One of the old guys who played for texas, and is now a huge donor said.something a long the lines of he'd be a good coordinator. Not a head coach.
Steve Patterson fired (Texas AD)
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One of the old guys who played for texas, and is now a huge donor said.something a long the lines of he'd be a good coordinator. Not a head coach.
No. One guy said that he was chasing the money and that money was the reason that coaches go for these top jobs. Many have just tried to clear it up that money is a factore but generally it is about a lot more than money.
I agree. Just like any major life decisions there are probably a multitude of factors.
But do you really think thats founded in race issues? Maybe he just didn't care for his style of coaching? It just seems like a stretch. /shrug
Money is a big part of every single job. Is Steve Prohm a money chaser? Was Fred Hoiberg a money chaser?
Typically calling someone a money chaser implies they'd have little to no other reason to take the job other than the money.
I think in the context of the Texas situation, its a fair take. Mac Brown left a tire fire behind. For a man like Charlie to leave a good thing at Louisville, having no ties to Texas, to try and fix that mess, while a great shot to prove something, is equal parts foolish and money chasing. Of course there are career implications, but THAT particular scenario at Texas had bad news written on it.
What I find amazing is that somebody can say with absolute certainty they know a coach's motivation when choosing to go to a new school.
For some, it might be $$, for others it might be nat'l championship pursuit, some might want to impact the lives of their student athletes.
Any of us pretending we know each coach's specific motivation is incredibly arrogant and narcissistic!
For some, it might be $$, for others it might be nat'l championship pursuit, some might want to impact the lives of their student athletes.
Any of us pretending we know each coach's specific motivation is incredibly arrogant and narcissistic!
For what it's worth, ESPN "analysts" are saying the powers that be in Austin ( and the money men) are happy with the coaches in FB and BB...the president did not like the AD...maybe it's personal, maybe it's the fact fans revolted after a season ticket increase after a 6-7 season...
Strong is very safe for another year. The ONLY way he is in jeopardy is if they win 3-4 games and lose to bottom-dwellers like Kansas and Iowa State. The donors there know the process he's going through and while I think his leash has always been a bit shorter than people originally said (some treated him like Harbaugh's return to MI), he has 3 years minimum.
I tend to agree with you except you left out that some coaches are terribly arrogant as well, thinking that what they did here will work just as well over there. That has often proven not to be the case. Strong should have stayed in the ACC where he had credits and ties.
Message boards as a whole are somewhat arrogant and narcissistic. The guys running it make the money, the rest of us talk because we have opinions we like to share as if any of us are right or anyone else cares to hear it. :smile:
You apparently aren't familiar with his miracle on ice:
I also totally forgot his drop-kicking talent.
End over end neither left nor to right
Straight through the heart of them righteous uprights
