NCAA: Texas hires Tom Herman as head coach

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[John Price]

Strong hire.

 

[PanthersPens62]

Strong hire.

I see what you did there!

Good luck Herman #MakeTexasGreatAgain

 

[Gene Parmesan]

Well unlike Charlie, Herman is wanted there.

 

[John Price]

Seriously though Herman is a huge commodity right now and Texas just snatched him up. He has a good track record at Houston and has the potential to do that now at a school with better resources. He reminds me of Fuente. He turned a mediocre or in Fuente's case an abysmal program into an elite program.
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[Gene Parmesan]

Herman will do well. He has the right attitude to run a major program. If the morons stay out of his way that is.

 

[Tony Romo]

Herman will do well. He has the right attitude to run a major program. If the morons stay out of his way that is.

Apparently he was asking for Saban like control, so I think we gave it to him.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

Apparently he was asking for Saban like control, so I think we gave it to him.

He's smart. Those morons just need to write the checks and let the football personnel do their jobs. He will get talent, he will build a strong staff. Just let him do it his way. Plus this might put Texas in the Stidham sweepstakes.

 

[Halladay]

Ouch, LSU.

 

[Tony Romo]

He's smart. Those morons just need to write the checks and let the football personnel do their jobs. He will get talent, he will build a strong staff. Just let him do it his way. Plus this might put Texas in the Stidham sweepstakes.

Apparently Kyle Allen maybe coming with him.

 

[Bonzai12]

Feel bad for the Houston players in all of this

You get recruited by a guy who is telling you not to go to the big schools because he's building something special in Houston, and then he leaves and goes to the big school.

It's a big business, and as much as the NCAA will preach its all about it's student athletes, these moves are purely business/money.

 

[GKJ]

That's what you sign up for going to a place like Houston, though. Those high-level mid-majors never hold on to their coaches. It's impressive how they've maintained that level, quite frankly, they're looking for a new coach every 3 years. More important to these kids that they get to play.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

Yup. Art Briles, Kevin Sumlin and now Herman. Memphis is another school that it will happen to with Mike Norvell and Justin Fuentes before him.

 

[Alex Jones]

He can succeed if he can hold the booster class in check.

 

[GKJ]

Yup. Art Briles, Kevin Sumlin and now Herman. Memphis is another school that it will happen to with Mike Norvell and Justin Fuentes before him.

Haven't heard much around Matt Rhule this year.

 

[Voight]

The right guy to turn the program around, Texas has some nice recruits coming up.

Bonus: he doesn't even have to move his family far

 

[Voight]

Heard today that Texas was eying John Harbaugh for the job if Herman went with LSU.

 

[GKJ]

John isn't leaving the NFL.

 

[Tony Romo]

Derek Warehime joins Herman. Was his OL coach at Houston. Apparently Texas gave Herman blank checks to work with as he's trying to build a superstar. Trying to poach Aranda/Brewster notably.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

Brewster will help with recruiting.

 

[Tony Romo]

Brewster will help with recruiting.

The fact two of the names being mentioned are Brewster/Aranda. Kinda makes you think Texas gave him a blank check to go build his staff. Also apparently wants the LSU DB coach.

 

[Tony Romo]

Tom Herman getting 10 wins thrown at him, wow. Good luck big guy, you are gonna need it.

 

[NotABadPeriod]

That's what you sign up for going to a place like Houston, though. Those high-level mid-majors never hold on to their coaches. It's impressive how they've maintained that level, quite frankly, they're looking for a new coach every 3 years. More important to these kids that they get to play.

Perhaps, but it's kinda ****** that players (with the exception of the graduate transfer) need to sit out a year when they go to a different school, but coaches can pretty much jump at will.

But it's all about the student-athletes.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

I personally wish they'd institute a hiring freeze.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

I don't really watch intro press conferences but I can see why Herman is lauded in coaching circles. He has a presence and commands a room.