Sark after dark COACHING STAFF thread

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Just now, Tex-19 said:

Wow so already ruling out Ash and Hutzler? He better have a good DC lined up if he's making that call

He's talking specifically about the offensive side of the ball. 

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43 minutes ago, Pasken said:

I understand anonymous sources in politics and national security. Anonymous sourcing in football (in non-criminal matters) is fucking stupid and does more harm than good.

Especially since 75% of it is made up bull.

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2 minutes ago, Tex-19 said:

Wow so already ruling out Ash and Hutzler? He better have a good DC lined up if he's making that call

Sorry the thread title was Offensive Staff. This just meant offense

[Machinator 32102]

The title of the thread which @RGBIII did not include in his screenshot was specifically "offensive staff".

[gmr548 16681]

Nm

[Tex-19 3009]

Ah ok that makes more sense haha

[gmr548 16681]

So basically no news

[BurntOrange&White 41653]

3 minutes ago, Tex-19 said:

Wow so already ruling out Ash and Hutzler? He better have a good DC lined up if he's making that call

My guess is Odom 

[Huckleberry 34407]

Any follow-up on timing? Is Burton saying they're all about to be let go this week, which would imply that replacements are probably already lined up with NSD2 around the corner?

Edited January 4, 2021 by Huckleberry

[TexasEx 1697]

Just now, Huckleberry said:

Any follow-up on timing? Is Burton saying they're all about to be let go this week, which would imply that replacements are probably already lined up with NSD2 around the corner?

Word is we'll see movement Wednesday. 

[Istian 241]

I understand the need/want to keep Drayton, but there has to be better options right? Especially with regard to recruiting. Isn't RB supposed to be one of your rainmakers?

[BurntOrange&White 41653]

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When we wrote there was palpable excitement emanating from the tower, we didn’t know the hire was for sure Steve Sarkisian. We suspected it might be, but the process was as covert as a school like Texas can make a coaching search so we didn’t know for sure.

Is Sarkisian the type of hire that would excite the higher ups? It turns out, yes, he is that type of hire, and they couldn’t be more thrilled with him accepting the offer.

Sarkisian‘s bookmarked name moved from potential candidate to serious target sometime around mid-December. We thought his name was more smokescreen early on (Sarkisian? After Herman?) than anything else, but we also knew the powers that be were aiming so high they’d need more realistic, yet still really good targets eventually.

Matt Campbell was a person of interest in early and mid-December, but Texas and the Iowa State coach weren’t the greatest fit for each other and not much time was spent going down that path.

Dan Mullen‘s name was in the hat but there were always concerns he was fishing for a raise. Plus there were personality concerns.

While Mullen was fishing, Texas went whaling but the net came back empty.

Notre Dame’s Brian Kelly was contacted on a few occasions and there were some thoughts in mid-December, when the vetting really turned up a notch, that he could be the next head coach. We were still thinking he might be the guy this time last week, in fact.

Someone on the board said it best, “Brian Kelly is the guy Texas would traditionally hire, while OU would hire Steve Sarkisian.” That’s absolutely correct, and that drastic altering of course goes a long way toward the excitement we’re talking about.

Every candidate had a dossier on them, and a lot of extra credit homework was done on Sarkisian. It’s been mentioned the decision makers interviewed numerous people about Sark, and his background since he hit rock bottom checked out each time.

Perhaps the most clarifying thing we’ve heard about where Sark is in life, personally and professionally, is Alabama did in fact want him to be the man to follow Nick Saban. I think schools are on to this succession planning thing with it having worked well in both Columbus and Norman. Fortunately for Texas, the Old Salt still has a lot of gas in his tank in Tuscaloosa.

While there are plenty of reasons to be excited about Sarkisian, one thing that would put any concerns to bed would be him putting together a initial great staff.

“Great staff” doesn’t mean a collection of well known coaches who score high on name recognition polls. It means a staff that fits together in complementary fashion with a great mix of recruiting ability and coaching acumen.

Turning our attention towards potential staff hires:

— We expect current Texas coaches to know their fate by this Wednesday. We expect heavy turnover from the previous staff but that doesn’t mean we won’t see a couple of coaches retained. Save Stan Drayton (which Bijan has done twice now), there is the sense an entire overhaul is likely.

— We think it’s more than likely Sarkisian already knows the composition of his offensive staff, but that’s tough because they all have one more game to win together. We don’t know who that would be for sure, but we think he’ll try to bring OL coach Kyle Flood, TE/ST coach Jeff Banks, and WR coach Holmon Wiggins. Flood would be a big piece for Sark as he’s also integral to game day management. Of that group, Saban will fight the hardest for Banks who is coveted for his recruiting as well as special teams coaching. Other potential candidates are OL coach Chad Banks from Arkansas and WR coach Keary Colbert, who is coaching at his alma mater of USC.

— Sarkisian will be the play caller but his current offensive analyst, AJ Milwee, may become his quarterback coach and pseudo OC. This is where you see some alignment. Milwee would run drills, practice script, and be Sark’s eyes in the box on game day, but make no mistake, Sarkisian would be the OC.

— On Sunday we reported Texas running backs coach Stan Drayton will return.

— We’ve heard from Sark’s hours of film review he believes DC Chris Ash to be highly capable, but we’re still not sure what direction he’ll choose to go with the all-important DC hire. If Ash is the floor, Sark knows what he’s doing.

— Tosh Lupoi’s name has been bandied about but it’s hard to see him as the play-calling DC. He’d more likely be the DL/Co-DC/recruiting witch. We’ve also heard he and Sarkisian have had an icy relationship in the past. Dunno, might be nothing.

— Until the DC is settled, it’s hard to know or even predict how the dominoes will fall on that side of the ball.

Reminder: The fan’s lust for a Super Team of All Star coaches rarely goes satiated. There really isn’t such thing as an all star coaching cast. If Sark nails the DC and OL positions and complements them with a couple of volume recruiters, the staff will be very good. Texas will recruit well out of the gates, and then they’ll win a lot of games.

No pressure, Steve.

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1 minute ago, Huckleberry said:

Any follow-up on timing? Is Burton saying they're all about to be let go this week, which would imply that replacements are probably already lined up with NSD2 around the corner?

Yep in the Scoop Nahlin said by Wednesday. All this Odom stuff leads me to believe its him. Slap a Co-DC tag on Lupoi and let those mother fuckers hit the (Currently) Virtual road before NSD2

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23 minutes ago, RGBIII said:

Scoop part 2

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When we wrote there was palpable excitement emanating from the tower, we didn’t know the hire was for sure Steve Sarkisian. We suspected it might be, but the process was as covert as a school like Texas can make a coaching search so we didn’t know for sure.

Is Sarkisian the type of hire that would excite the higher ups? It turns out, yes, he is that type of hire, and they couldn’t be more thrilled with him accepting the offer.

Sarkisian‘s bookmarked name moved from potential candidate to serious target sometime around mid-December. We thought his name was more smokescreen early (Sarkisian? After Herman?) on than anything else, but we also knew the powers that be were aiming so high they’d need more realistic, yet still really good targets eventually.

Matt Campbell was a person of interest in early and mid-December, but Texas and the Iowa State coach weren’t the greatest fit for each other and not much time was spent going down that path.

Dan Mullen‘s name was in the hat but there were always concerns he was fishing for a raise. Plus there were personality concerns.

While Mullen was fishing, Texas went whaling but the net came back empty.

Notre Dame’s Brian Kelly was contacted on a few occasions and there were some thoughts in mid-December, when the vetting really turned up a notch, that he could be the next head coach. We were still thinking he might be the guy this time last week, in fact.

Someone on the board said it best, “Brian Kelly is the guy Texas would traditionally hire, while OU would hire Steve Sarkisian.” That’s absolutely correct. And that drastic altering of course goes a long way towards the excitement we’re talking about.

Every candidate had a dossier on them, and a lot of extra credit homework was done on Sarkisian. It’s been mentioned the decision makers interviewed numerous people about Sark, and his background since he hit rock bottom checked out each time.

Perhaps the most clarifying thing we’ve heard about where Sark is in life, personally and professionally, is Alabama did in fact want him to be the man to follow Nick Saban. I think schools are on to this succession planning thing with it having worked well in both Columbus and Norman. Fortunately for Texas, the Old Salt still has a lot of gas in his tank in Tuscaloosa.

While there are plenty of reasons to be excited about Sarkisian, one thing that would put any concerns to bed would be him putting together a initial great staff.

“Great staff” doesn’t mean a collection of well known coaches who score high on name recognition polls. It means a staff that fits together in complementary fashion with a great mix of recruiting ability and coaching acumen.

Turning our attention towards potential staff hires:

— We expect current Texas coaches to know their fate by this Wednesday. We expect heavy turnover from the previous staff but that doesn’t mean we won’t see a couple of coaches retained. Save Stan Drayton (which Bijan has done twice now), there is the sense an entire overhaul is likely.

— We think it’s more than likely Sarkisian already knows the composition of his offensive staff, but that’s touch because they all have one more game to win together. We don’t know who that would be for sure, but we think he’ll try to bring OL Kyle Flood, TE/ST Jeff Banks, and WR Holmon Wiggins. Flood would be a big piece for Sark as he’s also integral to game day management. Of that group, Saban will fight the hardest for Banks who is coveted for his recruiting as well as special teams coaching. Other potential candidates are OL Chad Banks from Arkansas and WR Keary Colbert, who is coaching at his alma mater of USC.

— Sarkisian will be the play caller but his current offensive analyst, AJ Milwee, may become his quarterback coach and pseudo OC. This is where you see some alignment. Milwee would run drills, practice script, and be Sark’s eyes in the box on game day, but make no mistake, Sarkisian would be the OC.

— On Sunday we reported Texas running backs coach Stan Drayton will return.

— We’ve heard from Sark’s hours of film review, he believes DC Chris Ash to be highly capable but we’re still not sure what direction he’ll choose to go with the all-important DC hire. If Ash is the floor, Sark knows what he’s doing.

— Tosh Lupoi’s name has been bandied about but it’s hard to see him as the play-calling DC. He’d more likely be the DL/Co-DC/recruiting witch. We’ve also heard he and Sarkisian have had an icy relationship in the past. Dunno, might be nothing.

— Until the DC is settled, it’s hard to know or even predict how the dominoes will fall on that side of the ball.

Reminder: The fan’s lust for a Super Team of All Star coaches rarely goes satiated. There really isn’t such thing as an all star coaching cast. If Sark nails the DC and OL positions and complements them with a couple of volume recruiters, the staff will be very good. Texas will recruit well out of the gates, and then they’ll win a lot of games.

No pressure, Steve.

 

So what you're telling me is we're going from Ohio State South to Alabama West. I can get on board with that. Especially if it involves witch recruiting.

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Just now, BurntOrange&White said:

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By: IT Staff

When we wrote there was palpable excitement emanating from the tower, we didn’t know the hire was for sure Steve Sarkisian. We suspected it might be, but the process was as covert as a school like Texas can make a coaching search so we didn’t know for sure.

Is Sarkisian the type of hire that would excite the higher ups? It turns out, yes, he is that type of hire, and they couldn’t be more thrilled with him accepting the offer.

Sarkisian‘s bookmarked name moved from potential candidate to serious target sometime around mid-December. We thought his name was more smokescreen early on (Sarkisian? After Herman?) than anything else, but we also knew the powers that be were aiming so high they’d need more realistic, yet still really good targets eventually.

Matt Campbell was a person of interest in early and mid-December, but Texas and the Iowa State coach weren’t the greatest fit for each other and not much time was spent going down that path.

Dan Mullen‘s name was in the hat but there were always concerns he was fishing for a raise. Plus there were personality concerns.

While Mullen was fishing, Texas went whaling but the net came back empty.

Notre Dame’s Brian Kelly was contacted on a few occasions and there were some thoughts in mid-December, when the vetting really turned up a notch, that he could be the next head coach. We were still thinking he might be the guy this time last week, in fact.

Someone on the board said it best, “Brian Kelly is the guy Texas would traditionally hire, while OU would hire Steve Sarkisian.” That’s absolutely correct, and that drastic altering of course goes a long way toward the excitement we’re talking about.

Every candidate had a dossier on them, and a lot of extra credit homework was done on Sarkisian. It’s been mentioned the decision makers interviewed numerous people about Sark, and his background since he hit rock bottom checked out each time.

Perhaps the most clarifying thing we’ve heard about where Sark is in life, personally and professionally, is Alabama did in fact want him to be the man to follow Nick Saban. I think schools are on to this succession planning thing with it having worked well in both Columbus and Norman. Fortunately for Texas, the Old Salt still has a lot of gas in his tank in Tuscaloosa.

While there are plenty of reasons to be excited about Sarkisian, one thing that would put any concerns to bed would be him putting together a initial great staff.

“Great staff” doesn’t mean a collection of well known coaches who score high on name recognition polls. It means a staff that fits together in complementary fashion with a great mix of recruiting ability and coaching acumen.

Turning our attention towards potential staff hires:

— We expect current Texas coaches to know their fate by this Wednesday. We expect heavy turnover from the previous staff but that doesn’t mean we won’t see a couple of coaches retained. Save Stan Drayton (which Bijan has done twice now), there is the sense an entire overhaul is likely.

— We think it’s more than likely Sarkisian already knows the composition of his offensive staff, but that’s tough because they all have one more game to win together. We don’t know who that would be for sure, but we think he’ll try to bring OL coach Kyle Flood, TE/ST coach Jeff Banks, and WR coach Holmon Wiggins. Flood would be a big piece for Sark as he’s also integral to game day management. Of that group, Saban will fight the hardest for Banks who is coveted for his recruiting as well as special teams coaching. Other potential candidates are OL coach Chad Banks from Arkansas and WR coach Keary Colbert, who is coaching at his alma mater of USC.

— Sarkisian will be the play caller but his current offensive analyst, AJ Milwee, may become his quarterback coach and pseudo OC. This is where you see some alignment. Milwee would run drills, practice script, and be Sark’s eyes in the box on game day, but make no mistake, Sarkisian would be the OC.

— On Sunday we reported Texas running backs coach Stan Drayton will return.

— We’ve heard from Sark’s hours of film review he believes DC Chris Ash to be highly capable, but we’re still not sure what direction he’ll choose to go with the all-important DC hire. If Ash is the floor, Sark knows what he’s doing.

— Tosh Lupoi’s name has been bandied about but it’s hard to see him as the play-calling DC. He’d more likely be the DL/Co-DC/recruiting witch. We’ve also heard he and Sarkisian have had an icy relationship in the past. Dunno, might be nothing.

— Until the DC is settled, it’s hard to know or even predict how the dominoes will fall on that side of the ball.

Reminder: The fan’s lust for a Super Team of All Star coaches rarely goes satiated. There really isn’t such thing as an all star coaching cast. If Sark nails the DC and OL positions and complements them with a couple of volume recruiters, the staff will be very good. Texas will recruit well out of the gates, and then they’ll win a lot of games.

No pressure, Steve.

By: IT Staff

When we wrote there was palpable excitement emanating from the tower, we didn’t know the hire was for sure Steve Sarkisian. We suspected it might be, but the process was as covert as a school like Texas can make a coaching search so we didn’t know for sure.

Is Sarkisian the type of hire that would excite the higher ups? It turns out, yes, he is that type of hire, and they couldn’t be more thrilled with him accepting the offer.

Sarkisian‘s bookmarked name moved from potential candidate to serious target sometime around mid-December. We thought his name was more smokescreen early on (Sarkisian? After Herman?) than anything else, but we also knew the powers that be were aiming so high they’d need more realistic, yet still really good targets eventually.

Matt Campbell was a person of interest in early and mid-December, but Texas and the Iowa State coach weren’t the greatest fit for each other and not much time was spent going down that path.

Dan Mullen‘s name was in the hat but there were always concerns he was fishing for a raise. Plus there were personality concerns.

While Mullen was fishing, Texas went whaling but the net came back empty.

Notre Dame’s Brian Kelly was contacted on a few occasions and there were some thoughts in mid-December, when the vetting really turned up a notch, that he could be the next head coach. We were still thinking he might be the guy this time last week, in fact.

Someone on the board said it best, “Brian Kelly is the guy Texas would traditionally hire, while OU would hire Steve Sarkisian.” That’s absolutely correct, and that drastic altering of course goes a long way toward the excitement we’re talking about.

Every candidate had a dossier on them, and a lot of extra credit homework was done on Sarkisian. It’s been mentioned the decision makers interviewed numerous people about Sark, and his background since he hit rock bottom checked out each time.

Perhaps the most clarifying thing we’ve heard about where Sark is in life, personally and professionally, is Alabama did in fact want him to be the man to follow Nick Saban. I think schools are on to this succession planning thing with it having worked well in both Columbus and Norman. Fortunately for Texas, the Old Salt still has a lot of gas in his tank in Tuscaloosa.

While there are plenty of reasons to be excited about Sarkisian, one thing that would put any concerns to bed would be him putting together a initial great staff.

“Great staff” doesn’t mean a collection of well known coaches who score high on name recognition polls. It means a staff that fits together in complementary fashion with a great mix of recruiting ability and coaching acumen.

Turning our attention towards potential staff hires:

— We expect current Texas coaches to know their fate by this Wednesday. We expect heavy turnover from the previous staff but that doesn’t mean we won’t see a couple of coaches retained. Save Stan Drayton (which Bijan has done twice now), there is the sense an entire overhaul is likely.

— We think it’s more than likely Sarkisian already knows the composition of his offensive staff, but that’s tough because they all have one more game to win together. We don’t know who that would be for sure, but we think he’ll try to bring OL coach Kyle Flood, TE/ST coach Jeff Banks, and WR coach Holmon Wiggins. Flood would be a big piece for Sark as he’s also integral to game day management. Of that group, Saban will fight the hardest for Banks who is coveted for his recruiting as well as special teams coaching. Other potential candidates are OL coach Chad Banks from Arkansas and WR coach Keary Colbert, who is coaching at his alma mater of USC.

— Sarkisian will be the play caller but his current offensive analyst, AJ Milwee, may become his quarterback coach and pseudo OC. This is where you see some alignment. Milwee would run drills, practice script, and be Sark’s eyes in the box on game day, but make no mistake, Sarkisian would be the OC.

— On Sunday we reported Texas running backs coach Stan Drayton will return.

— We’ve heard from Sark’s hours of film review he believes DC Chris Ash to be highly capable, but we’re still not sure what direction he’ll choose to go with the all-important DC hire. If Ash is the floor, Sark knows what he’s doing.

— Tosh Lupoi’s name has been bandied about but it’s hard to see him as the play-calling DC. He’d more likely be the DL/Co-DC/recruiting witch. We’ve also heard he and Sarkisian have had an icy relationship in the past. Dunno, might be nothing.

— Until the DC is settled, it’s hard to know or even predict how the dominoes will fall on that side of the ball.

Reminder: The fan’s lust for a Super Team of All Star coaches rarely goes satiated. There really isn’t such thing as an all star coaching cast. If Sark nails the DC and OL positions and complements them with a couple of volume recruiters, the staff will be very good. Texas will recruit well out of the gates, and then they’ll win a lot of games.

No pressure, Steve.

[Machinator 32102]

Just now, Istian said:

I understand the need/want to keep Drayton, but there has to be better options right? Especially with regard to recruiting. Isn't RB supposed to be one of your rainmakers?

Yes and yes. I'm guessing keeping Bijan happy went into the thinking here (whether warranted or not).

[Pato del Muerto 53333]

38 minutes ago, Butch Had Not said:

Did he get kicked out before it was halfway over?

If he got kicked out after the halfway point, he will also have to sit out the first half of the next players only meeting. 

[Elmer_Fudd 22960]

2 minutes ago, RGBIII said:

Yep in the Scoop Nahlin said by Wednesday. All this Odom stuff leads me to believe its him. Slap a Co-DC tag on Lupoi and let those motherfuckers hit the (Currently) Virtual road before NSD2

I was wanting Odom last year so this would be nice.  

[UncleBuck 6455]

I think you're off on your analysis of Sarkisian, alcohol addiction, football coaching, and chance of relapse.
Relapse is a possibility for any alcoholic of any period of sobriety.  But he's been in a high-stress environment pretty much non-stop since drying out.  He's made the time he needs to make to devote to his recovery.  Is it possible that he will relapse?  Sure.  Is it because he's HFC at Texas, probably not.

I know several alcoholics who have managed to remain sober once they’ve reached more than a year or more. You get that far, you don’t wanna throw away the hard work. “Just one and I’ll be okay” is a thought early on in the process, and some learn the hard way. Every day stresses don’t really screw you up as much as a dramatic life changing event would. Gotta hope there are none of those.
If he’s truly been sober this whole time, then I’m pretty comfortable thinking he’ll stay on the wagon.

[ATLLonghorn 1083]

4 minutes ago, Istian said:

I understand the need/want to keep Drayton, but there has to be better options right? Especially with regard to recruiting. Isn't RB supposed to be one of your rainmakers?

I assume this is to keep Bijan happy and if it keeps Bijan happy it keeps me happy (for now)

[gmr548 16681]

I understand the need/want to keep Drayton, but there has to be better options right? Especially with regard to recruiting. Isn't RB supposed to be one of your rainmakers?

Bijan says you keep Drayton, you keep Drayton.

[jdhorn92 1588]

4 minutes ago, Istian said:

I understand the need/want to keep Drayton, but there has to be better options right? Especially with regard to recruiting. Isn't RB supposed to be one of your rainmakers?

That’s like saying your third baseman needs to an hr hitter. They all hit dingers now, even shortstops and 2nd baseman 

[Jack Wilson 313]

1 hour ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Finalizing their Social Justice Demands for the new head coach. Definitely on brand. 

I will be interesting to see how the new HC/staff handle that shit. 

[RGBIII 23009]

1 minute ago, Istian said:

I understand the need/want to keep Drayton, but there has to be better options right? Especially with regard to recruiting. Isn't RB supposed to be one of your rainmakers?

The deal with Bijan is part of the reason but also good to have some form of continuity on the offensive side of the ball and RB is the least intrusive and has skins on the wall plus NFL ties. He also turned a HS QB into a starting caliber RB in a year and we saw noticeable improvement by Bijan in his first year. He is definitely not a volume recruiter but I think his struggles are a bit overblown personally. He got Bijan and Ingram, not his fault Brown had a stroke. He had Cain in the fold until Herman stumbled over his own dick on signing day. I think he could be improved on but I would rather keep him and improve elsewhere than to keep someone else like Boulware or Coleman

[Elmer_Fudd 22960]

We are also in good standing with one of the top RB's in the 22' class Jaydon Blue mostly due to Drayton.

[closetohumping 17780]

Is Drayton that bad that you guys think Bijan is the sole reason he's being kept?  

[Viper 12212]

6 minutes ago, Machinator said:

Yes and yes. I'm guessing keeping Bijan happy went into the thinking here (whether warranted or not).

gotta think they were also taking into account recruiting LJ and Blue 

3 minutes ago, UncleBuck said:

I know several alcoholics who have managed to remain sober once they’ve reached more than a year or more. You get that far, you don’t wanna throw away the hard work. “Just one and I’ll be okay” is a thought early on in the process, and some learn the hard way. Every day stresses don’t really screw you up as much as a dramatic life changing event would. Gotta hope there are none of those.
If he’s truly been sober this whole time, then I’m pretty comfortable thinking he’ll stay on the wagon.

a dramatic life changing event like moving to a brand new state and becoming the head coach at one of the top 5 schools in the nation?

Edited January 4, 2021 by Viper

[RGBIII 23009]

1 minute ago, Elmer_Fudd said:

We are also in good standing with one of the top RB's in the 22' class Jaydon Blue mostly due to Drayton.

You can add Jones and Jamarion Miller (especially Miller) to that list

[gmr548 16681]

Is Drayton that bad that you guys think Bijan is the sole reason he's being kept?  

He’s not trash but they didn’t even attempt to upgrade. There’s a reason for that.

[Machinator 32102]

2 minutes ago, closetohumping said:

Is Drayton that bad that you guys think Bijan is the sole reason he's being kept?  

If Drayton is the worst coach on the offensive staff we're in good shape.

[Don Hornleone 530]

Drayton evaluates his coached position just about better than anyone else in the country. Sure, it’s easy to see the talent in a guy like Bijan, but he’s also the guy that jumped on Jon Brooks early when people thought that was a meh take, and he’s help turn RoJo into a very good RB. 

[alphahorn 1637]

8 minutes ago, Octavian said:

So what you're telling me is we're going from Ohio State South to Alabama West. I can get on board with that. Especially if it involves witch recruiting.

wait, what happened to the rutgers connection.  how can we be elite without it?

[CenTex Hill Billy 146]

2 hours ago, Walden Ponderer said:

I have pronounced loudly and clearly how stupid I think this hire is. The fact that it was so loud, and so clear, means I'm probably gonna have a zillion responses that I really don't want to read.

 

So, here's the only reason I'm saying something now. I really don't want anyone to misinterpret the fact that I'm ignoring their responses to my prediction that we've just hired Howard Fucking Schnellenburger. I still love you as fellow Longhorns fans, and if you turn out to be right and I turn out to be wrong, I will be as fucking happy as a fucking clam (and we all know how happy clams are when they are fucking).

I am just depressed as shit by this turn of events, which I see as worse than having left well enough fucking alone, so forgive my invective.

I will love it beyond belief if I turn out to be wrong.

At least the firing of CTH and hiring of Sark was well executed. Coaching searches bleed recruits and players so props to CDC for getting it done.

Now whether Sark has grown as an HC or is able to run a blue blood program is any man's guess. But I think we all can agree that Sark's assistants will be the biggest factor determining his success at Texas. Given his connections to the Caroll and Saban trees we know that's his major advantage over Herman. I'll be holding my wait and see pattern for now, with some cautious optimism. 

[RGBIII 23009]

4 minutes ago, Viper said:

gotta think they were also taking into account recruiting LJ and Blue 

a dramatic life changing event like moving to a brand new state and becoming the head coach at one of the top 5 schools in the nation?

speaking of LJ

[closetohumping 17780]

5 minutes ago, Viper said:

gotta think they were also taking into recruiting LJ and Blue 

a dramatic life changing event like moving to a brand new state and becoming the head coach at one of the top 5 schools in the nation?

Yes, I'm sure he'll be drinking on the drive into Austin

[Levi 2657]

6 minutes ago, Machinator said:

Yes and yes. I'm guessing keeping Bijan happy went into the thinking here (whether warranted or not).

I’m not one to critique Draytons knowledge of the position he coaches but situational rotation was bad this year and to a larger degree since he’s been here. Do you think the failure of our RB rotation is on him or did it have more to do with Herman? 

[Happy Gilmore 1004]

1 minute ago, alphahorn said:

wait, what happened to the rutgers connection.  how can we be elite without it?

Well technically you'll still have it with Flood. 

[Huckleberry 34407]

Just now, DoneWithit said:

I’m not one to critique Draytons knowledge of the position he coaches but situational rotation was bad this year and to a larger degree since he’s been here. Do you think the failure of our RB rotation is on him or did it have more to do with Herman? 

I don't claim to have any inside information, but when positional rotations have been brainless and made no sense for all 4 years of a head coach's tenure and at every single position except specialists at some point during his tenure, it would seem to imply that the head coach was meddling.

It's a lot likelier that Herman meddled in rotations than that we hired a dozen different coaches who all did the exact same weird shit.

[Machinator 32102]

3 minutes ago, DoneWithit said:

I’m not one to critique Draytons knowledge of the position he coaches but situational rotation was bad this year and to a larger degree since he’s been here. Do you think the failure of our RB rotation is on him or did it have more to do with Herman? 

I have no idea. I've maintained, going back to before my hiatus here, that poor rotations have been a constant on the offense with Herman, regardless of position coach or unit.

Edited January 4, 2021 by Machinator

[Bodacious Bevo 3687]

4 minutes ago, RGBIII said:

The deal with Bijan is part of the reason but also good to have some form of continuity on the offensive side of the ball and RB is the least intrusive and has skins on the wall plus NFL ties. He also turned a HS QB into a starting caliber RB in a year and we saw noticeable improvement by Bijan in his first year. He is definitely not a volume recruiter but I think his struggles are a bit overblown personally. He got Bijan and Ingram, not his fault Brown had a stroke. He had Cain in the fold until Herman stumbled over his own dick on signing day. I think he could be improved on but I would rather keep him and improve elsewhere than to keep someone else like Boulware or Coleman

Given how Drayton gets crucified for his 2019 recruiting (this comment is not about that), it's a bit ironic that Roschon might have a better career than any of our RB targets that year 

[jdhorn92 1588]

Dp 

Edited January 4, 2021 by jdhorn92

[LTtxfan 49911]

15 minutes ago, TexasEx said:

Word is we'll see movement Wednesday. 

 

Wednesday...

 

[Hiphopopotamos 21158]

1 minute ago, Viper said:

gotta think they were also taking into recruiting LJ and Blue 

a dramatic life changing event like moving to a brand new state and becoming the head coach at one of the top 5 schools in the nation?

Probably would be a lot more life-changing if he hadn't already done it once.

[Octavian 1025]

Just now, Huckleberry said:

I don't claim to have any inside information, but when positional rotations have been brainless and made no sense for all 4 years of a head coach's tenure and at every single position except specialists at some point during his tenure, it would seem to imply that the head coach was meddling.

It's a lot likelier that Herman meddled in rotations than that we hired a dozen different coaches who all did the exact same weird shit.

Agree - have also noticed that this bullshit trend of "seniority" where we keep in older players like Ingram or Brewer is present through multiple position groups. That would imply this is more Herman's idiocy than the position coaches specifically.

[Viper 12212]

5 minutes ago, closetohumping said:

Yes, I'm sure he'll be drinking on the drive into Austin

how else are you supposed to drive into Austin?

[gmr548 16681]

Yes, I'm sure he'll be drinking on the drive into Austin

Fun fact: legal in Mississippi.

[RGBIII 23009]

3 minutes ago, DoneWithit said:

I’m not one to critique Draytons knowledge of the position he coaches but situational rotation was bad this year and to a larger degree since he’s been here. Do you think the failure of our RB rotation is on him or did it have more to do with Herman? 

Could be a lot of Herman. Najee Harris has much better RBs backing him up than Bijan does and Najee still got 226 carries this year compared to 86 for Bijan. Most touches in a game for Harris was 36 against Florida, most for Bijan was 17 against Iowa state. Sark is going to feed the studs

[RGBIII 23009]

3 minutes ago, Machinator said:

I have no idea. I've maintained, going back to before my hiatus here, that poor rotations have been a constant on the offense with Herman, regardless of position coach or unit.

Ya all you have to do to look at receiver to know that to be true

[Walker_Texas_Ranger_23 25]

Barry Odom thoughts?

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I’m here for the Herb Hand Destination thread.....