Harsin will be new coach at Arkansas State

[MBHORNSFAN]

I fully expect Major to be named the OC anyday. I am okay with this.

 

[D_Cain]

is that official?

 

[Bevostuntdouble]

Agreed. I was not a fan of the style of O he was running. I like him leaving.

 

[bbdude]

» Arkansas State Decides On Bryan Harsin As Next Head Coach? | Illegal Shift

Looks legit.

 

[MBHORNSFAN]

It's legit too many people reporting now

 

[bbdude]

Not a huge surprise but the troubling piece is we have Mack and Major - two home grown boys at the helm. I expect Manny's ass to be gone...

 

[bbdude]

Harsin was only making 675K/year in Austin. He will get a pay raise somewhere in the neighborhood of 175K at Arky State.

 

[Bevostuntdouble]

I am hoping that works to our benefit. I originally liked the idea of Harsin but quickly changed my mind. It was good style for boise st but not for UT. I prefer, after seeing what he did with the O, a more traditional style. The system Colt ran was very very efficient. It seemed at times this year that the style of ball changed every week instead of allowing the players to get comfortable with a system or style and excel.

 

[bbdude]

MAjor will get control of the offense. Is he ready to be OC? I don't think so, personally, but he is a UT guy and it is only fitting he should take the reins. Greg Davis is laughing his ass off somewhere .......

 

[beevomav]

I liked Harsin..The guy won games with no QB..Damn sure wasn't the defense.

 

[D_Cain]

With the running backs Texas has got to continue to run the ball. System Colt used would be hard with the QB we have. When the run game is consistent Ash plays much better, however him having to throw the ball more than 20 times he becomes inconsistent.

 

[bbdude]

Texas has lived and died with a power running game. We need to get back to it. We have the talent but the o-line has been shady and the qb play has been way too predictable.

 

[Bevostuntdouble]

I agree, he won games with a QB that should have never been given the title. I like the trick plays and misdirection from time to time. However, running trick plays as a gameplan does not work. Attack down field. His style of play works when the QB is an actual threat. Since hes not the style does not work.

 

[Wes]

The style of offense Colt ran isn't necessarily traditional. It was a spread and spread offenses are relatively modern. Also Harsin's offense was successful, there's no denying that. So in one sense I'm disappointed to see him go because I actually liked most of his play calling and the style of offense he runs. With a better QB his pffense would be even better. But he may have rubbed some players the wrong, way which may shed light on the rumor of why M. Brown thought about transferring or why Juco QB's have been deciding to look else where.

If Harsin does leave I fully expect Major to take over as OC. I don't see Mack bringing in anyone to mix things up even more on offense after making positive steps this past season.

If Applewhite coaches with the same personality he played with then I wouldn't doubt players respect him and enjoy him as a coach/coordinator. Which could be a positive in recruiting this off-season. We don't know much about Applewhite as a play-caller. But I do know he was a smart QB and has done a decent job in his short opportunities to call the plays. I assume if Applewhite becomes the lone OC that Mack would also have more say in the play calling, since he is an offensive minded guy himself. I don't think Mack would have a ton of say in it, unless Applewhite began calling bad games. But i do think he would mentor Applewhite in his first big gig.

With this all said, if Harsin does leave then I'd be all for seeing what Applewhite can do.

 

[Wes]

I'm also going to paint a picture using a lot of "if's"/opinion so bear with me... But If Harsin takes this job (which is pretty much confirmed) and if Major is promoted to the lone offensive coordinator role for UT then essentially this is a big job interview/try out for him. I say that because i believe Mack is gone after next season (my opinion). IF Mack leaves and a new Head Coach is brought in then I'd bet he would bring in his own offensive coordinator, which means Applewhite would probably be gone (unless the new HC has some ties with Applewhite).

To sum it up, this is a one year experiment for Applewhite to impress, IF he gets promoted.

 

[HORNS GUY]

It sound like it a done deal with him have a press conference on wednesday afternoon to announce

 

[beevomav]

Texas has an abundance of exciting players at the skill position and more on the way. Next season Jake Oliver comes on board and I am really excited by this kid. He is going to be a monster. We are going to need someone to know how to use these weapons. This season Dje, Monroe and our Goodwin were never fully utilized.

We need to attack the edges with these players and quit the straight ahead with a cloud of dust. That worked on the average teams but against TCU, OU and KSU, not so much. We don't have the QB's so we need someone to run a option based spread offense..If Major, fine but we have to use these assets and not just once or twice a game..

 

[Wes]

Remember, Harsin may have left but Major has not been confirmed for any type of promotion. That's all coming from us fans.

 

[Bevostuntdouble]

Dont forget Daje... That kid is damn fast.