Mack Brown steps down as UT coach

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

The fact that RGIII and Johnny Manziel both told Mack Brown to his face that they wanted to be the QB for the Longhorns and he passed them up in favor for colossal failures like Garrett Gilbert will never be forgotten in Austin.

You aren't lying, but at the same time, its not as simple as that.

I do find it funny, Baylor, over a two year recruiting period signed three very good quarterbacks. Robert Griffin, Nick Florence, and Bryce Petty, all from Texas. In the same two year period, Texas skipped on QBs and then took Garrett Gilbert. Now, I don't think Gilbert was a huge failure. His senior year at SMU is going to be better than anything Case McCoy or David Ash could give you, but, I understand your point.

Under the radar in all of the talk about Mack Brown's demise...recruiting and coaching up of the lines. Yeah, Jackson Jeffcoat became an awesome player and Trey Hopkins and Donald Hawkins also came around as seniors, the play on the lines, overall, not that good. Forget not recruiting RGIII and Johnny Football, busts along the lines like Reggie Wilson, Taylor Bible, Ashton Jeffrey...also, guys like Mason Walters, a nice player, but never lived up to the billing. Nevermind the star-hyped busts ...Mack recently never got the roster filler types either...the tier three types he got never really contributed. You ended up with a roster of stars (Jeffcoat, Okafor, Hicks, Davis) and bums.

Also, as Mack tried to "get with the times"...hiring Manny Diaz was a HUGE flop for Texas. In a time when Texas needed results badly, Diaz was a complete failure and was one of the bigger nails in the coffin of Mack Brown.

Also, offense has simply taken a dive off the deep end. Once one of the top O's in the country back in the late 2000's, Texas has become a mediocre unit offensively. The last year of Greg Davis (offense dropped into the 50s in his last two years, a justifiable firing, IMO), but replacing them with Bryan Harsin and Major Applewhite didn't yield any improvement. Harsin wisely moved on, but sticking with Applewhite, who fields a worse offense then Davis, is another problem of Mack.

He tried to go young with the coordinators and it didn't work. Going back to Robinson mid-season probably almost saved his job.

 

[NAHSTE]

Forget not recruiting RGIII and Johnny Football, busts along the lines like Reggie Wilson, Taylor Bible, Ashton Jeffrey...also, guys like Mason Walters, a nice player, but never lived up to the billing. Nevermind the star-hyped busts ...Mack recently never got the roster filler types either...the tier three types he got never really contributed. You ended up with a roster of stars (Jeffcoat, Okafor, Hicks, Davis) and bums.

That's the issue with filling your class up on Junior Day 15 months out from NSD. Texas was star-chasing but missing out on those late riser types who hit the radar their senior year and would always be looking out of state by that point. Can't find developmental guys when you're letting Rivals do your recruiting each year.

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

That's the issue with filling your class up on Junior Day 15 months out from NSD. Texas was star-chasing but missing out on those late riser types who hit the radar their senior year and would always be looking out of state by that point. Can't find developmental guys when you're letting Rivals do your recruiting each year.

I can't truly fault Mack...that method worked for him for years...probably the Team of the 2000's with that method. Unfortunately, times change and sooner or later, you need to alter your strategy, at least a little bit.

Also, in recent years, "the best" of Texas, hasn't been a lock to go to Texas. Baylor, aTm, Bama, as well as some other poachers got all up in that top Texas talent.

 

[ThomasTomasz]

I can't truly fault Mack...that method worked for him for years...probably the Team of the 2000's with that method. Unfortunately, times change and sooner or later, you need to alter your strategy, at least a little bit.

Also, in recent years, "the best" of Texas, hasn't been a lock to go to Texas. Baylor, aTm, Bama, as well as some other poachers got all up in that top Texas talent.

The talent has to go somewhere. As discussed in other threads recently, it's all a cycle.

 

[Sharkweather]

Texas just simply sorts the recruits by interest level and picks out the recruits that list them as 1st.

At some point you have to try and beat some other schools for players.

 

[NAHSTE]

The talent has to go somewhere. As discussed in other threads recently, it's all a cycle.

A lot of the eastern TX talent has been coming to LSU under Saban and Miles

:giveit:

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

The talent has to go somewhere. As discussed in other threads recently, it's all a cycle.

Mack Brown using that NCAA13 strat.

 

[MrBill]

Local sports guy from WOAI....

 

[NAHSTE]

Local sports guy from WOAI....

mg4:

 

[MrBill]

 

[ram29jackson]

 

[KnightNoles]

Someone update the thread title....

BREAKING: Mack Brown will resign as Texas head coach.
— Longhorn Network (@LonghornNetwork) December 15, 2013​

<script async="" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[ram29jackson]

Resigns

 

[Cornelius]

Nice work by Saban to get that money.

 

[MrBill]

So who is going to get the UT job? I think David Cutcliffe from Duke (Eli's coach at Ole Miss) might be in the mix.

 

[Sharkweather]

If not Saban, it should be Briles. But Texas will never put its ego aside and hire someone from "lowly" Baylor.

 

[BigBiss]

If not Saban, it should be Briles. But Texas will never put its ego aside and hire someone from "lowly" Baylor.

I dont think hes leaving Baylor ... Cutcliffe would be awesome ... James Franklin would likely be the best Recruiter they could bring in

 

[SuperKevin]

They'll end up with Will Muschamp.

 

[Hasselbeck]

Vegas Odds on who will be new coach

 

[KnightNoles]

When will Kirby Smart get his head gig? Tough to see Texas being his first HC job though.

James Franklin is probably their guy.