Lost to Kansas. Gone is what I'm hearing?
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Lost to Kansas. Gone is what I'm hearing?
I'm not even a UT fan, but I feel bad for Charlie. I don't see how he survives this one.
That postgame press conference was extremely painful to watch
I actually felt bad for the guy
He don't have my sympathy........he didn't move the team forward. I wasn't in favor of the choice in the first place. He'll land on his feet somewhere......somewhere else besides UT and the Big 12.
Meh. We have our own problems to deal with.
Hearing lots of rumors swirling in Raiderland too. Losing 66-10 to Iowa State and going a combined 12-24 in Big 12 play will do that...
I feel for Strong myself, he has been a great influence on my son the last three years. Every player on this team had his back , to bad it did not work out. We have made some lifetime memories , Hookem
November 20, 2016 5:56 pm
Report: Charlie Strong to be fired by Texas
AUSTIN — The Charlie Strong era at Texas is about to come to an end.
The Austin American-Statesman on Sunday cited a high-ranking source saying school officials had decided to fire Strong as football coach. Multiple school sources told the San Antonio Express-News they expected an announcement on Strong's firing by Monday morning, but could not confirm that a decision had been made.
University president Greg Fenves and athletic director Mike Perrin had planned to wait until after the regular season to make a decision or an announcement regarding Strong's future. But the Longhorns' shocking loss at Kansas – one of the worst teams in major college football – on Saturday made it clear Strong would not return for a fourth season.
Well......I reckon so......as Clint Eastwood says.
I still think he needs one more year. He must have kicked off the the team at least 10 players for discipline and what have you in 2014. So many freshman and sophomores starting including the QB. What do we expect? Those young men looked defeated because they knew at that point they had let the coach down and even if they had held on the chances were slim for Strong to remain at UT. I believe next year would be or would have been the breakout season. It's a mistake to let him go. Okay, as someone else on here has said in the past repeatedly..fire away.
Speaking of Craig James, he just totally destroyed his TV career soon after that by not being "politically correct."
Plus, he ran for some statewide office (U.S. Senate?) and came in either last or close to it.
All this happened after he decided to take on Leach and get him fired over not playing his son. So Leach unleashed some karma on that mofo, it looks like.
Looks like James, who may or may not have killed five hookers while at SMU, already moved out of Celina. https://bustedcoverage.com/2014/10/0...-just-1800000/
As for the Texas deal, it'd be cheaper to have Red McCombs write a check to buy Strong out than what they're going to lose from all the empty seats and lost merchandise sales if they were to keep him one more year. He is ALREADY officially UT's version of OU's late 1990s catastrophe named Coach John Blake.
Not a horn fan so I watch horn games with no alligence and an open mind. I agree with you talent is there and young. The move he has made with a power back like Foreman gives them a chance to win, I think they figured this out with the success they had in that swoopes short yardage package, B12 defenses are awful and can't tackle- Charle and his staff were on to something. They have a quarterback with a lot of promise and an OC in year one. Talent is there on defense also. The Horns were I believe in every game with the young talent they have and I to think next year was going to be Strongs breakout year. Strong is a good coach but unfortunely not a good fit for Texas because the job requires too much away from X's and O's and the poor guy had an up hill battle from day one with the powers to be.
I want to feel bad for him, but it is hard to when he gets caught cheating on his wife breaking his own "Core Value". I am not a big fan of coaches who don't practice what they preach. Especially something like that.
Not to mention he is getting paid. I would gladly be fired from my job for that kind of money.
Charlie had a lot of things to say in his press conference today. Won't know until Frdiay after TCU game. Don't know if a win will keep him in place. Or depends if Horns get a bowl game
Note to any top-flight coach considering the UT job: Know what you're getting into. Get a huge signing bonus up front and have an even bigger golden parachute/buyout for when they fire you after 2-3 years...
Traylor will go to another college job. He has said he will never coach at the high school level again unless it was here, but I highly doubt that'll ever happen.
Rumor I heard is he almost went to Missouri already. That's how he got a huge raise after a 5-7 season. That and his recruiting awards.
Incidentally, I love reading all the Aggies on here giving Strong a vote of confidence. Reminds me of when KState Coach Snyder told him "You da man" (or words to that effect) after the Wildcats' latest win over the 'Horns. What opponent wouldn't LOVE Charlie to stick around?
What is happening now is he's costing the program a lot of money. The empty seats and failure to sell season tickets are only going to get worse. The Longhorn swag is piling up on the shelves all over the country. This failure of sales and merchandising is going to cost them more than it would to have Red McCombs buy out his and his assistants' contracts.
Shine has worn off on Traylor with the special team fiascos. He might have to take a step and go small college if he wants to stay in college ball, not sure he will last even if Strong stays.
Wonder how many players will bail if they let Strong go?
Somebody needs to write Charlie a goodbye song.......so long strong!!
As bad as I hate to say it.....but if the Horns want a winning team...then Art Briles is the man....
This is crazy! Strong needs at least another year. Firing him now only starts the loosing process over....:twitch: