8. "Mack Brown ran Texas into the ground and really didn't leave Charlie " In response to Reply # 7 Sat Oct-03-15 12:47 PM by calij81
with much to work with. I don't think fans realize how much of a rebuilding job that Charlie Strong inherited. That being said, even in down years Strong and Texas should be pulling in top 10 classes with ease.
Also, the special teams mistakes are on Strong and his staff, that is something Strong and staff can control and they haven't fixed that yet.
9. "The boosters still like him. (We'll see after this loss.)" In response to Reply # 7
For what it's worth, after the first loss, the team was competitive in two games against equal talent. (OKState and California) Texas has played much better than they did against ND, to Strong's credit, but the two recent losses, along with the performance of the offense in the first game, reflects poorly on the coaching staff.
Could he get fired? I dunno. It would seem silly to fire a coach after one mediocre year and one bad year given that he is being asked to rebuild the department. If Mack had left Texas as a Top 10-25 program, the firing would make sense, but Texas hasn't been relevant in at least five years. Letting Strong go now would set the program back at least another two to three years, so unless the new Texas AD can get a really big name, Strong is the best coach available.
13. "Our worse players on the field are upper classmen" In response to Reply # 2
That being said, we have players tweeting at half time and facetiming That's unacceptable. If my lady wasn't doing her hair I'd have left the house a long time ago. Last year they showed fight. I don't know what they're showing this year. But this is disappointing.
------ “There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.” -Albert Camus
33. "He's to be taken with a grain of salt" In response to Reply # 20
During his recruitment he trolled the shit out of A&M. Like epically. Via Twitter. So the content of his tweets isn't an issue because he's a known Twitter troll. However the fact that he's tweeting during half time this week and facetiming last week. That's a problem.
------ “There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.” -Albert Camus
57. "RE: He's to be taken with a grain of salt" In response to Reply # 33
yep. And Boyd basically retweets any tweet he's mentioned in. Definitely wouldn't read into anything he tweets, he just shouldn't be doing it during a game.
34. "Rangers dude got fired. " In response to Reply # 25
It'll take a lot for Charlie not to be back next year though. Texas just let their o line issue with OkST go to trial even those guys the issue couldve been settled out of court for less than 500k
To fire Charlie means they'd have to be willing to eat like 15 million.
Crazier things have happened. Black coaches have hotter seats. But for a lot of reasons it would be foolish to fire him. Money being a top one.
------ “There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.” -Albert Camus
17. "nothing official, but he's a world class douche bag from what I understa..." In response to Reply # 10 Sat Oct-03-15 03:21 PM by Dstl1
and no stranger to Columbia PD. I think it was time to let Drew take over...not like Matt was lighting shit up. I won't front. I thought he was gonna be that dude when he replaced Franklin, but he plays scared as shit. Drew looks like a stud, but who really knows for sure.
...I'm from the era when A.I. was the answer, now they think ai is the answer - Marlon Craft
52. "I thought the same thing about Mauk." In response to Reply # 17
He has a big play quality that Franklin and even Gabbert didn't. It seemed over time that he would learn to be consistent and improve his accuracy. But he can't manage a game outside of the fourth quarter.
12. "I've accepted the fact that we are getting Bowden'd" In response to Reply # 0
... by Beamer.
Not that we were on FSU's level before, but we are now at that point where we've gotten as far as we will ever get w/ Beamer, but he's done so much that we'll never actually fire him.
Our only hope is to lose to UVA and not make a bowl game this season.
27. "Back to back shutouts for Michigan" In response to Reply # 0
We played like ass on offense the entire 1st half. Turnovers, penalties, mistakes & we still beat Maryland 28-0. I like that this team is learning on the fly but still executing well enough to smother teams..
29. "anyone care to talk about the #1, #2 teams struggling today in conf.?" In response to Reply # 0
we all have tirelessly heard the SEC get shit on for in conference battles, just want to remind some folks that Michigan St. survived by 3 against Purdue and im currently watching Indiana competing against Ohio State.
I hope you are all enjoying your Saturday. looking forward to the Fire Game, Ark @ Tennessee, because the head coach that loses will get fired.
35. "cant speak for Sparty but IU is good (w a healthy Sudfeld and Howard)" In response to Reply # 29
>we all have tirelessly heard the SEC get shit on for in >conference battles, just want to remind some folks that >Michigan St. survived by 3 against Purdue
and im currently >watching Indiana competing against Ohio State.
and IU is missing their best defensive player .
>I hope you are all enjoying your Saturday. looking forward to >the Fire Game, Ark @ Tennessee, because the head coach that >loses will get fired.
Butch Jones rope is longer than Bert's.
------------------- I wanna go to where the martyrs went the brown figures on the walls of my apart-a-ment...
63. "the direct snaps to Brax are awful and predictable and go nowhere" In response to Reply # 58
that's why id like to see him pass it...give teams something to think about. i thought that was going to be the strategy from day 1.
the play calling has been a little bit strange at times but the bigger issue is the turnovers. i think OSU has had multiple turnover games dating back to Alabama and the fact that hit hasn't cost this team a victory yet is really quite amazing. but it will happen eventually. can't lose the turnover battle every single game and expect to go undefeated.
One is that his shoulder really is shot to the point that he shouldn't even attempt passing, it would be so bad. Or else he might injure it, and end up on the sidelines for the rest of the season.
The other that i suspect is that there are plays designed for him to throw but they are being saved for bigger games/bigger moments. Show that he always runs every time and you set up the big play action against Michigan or Mich state
54. "Butch got Tennessee in a straight tailspin of bad coaching." In response to Reply # 0
talk about the worst second half adjustments in the country. bringing DeBord out of his cave could be what gets Jones' fired.
looks like team and fanbase have tuned him out. the only thing that'll save him is to coach his way out of this debacle of a season, and based on what I've seen in three years, he doesn't have that in him.
kind of embarrassing but this is a mission critical decision. not sure who to blame for Dobbs' complete regression, and the fact Tennessee has a bunch of 6'2+, 200+, 4-stars at receiver but cannot break 160 passing yards a game is bewildering.
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65. "Josh Dobbs rushing stats...." In response to Reply # 54
Last week 136 yds This week 7 yds
The only reason to have him in the game with his lack of passing ability is because of the run threat. If he's not going to run, put in QD. Can't watch this anymore.
56. "Butch would've been under .500 in the Pac-12 with Mariota" In response to Reply # 55
Helfrich has the same coordinator problem. he hired a bad one in Pellum. I read something last year where an opposing Pac-12 coach called their defensive scheme a joke, and how Arizona beat them running the same play over and over.
68. "I think Frost is actually the bigger problem" In response to Reply # 56
He's demonstrated nothing since he's been here aside from getting WRs to block physically.
His recruiting has been garbage (first at WR, now at QB) and there's no evidence that he's done a good job developing the QBs - the bulk of Marcus' learning was under Helfrich.
I mean Pellum is probably a step down from Aliotti, but if our offense is still operating we probably don't worry nearly as much about that.
70. "Mike Riley is a nice guy" In response to Reply # 0
I do feel sorry for him. The Fire Mike Riley stuff from fans is too soon even with the horrible end of game time management and getting beat by Illinois. This team may not win 5 games tho... It would have struggled to get 7 with Bo tho as well imo
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