re: SEC/BIG12 Challenge

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What happened to Texas? I thought Shaka was a good hire.

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Hoodwinked. We did too, and fell for it when he took Barnes' players to the tournament as a 6-seed his first year. Unfortunately, Texas hasn't come really close to that caliber at all.

Just another example of not being able to handle the big time.

I wouldn't go so far as to say he's Charlie Strong 2.0, because I think Shaka could still find success at a smaller program in the A10 or C-USA. Charlie, on the other hand, showed his prowess at USF shortly after Texas and solidified himself as coordinator for a while.