"They had really bad players" - Mack Brown referring to GERG coached Michigan defenses
ahahahaha.
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September 9th, 2013 at 7:00 PM ^
Fortunately for GERG, he has proven players at Texas who have shown they are capable of protecting against the run.
/sarcasm
September 9th, 2013 at 7:00 PM ^
Oh Mack. You really have no idea what's coming do you?
September 9th, 2013 at 7:08 PM ^
On the contrary, I think he knows excatly what's coming, which is why he's in full on desperation mode. You don't fire your DC in favor of an average-at-best DC 2 games into the season unless your seat is on fire.
September 9th, 2013 at 7:21 PM ^
"average at best" is excessively kind. That's like calling Bellomy's performance against Nebraska 'average at best'.
Don't let GERG off the hook that easy.
September 9th, 2013 at 7:24 PM ^
Well, I'm condeding that GERG had success at other coaching stops, and you can't completely ignore that.
September 9th, 2013 at 7:29 PM ^
As much as I hate saying bad things about RR him forcing his DCs to play the 3-3-5 was a major mistake. As if Gerg wasn't mediocre enough, i also think that RR made a mistake throwing Schaffer under the bus after his first season.
September 9th, 2013 at 7:35 PM ^
season at Texas (co DC) prior to going Syracuse. Before their bowl game, Texas gave up 3 second half points all season. I thought we landed a Mattison/Tenuta type of DC when we got Gerg. Clearly, I was wrong. Also, clearly, Gerg likes to rub my face in it. And by "it" I mean a stuffed animal.
September 9th, 2013 at 8:03 PM ^
Tony Gibson as our DB coach didn't help either. RR certainly contributed to the problem. Still, you have to go back to 2004 to find a Gerg defense that wasn't a disaster.
September 9th, 2013 at 8:25 PM ^
Scott left on his own with the writing on the wall of "oh, you're a 4-3 guy? yeah, run the 3-3-5 as don't care if you don't like it". Gerg was essentially told the same so I don't think he is AS bad as his showing here but I'd take Diaz over Gerg all day. Schafer was more of a resign of the legit kind, iirc.
September 9th, 2013 at 9:19 PM ^
I would take a monkey randomly pointing at a play sheet over GERG.
September 10th, 2013 at 2:30 AM ^
at his combine interviews, that is essentially how the defense was handled. Paraphrasing but when asked by teams why/how his defense jumped 100 spots in one year, almost asking if he or his teammates gave up when not winning, Mike replied: "the team always played hard for the old staff (RR) but while the offense was taught technique during practice we largely just ran and hit. On game day we were literally told to just make plays. We were literally playing backyard football on defense. The new staff came in, broke everyone down to zero and started coaching us as if we never played the game before. That is what was needed." Hence the jump and a player saying he liked the old staff but genuinely was getting zero coaching on one side of the ball (and kicking apparently). I'd also take a chimp over GERG again, even if RR kind of forced his DC's to run systems they didn't know. Also, if Martin ponied up for Casteel...who knows. RR may still be here but I don't like talking about it and am going back to not doing so.
September 10th, 2013 at 7:40 AM ^
Thanks -- I had not seen that from Martin. Confirms my general sense that Robinson's main problem on the college level is that he doesn't know how to teach. He was especially lost at Michigan when he was asked to teach a defense (3-3-5) that he wasn't experienced with but, honestly, THAT'S NO EXCUSE.
I taught a course last year in an area of my field I had never taught before. It was a bitch. I worked constantly just to stay a week ahead of my students. But in the end I survived and when I do it again next year it will be the best course in my rotation, because it is so up-to-date.
September 9th, 2013 at 9:31 PM ^
He ran the 3-3-5 for two years here. Even if Gibson sucked, he had a staff of assistants using to running it. One would think he had time to learn it if he wanted to. Perhaps as a young coach he would have.
September 10th, 2013 at 12:31 PM ^
And got his contract buy out to keep his mouth shut. All you have to do is see his final press conference where he sarcastically talks about taking all the blame.
And there were always the rumors that he said he'd do that if Rich would just admit to him that Gibson was the worst position coach alive.
September 9th, 2013 at 9:50 PM ^
The biggest mistake with DC's was Martin and then Brandon not giving RR enough money to hire Jeff Casteel. And wasn't it Brandon who decided on GERG?
September 10th, 2013 at 12:05 AM ^
GERG got here in January 2009. Brandon was hired in January 2010. Much as I'd like to blame Brandon, this really isn't on him.l
September 10th, 2013 at 2:46 PM ^
His mishandling of the defense is what cost him his position here. If he had let Shafer run his scheme with his own assistants, he might well have still been at UM today. He might have even still been around if he had let Robinson run his scheme.
September 9th, 2013 at 8:24 PM ^
Brown has seen the writing on the wall for a couple of years now. People are pretty much over Vince Young and Coly McCoy; this team has been pretty average for a couple of years now. It would be great with hiring GERG turns out to be another coach killer of sorts.
September 9th, 2013 at 9:40 PM ^
I don't think he's referring to the possibility of losing his job when he says, "You don't know what's coming." He's referring to Mack not realizing how horrible GERG is going to be.
September 10th, 2013 at 8:56 AM ^
I am ABSOLUTELY LOVING THIS down here in Longhorn Nation. Everyone is all excited until I drop the GERG bomb on them, and tell them to go look at all of GERG's work.
Mack Brown will be fired in 4 months - BOOK IT!
September 9th, 2013 at 7:01 PM ^
They have a really bad coach
September 9th, 2013 at 7:01 PM ^
This hiring is as questionable as MSU's of Bolman.
September 9th, 2013 at 7:01 PM ^
Them fighting words...lets get them on the schedule ASAP
September 9th, 2013 at 7:07 PM ^
Unfortunately, we won't have a chance to play Mack, GERG, nor the Beaver this year; as none of them will see the National Championship game unless they pay for a ticket.
September 9th, 2013 at 7:03 PM ^
going down.
September 10th, 2013 at 3:44 PM ^
This appears to be a half glass full, best case scenario here. I don't think the Gerg hiring will go this well.
September 9th, 2013 at 7:04 PM ^
Bad players who were BCS Sugar Bowl champions as soon as he left.
September 9th, 2013 at 7:30 PM ^
Exactly. Tell Mack to also check how those same players ranked in scoring defense the next season. I think they jumped a "few" spots.
September 9th, 2013 at 10:54 PM ^
What a dumb comment by Mack. Those players in Coach Hoke's first year formed a top 15 defense. Its no wonder Texas is going downhill. ..the head coach lacks insight and common sense. Get him and Kiffin out ASAP.
September 10th, 2013 at 12:06 AM ^
Keep 'em both, and let them both keep losing.
September 9th, 2013 at 10:54 PM ^
What a dumb comment by Mack. Those players in Coach Hoke's first year formed a top 15 defense. Its no wonder Texas is going downhill. ..the head coach lacks insight and common sense. Get him and Kiffin out ASAP.
September 9th, 2013 at 7:05 PM ^
We had plenty enough talent to field a competent defense. They're just going through the 5 stages of GERG
- Optimism Mixed with Feeling of Doom
- Delusion <--- Texas be here
- Sadness
- Misery
- Acceptance of the Terrible Thing You've Done
September 9th, 2013 at 7:23 PM ^
Does the beaver come before or after sadness?
September 9th, 2013 at 7:36 PM ^
The beaver is omnipresent
September 9th, 2013 at 9:34 PM ^
witty sir.
September 9th, 2013 at 7:42 PM ^
The beaver itself goes through the same range of emotions.
September 9th, 2013 at 7:23 PM ^
Incisive, funny, and most of all, accurate.
September 9th, 2013 at 7:43 PM ^
Phase 6
Phase 7
September 9th, 2013 at 7:52 PM ^
award winner.
September 9th, 2013 at 7:04 PM ^
We've just found our marquee opponent for 2014. Get on the phone, Mr. Brandon!
September 9th, 2013 at 7:10 PM ^
Knowing how aggressive UT alums can be. The probability of seeing Mack, GERG, and the Beaver on the Texas sidelines in 2014 is zero.
September 9th, 2013 at 7:04 PM ^
The same players who turned into one of the top defenses the next year under coach Mattison?
September 9th, 2013 at 7:10 PM ^
Texas football just became must-see TV this year. I can't wait to watch (and laugh at) this man's comedy stylings as DC.
September 9th, 2013 at 9:49 PM ^
to show his beaver.
September 9th, 2013 at 7:23 PM ^
Stop it. I just spit the water out of my mouth.
September 9th, 2013 at 7:06 PM ^
Karma, well, you know.
There's a storm coming in Austin and it's got brown fur and is named Dr. Vorax.
Also insert .gif of Major Payne laughing shortly before teaching his platoon in the movie with the same name.
September 9th, 2013 at 7:07 PM ^
Young, yes. Bad, no.