Steve Sarkisian named head coach at Texas

[MBHORNSFAN]

Why was the other thread locked? It was working fine for assistant coach talk,

[MBHORNSFAN]

8 minutes ago, DBOOK23 said:

Starting to hear some Tee Martin chatter

From where?

[TFloss32]

1 minute ago, MBHORNSFAN said:

Why was the other thread locked? It was working fine for assistant coach talk,

Hire has been made and we were having updates posted in two threads.

[MBHORNSFAN]

1 minute ago, TFloss32 said:

Hire has been made and we were having updates posted in two threads.

Fair enough

[DBOOK23]

3 minutes ago, MBHORNSFAN said:

From where?

Surly posted a link to an SEC board and Tennessee fans are talking like he’s leaving 

[Sirhornsalot]

11 minutes ago, DBOOK23 said:

Surly posted a link to an SEC board and Tennessee fans are talking like he’s leaving 

Several coaches want out at Tennessee. Ainsley is one of them.

[Hiwood]

58 minutes ago, DBOOK23 said:

Starting to hear some Tee Martin chatter

I would think he is looking to some HC gigs by now

[Sirhornsalot]

2 minutes ago, Hiwood said:

I would think he is looking to some HC gigs by now

He won't get there from where he is now.

[Hiwood]

Just now, Sirhornsalot said:

He won't get there from where he is now.

I lost track of him after USC

[primal defense]

41 minutes ago, Hiwood said:

I lost track of him after USC

His name came up in the Charlie Strong search.

[DBOOK23]

11 minutes ago, primal defense said:

His name came up in the Charlie Strong search.

He would be a home run hire very good ties on the west coast and is an absolute stallion on the recruiting trail if we could get him AND Lupoi AND possibly Jeff Banks we would probably have as good of a recruiting staff as we’ve ever had

[North Texas Golfer]

The rumors about Sark's staff are going to be all over the place. So it would probably be wise to not believe everything you hear. 

As for me, as I've said, I'm very much on the fence with the Sark hire and the staff hires will be the first data point for me to really gauge things further. So I will be watching with great interest. 

 

[utparothed]

22 hours ago, J.B. TexasEx said:

Perhaps the occasional reminder will keep Sark out of the bars and frat houses. My hope is he keeps his nose clean and performs up to our expectations. But, I have my doubts and am not particularly excited about this hire.

I certainly don't think Sark is worth the risk and $25 MM buyout. I hope he proves me wrong.

 

I’m pretty sure that Coach Sark has all of the reminders that he needs and a support system in place that includes Nick Saban so I doubt that he’s going to be hopping on this board to get reminders from you or, for that matter, if he gives a shit about what J.B. TexasEx thinks

[primal defense]

1 minute ago, North Texas Golfer said:

The rumors about Sark's staff are going to be all over the place. So it would probably be wise to not believe everything you hear. 

As for me, as I've said, I'm very much on the fence with the Sark hire and the staff hires will be the first data point for me to really gauge things further. So I will be watching with great interest. 

 

[DBOOK23]

5 minutes ago, North Texas Golfer said:

The rumors about Sark's staff are going to be all over the place. So it would probably be wise to not believe everything you hear. 

As for me, as I've said, I'm very much on the fence with the Sark hire and the staff hires will be the first data point for me to really gauge things further. So I will be watching with great interest. 

 

Where’s the fun in that? Lol idk why you would follow this stuff just to sit out of this part. Staff hires are fun

[J.B. TexasEx]

On 1/3/2021 at 6:26 PM, utparothed said:

I’m pretty sure that Coach Sark has all of the reminders that he needs and a support system in place that includes Nick Saban so I doubt that he’s going to be hopping on this board to get reminders from you or, for that matter, if he gives a shit about what J.B. TexasEx thinks

.....or utparothed for that matter. 

Like I said previously, I sure hope he gets reminders from Saban, his AA sponsor, his significant other, or whomever he checks in with periodically about his alcoholism. 

[North Texas Golfer]

39 minutes ago, DBOOK23 said:

Where’s the fun in that? Lol idk why you would follow this stuff just to sit out of this part. Staff hires are fun

I didn't say it wouldn't be fun. Nor did I say I was sitting it out 

I'm just not necessarily going to believe everything I read 

[tejasrulz]

Just listened to Sarks' introduction video and I never heard alignment so I'm good. Besides, the decision has been made and as a fan, I want him to do well. So welcome to Texas Coach Sarks! 

[TB14]

56 minutes ago, North Texas Golfer said:

The rumors about Sark's staff are going to be all over the place. So it would probably be wise to not believe everything you hear. 

As for me, as I've said, I'm very much on the fence with the Sark hire and the staff hires will be the first data point for me to really gauge things further. So I will be watching with great interest. 

 

They said the same thing when we hired Herman. Then he brought Warehiem, Meekins, and Mehringer...

[J.B. TexasEx]

28 minutes ago, TB14 said:

They said the same thing when we hired Herman. Then he brought Warehiem, Meekins, and Mehringer...

Remember the enthusiasm we had for our last two strength & conditioning coaches, Yancy McKnight and Pat Moorer? They were gonna bring toughness back to The 40. Good times.

[Rotty22]

 

Interesting that this is the best that we can get.  CDC must see something that doesn't show in the numbers.  I hoping for the best as I did when Strong and Herman were hired.  I guess Sark gets 4 years to prove he's the guy.  So we again are back in the same cycle that we've been in for the last 7 yrs.  At least we aren't Michigan.

 

From wikipedia:

[DBOOK23]

24 minutes ago, J.B. TexasEx said:

Remember all of the enthusiasm we had for our last two strength & conditioning coaches, Yancy McKnight and Pat Moorer? They were gonna bring toughness back to The 40. Good times.

McKnight is a good S&C coach our guys are big and strong 

[Slimer]

3 minutes ago, Rotty22 said:

 

Interesting that this is the best that we can get.  CDC must see something that doesn't show in the numbers.  I hoping for the best as I did when Strong and Herman were hired.  I guess Sark gets 4 years to prove he's the guy.  So we again are back in the same cycle that we've been in for the last 7 yrs.  At least we aren't Michigan.

 

From wikipedia:

Sark took over Washington coming off a 0-12 season and a mess left from Tyrone Willingham.  Had them in a bowl game 2nd year and set up the roster nicely for Peterson.

[DBOOK23]

OB saying Tee Martin is a name to watch oh boy

[J.B. TexasEx]

1 hour ago, North Texas Golfer said:

The rumors about Sark's staff are going to be all over the place. So it would probably be wise to not believe everything you hear. 

As for me, as I've said, I'm very much on the fence with the Sark hire and the staff hires will be the first data point for me to really gauge things further. So I will be watching with great interest. 

 

What metrics should we use to determine whether or not an assistant coach will be good for us? Not being snarky, I'm genuinely curious. Should we focus on his recruiting chops or the players he's developed at his position group? A good balance of both?

Remember, assistants are usually responsible for geographic areas while recruiting.