Texas aint never really been the shyt they thought they was... until Mack Brown showed up and then found Vince....... that's why I don't get them pretending to be some storied program that's on the same level as Bama or OSU.....
Half of their ships are from an era where it was even more political than it is now...
I went to Texas and I agree with this. Before Mack Brown, we were mediocre since the late 70s. Just too many vultures in the state willing to play, while our alumni hold the type of kids and coaches to an impossible standard because they all feel like they need to be pleased with how the program runs. We walked that edge in basketball for a bit and it got us a lot of time in the top 10. Once they weren't willing anymore, Rick Barnes ended up fired. Interesting to see how Shaka does without even being able to play on the edge. He seems far more comfortable(and realistic) about the culture and that's why I think he will succeed.
I agree that its not a slam dunk IF Herman comes he wins big, but he has been in the program and understands the culture. He was a GA at Texas and got his masters degree at Texas. If anyone can do it, it would be him. He would inherent a lot of talent, and a lot of love/respect from the high school coaches. The high school coaches are a big part of the culture here. There's no loyalty in the way there is in other places like LSU. Texas is growing rapidly. Kids from all over the country coming into these suburban schools who want to go back and play where they grew up. You have to go through the coaches to overcome that sometimes. Strong skips that all together and goes at the parents. I like that better, but white Texas doesn't. It will keep him from ever truly having top 5 top classes.
Texas literally still living off that one Mack Brown-Vince Young championship year. Not much before and hardly anything after
@ anyone suggesting strong shouldn't have taken the Texas job. Be scared of greatness brehs
