Longhorn News/Discussion (Non-Recruiting)

[TFloss32]

 

[TFloss32]

IT reporting Texas is expected to bring in a new coach this weekend, but he's likely to be in an analyst type of role.

They say it could be "extremely beneficial" to Sark and the program.

 

[TexCoyote]

IT reporting Texas is expected to bring in a new coach this weekend, but he's likely to be in an analyst type of role.

They say it could be "extremely beneficial" to Sark and the program.

LOL Nick come on down. Or Pete? That would break the internet

 

[TFloss32]

LOL Nick come on down. Or Pete? That would break the internet

Rumor du jour appears to be Akina coming home.

 

[TXFF]

Rumor du jour appears to be Akina coming home.

That would be a home run to help develop the secondary.

 

[Hiwood]

Rumor du jour appears to be Akina coming home.

always liked Coach Akina, he must be getting in the years but he would make a great analyst

 

[Hiwood]

its funny I remember during the fake Saban is coming to town which included sightings of his wife Terry looking at real estate and everyone was teaching planes from Tuscaloosa......now its reversed people are watching the Net Jets terminal for any G550 headed east.....is that pimp Jimmy Sexton involved with this in any way

 

[Sirhornsalot]

its funny I remember during the fake Saban is coming to town which included sightings of his wife Terry looking at real estate and everyone was teaching planes from Tuscaloosa......now its reversed people are watching the Net Jets terminal for any G550 headed east.....is that pimp Jimmy Sexton involved with this in any way

Yes, he is. He is the agent of all the top candidates and was the agent for Saban I believe.

 

[Hiwood]

Yes, he is. He is the agent of all the top candidates and was the agent for Saban I believe.

so basically he is the Scott Boras of college football ?, Who is Sark's agent is he an IMG client ?

 

[Sunkist]

so basically he is the Scott Boras of college football ?, Who is Sark's agent is he an IMG client ?

Sarks is also Sexton

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

Took this from Wikipedia. This looks a bit dated, but for a little context:

Sexton is one of the few agents to represent both players and coaches.[6] He represents some of the top NFL stars: Sam Darnold, Julio Jones, Laremy Tunsil, Derrick Henry, Philip Rivers, Daniel Jones, Jason Witten and Ndamukong Suh among others.[5][7] He represents 11 of the 14 SEC head football coaches and 7 NFL head coaches.[8][9]

He's moving all the chess pieces. Nice gig!

 

[General Hooker]

How many years and coaches between those 2 administrations?

From Wikipedia

Bear Bryant 58 -82 6 nattys last natty 1979
Ray Perkins 83 - 86 no natty
Bill Curry 87 - 89 no natty
Gene Stallings 90 - 96 natty 1992
Mike DuBose 97 - 99 no natty
FRAN!!!! 01 - 02 hahahahaha
Mike Price 03 nope
Mike Shula 04 - 06 nope
Joe Kines (1 game in 06) no
Nick Saban 07 - 23 6 nattys first natty - you should know this.

 

[General Hooker]

From Wikipedia

Bear Bryant 58 -82 6 nattys last natty 1979
Ray Perkins 83 - 86 no natty
Bill Curry 87 - 89 no natty
Gene Stallings 90 - 96 natty 1992
Mike DuBose 97 - 99 no natty
FRAN!!!! 01 - 02 hahahahaha
Mike Price 03 nope
Mike Shula 04 - 06 nope
Joe Kines (1 game in 06) no
Nick Saban 07 - 23 6 nattys first natty - you should know this.

Between Bryant and Saban, the Alabama job sucked.

 

[PTA]

Between Bryant and Saban, the Alabama job sucked.

I kinda liked those years

 

[North Texas Golfer]

Between Bryant and Saban, the Alabama job sucked.

Nah, Gene Stallings didn't suck. He won 81% of the games he coached at Bama. He was 70-16 in his 7 years at Bama with 1 natty.

 

[North Texas Golfer]

From Wikipedia

Bear Bryant 58 -82 6 nattys last natty 1979
Ray Perkins 83 - 86 no natty
Bill Curry 87 - 89 no natty
Gene Stallings 90 - 96 natty 1992
Mike DuBose 97 - 99 no natty
FRAN!!!! 01 - 02 hahahahaha
Mike Price 03 nope
Mike Shula 04 - 06 nope
Joe Kines (1 game in 06) no
Nick Saban 07 - 23 6 nattys first natty - you should know this.

Mike Price never coached a game at Bama. Shula was the coach in 03.

 

[North Texas Golfer]

oSark will get the best coach he can get, I have no doubt of this. Then whom ever it is will be great or not.

He could also be somewhere between "great or not", couldn't he

 

[General Hooker]

Is Akina back?

 

[General Hooker]

Is Akina back?

I can't find confirmation on this, but Akina is listed on Texas Sports under basketball. Weird.

Duane Akina - Football Coach - University of Texas Athletics

Duane Akina, who spent 13 seasons coaching defensive backs, including two Thorpe Award winners, at Texas from 2001-2013, returned to the Longhorns as defensi...

texassports.com

 

[TXFF]

Akina has been an analyst at Arizona for the past year. Nansen came from Arizona and may have recommended Akina to come along as an analyst. I've seen the rumor elsewhere, so if true, that would be great news.

Sark likes coaching continuity, but he also likes excellent player development. If the current coaches aren't quite where they should be, bringing in a seasoned and successful coach to mentor the coaches is very wise.

BTW, Huff assists with the DBs and he may have also been a factor in recruiting Akina.