Mack Brown resigns according to Longhorn Network
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"BREAKING: Mack Brown will resign as Texas head coach."
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https://twitter.com/LonghornNetwork/status/412013435447037952
December 14th, 2013 at 7:26 PM ^
I got some poppin' to do!
December 15th, 2013 at 4:02 PM ^
Here's a list of Texas players/recruits who had Michigan offers:
http://touchthebanner.blogspot.com/2013/12/school-in-news-texas.html
I don't think any of them will be transferring/flipping to Michigan.
December 14th, 2013 at 7:27 PM ^
Is this one for real this time or is this like the ESPN one?
December 14th, 2013 at 7:30 PM ^
So it's probably legit.
December 14th, 2013 at 8:11 PM ^
You mean the one operated by ESPN?
December 15th, 2013 at 1:02 AM ^
Are they really? I had no idea.
December 15th, 2013 at 9:02 AM ^
Yes, ESPN has spent millions of dollars to prop the Longhorn Network up and keep it going.
December 14th, 2013 at 7:28 PM ^
Gerg for coach
December 14th, 2013 at 7:29 PM ^
Kirk guarantees it
December 14th, 2013 at 7:30 PM ^
let the speculation begin! I say Charlie Strong
December 15th, 2013 at 12:12 AM ^
I say James Franklin from Vandy
December 14th, 2013 at 7:32 PM ^
BKFinest it.
GERG will coach the bowl, crush Oregon, and become the permanent HC at Texas.
He will then proceed to talk about the Little Engine That Could in the midst of cratering a once mighty program.
December 14th, 2013 at 7:34 PM ^
The report says Mack will coach the bowl game
December 14th, 2013 at 7:35 PM ^
It was mostly a joke.
In all seriousness, if he does coach the game, I hope he goes out a winner.
December 14th, 2013 at 7:48 PM ^
Me too, he seems like a good man. I hope he goes out like lloyd.
December 14th, 2013 at 7:32 PM ^
NBC is running with this as well - (LINK)
According to their story, Brown will coach the bowl game, but if this is not a false alarm, then Texas is in a very interesting position, to say the least. According to another tweet, he supposedly has already talked to the team about it.
December 14th, 2013 at 7:32 PM ^
Gotta give Brown credit....made sure Saban was off the table first. This is not a coencedence.
December 14th, 2013 at 7:41 PM ^
I didn't realize there was beef between the two? I thought Saban actually looked up to him.
December 14th, 2013 at 7:43 PM ^
The last time Texas was relevant was when they lost to Saban and Alabama in the NCG.
December 14th, 2013 at 7:32 PM ^
Chip Brown tweeted this piece earlier today from Rivals' OrangeBlood page adding a bit of context to the whole Mack Brown retained/Saban extension situation that broke last night. Not sure how relevant the piece is now but some of the insight it provides is interesting. If Brown had stayed it seems like itd have been an impossible situation.
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December 14th, 2013 at 7:34 PM ^
Chip Brown is trash. There's a webpage dedicated to all the tweets about his "sources" he posts that have been dead wrong.
December 14th, 2013 at 7:37 PM ^
ah missed that. thanks.
December 14th, 2013 at 7:43 PM ^
He at one point said there was zero sources for aTm gonig to the SEC. Said it was never gonna happen. He also said it was a done deal that West Virginia was joining the SEC, and that ND was going to join the Big 12 in all sports except football.
December 14th, 2013 at 8:15 PM ^
Maybe he and Ace Williams can pull their considerable resources together and get a story right once in awhile. Then again maybe not.
December 14th, 2013 at 7:54 PM ^
I was going to ask that. OrangeBloods is constantly churning out 'insider info' but it seems to fall flat half the time. Theyre halfway to Ace Williams to me
Edit: I found the above mentioned website that details all of Chip Brown's failures. A good read indeed:
I promise that link is legit despite the url
December 14th, 2013 at 7:32 PM ^
How perfect would it be to have saban still end up in Austin
December 14th, 2013 at 7:32 PM ^
I wonder who they have in mind to replace him. Take a chance on Narduzzi? BoB? Shaw?
December 14th, 2013 at 7:35 PM ^
Shaw may be the next head coach of the Oakland Raiders, so I doubt he'd go to Texas.
December 14th, 2013 at 7:45 PM ^
I would think they'd be more interested in Dantonio than Narduzzi if they wanted either.
December 14th, 2013 at 7:55 PM ^
Bring in Dantonio, with as much of his staff (at 4x current salary) as Dino wants. Narduzzi, Mike Tressel, plus plus plus.
I don't see it, though. I think it will be somebody from the state of Texas; not an Ohio guy like Dino.
December 14th, 2013 at 8:51 PM ^
better. What has Dantonio done over the last few years, but for this year and no connection with the South. He's also a prick and would not schmooze with the alums.
December 15th, 2013 at 12:16 AM ^
"Over the last few years" (Since 2010) Dantonio has led MSU to 3; 11 win seasons and won 2 Conference titles. While he doesn't have any recruiting ties to the Texas region with the right coaches that can be solved and UT and is still a draw for kids in Texas.
As for the prick comments, I don't think that it matter really because unless you have been to an MSU fundraiser you really don't know what he is like with boosters.
Maybe I'm being bitchy but I'm just tired of the "well he's a jerk" comments as a means to discredit the accompishments of others. If your team wins you don't care if the other coach is a "prick" because being a loser is a lot worse than being a jerk.
December 15th, 2013 at 3:23 AM ^
D'Antonio really is a prick. I know the man. Maybe prick is too strong; he's not a bad guy, he's just amongst the least "cool" people you could ever meet. He is cold and boring and always about business.
I don't really know how any high school kid could want to play for him. I have a feeling he gets a lot of overlooked kids who are mad at not getting attention from bigger programs, and they gravitate towards his negativity and underdog role. Hell of a coach. Good guy. Prickish attitude.
December 15th, 2013 at 10:18 AM ^
the last five years is not a great record, albeit with less than great talent. I'm not saying he is a bad coach. I respect what he has done at MSU and expect he would do well most places. He would be a bad fit at Texas given his personality and lack of connection with the HS coaches. You could question why then would Texas want Saban, a similar personality to Dantonio, but Texas and Alabama are two different worlds and I'm not so sure Saban would be a good fit at Texas either, but he would be successful just because he has proven himself to be a great coach and attracts great talent, two things Dantonio does not have, at least not yet.
December 14th, 2013 at 10:51 PM ^
Who is 'Dino'?
December 14th, 2013 at 7:48 PM ^
I think they would be more like to get Dantanio than Narduzzi (with Narduzzi then taking over MSU). More likely Dantonio is in for a big raise as he doesn't get paid much now and I can't imagine he would be leave as long as MSU takes care of him like they should.
People will also float Jon Gruden but he's not coming. Neither is Jim Harbaugh. Art Briles is probably out too with his recent extension. I don't think David Shaw will leave except for an NFL job.
More realistic options include James Franklin, Charlie Strong, Hugh Freeze, Jimbo Fisher, Jim Mora Jr., Todd Graham, Mike Gundy, and Dabo Swinney.
Also Gus Mahlzan but I think he got a recent extension too.
December 14th, 2013 at 8:02 PM ^
No way Jimbo leaves FSU. He's all set there with being in the MNC and all.
December 14th, 2013 at 8:20 PM ^
Jimbo isn't leaving FSU. Just not happening.
Mora just signed a long extension at UCLA. Malzahn just signed a long extension at Auburn. Saban just signed a long extension at Alabama.
Jim Harbaugh surprisingly has dodged the question at pressers when he's asked. He never just bluntly says "I'm staying with the 49ers, not even talking to Texs".
Of the names you've listed, I could see Gundy or Strong. The others are either 1. Texas wouldn't be interested or 2. They wouldn't be interested in Texas.
December 14th, 2013 at 8:29 PM ^
The extensions guys like Malzahan, Sumlin, etc signed almost certainly won't be able to stop Texas if they come calling if that coach is interested. Those extensions were signed in part for PR reasons and for recruiting. They likely have nothing in them that prevents the coach from leaving.
December 14th, 2013 at 8:27 PM ^
No Gruden, sure. But what about Tony Dungy?!?
December 14th, 2013 at 9:25 PM ^
Heard cowher was looking for a job
December 14th, 2013 at 9:46 PM ^
Hopefully not Narduzzi. I want Michigan to get their revenge against them first.
December 14th, 2013 at 7:35 PM ^
The last week for Texas reminds me of the Les Miles, Bill Martin, sailboat, and ESPN situation.
December 14th, 2013 at 7:54 PM ^
BREAKING: Texas hires RichRod.
December 14th, 2013 at 10:20 PM ^
Amen brother, I was thinking the same thing. Call me wrong, but I think Texas shit the bed on this one. Sure they'll get a good coach, but maybe not the "rock star" they were wishing for.
December 14th, 2013 at 7:36 PM ^
What's Football Scoop's track record like? Ira vouched for them on WTKA earlier this week. Theyre tweeting that Saban couldnt be seen as forcing Brown out the door while heavily suggesting Saban may still be in play for Texas.
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December 14th, 2013 at 7:38 PM ^
This is a good thing because it is another chip in the carousel that could open a spot for Narduzzi to take.
December 14th, 2013 at 7:40 PM ^
Right now from Columbus to Tuscaloosa coaches be counting dolla bills...
Nick Saban come on down.
December 14th, 2013 at 7:59 PM ^
Texas has more money than any university. If they zero in on somebody, no one will out bid them.
December 14th, 2013 at 8:55 PM ^
But it raises the market price for everyone else...just like ridiculous contracts in MLB have a way of dragging the 2nd tier players up a healthy little bit.