He deserves it imho. I wish CU had him in some capacity. I'm wondering where he could get another job as head. Few ideas but no one team comes to mind, sure there are some out there.
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This may be why winning at Texas is so hard.
They have a lot of big money guys with a hand in the pot who think they know how things should be done, and to the detriment of the program their wallets get them listened to.
Mack was unique in that he was able to manage their egos, at least long enough to win one NC with VY but those kinds of guys never stop meddling and when Mack's energy level dropped they got him to.
That's the damn problem, too many roosters in the hen house. Then the head coach gets blamed when things go wrong. Kinda hard to get things done when suits are always around.
That would be a win-win outcome for those inside the borders of Texas. Not sure about it for those of us outside the borders.
The key for Strong, I think, is being at a place that relies on recruiting Florida.
don't think so. He's recruiting very well in Texas, and was even before Baylor melted down. His issue is youth and assistant coaching hires.
Is he? Seems to me that UT has taken a back seat to aTm in Texas recruiting.
UT ended up with the best class in the country last year I thought?
http://247sports.com/Season/2016-Football/CompositeTeamRankings
http://247sports.com/Season/2015-Football/CompositeTeamRankings
Ahead last two years, and he was top 20, but behind A&M his first year.
They have been close the last several years. UT only has 8 commits currently and ranked 60th for the 2017 class vs A&M being 9th with 22 commits. My knee jerk assessment is that they gambled at good results on the field this year with the intent of filling late and it is backfiring on them.
Isn't that more reasoning why Strong should be fired? UT has been irrelevant for the past few years and they are still able to pull in top 10 recruiting classes. They have built-in, elite level recruiting classes every year, unlimited funding, and they play in the worst P5 conference. UT is a place that a coach basically has to have them in the Playoff conversation in year 2, not a 13-17 record midway through year 3.
lawdogg
Club Member
Maybe Dennison should go coach UT, right @TSchekler? 
I'll let you know after I see his play calling tonight!Maybe Dennison should go coach UT, right @TSchekler?
Strong inherited a lot of 5 star talent and he's failed to capitalize. He ran a few off but not a lot of them. He made some bad assistant decisions. The program was in tatters like CU. There is no good excuse. He's G5.
You are ignoring a lot of the issues about Mack browns recruiting. A lot of early highly rated commits that ended up being overrated. Strong is not G5, if you say that you have ignored his entire coaching career.
No way you can compare UT to the state CU was in when MM took over. That is not even in the same universe.
****ing auto guess. That should have read "the program was not in tatters like CU".
aik
Well-Known Member
Aranda will have better options for sure, but it could be a lame duck (not intended, jeez, sorry) year at LSU as the guy who hired him is no longer in charge. Imagine how nasty a school like Oklahoma could be if Big Game Bob is replaced after the year and the new head coach brings Aranda.
Agree on Mack Brown's recruiting. Was a lot of star chasing and a lot of it was political. If a guy had a great junior year, got rated highly by the services and was a Texan, Brown wanted him and tried to lock him up during the spring. People need to forget the class ranks and look at how few UT guys have been making the NFL the past few years.
Political is a very good word for it. That **** is very real down there.
I'd watch Notre Dame. Discipline issues & he can recruit both TX and FL fo them.
Yeah I was surprised he passed on the Tennessee job, that would have been perfect for him. Oregon also seems like a weird fit though. I think he would do great at FSU if Fisher went to LSU or even LSU if he brought a top notch OC with him. I can't imagine his defenses with the players LSU has.
There will be a lot of ND fans who view him as Willingham part two. Totally unfair and completely innacurrate, but the comparisons will be made. ND is a lot harder to win at than most of their fans want to believe. They aren't as special as they once were. Just another school. Just another team. In a crappy, cold, boring town, to boot.
Is he Catholic? I that that was a check box?
That is an interesting one, I also think he would fit well at Georgia Tech or North Carolina if those coached are fired/move on to a bigger job.
Notre Dame, that is interesting. Lsu as well.
Buffenuf
massive tool
Mack was the NC of February! He got lazy in recruiting, taking only TX kids who were big names as Jrs. His commit list was almost always filled up by May of any year, irespective of what t a kid might do his senior year or whether the kid had peaked as a HS Jr. As a result, he signed way too many kids who had peaked as HS Jrs!
Strong is just too "no fun,old school", as Bill Mallory was when he was at CU (Buffs coulda had Don James instead---Crowder's other huge mistake---Chuckles being a solid No. 1!!!)