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Nahlin says there's talk UT might hire Gary Patterson as an analyst. But Nahlin is done with PK & wants Sark to hire him as DC:
Hire Gary Patterson
There is actually some talk that he’s in play as an analyst. That would be a waste, but better than nothing.
Hire him. Hire him if its Co-DC to handle the secondary. Hire him if it’s to handle the whole defense.
This is a soft program. I have no clue if GP’s ego would work with Sark. Or if Sark’s ego would allow for GP. But there needs to be discussion and soon.
I’m not kidding. This defense is embarrassingly soft, not individually, but by scheme.
Texas needs to make changes now. Sark needs to re-evaluate his S&C program. Three guys rolling off the field at the same time is one of the softest things I’ve ever seen.
They need a Muschamp and it isn’t going to be Muschamp.
Bring in GP and allow him to do the work that isn’t being done by the head coach and S&C coach. Or the DC.
Three guys falling off the field because gravity rolled them off. My god.
Texas better make changes.
Doubt GP would come here but there has to be a change on defense or fans will not show up next year and it will be a countdown till Sark's firing and then the recruits will stop answering his calls.
Its just odd that some one with the resume of PK would spectacular fail here. I think the issue at hand is a combination of things. We certainly don't have the players to run his scheme, and I don't know if we have the time to wait for him to get his guys in. Also have to wonder if there are issues with philosophy among the position coaches, the majority of them were hired for Muschamp, and lastly I think our players in general are just soft. Not sure it has anything to do with S&C most of them play with no aggression. But I think having a head coach type at DC would help Sark tremendously.
Bobby Burton says Gary Patterson ain't coming:
Based on information I’ve received, we should not expect Gary Patterson to have any involvement at Texas next season. The defensive-minded head coach was ousted by TCU at mid-season and there were some rumors Steve Sarkisian might lean on Patterson to help shore up the Texas defense in the off-season.
While Patterson has a great deal of respect for Sark, privately calling Sark’s offensive mind the best in the Big 12 and even going so far to say he likes him personally, and Patterson and Texas Athletic Director Chris Del Conte, who formerly held the same position at TCU, have a good relationship, I’m told Patterson is not looking to move away from Fort Worth at this time unless it’s as a head coach elsewhere. The purple in his blood runs deep. In fact, despite his departure from on-field coaching, Patterson was in his office this week trying to help TCU coaches with their gameplan against Iowa State.
Could things change over time for Patterson? Sure.
But I was told not to expect anything where Patterson would be directly involved with UT.
While Patterson has a great deal of respect for Sark, privately calling Sark’s offensive mind the best in the Big 12 and even going so far to say he likes him personally, and Patterson and Texas Athletic Director Chris Del Conte, who formerly held the same position at TCU, have a good relationship, I’m told Patterson is not looking to move away from Fort Worth at this time unless it’s as a head coach elsewhere. The purple in his blood runs deep. In fact, despite his departure from on-field coaching, Patterson was in his office this week trying to help TCU coaches with their gameplan against Iowa State.
Could things change over time for Patterson? Sure.
But I was told not to expect anything where Patterson would be directly involved with UT.