"Wants more raw talent so he is looking out of state". Sounds like hedging in the event you can't recruit top talent at home. Every kid coming out of high school is raw. They only have 4 years, and you want the ones that take longer to develop????

Lose - lose for UT. Not smart to schedule them. Game never was on the same level as OU. If we need another real rival bring Arkansas back.

Losing Porter is a big loss even if we had 10 WRs in this class. No matter how its spun or why he changed his mind its not good. The "were gonna lose a few" excuse or "we have five others" or "he wasn't tough enough for the scorched earth mentality" are silly.

Whatever is going on it doesn't look good. Looks like UT either can't get a good candidate or can't make a decision. Its not the hunt for bin laden so why all the shrouded secrecy if there is an OC in place your satisfied with. Recruits don't have 3 or 4 years to let it play out on the field...

the kid may not be the one getting the $ or doing the asking.

Ask the question this time next year. The are a lot of coaches and staff he could hire and recruits that would be worse than what we have now. Take the blinders off. Hopefully he will be great, when McWilliam's was hired he was going to save the day, Aggies thought they had the steal of the...

Appeared a large portion of the fan base would have been excited to get Saban. That portion of the fan base would probably like to know if Saban was diligently pursued by Patterson subsequent to Mack announcing his resignation and if Saban actually turned down the opportunity subsequent to...

What can Pitino say? I wanted to coach at a premier BBall program but Charlie should pass on a premier football program and stay?

I agree with the OP. Pretty much sums up my thoughts. Looking at those two schedules is underwhelming for sure. Strong maybe a good coach and I hope he is great as the last four years have been disappointing for this 25 year season ticket holder. Not sure why I should look at this hire any...

Yep

Oh well, at least it's over. Underwhelmed with Patterson's first hire. Not sure why he gets $5m out of the gate if that is accurate. I'll support him but man is his leash going to be short with the fan base.

This. Credibility with Texas HS kids early. This isn't 1998 with dykes, teaff, Blake, slocum, Osborne, he is up against. Now it's also miles, Saban, and fisher.

If so, Texas isn't as great a job as the hype leads us to believe or Patterson just couldn't deliver a proven big time coach. Strong is at Louisville of all places. Coming off what Mack and Dodds got us back too this is not a get your attention / we are the Joneses hire. $, LHN, 4 BCS wins...