ESPN- Mack Brown to Resign (to Coach Bowl)

[All About UNT]

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/10138466/mack-brown-resigns-coach-texas-longhorns

[CMJ]

Looks like Brown wanted to stick it to the UT administration. Dig in your heels so they can't chase the guy they want, and as soon as he's off the table, quit so they are left scrambling.

[Harry]

Sad day.

[El Paso Eagle]

What a sad way to treat this man. Many in Longhornwhore land should be ashamed

[Rudy]

If that is indeed the way he played it (waiting until they couldn't get the guy they wanted), well played sir. Well played indeed.

[emmitt01]

I hope they hire Todd Dodge

[VideoEagle]

Looks like Brown wanted to stick it to the UT administration. Dig in your heels so they can't chase the guy they want, and as soon as he's off the table, quit so they are left scrambling.

Where did it say that? The video isn't available anymore.

[The Fake Lonnie Finch]

Happens all the time, and at all levels of competition. Not long ago, Southern Miss and East Carolina ran off the most successful coaches they'd ever had.

Fans are easily spoiled.

Bama fans will be ready to run Saban off if his squad ever dares finish only 8-4 for a couple of seasons. OU, Stoops. Any of them. Clemson did it to Tommy Bowden...and, he'd never so much as had a losing season. Ever. With either Clemson or Tulane.

Georgia fans have been trying to run Mark Richt for years. Auburn pitched Tommy Tuberville...despite his 7-3 record in the Iron Bowl.

Jeff Tedford delivered some of the best football ever at Cal and got run. Joe Tiller took Purdue to their first Rose Bowl/Big Ten title since 1966, and was run off after crafting 10 winning seasons in 12 years.

There will be people on this board ready to pitch McCarney overboard next season if we don't qualify for a bowl.

Edited December 15, 2013 by The Fake Lonnie Finch

[laxtonto]

Scariest things for all colleges in the nation from an athletic perspective is to have UT now having a legit AD and a true "direction" from the AD. Expect to see a new HC in FB, BB and Baseball at UT in the next 12 months and see the $$ come rolling in

[Harry]

Makes our game against them the debut of the new coach.

So now with Saban out who do they hire? Gus Mahlzan?

[laxtonto]

Makes our game against them the debut of the new coach.

So now with Saban out who do they hire? Gus Mahlzan?

And I will be shocked if this one gets kicked to the LHN. I would almost assume that it gets picked up nationally just because of what it is..

[BillySee58]

Georgia fans have been trying to run Mark Richt for years.

I don't blame Georgia fans. They're the number 1 school in one of the top 5 high school football states in the country.

Every top school from the top 7 high school football states have won a national championship and made an appearance in at least two since the BCS era has begun except Georgia, which has had 0 appearances. Texas (UT), California (USC), Florida (Miami, Florida, and Florida State), Georgia (UGA), Louisiana (LSU), Ohio (Ohio State), and Alabama (Alabama and Auburn).

With those resources and that recruiting base you can't blame the fans for feeling like they have underachieved. Kind of the same deal with Texas. With those resources, that money, and that recruiting base they should be competing for a national championship and they haven't been close in 4 years.

[UNT90]

Art Briles

[Army of Dad]

Is Saban really out of play?

[Mean_Green09]

Art Briles

He is probably like 6th or 7th on their list.

[BillySee58]

Is Saban really out of play?

Signed an extension with Bama. Said he never considered Texas. Basically the rumor gave him leverage, which everyone saw coming

[Mean_Green09]

Is Saban really out of play?

Yes. Part of his resignation terms. If Saban comes you could expect to see a lot of dirty laundry aired out. Plus Saban doesn't want to be considered a vilian.

[Mean_Green09]

Signed an extension with Bama. Said he never considered Texas. Basically the rumor gave him leverage, which everyone saw coming

He totally considered it lol. It's not hard to see that.

[Mean Green 93-98]

Plus Saban doesn't want to be considered a vilian.

Wouldn't "villain" be an improvement?

[emmitt01]

He totally considered it lol. It's not hard to see that.

What's not hard to see is that he was perfectly happy in Alabama, let his agent float the UT rumor and then cashed in on the pay day. You'll notice that Saban never met with UT officials, not once.

The UT folks are now trying to spin this as "we didn't offer him a contract in time while we sorted out Mack Brown's future". What they're ignoring is that, if this were true, it's admitting that Mack Brown had the power to pick and choose when he came or went...not really in line with the whole "we're Texas, we can buy and/or buy out whomever we want" mythos.

Expect their consolation hire...whoever that is...to be on the hot seat in a few years when he doesn't sniff a national title.

[greenit]

Man, it would be great if they lost their 1st game with the new head coach. Not sure who they are playing, but that would be great.

[golfingomez]

So now with Saban out who do they hire? Gus Mahlzan?

this would make my year if this happened... i'd give us a 50/50 shot heading into next year

[Mean_Green09]

What's not hard to see is that he was perfectly happy in Alabama, let his agent float the UT rumor and then cashed in on the pay day. You'll notice that Saban never met with UT officials, not once.

The UT folks are now trying to spin this as "we didn't offer him a contract in time while we sorted out Mack Brown's future". What they're ignoring is that, if this were true, it's admitting that Mack Brown had the power to pick and choose when he came or went...not really in line with the whole "we're Texas, we can buy and/or buy out whomever we want" mythos. .

That's not how they are spinning it. It's all about Mack not wanting Saban to take his job. Once it was leaked that it was possible if Mack staying then Saban signs his contract. Coincidence? I think not. It was basically within an hr that all goes down. Mack was threatening to air dirty laundry. Mack basically want two things. No Saban and to make Orangebloods look bad. He accomplished that. Saban was interested to the point he was contacting other coaches to gauge their interest in joining him at UT. It's completely hilarious that Mack was so powerful that he cost UT Saban. He kept UT from being a football monopoly all bc he thought he would have beat Bama in 09 with McCoy.

[PlummMeanGreen]

Sometimes college football can be a damn soap opera. Hell, even better than a soap opera.

[Rudy]

Makes our game against them the debut of the new coach.

So now with Saban out who do they hire? Gus Mahlzan?

I don't see him or Fisher walking into their Ad's offices and saying, "I'm not going to coach in the national title game."

That's not how they are spinning it. It's all about Mack not wanting Saban to take his job. Once it was leaked that it was possible if Mack staying then Saban signs his contract. Coincidence? I think not. It was basically within an hr that all goes down. Mack was threatening to air dirty laundry. Mack basically want two things. No Saban and to make Orangebloods look bad. He accomplished that. Saban was interested to the point he was contacting other coaches to gauge their interest in joining him at UT. It's completely hilarious that Mack was so powerful that he cost UT Saban. He kept UT from being a football monopoly all bc he thought he would have beat Bama in 09 with McCoy.

And he should make tu and orangebloods look bad. It's trashy how they ran him out of town and how it was "leaked".