Did you even read past the first paragraph in my post? Like, where I said I had hopes he saw the light after Mizzou in ‘04? He and GD left VY alone and let him play his game, which resulted in the NC. Unfortunately, after VY left, they reverted back to their old ways.

And why is MB justified on the basis of “he’s better than Mackovic”? That doesn’t mean he’s a good coach. Mackovic was better than McWilliams, but he wasn’t right for the program so he got canned.

Your contention that the recruits are overrated doesn’t hold water. Stoops is recruiting from the same pool, MB’s back yard, and shoving them up MB’s ass. Stoops is winning not because he’s a better coach but because he has better players? But aren’t these the same overrated players that MB was trying to recruit, from Texas no less?

Your logic, and your essay, are not convincing.

Now is Mack the best coach in the world? Probably not, but are the chances of UT finding a better fit than him high? Not likely at all. Chances are that UT would do much worse. All one has to do is to refer to you all’s list of coaches to see this. Who are on your short lists for replacements? None other than the football coaching gods of Carroll, Meyer, Stoops, Saban, Tressell and so on. Um, guys how do you know that these fellows are such better coaches than Mack. Is it cause they win more games or field more impressive teams. And I am not arguing that those fellows don’t but if you haven’t noticed it is cause they just have better and more talented players. How is any of that any evidence of superior coaching? You are suppose to field a better team with better players. And many of those supposed coaching gods showed what truly great coaches they are by getting their asses handed to them in the NFL, a place where they do not have their little built in advantages like hey have in college. Hell, that retard Les Miles just showed how unimportant and insignificant having a great coach is by winning the MNC last year. I do not think anyone would care to imply that the duffus head is anywhere near to being a great coach. Pretty much the winning formula in college football is very simple. Just get better players and just have the leverage to keep them in line so they do not embarrass or bring negative press on your University, which would bring heat on the head coach. That alone probably makes up about 70 percent of what college coaching is today.

It is probably the case that Texas has a talent deficit agianst those teams but it is due to other factors than Mack’s lack of coaching ability. Like I said above, until some of the old guard at Texas moves on, Texas will continue to choose not to recruit in ways that those other programs have no issues with. And besides this factor, some of the talent gap is also probably due to the fact that talent in the state of Texas is likely overrated. People put too much stock in those recruiting services ratings. Those services are more concerned with selling subscriptions then they are with accuracy or objectivity and even if they were, they probably do not have the expertise to make a legitimate evaluation in the first place. Think about it, how many notable NFL players originate from the state of Texas, not too many. If one watches college football with any degree of objectivity, it is fairly apparent that Florida and California produces mores recruits with elite speed and athleticism than Texas, as a matter of fact.

I had hopes that he saw the light after the Mizzou game in ‘04, when VY told him “Let me play!” when asked what was needed. Mack than told GD to leave VY alone, and the rest is history, through ‘05.

There was enough residual carryover in ‘06 to allow a victory over OU, but backsliding into old habits resulted in getting pimp-slapped by KSU and the Ags.

Since, it’s same old, same old. Reason: MB IS NOT A GOOD COACH. He’s a good organizer, recruiter, PR man, etc., but the man can’t coach!

Who would be better? Well, Stoops, Meyer, Richt, Saban, Rodriguez, Beamer, Grobe, Neuheisel, Nutt (he owns MB, remember), the guy at Rutgers, Belotti, Tedford,….etc., etc. And as someone else mentioned, there are, I am sure, some young Turks out there ready to move up, as was Royal, at age 32, in 1957. JMO.

Like a said before, Mack is here for a while but that does not mean I have to enjoy it. I gave the coaches a pass in 2006, 2007 was an abortion and the years leading up to 2005 with the exception of 2004(OU loss) he should have been canned for. I am tired of playing stepchild to OU, and 9 or 10 wins in 13 tries. The sooner he leaves the better as far as im concerned. And spare me the “we can’t take the same kids” and Mack “plays by the rules.” We may not be as bad as OU but its in Oklahoma and they have to cheat way more just to stay in the ballpark, but Im sure we have our ways as well. Mack is timid and takes it in the pants every year in October. I almost laugh at watching him come up with excuse after excuse, he knows his place and can’t get out of Dallas fast enough.
Truth:Mack runs a B+ program at an elite University(top 5 destination). B+ is fine for Okie state, ASU, Washington, and the like. But if this guy becomes AD and hires another Mack Im going to shit the bed.

Ok, I misinterpreted your initial reply to this thread. Sorry. You and I are in exactly the same place regarding this program.

As far as Vondrell is concerned, he may have been running outside cause Utep was consistently blitzing up the middle and he had no alternative. Also Vondrell may just not have the burst, speed and quickness to be an elite back. Maybe he just gained too much weight and that has slowed him down. Not trying to take anything away from Vondrell but to me it seems as if his damn thighs are so big that they tend to slow him down. Whittaker did not seem to have any problems running the ball. He seems like a star in the making and the only true explosive threat we have on offense.

And if I remember correctly, the reasons why we lost to OU in the past is mainly because they were just more physical than we were. It had more to do with that than any issues with schemes. In some of those years schemes may have been an issue but it seems to me that they were on the defensive side of the ball, not the offensive which GD is responsible for. On the offensive end, our line just got manhandle by the OU, in much the same way the KSU defenses manhandled us during Mack first few years. Texas was probably a bit overrated in those years due to having a few big namess in a few positions, but I would say that today’s team is probably better overall than those of the past.

What will Greg Davis do in Dallas, assuming we get inside the ou 30? You can bet you sister’s sweet ass we’ll see that play again. It worked once, thus Greg Davis assumes it will work everytime.