I think this is a really truthful post. My concern at this point is whether or not there is enough patience in Austin for Strong to legitimately rebuild. I think we're less than six years away but obviously it's up in the air.
People seem to think that I believe the Horns will win out the rest of the year. I don't. I think this is an average team with plenty of inexperience to hold them back. I didn't enjoy tonight. We played a terrible game. And I seriously question a lot of things about our team. Namely, the decisions the coaching staff made on offense.
But what I'm not going to do is support this notion that the program is doomed under Strong. A lot of people are reacting emotionally to this game and it's clouding their judgement. This program is not beyond repair. It is most definitely in repair but it is not beyond it.
As I said before, freshman were the highlight of this game. If that doesn't make you feel remotely good about 2017 or 2018, I don't know what will.
People have this idea that because we're Texas, we're entitled to a winning program each year. That line of thinking is why the program collapsed into over-valued mediocrity after the 2009 championship game. Strong is desperately trying to get rid of that entitlement. It's taking time. Like all good things go.
I'm not sunshine boosting. I don't think this will be the last time we're feeling this emotional about a loss this year. But I do think that this program is capable of a come back under Strong. And I will defend that opinion if people want to challenge it.
