Tom "the turtle" Herman [Lame Duck or greatest 5d chess player ever?]

[Hmbre97 6337]

Hopefully CDC sees the disparity in the stats to overlook this game as a "win". We were gifted this game for sure.

[closetohumping 17827]

1 minute ago, Atticus said:

K State losing makes that calculus a bit trickier if they're basing it on potentially winning the conference.

Yeah, but back of my mind I've always thought we'd make the title game if we only have two losses

[TrashMaster G 18133]

1 hour ago, Newy25 said:

Going to have to wait a while on Herman losing his job now. Next two games are very winnable. 

Do you even Tom Herman, bro?  Those are exactly the types of games he loses.

[Spankytoes 1748]

22 minutes ago, ztejas said:

Why does this win suddenly keep us from hiring Urban? We either win out and get a crack at the B12 title and I cheer the entire way - and Herman is maybe STILL canned at the end of the season - or Herman trips over his dick against someone on our remaining slate and he's for SURE canned and we get to start a new era.

Where is Urban going in the meantime? I don't see the Cowboys firing McCarthy in the middle of his first season after Dak's ankle exploded. USC hasn't played a game yet. Auburn? Lol. Tennessee? Double lol. 

If Urban wants the Texas job he can wait. I doubt we would have hired him midseason regardless of tonight's result.

If Herman wins the conference, he’s not getting canned. We don’t control our own destiny yet, but we’re close. There’s still a chance to polish this turd of a season if we win out. There is zero chance that he would be fired mid season, which is now.

Edited November 1, 2020 by Spankytoes

[ztejas 44283]

1 minute ago, Spankytoes said:

We don’t control our own destiny yet,

We do actually 

[hornfromdallas 334]

if u didnt believe me when i told u the players still love coach herman go watch tarik black & bj fosters ig lives

They were litty in that locker room with herman

Spoiler

 

Edited November 1, 2020 by hornfromdallas

[nunna yo bizness 1690]

20 minutes ago, ztejas said:

Why does this win suddenly keep us from hiring Urban? We either win out and get a crack at the B12 title and I cheer the entire way - and Herman is maybe STILL canned at the end of the season - or Herman trips over his dick against someone on our remaining slate and he's for SURE canned and we get to start a new era.

Where is Urban going in the meantime? I don't see the Cowboys firing McCarthy in the middle of his first season after Dak's ankle exploded. USC hasn't played a game yet. Auburn? Lol. Tennessee? Double lol. 

If Urban wants the Texas job he can wait. I doubt we would have hired him midseason regardless of tonight's result.

The thing it affects is losing recruits.  A near term firing of Herman and guys like Ewers have some reason for pause rather than committing elsewhere.  Drag this firing shit out and it's more likely him and others bail and go ahead and commit elsewhere.  Once they've done that it becomes much harder to flip them if/when we do do get a new coach..

[TexArcher 39077]

Huge win.  Happy for Sam and the guys.

Fire Herman anyway.

[Spankytoes 1748]

1 minute ago, ztejas said:

We do actually 

You’re right, we do. Forgot about Bedlem.

[dcar00 14995]

the worst case scenario is winning the next 3 and then getting run out of the gym in manhattan while the recruiting class goes to shit.

[ztejas 44283]

1 minute ago, nunna yo bizness said:

The thing it affects is losing recruits.  A near term firing of Herman and guys like Ewers have some reason for pause rather than committing elsewhere.  Drag this firing shit out and it's more likely him and others bail and go ahead and commit elsewhere.  Once they've done that it becomes much harder to flip them if/when we do do get a new coach..

I'm not sure if I agree. I think winning games like tonight kind of make it a wash for recruits. Might depend on the kid, whether they are a program recruit or a coach recruit. Texas gets a lot of the former even when we're shitty.

[Valmy77 13626]

Well if the plan was to fire Herman and hire Meyer that suddenly looks to be in trouble now. If that was what UT wanted to do they needed to fire him immediately. Herman has a way to pulling these things out. Glad his players played for him unlike Strong. But hey still plenty of time for Herman to screw up again.

Great win though. Sure we played shitty but we won. Helps make Halloween fun.

[Brothahorn 10100]

Just saw the score.


Fuck..I mean yay we won.

[Bevo 13924]

Why can't we have nice things?

[Valmy77 13626]

4 minutes ago, ztejas said:

We do actually 

We win out and we are guaranteed a trip to the Big 12 title game?

Well here is hoping.

[RGBIII 23020]

Odds were he wasn’t getting canned mid season anyway..either way we are going to get either a big 12 championship or Urban Meyer

[ztejas 44283]

1 minute ago, Valmy77 said:

We win out and we are guaranteed a trip to the Big 12 title game?

Si señor. We would have tiebreaker over everyone but OU - and none of them finish with just 1 conference loss if we win out. 

[TexArcher 39077]

1 minute ago, dcar00 said:

the worst case scenario is winning the next 3 and then getting run out of the gym in manhattan while the recruiting class goes to shit.

Pretty sure the worst case scenario is we beat Kansas and lose the other 3, Tom gets a mulligan because of Covid and "distractions", then we go 6-6 next season and Urban tells us to fuck off and we hire Bryan Harsin.

And I wish this were more far-fetched.

[Bigbend1812 13062]

Yay we won!  Now step into my office Tom.  Good win.  Now you’re fucking fired.  Get the fuck out of here, you pussy. 

[Valmy77 13626]

1 minute ago, RGBIII said:

Odds were he wasn’t getting canned mid season anyway..either way we are going to get either a big 12 championship or Urban Meyer

I don't know. If Herman gets to the Big 12 title game and loses I don't see him getting fired.

[ztejas 44283]

Just now, Valmy77 said:

I don't know. If Herman gets to the Big 12 title game and loses I don't see him getting fired.

Mack did the same thing (basically) and we fired him. 

[Captain Ron 13133]

22 minutes ago, Spankytoes said:

7-9 and miss the playoffs

In the NFC East I'm pretty sure that wins the division and makes the playoffs.

[KingLerxst 112]

 

Win a shitty big XII this year and be stuck with Tom for another year probably 2. Or lose a couple more games. Get rid of Tom. Replace him with Urban or another “has to better than this piece of shit Herman“.

I’ll gladly sacrifice this year if it means cutting out the cancer that is Tom Herman.

[closetohumping 17827]

4 minutes ago, Valmy77 said:

I don't know. If Herman gets to the Big 12 title game and loses I don't see him getting fired.

If we lose the big 12 title game we are likely 1-5 vs ou.  That's firable

[Happy Gilmore 1004]

9 minutes ago, RGBIII said:

Odds were he wasn’t getting canned mid season anyway..either way we are going to get either a big 12 championship or Urban Meyer

Agree that was wish casting. This changes nothing imo. He lucked into this win just like he did with Tech. This being another wtf moment for Gundy too. 

Edited November 1, 2020 by Happy Gilmore

[Valmy77 13626]

Just now, closetohumping said:

If we lose the big 12 title game we are likely 1-5 vs ou.  That's firable

It should be.

But he would also be 8-3 in such a scenario...I just don't see it happening.

[RGBIII 23020]

2 minutes ago, Happy Gilmore said:

Agree that was wish casting. This changes nothing imo. He lucked into this win just like he did with Tech. This being another wtf moment for Gundy too. 

Agreed what the fuck was that game...I mean they were dominant but those damn turnovers were wild

[GreenspointTexas 9992]

This thread is pathetic right now

 

 

a lot of yall need to take a break from posting for a day or two

[closetohumping 17827]

1 minute ago, GreenspointTexas said:

This thread is pathetic right now

 

 

a lot of yall need to take a break from posting for a day or two

Old man in room 20 needs his bed pan changed

[Coach pop a bitch 6042]

 

[dcar00 14995]

and on cue it looks like Riley is actually coaching up his OL and QB while our senior QB is getting shitty protection and is regressing.  its just so patently obvious Herman is so fucking overrated as a head coach and we are going to be stuck with him for another year just like Mackovic and we will tank next year with a new QB and no Ossai.

its like dejavu all over again.

[TXpride 609]

We still looked like shit for the most part. OL still sucks, receivers still suck, corners still suck. Had OSU taken care of the ball they would've beaten us by 3 scores. We may win this shitty conference after all (probably not though), but we'll never be elite under Herman. 4 years in and we don't look any better than we did in 2017.

[UhhhIdk 125]

22 minutes ago, hornfromdallas said:

if u didnt believe me when i told u the players still love coach herman go watch tarik black & bj fosters ig lives

They were litty in that locker room with herman

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Why do they love him so much? Aren’t they tired of always losing? Legitimately curious 

[trythisathome 982]

1 minute ago, UhhhIdk said:

Why do they love him so much? Aren’t they tired of always losing? Legitimately curious 

He handled the George Floyd unrest really well, and he does seem pretty genuine in his love for the players. Doesn't surprise me that they would still like him. 

[ztejas 44283]

6 minutes ago, Coach pop a bitch said:

 

Stay classy Herman

[closetohumping 17827]

WVA could certainly beat us honestly.

[Rockethorn1978 6206]

1 minute ago, closetohumping said:

WVA could certainly beat us honestly.

Every game we play is like this. Coin flip every week. 

[Atticus 4225]

2 minutes ago, trythisathome said:

He handled the George Floyd unrest really well, and he does seem pretty genuine in his love for the players. Doesn't surprise me that they would still like him. 

Charlie Strong's players loved him too. Players tend to love the coaches that they commit to/play for.

[closetohumping 17827]

9 minutes ago, UhhhIdk said:

Why do they love him so much? Aren’t they tired of always losing? Legitimately curious 

He seems to bond with those guys and he was definitely on their side during the summer of protests

Edited November 1, 2020 by closetohumping

[UhhhIdk 125]

Thanks guys but I was specifically asking Mr. Whittington the question 

[Dbeasy 15613]

The distance between us and OU is growing every week. Pretty soon we won’t even be in their rear view mirror. Meanwhile A&M is on our bumper and about to pass us.

[canadianhorn21 970]

Herman is wasted!!!

[satyanash 15656]

god damnit ESPN

 

[nunna yo bizness 1690]

1 minute ago, canadianhorn21 said:

Herman is wasted!!!

And he's made our football program a wasteland.

[ztejas 44283]

1 minute ago, canadianhorn21 said:

Herman is wasted!!!

Ossai going to come out with a Newport in the corner of his mouth wearing nothing but sweatpants telling em to quiet down and turn the bathroom light off. 

[Knoxtnhorn 6312]

I dislike Herman as much as many of y'all.  That being said, we won.  Hook mothereffim 'em!

[closetohumping 17827]

1 minute ago, longhornmatt said:

OSU had over 500 yards and we had 287.  They dominated the game, and we could lose to anyone except Kansas.   We could also beat anyone, too.

Honestly, shit ass, worst team in their last 20 years OU is still probably the best team in the conference this year.  Which is infuriating.

ou starting to look like the old ou.  They put 50 on us in the championship game and Herm could be gone

[hornfromdallas 334]

someone please tell me you screen capped the ig video of the players laying in the coffin ish was liiiiiiiittttttttttt

[Happy Gilmore 1004]

1 minute ago, ztejas said:

Ossai going to come out with a Newport in the corner of his mouth wearing nothing but sweatpants telling em to quiet down and turn the bathroom light off. 

Ohh fucking hell, he really is Charlie Strong.... I got images of Strong crowd surfing in the Cotton Bowl. 

[Butch Had Not 3065]

These stupid rotations of wr, rb, te, needs to stop. No hot hand,  no rhythm. Bijan starts doing Bijan things and then Ingram and rochan cut into reps. Wiley is a stud and brewer gets these low upside reps.