re: Aggies: was it worth it?

They lit tens upon tens of millions of dollars on fire. The only thing of real value they are walking away with is Manziels heisman. That whole deal was electric but that’s it.

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Where do they keep the championship caliber coaches in stock?

Hiring a coach is just a roll of the dice. Hire the best staff you can, give them the support they need, and hope for the best.

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One of the biggest issues with Charlie Strong and Tom Herman was their coaching resume and the contacts, or lack of same, they made along the way. They both brought to Texas the G5 assistants they were familiar with, which were not P5 quality and most certainly were not top tier P5. They pulled highly rated recruits, but they didn't get developed properly.

In hind sight, they won at Louisville and Houston with good, experienced QB's, with rosters built by others.

Sark's HC (Washington, USC) experience was not so good, but the other tangible data points were stellar.

He was the OC and architect of Alabama's explosive NC teams.
He was mentored under Nick Saban's and Pete Carroll's NC winning programs.
He coached in the NFL at Oakland & Atlanta.
He played QB at BYU at a high level (His 536 yards passing were the most ever against A&M).
He's played HS football in California.

He made extensive contacts in the coaching world, and he's a likable guy. He took PK from Washington because he coached against him.

The assistants he took from Alabama coach Texas' QB, OL, TE & ST; He pulled his DC & LB from Washington, DB coach from Notre Dame, and from the NFL his DL (Bo Davis) & WR. His only G5 coach played and coached at Georgia Tech(RB Tashard Choice has built a top 5 RB room).

Sark doesn't have to coach his coaches. Bo Davis, Kyle Flood, and Choice recruit the guys they want, regardless of * ratings.