Charlie Strong was a weird situation. In many ways, he was an old-school coach that did things the right way. He arrived to discover a culture with no accountability, bad habits, and a lot of big egos. He called out the prima donnas right away. Unfortunately, those prima donnas were highly-rated recruits, with connections to important high school programs, who promptly took their balls and went home. So that was strike one and two against him, even though initially a lot of people were supportive.
Then he had the unfortunate luck to arrive just when Baylor, TCU, and Houston were having some of the best runs in their history. Plus, there was a lot of hype surrounding the Texas A&M move to the SEC. So in addition to Oklahoma continuing to be a national championship contender, lots of fans were looking around nervously, wondering if Texas was even the fifth-best program in the state. Three losing seasons and he was GONE!
Herman's recruiting was good, and his winning percentage wasn't far off from some of the best coaches at UT. I'm still a little surprised they pulled the plug. If they wanted a splash hire, they absolutely did NOT get it with Sark.
Then he had the unfortunate luck to arrive just when Baylor, TCU, and Houston were having some of the best runs in their history. Plus, there was a lot of hype surrounding the Texas A&M move to the SEC. So in addition to Oklahoma continuing to be a national championship contender, lots of fans were looking around nervously, wondering if Texas was even the fifth-best program in the state. Three losing seasons and he was GONE!
Herman's recruiting was good, and his winning percentage wasn't far off from some of the best coaches at UT. I'm still a little surprised they pulled the plug. If they wanted a splash hire, they absolutely did NOT get it with Sark.
