re: 2015 Recruiting Discussion

I believe in the honeymoon.
AS LONG AS THE UNIVERSITY IS EXCITED ABOUT THE HIRE.

it's painfully obvious that Strong was hired because he was there. He was greeted by a tepid fan base. There was no honeymoon because it's a shotgun marriage. The recruits know this and pick up on that.

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AS LONG AS THE UNIVERSITY IS EXCITED ABOUT THE HIRE.

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And as long as he is a good fit.

It is obvious part of Charlie's problem is people expect him to be the mayor of Texas like Brown and he doesn't want to do it.

I think what we will learn from this is Texas can NEVER have a "real" coach again. The correct "fit" is a politician at the top thanks to Brown, or your stakeholders will withhold the support you need. The closest Texas can come to good coaching is overpaying coordinators...

Reminds me of "Mr. Texas A&M"

Every night before I go to sleep I pray that is what happens

I don't think Strong's inability to mesh w/ the big money horns is hurting him with recruits. That will hurt him later when he isn't having the success UTx expects. He's going to have a short leash, made even shorter because he isn't the politician Mack was.

But while the "new coach bump" exists, because it's easier to make your sale when you don't have years of failure/mediocrity hanging over your head, that's only PART of the equation. The reality of the situation is that A&M in the SEC is just inherently more attractive than UTx in the B12 (or anywhere else, for that matter, but especially UTx in the B12). Strong can sell potential success at UTx in the B12; Sumlin can sell proven success at A&M in the SEC. Sumlin just has a better product to sell, and will continue to do so unless we crater at a time when UTx has a great year.

And keep in mind, while Strong is not recruiting as well as Sumlin, he's still got the best class in the B12 right now, and he's running circles around Stoops right now. So he's doing fine compared to his actual opponents, just not compared to the one school they actually NEED to beat.

did all the 2014 recruits make it to summer school?

I think the problem is Mack made the job even bigger than Charlie can handle.

Like the closed practices thing. Kids would use Texas to get exposure, as if they were a natural resources that is shared by Texans. That is the kind of stuff that doesn't help you on the field in 2014, but helps the high school coaches back you in 2017 when that school has a 5 star.

Or how Mack would intimidate the heck out of high school coaches with a paternal attitude. That is the kind of stuff that kept Mack on top for so long.

If Charlie kills it year one, wins the Big 12 and makes the playoff then none of that matters. But if he bombs, then he has almost no chance to climb out of the hole as he is turning his back on Mack's old standbys.

This will be a fun season, if only because what happens to Texas will set the tone in the state for a while.

Haha no OU or Texas.

what's striking about that is he visited Texas over the weekend and they offered him in person on that visit. Then 2 days later they are not in his top 6. Hard to spin that any way but