PK OUT, MUSCHAMP IS BACK

[Sirhornsalot]

According to CJ Vogel and OTF,

Steve Sarkisian has made a change at defensive coordinator.

Former Longhorn DC Will Muschamp has been hired as the Texas defensive coordinator Thursday afternoon.

Pete Kwiatkowski and secondary coach Duane Akina were not retained by the Texas head coach.

 

[63_Texas_1]

According to CJ Vogel and OTF,

Steve Sarkisian has made a change at defensive coordinator.

Former Longhorn DC Will Muschamp has been hired as the Texas defensive coordinator Thursday afternoon.

Pete Kwiatkowski and secondary coach Duane Akina were not retained by the Texas head coach.

Ok. Today is not April's Fools Day.
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[Sirhornsalot]

 

[Sirhornsalot]

 

[NEOkHorn]

According to CJ Vogel and OTF,

Steve Sarkisian has made a change at defensive coordinator.

Former Longhorn DC Will Muschamp has been hired as the Texas defensive coordinator Thursday afternoon.

Pete Kwiatkowski and secondary coach Duane Akina were not retained by the Texas head coach.

 

[UTfish]

According to CJ Vogel and OTF,

Steve Sarkisian has made a change at defensive coordinator.

Former Longhorn DC Will Muschamp has been hired as the Texas defensive coordinator Thursday afternoon.

Pete Kwiatkowski and secondary coach Duane Akina were not retained by the Texas head coach.

If this is true, I hope chest bumping Muschamp has the same fire he had when he was here last. I did like him, but I also liked Akina then.

 

[63_Texas_1]

 

[63_Texas_1]

Texas Football announces changes on defensive staff - University of Texas Athletics
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[83Dee]

According to CJ Vogel and OTF,

Steve Sarkisian has made a change at defensive coordinator.

Former Longhorn DC Will Muschamp has been hired as the Texas defensive coordinator Thursday afternoon.

Pete Kwiatkowski and secondary coach Duane Akina were not retained by the Texas head coach.

I've got to say this is stunning to me! If a coordinator needs to be fired - it's the offensive coordinator. Our defense have been better than our offense upon Sark's arrival and it hasn't even been close. I have to think that maybe they weren't getting along?

What I'm about to say will get pushback I'm sure. Muschamp had two years here before, and one of them was horrible. We fell in love with his caged tiger act on the sideline more than anything. In my fan experience at Texas, I'd take: Robinson, McWilliams, Chizik, Ash and Fuller over Muschamp. Just my opinion...

I view this as highly questionable. But he's the coach and he's probably better at it than me. There must be more to this than performance.... there has to be; right?



EDIT: Upon further review, Muschamp spent three years at Texas his first run.

2008 = Great! One could make a case that this was the best defense at Texas under Mack Brown.

2009 = Very, very good. Perhaps not quite as good as 2008. Good enough to be in the National Championship game.

2010 = Dreadful.

 

[Sunkist]

Amazing! More curveballs to come!

Top 5 DC in the college game. Excellent replacement if you're going to replace PK.

 

[83Dee]

If this is true, I hope chest bumping Muschamp has the same fire he had when he was here last. I did like him, but I also liked Akina then.

And I hope he doesn't allow a UCLA team that can't pass to jam it down our throats for four quarters.

 

[Sirhornsalot]

I've got to say this is stunning to me! If a coordinator needs to be fired - it's the offensive coordinator. Our defense have been better than our offense upon Sark's arrival and it hasn't even been close. I have to think that maybe they weren't getting along?

What I'm about to say will get pushback I'm sure. Muschamp had two years here before, and one of them was horrible. We fell in love with his caged tiger act on the sideline more than anything. In my fan experience at Texas, I'd take: Robinson, McWilliams, Chizik, Ash and Fuller over Muschamp. Just my opinion...

I view this as highly questionable. But he's the coach and he's probably better at it than me. There must be more to this than performance.... there has to be; right?

Best I have been able to put together based on what I've heard elsewhere . . .

PK has told some folks in recent months that he wanted to go back to the west coast. Apparently, he also told Sark of this.

Muschamp was Sark's first choice when he took the Texas job. Muschamp was not available at the time.

 

[Sirhornsalot]

PK's contract was not renewed. So I don't think that is technically a firing. So I have changed the headline. FYI.

Akina's contract was not renewed, either.

 

[83Dee]

Best I have been able to put together based on what I've heard elsewhere . . .

PK has told some folks in recent months that he wanted to go back to the west coast. Apparently, he also told Sark of this.

Muschamp was Sark's first choice when he took the Texas job. Muschamp was not available at the time.

I don't think nearly as highly of Muschamp's time here as most people do. And, I wouldn't point to Georgia as a counter.... that's Kirby's defense.

I think I join everyone here in hoping that this works out. If he doesn't allow ridiculous cushion in pass-coverage, that will start to turn my opinion around.

 

[dssl]

I've got to say this is stunning to me! If a coordinator needs to be fired - it's the offensive coordinator. Our defense have been better than our offense upon Sark's arrival and it hasn't even been close. I have to think that maybe they weren't getting along?

What I'm about to say will get pushback I'm sure. Muschamp had two years here before, and one of them was horrible. We fell in love with his caged tiger act on the sideline more than anything. In my fan experience at Texas, I'd take: Robinson, McWilliams, Chizik, Ash and Fuller over Muschamp. Just my opinion...

I view this as highly questionable. But he's the coach and he's probably better at it than me. There must be more to this than performance.... there has to be; right?

Yeah after his final year it also left a bad taste in my mouth. That was 16 years ago, and I haven't followed him much. 55 year old Muschamp likely quite different then 39 year old Muschamp. . Hopefully Sark knows what he is doing.

 

[Sirhornsalot]

I don't think nearly as highly of Muschamp's time here than most people do. And, I wouldn't point to Georgia as a counter.... that's Kirby's defense.

I think I join everyone here in hoping that this works out. If he doesn't allow ridiculous cushion in pass-coverage, that will start to turn my opinion around.

The antics were funny, IMO. But thats all they were. What I remember most about Muschamp were the 2nd half adjusttments. PK wasn't good at that.

 

[TB14]

Wow! I have been pretty happy with PK. I don't hate Muschamp at all. But this is crazy timing.

 

[Sunkist]

I don't think nearly as highly of Muschamp's time here as most people do. And, I wouldn't point to Georgia as a counter.... that's Kirby's defense.

I think I join everyone here in hoping that this works out. If he doesn't allow ridiculous cushion in pass-coverage, that will start to turn my opinion around.

I'm curious if Muschamp's performance began to suffer because Mack wouldn't retire/quit when Muschamp was believing he'd become the next head coach at Texas.

Even though we can say Muschamp should've done better his last year or two well it's complicated...

 

[83Dee]

Wow! I have been pretty happy with PK. I don't hate Muschamp at all. But this is crazy timing.

PK was my defensive version of Greg Davis. Quality, soft spoken dude.... great results.... but certain things he did drove me bonko!!! With Davis it was running and passing sideways... especially passing short of the first down markers on third and long. With PK it was allowing the other team WAAAAY too much cushion on pass coverage. However, both were highly successful here and I can't argue with their results.

Muschamp is aggressive.... I like that about him. Let's hope his results resemble his first two seasons in Austin and not the third.

 

[Wenatcheehorn]

That was fast! Can’t believe it.