Steve Sarkisian named head coach at Texas

[Bear19]

FCB

 

[primal defense]

I feel like longhorn football history is repeating itself. In the mid 80s, UT fired Fred Akers after three mediocre seasons and hired David McWilliams who was a real nice guy, but was over his head as the UT coach. Move forward and UT fired Mack Brown after four mediocre seasons and hired Charlie Strong who is also a nice guy who was over his head as UT coach.
 
McWilliams was fired after five season and UT hired an offensive mined coach in John Mackovic who has an asshole who didn't get along with anyone. Move forward and Charlie Strong was fired after three seasons and UT hired an offensive minded coach in Tom Herman who was also an asshole who didn't get along with anyone.
 
Mackovic was fired after six seasons and after fourteen years with three coaches UT hired Mack Brown which brought excitement  back to the program. Move forward Herman was fired after four seasons and after eleven years with three coaches Sarkisian is hired and has brought back excitement with the best staff since DKR.

 

[primal defense]

Another great hire.

‘Big-time coach’: A rundown of Montana State head coach Jeff Choate’s career

https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/sports/bobcats/football/big-time-coach-a-rundown-of-montana-state-head-coach-jeff-choate-s-career/article_e0f1c59a-b2ec-5f74-8a9e-855bc0606622.html

 

[primal defense]

When Choate was hired at Florida.

Make no mistake, Florida will always focus on the in-state recruiting base Muschamp boasted about last summer. But given the inroads and relationships Choate has built in Texas and his ability to relate with recruits from there, he’ll be able to get some of the state’s top targets to give UF a harder look and may even convince a couple to come.

https://www.gatorsports.com/football/recruiting/20130418/choate-could-deliver-some-texas-recruits/

 

[primal defense]

Steve Sarkisian’s Texas staff shows application of lessons learned from Nick Saban




https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/texas-longhorns/2021/01/23/steve-sarkisians-texas-staff-shows-application-of-lessons-learned-from-nick-saban/

 

[primal defense]

I really hope that did not happen, because he should not be listening to us.  We have no clue what we're doing, but you can be damn sure you will hear us spout off like we do.  Don't let the insane run the asylum.

I disagree. You could have said the same thing about the fans seven years ago when Charlie Strong hired Shawn Watson. It turned out the fans were correct and Watson was gone in two years.


 
You could also say the same thing four years ago when Herman hired Tim Beck as OC. Three years later Herman had to let Beck go. It seems that sometimes the fans know more than the coach.
 
 
UT is not the only fans to complain.

Mack Brown backing out of hiring Greg Robinson as defensive coordinator

 
 
https://footballscoop.com/news/report-mack-brown-backing-hiring-greg-robinson-defensive-coordinator/

 

[primal defense]

I'm honestly having a hard time believing this. Stoops hadn't coached linebackers since 1991. Why would that offer be made when every other hire Sark has made has extensive experience at their position? Just doesn't line up to me and it's really just one guy (Zenitz) with the story.

Sark has said that coaching is a people business and said a coach wants to have other coaches to trust. He thinks that Stoops is smart about defense and wanted to help him. I don't blame Sark since he doesn't know the history of Stoops and UT.
 
I don't want Stoops because he's too much of a hot head who his brother had to move to the press box because his yelling was hurting his own players. He was terrible as the Arizona coach who embarrassed the fans with his yelling on the sidelines. Stoops might be a changed man who no longer cokes up, but I don't want to find that out at Texas.

 

[primal defense]

I agree. If he wanted Stoops that is his choice as long as Stoops has done nothing illegal. The fan base that wanted Meyer, with his history, is now going to cry outrage over Stoops?

I disagree with you. Urban Meyer not coming to Texas has nothing to do with not wanting Stoops. UT fans not wanting Stoops shows the intelligence of the UT fan base.

 

[primal defense]

If stoops were to coach up our LBs to new heights... he would be “one of us.”

 

[primal defense]

Mike Stoops at Texas would've been something for OU football fans — something bizarre




https://oklahoman.com/article/5680835/carlson-mike-stoops-at-texas-wouldve-been-something-for-ou-football-fans-something-bizarre

 

[TFloss32]

 

[UTfish]

Hopefully, the recruiting threads will be just as exciting as this one was. 

 

[DBut82]

Hopefully, the recruiting threads will be just as exciting as this one was. 

I agree! This was an exciting/fun thread to follow 

 

[Soldierhorn]

1 hour ago, TFloss32 said:

not bad, not bad at all.  I would have preferred someone like Wiggins as receiver coach but, overall, this is a very strong staff. 

QB: AJ Milwee (Alabama/Arkansas State)
RB/RGC: Stan Drayton (Texas)
WR: Andre Coleman (Texas)
TE/AHC/STC: Jeff Banks (Alabama)
OL/OC: Kyle Flood (Alabama)

Co-DC/OLB: Pete Kwiatkowski (Washington)
Co-DC/ILB: Jeff Choate (Montana St HC)
DL: Bo Davis (Detroit Lions)
PGC/Secondary: Terry Joseph (Notre dame D-PGC)
Safeties: Blake Gideon (Miss St; Texas legacy)

 

[gmcc]

I can't express how pleased I am with this group of new coaches.  I personally did not want Urban Myers ( too full of himself and wanted way too much money).  I think Sark is perfect.  The surprise homerun may turn out to be Pete K (eleven letter name as someone called him earlier).  For the first time since Mack Brown I am excited for Texas Football.  I have an Aggie friend who follows college football closely, who called me earlier and said he feels for the first time since Brown we may have gotten it right.

 

[primal defense]

The Kwiatkowski  hire at DC has me most excited. I wanted the DC to be able to plan, make adjustments and be able to defense OU.I just didn't know that PK was the guy. 
 
A good indication on how PK did against the same offense as OU is Washington State and Mike Leach. Pete faced Leach's offense for six years and it's impressive on how well he did.
 
2014 Washington State averaged 31.8 pts per game. PK held him to 13 pts
 
2015 Washington State averaged 31.5 pts per game. PK held him to 10 pts
 
2016 Washington State averaged 38.2 pts per game. PK held him to 17 pts
 
2017 Washington State averaged 30.3 pts per game. PK held him to 14 pts
 
2018 Washington State averaged 37.5 pts per game. PK held him to 15 pts
 
2019 Washington State averaged 37.8 pts per game. PK held him to 13 pts

 

[Sirhornsalot]

2 hours ago, TFloss32 said:

I gotta say, I don't care for the co-DC thing. It seems like a set up for confusion or worse. Nevertheless, I hope it works.

 

[primal defense]

I gotta say, I don't care for the co-DC thing. It seems like a set up for confusion or worse. Nevertheless, I hope it works.

It's a title for Jeff choate usually for more money. PK is the guy. 

 

[TFloss32]

 

[Soldierhorn]

UW's defense against #5 OSU in 2018 Rose Bowl ran a 4 DL base scheme (mostly 3-man DL w/jack,buck,WDE, etc). They held the powerful OSU offense to 28 pts.





Kwiatkowski's defenses ranked inside the top 25 of FEI or S&P+ 10 times.

Washingtons FEI Defense rankings
'19 Washington (#16)
'18 Washington (#6)
'17 Washington (#14)
'16 Washington (#6)
'15 Washington (#5)
'14 Washington (#23)