I actually agree with this. However the only question is how much time do they give Strong.
Even Nick Saban can't survive 50 point beat downs. Another game like that and he is done, good coach or not.
I also agree that Strong is a good coach and, given time and a lack of interference from boosters, could probably get this turned around. But, if he gets more than one more year without SIGNIFICANT improvement (8 or 9 wins without any major embarrassing loses), it'll only be because of the expense of firing him. I think most of the big money guys were completely against his hiring in the first place and they'll take any half-way reasonable excuse to get rid of him.
Then they make another offer to Nick Saban. 25 million a year for 5 years. **blue font**
Yep. They owe Charlie a very, very large paycheck if they decide to fire him at the end of the season. Then, they have to pay to get a new coach and probably have to pay that coach's buyout. Talking about close to $50 million at that point.
Here's the thing though, either Texas is all talk or they can darn well afford it. I guess one can look at the Saban situation one of two ways, either they were willing to throw an absurd amount of money his way, or it was all talk and all they ever really did was offer him a tiny bit more.
Wait...they suck in the Big 12 and their answer is to join a real conference where they'll have to play even better teams? What kind of logic is that?
That made some kind of sense, didn't it? TCU and Baylor don't seem to have a problem winning in the same conference. However, many of the replies to that thread are ready to leave the B12 because Texas is under-appreciated in the B12. They say they are Texas and they can go to any conference they want. Hmmmm. I wonder if that attitude has anything to do with their feeling under-appreciated? :eek2:
The could join the Sunbelt. I am sure they would take them and they might could compete with those teams.
I'm pretty sure there's at least one conference that Texas has NO shot at joining.
