Mack Brown stepping down...

[BERT]

Well let's see, Saban claims he's not interested. Chip Kelley says he hasn't been contacted and it's just speculation about him taking the Texas job. David Shaw has come out and said he's staying put at Stanford(no surprise there).

So, that leaves the following as candidates:
Jim Harbaugh- Not likely
Gus Malzahn- This would be my top choice
Jimbo Fisher- Not sure why he would want to leave FSU
Mike Gundy- Not sure why he would want to leave the school he played for
Art Briles- Don't really see him leaving Baylor, but I guess anything is possible
James Franklin- Supposidly a really good recruiter and a very energetic good coach
Dabo Sweeny- I've seen his name come up and I swear if they pick him I will drive down to Austin and personally kick Patterson in the balls. I only think Clemson is good because of there OC Chad Morris

[Ruffdaddy]

Better not be gundy...

[Trip McNeely]

I'm a Man! I'm 40! Come after me!

[bulldog896]

Not that I've been asked but This is the winningest coach UT has had since the 20's

DXB and DKR have gone down in the history books at UT as being the best coaches in school history. Christ we named the stadium after DKR. Brown's currently at .771 record with Texas 158 wins 47 losses In the 16 years at Texas we've gone to 15 bowls of which we've lost 4 his record trumps both DKR and Bible which are Gods among the Longhorn faithful

Since Brown took over we've had 1 truly loosing season we've had a few mediocre seasons but most importantly he turned around both Texas recruitment and put us in the spot as number one school for revenue. Revenue is attributable to both Dodds and Brown.

I'm not saying keep brown. the last 4 years have been rough to say the least. A&M going to the SEC isn't going to help with recruiting either. I just don't like the way they are drumming Brown out. He has planned to retire for a while if you remember Will Muschamp was supposed to take his place till he went to Florida

The next season he stood a good chance to break DKR's winning record for Texas and I for one would have liked to seen him given the chance to do that and go out on a high note plus give everyone time to find a good replacement. Now there will be a push to get a replacement now meaning 3-4 years of suck ass football followed by another replacement that might be worth having.

[juiceweezl]

Now there will be a push to get a replacement now meaning 3-4 years of suck ass football followed by another replacement that might be worth having.

...and the message that I, a Brown supporter, have been giving to everyone I know that wanted him gone immediately. Simply put, be careful what you wish for...

[BERT]

He was past his time, he needed to go. Y'all do realize that after next year, another year in which he doesn't win the big12 title, he was going to be fired anyway. I say better now than next year.

If Texas is going to have a couple more 8-9 win seasons, I'd rather it be with a new coach.

And no, Brown didn't deserve to be ahead of Royal in all time wins. He's right where he's supposed to be.

[bulldog896]

He was past his time, he needed to go. Y'all do realize that after next year, another year in which he doesn't win the big12 title, he was going to be fired anyway. I say better now than next year.

If Texas is going to have a couple more 8-9 win seasons, I'd rather it be with a new coach.

And no, Brown didn't deserve to be ahead of Royal in all time wins. He's right where he's supposed to be.

I know Royal is a God to most but Brown is no chump. I'd rather bring in another "head coach in waiting" for a year and hand off the program to a coach that hopefully will not trash the program vs start new in the winter. But what's done seems to be what's done so I guess we will see

I'm sure I'll be hearing "I wish we had Brown back" when we're 2-11 next season

Oh just to put it out there Under DKR in 20 years we went to 16 bowls of which we won 8 Under Brown in 16 years we have gone to 15 bowls (including this year) and won 10 possibly 11 depending on what happens after the alamo bowl To say Brown doesn't deserve a shot at Royal's record is pretty short sighted

[slow99]

I know Royal is a God to most but Brown is no chump. I'd rather bring in another "head coach in waiting" for a year and hand off the program to a coach that hopefully will not trash the program vs start new in the winter. But what's done seems to be what's done so I guess we will see

I'm sure I'll be hearing "I wish we had Brown back" when we're 2-11 next season

Oh just to put it out there Under DKR in 20 years we went to 16 bowls of which we won 8 Under Brown in 16 years we have gone to 15 bowls (including this year) and won 10 possibly 11 depending on what happens after the alamo bowl To say Brown doesn't deserve a shot at Royal's record is pretty short sighted

Royal won 3 national championships. Royal won 11 conference titles. Mack, in his career, won 2. Royal beat ou 11 out of his first 12 games. Mack has the Longhorn nation looking forward to an ass beating every single year. Mack's record against ranked opponents and the conference is absolutely laughable the last 4 years. Speaking of embarrassing, it doesn't get much more embarrassing than watching a 1-legged QB lead BYU to a rout and 550 yards of rushing. Bowls? There weren't 90 bowl games back then so that any shitty program that scraped together 6 wins got one.

Mack was great, he revived the program and brought it back to elite status. In football, it's what have you done for me lately. I'll give the man credit for what he did, but it is time to go.

[Chas_svo]

I know Royal is a God to most but Brown is no chump. I'd rather bring in another "head coach in waiting" for a year and hand off the program to a coach that hopefully will not trash the program vs start new in the winter. But what's done seems to be what's done so I guess we will see

I'm sure I'll be hearing "I wish we had Brown back" when we're 2-11 next season

Oh just to put it out there Under DKR in 20 years we went to 16 bowls of which we won 8 Under Brown in 16 years we have gone to 15 bowls (including this year) and won 10 possibly 11 depending on what happens after the alamo bowl To say Brown doesn't deserve a shot at Royal's record is pretty short sighted

Like Slow says above, when a Royal coached there were 75% fewer possible bowl games, maybe fewer than that.

Brown is a good coach, but not a great coach. Sadly, I have no idea who a good replacement is, but I sure hope we get what we are going to pay for.

[slow99]

Like Slow says above, when a Royal coached there were 75% fewer possible bowl games, maybe fewer than that.

Brown is a good coach, but not a great coach. Sadly, I have no idea who a good replacement is, but I sure hope we get what we are going to pay for.

77% fewer ... in the 60s there were 8 bowls. Now, there are 35.

[Vertnut]

Please don't even mention Coach Royal and Mack Brown in the same conversation. While Mack did a fine job, he couldn't carry DKR's jock. There's simply no comparison, for a lot of reasons.

[juiceweezl]

Please don't even mention Coach Royal and Mack Brown in the same conversation. While Mack did a fine job, he couldn't carry DKR's jock. There's simply no comparison, for a lot of reasons.

Really? How many other schools were "big time" schools back then? How many other schools had budgets to come and recruit in the state of Texas? How many times did the national championships he won go through the BCS? You can't make a comparison to the two men who coached in different eras in vastly different settings.

Leave it at both were outstanding coaches in their time, and Texas was blessed to have both of them for many years. Besides, if you really want to look at their records, what was DKR's record the next 4 seasons after his first national title? Don't bother looking it up, I have it here for you.

10-1 the next season to finish 5th in the polls, and then...

6-4
7-4
6-4

One bowl game in that 3 year stretch and finished the season unranked all 3 years. Draw the conclusions you want, but this just shows you can't make a real comparison. What other programs were thriving in the conference back then? Did they have games as tough as the team now faces against Baylor, Ok. St., etc.?

Mack deserved to go out on his own terms and be recognized for the greatness he brought to Austin -- period.

[Rick Modena]

Well Gary Kubiak is available, Shanahan is probably right behind him!

lol.

[BERT]

I know Royal is a God to most but Brown is no chump. I'd rather bring in another "head coach in waiting" for a year and hand off the program to a coach that hopefully will not trash the program vs start new in the winter. But what's done seems to be what's done so I guess we will see

I'm sure I'll be hearing "I wish we had Brown back" when we're 2-11 next season

Oh just to put it out there Under DKR in 20 years we went to 16 bowls of which we won 8 Under Brown in 16 years we have gone to 15 bowls (including this year) and won 10 possibly 11 depending on what happens after the alamo bowl To say Brown doesn't deserve a shot at Royal's record is pretty short sighted

2-11 next year? I don't think there's anymore reasons to take you seriously on this subject. I'll gladly make a little wager with you on that


And like it was already said, in 16 years he won 2, count them TWO, big12 titles. And those only came in the years Texas made it to the BCS championship game

Mack brown as a person is great, he's a great guy. He loves all his players, but like the GREAT Earl Campbell said "love don't win football games". And who is anyone to second guess The Tyler Rose?
Mack was not a great coach. Not his fault, he just wasn't an X's and O's type of coach and that hurt him

[juiceweezl]

2-11 next year? I don't think there's anymore reasons to take you seriously on this subject. I'll gladly make a little wager with you on that


And like it was already said, in 16 years he won 2, count them TWO, big12 titles. And those only came in the years Texas made it to the BCS championship game

Mack brown as a person is great, he's a great guy. He loves all his players, but like the GREAT Earl Campbell said "love don't win football games". And who is anyone to second guess The Tyler Rose?
Mack was not a great coach. Not his fault, he just wasn't an X's and O's type of coach and that hurt him

Using your strategy, I assume Dan Marino sucked at quarterback and Charles Barkley sucked at basketball, huh? Maybe we'll go with you think Lloyd Carr wasn't a great coach at Michigan either? He had a 122-40 record there but only 1 national championship and only 2 outright conference championships. He had one 12-0 season but had at least 2 losses in all the others.

Sometimes, it takes going undefeated to win a good conference. Care to guess how many teams can go undefeated in a conference in a given year? Keep things in perspective. If "love" don't win football games, maybe it was coaching that helped him win all those games.