I want Texas FB to be fun again, and I really have my doubts, now, about Strong. His lack of success here baffles me. Why did he wait to replace Watson and Wickline, and the man obviously knows defense. Why didn't he step in and work with Vance, so that the change was seamless, before he had to publicly take ownership?
He knew that Texas fired Mack because we expect a winning program. He was hired to clean it up and win. Winning at Texas, as we know, means competing for National Championships, or at the very least, being in the conversation. It means the same thing at Ohio State, Alabama, Michigan, USC, and a few other places. We are willing to put our resources to work (legitimately) to get there, while some aren't. There was no way Charlie was confused about the mission.
I understand that Patterson may have impeded the progress to a degree, but not to this extent. If Patterson really caused problems, surely Charlie could have mentioned something to a booster who could have gone straight to Fenves, if he didn't feel comfortable with it.
Sorry for rambling, but I really don't get what happened. Heck, if he needed an executive in charge of football operations to smooth the rough edges, that could have been handled, as well. I just don't see how he can recover at this point.
That's where I am, sad to say.
