Gus, Nick, or someone else?

[Thiggystyle]

I know this is an unpopular position but Saban is not going to come be the head coach at Texas.

My fear is that if we do go "all in" on Saban and he does not come where does that leave us as a fan base, as a program, and in the perception of public opinion? Will we be so disappointed that anyone else is a distant second place with a lot to prove? Will we have chased our number one target so blindly that we miss out on the opportunity of others? Will it show people that Texas is not THE premier coaching job and it doesn't matter how much money and/or resources you have, you can't just cherry pick anyone you want? Will it take some luster off of our brand if we swing and miss wildly here?

I don't have a source close to Saban or Patterson who has told me anything worth writing but if I were a betting man (other than craps and blackjack) I would put my money on Saban staying another 3-5 years in Tuscalusa and then riding off into the sunset.

My choice would be Mike Tomlin or Sean Payton (yeah I know). I'm not big on Briles due to some of the off the field things. Don't know much about Malzahn but he's certainly a sexy pick right now. Shaw seems alright but I'm not crazy about him for some reason.

I'll let the guys on the selection committee vet out the candidates and hopefully select someone who can coach up players, knows X's and O's, can recruit and motivate, and someone who can handle the added responsibility of the LHN.

Oh and can bring some F'ing hardware home!

 

[DizzG]

you have to go full throttle for Saban and make him say no. Take away media soundbytes...he hasnt said no in reality to Texas from whats being reported as of last night.

I dont know if he comes but you have to go for it, and if he stays at Bama I dont think its a knock on Texas at all. No one would have expected he was leaving nationally anyway

 

[GARCH]

IT WILL NOT BE Briles or Malzahn!
Can I yell any louder?

At Texas, character matters! We will go after men of character.

Anyone wanting Briles is not paying attention to what EVERYONE in the coaching profession is saying outside of Waco. Let guys like Briles reside at programs that don't care about doing things the right way, just doing things that get results.

We at Texas will do things the right way and get better results!

Thank you, screw briles I'm looking forward to beating him more than any other

 

[Lord Vader]

At Texas, character matters! We will go after men of character.

Winning matters. You want a nice guy go get Mark Richt or keep Mack Brown. You want to win go get Saban, Malzahn, Briles, etc. Texas is the best job in the country, but one look around at whats been going on the last few years in multiple areas (Freak Nasty, Bev, Major for example) does not scream CHARACTER.

Someone with an edge is whats needed here. The culture needs to change. You want to shut the door on a guy like Briles, so be it, but there is no "saint" out there these days.