UT Fires Herman

[UNTLifer]

https://www.statesman.com/
 

Reported to be hiring Steve Sarkisian from Alabama. 

[NorthTexasSportsNetwork]

Herman to North Texas👀💀

[meanrob]

Sometimes I’ll preface an opinion with “I could be wrong...” but in this case that’s unnecessary. 
 

Sarkisian at worst will be a disaster at BEST will be Tom Herman. I wish I had this kind of money to burn. 

Edited January 2, 2021 by meanrob

[Side Show Joe]

Herman was only at Texas for 4 season. In that time he went 54-22 with 4 bowl wins... and it wasn't good enough to keep his job. Plus, it will cost Texas $24 million to push him out the door. I love their commitment to high standards. But, I agree. Sarkisian isn't going to get them Big12 championships, and certainly not playoff appearances. They should poach Matt Campbell from Iowa State.

Edited January 2, 2021 by Side Show Joe

[p_phelps]

We need an OC... id do it for the recruiting factor alone

[Mean Green 93-98]

This reminds me of Auburn's recent firing/hiring.  Paying a ton of money to fire a coach who has done a decent job to hire someone else who could easily be a downgrade.

[Side Show Joe]

1 minute ago, Mean Green 93-98 said:

This reminds me of Auburn's recent firing/hiring.  Paying a ton of money to fire a coach who has done a decent job to hire someone else who could easily be a downgrade.

They haven't hired him yet. If I were a Texas fan, I'd hope they look around more. I agree Sark is a lateral move at best. No reason to throw away $24 million just to have a new guy of equal or even lesser quality.

[emmitt01]

Congratulations Steve Sarkisian.  You are now another in a long line of Texas coaches to be paid top dollar, given an almost unlimited budget...and able to watch OU win conference titles while you enjoy unwarranted top 25 rankings and 7-9 win seasons.  

[Wag Tag]

Texas jealous of Jimbo's success. Top 5, in the conversation for the championship games.

 

Edited January 2, 2021 by Wag Tag

[Moobs]

I got push notifications from ESPN about the firing and hiring about 30-40 mins apart from each other. That’s quick work!!

[El Paso Eagle]

@PlummMeanGreenmaybe this helps to answer the 30 day wait question. It's actually 30 minutes

 

Edited January 2, 2021 by El Paso Eagle

[El Paso Eagle]

In cases like this where a school chooses to fire a coach after signing day I believe they should get the players the option if they choose to back out of that commitment

[Moobs]

5 minutes ago, El Paso Eagle said:

In cases like this where a school chooses to fire a coach after signing day I believe they should get the players the option if they choose to back out of that commitment

I don’t disagree. But where do you draw the line? Would you do that for schools that wait until after signing day to fire a DC too?

[Rudy]

Those morons have an undeserved, unrealistic view on things. 

[Harry]

Wow this is a shock thought he had another year!

[Monkeypox]

Nobody does less with more. 

[greenminer]

3 hours ago, emmitt01 said:

Congratulations Steve Sarkisian.  You are now another in a long line of Texas coaches to be paid top dollar, given an almost unlimited budget...and able to watch OU win conference titles while you enjoy unwarranted top 25 rankings and 7-9 win seasons.  

It's a Longhorn tradition!

[jtm0097]

Interesting names for Sarkisian's potential staff.

https://footballscoop.com/news/sources-part-of-sarks-texas-allure-is-potential-staff/

[emmitt01]

54 minutes ago, jtm0097 said:

Interesting names for Sarkisian's potential staff.

https://footballscoop.com/news/sources-part-of-sarks-texas-allure-is-potential-staff/

I know somebody he could bring in as an OC. He’s got recent experience at places like North Carolina and Arizona.

[EagleD]

6 hours ago, emmitt01 said:

Congratulations Steve Sarkisian.  You are now another in a long line of Texas coaches to be paid top dollar, given an almost unlimited budget...and able to watch OU win conference titles while you enjoy unwarranted top 25 rankings and 7-9 win seasons.  

He’ll be fired in 5 years. 

[El Paso Eagle]

Just now, EagleD said:

He’ll be fired in 5 years. 

Your overly optimistic 

[TIgreen01]

Very confusing move.  I was, admittedly, not a fan of Herman-all that kissing players crap was just so fakey-but firing him to hire a has been who could go nuclear just seems like a risk not worth taking for a program with that much money and resources.

[untjim1995]

Everyone hated Herman down there. He was the opposite of Charlie Strong, who many liked,  but the job was just too big for him. Herman could do ok,  but his bitchassedness is off the charts. Dude is a very strange guy. Too thin-skinned for that job, for sure.

[El Paso Eagle]

After spending a few minutes on a couple of horn boards I have been reassured that their fans as the biggest and most arrogant assholes in football. They believe more than anyone they are somehow entitled to be an elite program. The main thing that makes me wish A&M well is how much it pisses off ut fans when they win. I will always take joy in their failures. Maybe they should replace hook'em with "were back". I guess if they keep saying "we're back" enough it will eventually happen/

It will be sad when ut is once again ranked a preseason top 10 program because they "are back"

[UNT Texas Hooligan]

Delusions of grandeur because Herman wasn't a bad coach. Sark is definitely a step down. They must not have seen what a dumpster fire Sark was at USC.