and continues to vex the great OU program.

I'd love to be able to sit here and say that it is a lock that he is going to be a truly great coach and lead us to many Conference Championships and a few National Championships but I obviously can't do that.

What I do know is that Mack Brown, a coach who has seen it all/done it all and who is not easily impressed, was taken aback the very first practice this past Spring when Will made his presence known to not only every single Defensive Player but to every Offensive one as well. Combine that with the way Muschamp has been hitting the recruiting trail and the rapport he has already built with everyone surrounding the Texas Program (Boosters, Former Player/Coaches, Admins, etc.) and you got the handshake. Mack sees the Texas Program as his own child and he would never hand it over to someone that he felt was undeserving.

I think it is a mistake!! IMO!!! TEXAS could get ANY coach at ANY time if they wanted!! WILL should go and see what he could do as a HEAD COACH. Make his money and just see. UT will always be there after a few years.

I hope he can handle the glare of the Eyes of Texas: expectations off the chart for that well-endowed university, which is the best university in the strongest high school football state in the country.

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in the strongest high school football state in the country.

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Maybe!! California has some GREAT TALENT!!!!!!!

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Football is greatest in Texas, but the athletes are greater in Florida.

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Then don't say that football is better in TEXAS!

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Sorry, wasn't exactly carrying a tape recorder with me at the ATX Chapter Longhorn Banquet this past June.

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But I still think MAC wants ANOTHER NC!!! BTW A 38 year old HEAD COACH AT TEXAS would be TERRIBLE!!!

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Age means nothing if you can get the job done.

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Wrong choice of words!! Has Will been a head coach ANYWHERE??? NO!!!!!!!!!! What makes anyone think he will be a good HEAD COACH????????????????????