Video: Sad Charlie Strong is the most depressing moment of the day
The Charlie Strong tenure in Austin appears to be coming to an end.
It just hasn’t been a great fit between Strong and the University of Texas. The head coach has yet to get consistent results, and there’s an ever-present storm of pressure being funneled by both the fan base and disgruntled donors.
Saturday’s result didn’t help much — as Texas (5-6) lost to a lowly Kansas team. This victory helped to end a nine-game losing streak overall, a 19-game losing streak in conference play, and it also marked Kansas’ first win over Texas since 1938.
In three seasons, Strong’s overall record at Texas is 16-20. If the Longhorns are unable to win next week versus TCU, it will be the second year (out of three) in which UT has failed to qualify for a bowl game under Strong.
Via his post-game presser, one can see how Strong is feeling at this point.
Strong is gone. He knows it and Longhorn nation is glad. They will continue to throw money and influence around until they get what they hope to be the Big (little) 12 answer to Saban: who they were apparently prepared to sell their soul for not long ago, if you believe the media. Between Miles, Herman, etc, they could get their man.
I realize that you need ads to make money, but they’ve gotten a bit out of control. The Acura popup prevented me from being able to access the Charlie Strong video. Not only does this make me less likely to buy that crap car, but it creates disdain for this once great site.
Unfortunately, Charlie never had a chance at Texas with all the BS surrounding the job.
He will bounce back just fine at another program. Would have loved to see him at UF instead of Muschamp.
I feel bad for the guy. This is a prime example of a good coach in a bad situation. Texas is too much of a political job and I’m not sure who would want a job like that. I’m sure Strong will land at a school that would appreciate him more. There are many schools needing a defensive coach.
Even though I’m not a fan of Texas, I’ve been rooting for Coach Strong. I hoped that he could show up and install some discipline in that locker room and eventually make it work.
Good luck Coach Strong, you should be able to find a much better fit
And here we go with the “Charlie didn’t get a fair shot” narratives. What would a fair shot look like? Being the premier school in a talent rich state? Being a former defensive coordinator whose team knew how to tackle by his third year? Not losing both legs of a home and home against a Cal team that isn’t bowl eligible? Being able to get his team up for Kansas?
What coach at any mildly self respecting program isn’t getting fires for this? Can anybody honestly say this guy seemed a year or two away from great things for UT?