Texas hires Louisville Coach Strong

[1st and goal]

Saggy, you just keep on dreaming. Hell you think nobody is any good unless you are a sec memeber, ATM is in the sec and they still SUCK. Same as in the Big 12.

Dang, Hook and OT get a new head coach and start posting all feisty and such.

[Saggy Aggie]

Saggy, you just keep on dreaming. Hell you think nobody is any good unless you are a sec memeber, ATM is in the sec and they still SUCK. Same as in the Big 12.

Lol way to avoid the question. I would've too if my school would have had the year Texas did.. LOL

[Saggy Aggie]

A&M could've had strong a couple years ago. Didn't want him lol

[Saggy Aggie]

Are you really any good?

2012 - 5/6 finish in conference
2013 - 7th place finish

Where did A&M finish in the final rankings in 2012? 3? 4?

And what? 17 in 2013? Not too bad. It'll get better though. Remember, we were supposed to get completely owned in the SEC

[Old Tiger]

Dang, Hook and OT get a new head coach and start posting all feisty and such.

I tell you what I only went to 1 game(ole miss) because of Mack brown.


I am excited about the change though!

[Macarthur]

The way I see it right now, strong enters the league as probably the 4th or 5th best coach in the league.

I think stoops is better. I think gundy is better. I think briles is better. I think Snyder is better. One could argue Patterson is better because his record in a similar conf situation as Louisville was much better record than strong had and Patterson didn't have the advantage of a heisman caliber QB.

I don't think you can make a case for him being any higher than 4th. Maybe not that high.

Now, due to the level of recruits he will get, he probably doesn't need to be the best coach to win the conference. Just be good and ut will compete for the league championship each year.

I read several competing teams websites and I can tell you that the hiring of strong did not scare the pants off the rest of the league like someone like briles or Saban would have.

[Old Tiger]

The way I see it right now, strong enters the league as probably the 4th or 5th best coach in the league.

I think stoops is better. I think gundy is better. I think briles is better. I think Snyder is better. One could argue Patterson is better because his record in a similar conf situation as Louisville was much better record than strong had and Patterson didn't have the advantage of a heisman caliber QB.

I don't think you can make a case for him being any higher than 4th. Maybe not that high.

Now, due to the level of recruits he will get, he probably doesn't need to be the best coach to win the conference. Just be good and ut will compete for the league championship each year.

I read several competing teams websites and I can tell you that the hiring of strong did not scare the pants off the rest of the league like someone like briles or Saban would have.

I think you are drawing an unfair comparison in this situation. Too early to even rank him. In a few years lets make this list.



Now top sec coaches not going to do a full list.


1 Saban
2 miles
3 spurrier
4 richt
5 pinkel
6 malzahn
7 sumlin

[Red&White_9x5]

I think you are drawing an unfair comparison in this situation. Too early to even rank him. In a few years lets make this list.



Now top sec coaches not going to do a full list.


1 Saban
2 miles
3 spurrier
4 richt
5 pinkel
6 malzahn
7 sumlin

Here would be my top 5 coaches in both the SEC and the Big 12:

SEC:
1. Saban
2. Pinkel
3. Malzahn
4. Spurrier
5. Miles

Big 12:
1. Briles
2. Gundy
3. Stoops
4. Strong
5. Snyder

[Macarthur]

Strong is not a better coach than bill Snyder.

In fact, you make a case that bill Snyder is top 5 in all the country with what he has repeatedly done at ksu.

[Txbroadcaster]

Not sure why so many people are underrating what Strong did at Ville..took a program that had fallen way down and made them a mid-major national power

[Macarthur]

Not sure why so many people are underrating what Strong did at Ville..took a program that had fallen way down and made them a mid-major national power

Not sure if some are over rating or some are under.

Let me ask this, was his last two years at Louisville with Bridgewater more impressive than what patterson did the last decade at tcu prior to joining the big 12?

I don't think so.

[Cam]

Is there a list of his final staff hires??....I've been out of the loop on this one...

[caleb_mccaig]

Here would be my top 5 coaches in both the SEC and the Big 12:

SEC:
1. Saban
2. Pinkel
3. Malzahn
4. Spurrier
5. Miles

Big 12:
1. Briles
2. Gundy
3. Stoops
4. Strong
5. Snyder

Come on......Miles and Malzahn are both tied for second, being as they're the only SEC coaches on that list that have beat Saban since he's won a National Championship with Alabama.

[Txbroadcaster]

Not sure if some are over rating or some are under.

Let me ask this, was his last two years at Louisville with Bridgewater more impressive than what patterson did the last decade at tcu prior to joining the big 12?

I don't think so.

TCU had not fallen when Patterson took over..he is a great coach, but he had something already built for him and he continued...Strong had to rebuild

[GrTigers6]

Come on......Miles and Malzahn are both tied for second, being as they're the only SEC coaches on that list that have beat Saban since he's won a National Championship with Alabama.

Uh Didn't Sumlin Beat Saban?