BREAKING Official: Texas hires Alabama OC Steve Sarkisian as head coach

[BamaFanInTally]

Actually Kiffin would make more sense at Texas. Nothing against Sark either. Kiffin and UT deserve each other. Sark deserves a better HC opportunity.

 

[CoachJeff]

%&@#

 

[pelleas]

Long-term, though, this is perfect. We'll just hire him back from Texas when we're ready.

 

[DzynKingRTR]

I was looking forward to watching meaningless football today and now I don't even care at all.

 

[JayBama_in_PCOLA]

Actually Kiffin would make more sense at Texas. Nothing against Sark either. Kiffin and UT deserve each other. Sark deserves a better HC opportunity.

Hard to get better than Texas.
I really don’t like Texas now, like REALLY don’t like them. This only makes it worse.

 

[BamaNation]

Texas is taking a page from Awburn's playbook:

Herman is owed a $15 million buyout and assistants an additional $10 million in buyouts.

"With our football season coming to a close, our vice president and athletics director, Chris Del Conte, has evaluated the UT program's strengths and weaknesses and where the program is relative to our goals. While we have made measured progress during the past several years under Tom Herman's leadership, Chris has recommended to the university president, Jay Hartzell, that UT make a coaching change to get us on track to achieving our ambitious goals," Texas' statement read. "President Hartzell and the chair of our Board of Regents, Kevin Eltife, concur with this recommendation and have approved the change. We thank Coach Herman for his service and dedication to our student-athletes, our program and our university."

 

[RollTide_HTTR]

Heck of a job for him. But man this stinks. Wanted at least one more year with him since we are losing so much on offense and breaking in a new QB

 

[64met]

Is this actually confirmed?

 

[KrAzY3]

This is exactly the sort of distraction Alabama doesn't need.

I just hope he handles it as well as Pruitt did.

 

[crimsonaudio]

Is this actually confirmed?

Herman is definitely fired, just rumors regarding Sark replacing him - but I suspect said rumors are corect.

 

[Tug Tide]

Is this actually confirmed?

Not yet, at least not by UT/UA

 

[TideEngineer08]

Collegiate athletic departments, on the highest levels, are run by the stupidest people.

I hate this. Every time. Every freaking time.

 

[CrimsonNagus]

You have got to be kidding me!!!!!!

Great, just what we need after a rather pedestrian performance against ND... more distractions.

Way to ruin your career Sark. No one will succeed to the standard they wish for at Texas. You’ll be fired in 3-4 years.

 

[colbysullivan]

Well congrats to OSU. You backed into the playoffs and have now won a championship.

 

[Padreruf]

I am assuming that Sark and Saban knew this would come out today and have a solid game plan for managing everything going forward. At least he seems to be much steadier than LK and I predict will keep his focus on the coming game. Signing date is in February I think...good luck to him. He's worked hard and well for us.

 

[Tug Tide]

It’s hard keeping up with both threads.

 

[georgeted]

I wonder if Young will follow him

 

[JayBama_in_PCOLA]

Potentially?!

 

[Tidewater]

Dadgummit.
Oh, well, thanks, Coach Sark for what you've done for Bama.
Go beat Oklahoma.

 

[Tug Tide]

I wonder if Young will follow him

Hush yo mouff