re: Question for Arkansas Fans

I think he is a good coach. His downfall at Texas was purportedly that he is very weird and an a-hole, and did not have the interpersonal skills required to navigate recruiting and the politics that exist at any big program. Apparently, one high school coach called him "Texas A&M's best recruiter" due to how offputting he was.

That said I actually wouldn't be surprised to see him succeed at FAU due to the low profile job and the kids he'll be working with, which likely will have much less ego than 5 and 4 star bluechips.

As for whether it was a good call to shitcan him, yes it was probably a better bet than letting him try to right the ship. There were stories about his own players on the roster actively recruiting against him. No way for me to know if it's true. But even in his media pressers you could tell the guy was a total dipshit, and if his public persona was that awful, he is probably exhausting to be around and work for. Deliver success immediately and you can get away with that, but he didn't, so on to the next.