Hermann needs to go

[NEOkHorn]

I see people floating the name of Fickell but other than an endorsement from Meyer about his coaching abilities, has he done substantially more than Herman to warrant the job? 

 

[J.B. TexasEx]

I see people floating the name of Fickell but other than an endorsement from Meyer about his coaching abilities, has he done substantially more than Herman to warrant the job? 

He's won as a HC at a big time P5 - Ohio State - where WTH got a promotion from G5 Houston.

 

[J.B. TexasEx]

This season keeps getting better! ?

 

[Ntx dog]

Urban Meyer - Three national championships. Has been successful at every stop.

Hugh Freeze - Took a terrible Ole Miss team and made them relevant. Has taken a relatively young football program at Liberty and made people notice. Has some baggage but so does Meyer.

Kyle Shanahan - I don't really have a reason here other than the cachet of being a Super Bowl coach and an alumnus.

Neal Brown - Winning 10, 11 and 10 games at Troy. He has already made a difference at WVa.

Jeff Traylor - This one is just a gut feeling. Like I said in an earlier post his trajectory has been upward even after his stint at Arky.

Weren't are special teams god awful with Traylor running them ?  Yeah yeah I know they have sucked since mack left but weren't they some kind of special awful with Traylor running them.

 

[Ntx dog]

8 minutes ago, J.B. TexasEx said:

This season keeps getting better! ?

I figured it would have been during the next game the our players would quit. I should have realized this team has no pride whatsoever.

 

[Eastexhorn]

Why not, season is shot and he is going pro. K. St. might have a chance now.

Ever who new coach is hope he can recruit an adquate number of OL . And hire some one who can coach them.

 

[Eastexhorn]

Weren't are special teams god awful with Traylor running them ?  Yeah yeah I know they have sucked since mack left but weren't they some kind of special awful with Traylor running them.

Was Traylor the S T coach seems like it was confusing on who coached them?

 

[primal defense]

I figured it would have been during the next game the our players would quit. I should have realized this team has no pride whatsoever.

Bullshit! This team did not quit. They had bad coaching. The Big 12 championship is gone, so now he can get ready for the NFL.

 

[Baron]

Weren't are special teams god awful with Traylor running them ?  Yeah yeah I know they have sucked since mack left but weren't they some kind of special awful with Traylor running them.

If I remember correctly, there wasn't a special teams coach during Strong's tenure.

 

[J.B. TexasEx]

He's won as a HC at a big time P5 - Ohio State - where WTH got a promotion from G5 Houston.

Furk, I got Fickell confused with Ryan Day. My bad, @NEOkHorn.

He and WTH have the same credentials. Success as coordinators at tOSU and as G5 head coaches.

 

[jrcruz1026]

Bullshit! This team did not quit. They had bad coaching. The Big 12 championship is gone, so now he can get ready for the NFL.

Texas has and continues to be a “soft”program, I’d say 70% of the team doesn’t give 100% effort on the field

 

[Sirhornsalot]

Bullshit! This team did not quit. They had bad coaching. The Big 12 championship is gone, so now he can get ready for the NFL.

Would you like some senseless penalties with that whine? We are overstocked.

He has nothing to do to "get ready for the NFL." Unless you're trying to say he's not in shape and should train like it's football season. lol

He's doing this to avoid injury.

I tend to prefer knowing when I have a player who is focused on himself and not the team. The team was given a schedule to play. They should finish the schedule or just come out and call him a part-time player, part-time team mate.

Skipping a bowl game is one thing, but quitting while the season is still going is quite another. Doesn't matter what the W-L is.

What's he going to do in the NFL? Quit playing as soon as his team is disqualified from the playoffs? I mean, if he keeps playing in pointless games, he could get injured. Right?

 

[primal defense]

Texas has and continues to be a “soft”program, I’d say 70% of the team doesn’t give 100% effort on the field

LOl! I didn't know you had those stats. I have my own.

 

[primal defense]

I see people floating the name of Fickell but other than an endorsement from Meyer about his coaching abilities, has he done substantially more than Herman to warrant the job? 

Herman was 13-1 his first season at UH and then 9-3 his second.  Fickell was 4-8 his first season and since has gone 30-5.

I found this on the USC site.



Nov 1, 2020




I know this might go over like a fart in church, and I was 100% on the Urbie Train last year.
But damn, Fickell might turn out to be the long range, better option.
The way things are going at USC lately, I realize neither of them is likely, but I hold a sliver of hope Bohn might be able to pull it off.
Fickell can flat out coach. I was listening to the radio in Atlanta yesterday and the host was quoting some pretty eye opening stats regarding their game with SMU. The Mustangs came into that game averaging something like 43 points a game. The Cats held them to 13. ( the rest of these stats are from memory so they may not be exact, but they are very close and representative). They were averaging over 500 yards a game, Cincinnati held them to under 300. They were averaging around 230 rushing yards per game and were held to 75. You may think it's because they were so far behind so had to throw the ball a lot. While kind of true, they had a total of 215 yards.

It was a 4 point game at the half, and then adjustments were made, and he blew them out scoring 28 points to 3 for them.

With a normal schedule, he probably would have had their third 11 win season in a row this year. I don't see Cincinnati as a destination school, and I'm sure he will get an offer from Michigan if they fire Harbaugh, which would be hilarious because he is 100% Buckeye, through and through. But unless Ryan Day bolts to the pros, that job isn't going to be open for likely over a decade.

Just throwing it out there and hoping for a discussion. I think he's a no brainer and has way less baggage than Meyer, and would probably stay around longer.

Thoughts?

I mean, halftime adjustments folks! Remember what those were like?

 

[Ntx dog]

Is Ossai going to be the next to bail?

 

[Soldierhorn]

That doesn't sound like something Fenves needs to push as UT President. I'm disappointed in CDC, if true, but understand he's the boss. Glad he's @ Emory now.

yeah, Fenves was another weak Berkeley type (got his PHD at CAL Berkeley) who acquiesced to the pressures of Herman's agent, Trace Armstrong, after the Sugar Bowl win.  Reportedly, CDC was against the extension and wanted to wait to see if the program really turned the corner.  

 

[Soldierhorn]

1 hour ago, J.B. TexasEx said:

This season keeps getting better! ?

Says a lot when a player like Cosmi opts to not finish the regular season.  My instincts tell me he is tired of the atmosphere and leaderless culture with what leadership there is coming from selfish loudmouths and borderline malcontents

 

[Soldierhorn]

Weren't are special teams god awful with Traylor running them ?  Yeah yeah I know they have sucked since mack left but weren't they some kind of special awful with Traylor running them.

IIRC, Traylor was a new P5 assistant coach with no seniority and given the ST title (to go along with TE coach) but it was actually ran by committee

 

[Soldierhorn]

Thats someone I haven't thought about but I don't think hes ready yet SHA, hes a great choice though, I would definitely bring him on though as the offensive coordinator here and groom him. Maybe the next lincoln riley. 

or the next Kingbury being a good-great OC  but mediocre head coach. I wouldnt want someone that hasnt been a head coach at some level

 

[Captain Hookem]

Texas has and continues to be a “soft”program, I’d say 70% of the team doesn’t give 100% effort on the field

I've heard this now used against Herman, Strong, and Mack. I've decided it doesn't mean anything... other than a common complain thrown at a school like Texas which has all the resources: "country club atmosphere", "5 star talent vs 5 star effort", etc. Good gosh how much did we blast McFatten and the other S&C coaches because we thought they were all out of shape. 

It's obvious now that those teams weren't soft, they were poorly coached. 

Even on those teams there were players who gave max effort. We know the players didn't want Strong fired and played their hearts out against Kansas. We saw after the game how upset they were. 

This team isn't soft either. I didn't see any quit yesterday, but a coach who continually put his players in a position to lose than to win.