If this comes to pass, what did the University of Texas do?
1. The Athletic Director, against the push of a lot of old guard donors who helped to poison the program they funded, hired the guy he felt was the best man for the job. He didn't shamelessly smooch the posteriors of two old men, he did what he felt was best for business.
2. Its proven the reach was made to the best man for any college job, and he said no. Its also proven the guy who wouldnt put aside his own ego for the betterment of the school and his president wrecked that opportunity. Even then, the job got done, and we were allegedly on the table with the man at 2 minutes till midnight twice. He chose to stay where he is. No loss there. Its not like this man would even have given a thought to any other school.
3. The AD didn't panic and go try to money whip his way into someone else. He vetted candidates, negotiated, and maybe placated a BMD ego or two. He was faced with a guy who said Ill take the job but I dont want to interview for it and had the stones to send him back from whence he came. He went out and found his guy, a guy who was apparently willing to wait and prove he was the man for the job, a man who apparently wants to be a Longhorn and lead this program back to the promised land.
4. Austin prides itself as a tolerant city. Its students are much the same. "What starts here changes the world", and yet up until January 4th 2014, no black man had ever headed up a major sports program here. That likely changes today. Welcome to the 21st century. Welcome to changing the world.
5. You wanted a defensive minded, Xs and Os type coach with passion, discipline, and the ability to find and develop QB talent. You got it.
So there are my five thoughts on this. We settled for nothing.
I hear you. Expensive, but I'm hoping by some miracle it will be worth it.
