Report: Urban Meyer makes a decision on the Texas job
The University of Texas has been in contact with Urban Meyer about potentially hiring him to replace Tom Herman.
It’s important to remind everyone that Herman is currently still the head coach at Texas; however, it’s been a rough season and the Longhorns may be ready to move on from Herman.
Texas’ flirtation with Meyer appears to be over though, according to a report from Chip Brown of 247Sports.com. Brown reports that Meyer has told Texas that he’s leaning towards not coaching again, citing health reasons. The 3-time national championship coach is currently an analyst on FOX Sports pregame show, and he crushes the analyst role.
Will Meyer ever return to coaching? It’s hard to tell at this point, but there would only be a couple jobs that would likely interest him. Texas would have everything he needed to win a championship; however, he’s apparently not interested in the Longhorns job and/or coming out of retirement right now. He’s previously stated that Notre Dame was his dream job, but analysts and fans alike have speculated that the USC job — if it comes open — might interest the elite coach.
So, where does Texas go from here? Do they keep Herman? A report surfaced Saturday that behind Meyer, Texas was interested in Penn State’s James Franklin and Oregon’s Mario Cristobal.
We’re not sure that Franklin or Cristobal would excite Texas fans too much.
The Urban Meyer stuff is about as legit as Nick Saban wanting to go there about 10 years ago.
They had people saying that Meyer’s wife was in Austin looking at real estate. They said the same thing about Saban. No coach of heir caliber is going to Texas where there are too many chiefs, and not near enough Indians.
Why was Tom Hermann the ‘character’ they signed last time? Why does the TV network appear to use the League instead of the other way around? Why would all the other members of this league just follow this fake competition looking story like sheep? Lesson to be
learned here by all other Conferences. If it looks like the same outcome every year, sounds like the same outcome every year, feels like the same outcome every year, then it’s probably the same thing
thing every year, and you can’t sell Oklahoma football to the rest of the league forever. Might be an odd looking pill to swallow but booting Oklahoma and Texas out of the league would make what’s left better on a power of 10 scale.
This came up on Texas boards during this Meyer saga, and nearly ten years later all their mods and insiders still swear it was 99% done.
It appears that real estate is too expensive in Austin then. LOL
Like several teams that are chasing success from the days of old, Texas needs some continuity. Look in the mirror before you render yourselves an after thought.
“Afterthought” is one word, simpleton.
With the name calling again….come on.
I don’t think Franklin or Cristobal are really upgrades and worth paying a buyout over. I would give Herman at least another year.
Agreed. Cristobal is 3-2 and Franklin is 2-5 at their respective schools. Not really doing well in that both were highly ranked to start the season.
Maybe they should call up that up-and-comer at UNC. I hear he’s doing good things.
Bro you got me….that unc coach will never go back. Like 90 percent of my coworkers at shorthorn fans and it’s comical how fast they want a coach gone. I really hope they get there wish and end up with even a worse coach.
Worked for Tennessee back in 98…
Shorthorn fans. That is hilarious!!
Chad Morris has Texas ties and he says he is an offensive genius. (you can laugh now)
Well he did make a huge amount of money from Arkansas and now at Auburn.
yeah, figure that out
Heres your sign Tom. At some point one of these H.Coaches is going to figure out UTx is not worth the hassle. Herman should call up the AD/President and tell them he’ll gladly accept a buyout and move on to literally anywhere else. Texas is the epitome of a black hole, even they’re own conference absolutely despises everything about the University. Clueless comes to mind, they have some ridiculously inflated opinion about thier greatness. OU has been a better program since the dawn of time, yet, if you ask a Texass alumn they will tell you otherwise till they’re blue in the face. Tom will find a job in about the amount of tine it takes to turn a bull into a Texas steer
Call me crazy, but I could see Herman being a good fit for Auburn or Tennessee.
OK. You’re crazy.
Tennessee is looking for a Freeze, not a frost. Someone should take a look at the Coastal Carolina HC though.
I thought South Carolina was going to take him. Last year some South Carolina fans were upset that Missouri hired Drinkwitz. They also were upset that Missouri fired Odom after going 6-6 and South Carolina couldn’t afford to fired Muschamp last year and that really cost them hire Drinkwitz. Now AD went on cheap like the Arkansas way and hired Beamer. At least his father will be around him a lot to help him around. That will be huge for South Carolina. Will it be enough to turn their football program around?
yup, you’re crazy all right. Herman and Texas seems about the same class of folks, and considering the program that Franklin had at Vanderbilt plus what turned out to be in Penn State’s closet,… well it shouldn’t surprise anyone that this attracted the attention of people who hire at U of Texas.
I know Urban. Ain’t no way, Texas.
Wow! So impressive! Do the “Driver’s Ed” or any of the other slots available these dunderheads are qualified to hold approach these earnings? There’s just nothing more erudite and intellectual than a football coach. It’s such an Algonquin Round Table. We live in special times. And the pantheon of great names isn’t lost on us. Aristotle. Voltaire. Guy de Maupassant. Orgeron. Saban. Truly special times.
In each country throughout Texas, there are local families who, for whatever reasons, think that they’re better than everyone else around them. They send their kids to the University of Texas. Those students, their graduates and fans have a petulant sense of entitlement like nowhere else. Their hubris and patronizing condescension is obnoxious. Watching them have a meltdown in the midst of their beloved longhorns’ mediocrity is such fun.
*county*
transparent, pathetic, low-lifed, low-born, bad tasting, weird, and sick. The day they came to the Big 8 was the day a lot of good things started to die. Cut them loose, and they can’t do it fast enough.
As someone who lives in Austin, I couldn’t agree more. Matthew McConaughey is the exception not the rule.
Wasn’t Herman on Meyer’s staff at OSU? I’m surprised he would talk to the LongHorns while Herman is still the Coach.
Does that tell you the level of character that has existed in Lowborn land for as long as i’ve been watching their ‘goings on’.
Tom Herman blew it! I called that before he was hired by TX. He should have stayed at Houston. They were paying him 4 million a year, he was winning, they built a brand new stadium. Had an outside chance to get into the play offs. Could have ridden off into the sunset with a great life and legacy. He had to have that TX job…Oh well you get what you ask for.
Wanted that P5 job in what looked like a winnable P5 conference at the time…still is. But you know what, just like so many others, he’s a wealth man no matter what…its all “mostly” good and he’ll get other offers if he wants. Most coaches do get more chances. Vanderbilt?
USC job? Fffft….yeah if you want to walk through the Pelosi Villages and piles of crap and needles to get to work every day.
Sadly, it’s not much different here in Austin. Homeless tent cities everywhere these days. Looks like the 3rd world in a lot of locations.
For real? I was there for a while in the 70s, Go down to Town Lake and watch the UT girls paddle around topless. It was fantastic, but I guess it’s that way everywhere now. It was close to Nirvana, but now every place is sad. Too much greed undermining the U.S. economy, too many wars, etc. Sad. Are there tent cities along the Colorado now.
Yeah, I think most people outside of this particular SEC bubble would laugh pretty hard at someone from South Carolina insulting Cali, but okay
Obviously you’ve never been to either.
Could be that Urban likes his ego stroked about every 2 years.
Something tells me that Urban just wanted to test the financial market of Texas…and he will not coach again. He’s won three(2) Nattys & has generational-wealth and seems content not to coach anymore…spends more time in South Florida on the boat.
Normally I would say that it’s pretty classless to let a coaching search go public while you still have a head coach, but I’m quite enjoying the fact that this is a national embarrassment to Tom Herman.
I have absolutely no idea if he will take the Texas job, but Urban Meyer’s word RE whether or not he is going to coach again is pretty worthless at this point.
Like Saban wasn’t going to go to Bama either Urban would be s FOOL to go to the other UT (agree too many chiefs not enough tribe in Austin.)
All those recruits in Texas for the Horns and aTm. You’d think they would be 10+ win seasons as a floor and Top 7 recruiting classes every year.
Instead AL, LSU and OK are pilfering the cream of the Texas Recruits.
Texas isn’t even in a tough conference with OK being the only consistent Top 10 B12 team .
aTm is looking pretty good this year though. Winning the tough games.
Players were more concerned about banning “The Eyes of Texas”.
Rewrite the lyrics or something. Yes, it has racist past. Look what Mississippi finally did with their flag.
Texas tanked after watching A&M bolt to the SEC. A&M is prospering for that decision and Texas has been floundering. Texas needed that rivalry.
I’m hearing it’s Jon Gruden’s if he wants it, that’s of course if the Bear doesn’t come out of retirement.
LOL!
Wasn’t Muschamp the “HC in waiting” while he was there as Mack Brown’s DC?
UTex should roll the dice on Muschamp, can’t do worse than what they’ve done since Mack left.
Plus, it would give Muschamp a chance to set the record for contract buy-out money, if he doesn’t already hold it.
Seriously – UTex should make a run at Sarkisian.
Texas problem is the boosters…Yes they pony-up vast sums of $$$$$ but they run the program. Urban Meyer would not ever have seriously entertained any offer from them. He is the Master of his football programs & a Master does not serve another Master or Master(s) in this case.
UTex also doesn’t own the State of Texas high school recruiting like they once did.
Beyond UTex, TAMU, Baylor, TCU, SMU, Texas Tech, Houston etc its amazing how many blue chip recruits leave the state.
If a coach at UTex could lock down the State and get his pick of recruits UTex would be unbeatable.
For the 24/7 2021 Top-20 State of Texas recruits – UTex has 1 verbal and 1 crystal-ball leaning towards UTex with 53%. Of the State’s 5 2021 5-Stars UTex has one. Oklahoma and TAMU are eating UTex’s lunch recruiting the State.
The Nation’s #1 2022 player is Quinn Ewers, a QB. Ewers is verbally committed to Ohio State.
Among other things – Herman has failed miserably when it comes to recruiting the State of Texas. It started under Charlie Strong.
Whats wrong with Herman?