Even if I don't agree, I can almost always see some reasons why a kid would pick another school over Texas. If he picks Tech, I really can't. Like I could understand reasons why Ewers would pick TCU (Dykes offense, cool town, closer to home), SMU, A&M, even Baylor. But Tech? I can't think of one legitimate reason unless their boosters are just offering him an insane multi-million dollar NIL deal (which IT seems to be hinting at).
What we've heard is that he supposedly likes Kittley and that Dodge might get hired there. But he's likely never even met Kittley and the guy has 3 years of total coaching experience (2 in FCS, 1 at WKU). Ewers didn't consider an air raid offense out of HS either. Meanwhile the Dodge rumors seem to be getting shut down.
So why the fuck would he actually pick Tech? They lose on literally all the criteria - QB coach track record, chances of winning, surrounding talent, childhood fandom, Austin vs. Lubbock, academics, and NIL exposure.
The only explanation I can come up with is as combination of: 1. Tech dropped a huge NIL deal (this is possible), 2. Mahomes really did dupe him into loving this Kittley guy, 3. He doesn't want the pressure cooker of being QB at UT, 4. Our season killed all confidence in Sark. Bizarre if it happens.