I didn't attend the University of Texas so I really don't have a right to attack the academic side, but I'm going to. I am very much at odds with the academic side of UT and most every university right now. Not because I am a football fan, but because they are socialist hypocrites when it comes to football. Lets face it, Universities have football because it is advertisement to entice kids to attend the University. This is why places like UTSA and Texas State have put so much money into their football programs. Some programs like Texas are actually making money and give back to the University, but it seems that the University isn't willing to give the football program the ability to win games.
I'm not asking for them to go full on SMU or renegade, and I appreciate there is a commitment to honesty, but lets face it, in today's day and age, you either want to win or you want to play fair. You can't have it both ways, there is a gift horse in front of us, and we seem to keep looking it in the mouth.
I had one goal for tom this year, prove you can win a conference, and I guess that is still on the table, but I just don't see it happening. His cir stances will never be better than they are right now. And he still can't beat a very pedestrian TCU team. This is the most talented team Texas has fielded since 2009 and we can't seem to stop anyone and we are still extremely undisciplined. What I don't see is attention to detail, if I did, then I wouldn't see DBs getting toasted, and running backs fumbling at the 1 yard line. This is on Tom Herman.
Look I like a number of coaches out there, and I'm sure any number of them can come in and do a good job, but more than anything, Texas needs a winner and name recognition, and Urban brings that. Kids know Urban will get them winning, and get them to the league. Tom's time is up. To be honest, there are only a few assistants I might let go, in fact, I think Texas has the assistants to get the job done outside of Hand. What they need is a leader to set the tone and Tom isn't that guy.
Maybe in about 5 to 10 years Tom will be that guy, but today he isn't. Right now he is in over his head.