February 25, 20241 yr So... I don't watch a lot of Texas basketball (because it isn't on). But when I do, I see a lot of non-shooters, bad decisions, and just random basketball. I don't think RT is the guy, but I also don't think this is the team. It's like the pieces don't fit.
February 25, 20241 yr 44 minutes ago, dcar00 said: 3. because we will be scared to fire him after 2 years because people will talk about Texas. Hire a black replacement coach who's actually good. Checkmate.
February 25, 20241 yr 1 minute ago, ClubWhatever said: Hire a black replacement coach who's actually good. Checkmate. Hmmm 🤔 I would love to take one 2-3 hrs away
February 25, 20241 yr Just now, D3zii said: Hmmm 🤔 I would love to take one 2-3 hrs away You and me both.
February 25, 20241 yr 3 minutes ago, ClubWhatever said: Hire a black replacement coach who's actually good. Checkmate. I get it but I just want the best coach we can get.
February 25, 20241 yr Just now, The_Great_Hornsby said: Weaver scores, nice. Maybe we should play him more. Saving him for the Tourney
February 25, 20241 yr Well, this is one way to quiet the crowd. Be such a limp dick pushover, even they're bored.
February 25, 20241 yr If Weaver doesnt play 32+ minutes for the remainder of the season, fire RT tomorrow.
February 25, 20241 yr 1 minute ago, ClubWhatever said: Sampson isn't coming Nope. But he's a great coach.
February 25, 20241 yr 5 minutes ago, dcar00 said: I get it but I just want the best coach we can get. The worst part of this is knowing that we had him.
February 25, 20241 yr 6 minutes ago, D3zii said: Hmmm 🤔 I would love to take one 2-3 hrs away Lubbock isn’t 2-3 hours away from Austin Stop with the Sampson shit. He’s finishing his career at Houston, and that is very well known.
February 25, 20241 yr Just now, David Dennison said: The worst part of this is knowing that we had him. Optics shot us in the foot with Beard and RT
February 25, 20241 yr Just now, The_Great_Hornsby said: Optics shot us in the foot with Beard and RT We did the right thing in both instances.
February 25, 20241 yr 47 minutes ago, LTtxfan said: Fyi... 7pm CT, our stud softball team plays stanford on LHN 🤘 stanford has maybe the best pitcher in the country... wow Game starts now... 🤘
February 25, 20241 yr 1 minute ago, David Dennison said: We did the right thing in both instances. Disagree. Rt shouldve never been hired. I was adamantly against it. It was obvious how it would go.
February 25, 20241 yr 2 minutes ago, The_Great_Hornsby said: Optics shot us in the foot with Beard and RT Bit us on the face, one might say.
February 25, 20241 yr 6 minutes ago, David Dennison said: We did the right thing in both instances. How was hiring RT the right thing?
February 25, 20241 yr 26 minutes ago, David Dennison said: We did the right thing in both instances. I disagree with the latter. Texas did not have to hire Terry.
February 25, 20241 yr Idk that’s a tricky one. I think Texas didn’t have to but they played it safe. You were really going yo fire a coach who won the conference tourny and got you to the elite 8?? that’s a slippery slope, ESPN and socials would have had a field day with Texas had we fired RT
February 25, 20241 yr 20 minutes ago, MuellerHorn said: I disagree with the latter. Texas did not have to hire Terry. Exactly. Publish the vacancy announcement, invite RT to apply, see who all is interested, and then hire the best available. NFW we wouldn’t have done better.
February 25, 20241 yr 25 minutes ago, MuellerHorn said: I disagree with the latter. Texas did not have to hire Terry. Of course they didn't, but it was the right thing to do. 44 minutes ago, CTC2 said: How was hiring RT the right thing? He earned it with his performance as interim head coach.
February 25, 20241 yr What's done is done. Terry did a good job in the tourney and parlayed it into a long term contract. Need to focus on lining up his replacement
February 25, 20241 yr 1 minute ago, David Dennison said: Of course they didn't, but it was the right thing to do. Based on what? His prolific previous head coaching career? Based on the fact he was black and we didnt want the poor optics of not hiring him? Why exactly did he deserve the job? Let's be honest with ourselves here.
February 25, 20241 yr Just now, The_Great_Hornsby said: Based on what? His prolific previous head coaching career? Based on the fact he was black and we didnt want the poor optics of not hiring him? Why exactly did he deserve the job? Let's be honest with ourselves here. Based on his performance as the interim head coach. He earned the job.
February 25, 20241 yr 6 minutes ago, D3zii said: Idk that’s a tricky one. I think Texas didn’t have to but they played it safe. You were really going yo fire a coach who won the conference tourny and got you to the elite 8?? that’s a slippery slope, ESPN and socials would have had a field day with Texas had we fired RT How would we be firing someone who was in an interim position? Lol
February 25, 20241 yr I got a Bill Withers "Ain't No Sunshine" kinda sad right now. Edited February 25, 20241 yr by Steel Shank
February 25, 20241 yr 1 minute ago, David Dennison said: Based on his performance as the interim head coach. He earned the job. So he coached someone else's team, someone else's recruits, and a team that was all senior led btw, to a tie game in the round of 32 with Penn State (a 10 seed) with less than 2 minutes remaining and we pulled out a squeaker. Then we beat a team we were seeded higher than before choking a 20 point lead to a 5 seed. You call that "earning" it. No the fuck he did not. Penn State hits a couple of buckets and everything is different. You really think RT made the difference on that team last year? Haha no
February 25, 20241 yr 53 minutes ago, The_Great_Hornsby said: 85 fucking points given up. Pathetic It only gets better from here on out, right? right?!?
February 25, 20241 yr Just now, The_Great_Hornsby said: So he coached someone else's team, someone else's recruits, and a team that was all senior led btw, to a tie game in the round of 32 with Penn State (a 10 seed) with less than 2 minutes remaining and we pulled out a squeaker. Then we beat a team we were seeded higher than before choking a 20 point lead to a 5 seed. You call that "earning" it. No the fuck he did not. Penn State hits a couple of buckets and everything is different. You really think RT made the difference on that team last year? Haha no He kept the team together and got it to the Elite Eight for the first time in 15 years. He absolutely earned the job. Did he earn a five year deal? Well, there we're in sort of a gray area.
February 25, 20241 yr 7 minutes ago, David Dennison said: He kept the team together and got it to the Elite Eight for the first time in 15 years. He absolutely earned the job. Did he earn a five year deal? Well, there we're in sort of a gray area. I could've kept that team together. It was a bunch of seniors, they weren't gonna quit just because their coach was a POS. In the real world, you thank RT for his efforts, he goes somewhere else to prove he can hack it at the highest level, and if he succeeds maybe you hire him back if the next guy doesnt work out. But no, we are so concerned with optics we tied a deadweight around our necks for 5 years so people wouldnt write mean tweets about us. #winning Edited February 25, 20241 yr by The_Great_Hornsby
February 25, 20241 yr 17 minutes ago, D3zii said: Idk that’s a tricky one. I think Texas didn’t have to but they played it safe. You were really going yo fire a coach who won the conference tourny and got you to the elite 8?? that’s a slippery slope, ESPN and socials would have had a field day with Texas had we fired RT Had Texas hired Mark Few, which it sounds like there was real legitimacy to, then everyone would have understood immediately.
February 25, 20241 yr 5 minutes ago, David Dennison said: He kept the team together and got it to the Elite Eight for the first time in 15 years. He absolutely earned the job. Did he earn a five year deal? Well, there we're in sort of a gray area. Hire fast. Fire faster.
February 25, 20241 yr 13 minutes ago, David Dennison said: Based on his performance as the interim head coach. He earned the job. Nah, that’s not how this works. You can have an interim CEO lead a company for a quarter or so and maintain good results, but if they’re not qualified based on their background to be that company’s CEO, you go hire someone who is. This shit happens all the time in business and is a direct comparison here. Nothing about Terry’s long-term résumé suggests he has earned the right to be the head coach of a top-20 program. Hiring based on short-term results, pressure, and emotions is a recipe for disaster, and we’re seeing that play out first hand. 3 minutes ago, Tailgate said: Hire fast. Fire faster. I sure as hell hope so.
February 25, 20241 yr 3 minutes ago, MuellerHorn said: Nah, that’s not how this works. You can have an interim CEO lead a company for a quarter or so and maintain good results, but if they’re not qualified based on their background to be that company’s CEO, you go hire someone who is. This shit happens all the time in business and is a direct comparison here. Nothing about Terry’s long-term résumé suggests he has earned the right to be the head coach of a top-20 program. Hiring based on short-term results, pressure, and emotions is a recipe for disaster, and we’re seeing that play out first hand. Apparently, it is. 10 minutes ago, The_Great_Hornsby said: I could've kept that team together. It was a bunch of seniors, they weren't gonna quit just because their coach was a POS. In the real world, you thank RT for his efforts, he goes somewhere else to prove he can hack it at the highest level, and if he succeeds maybe you hire him back if the next guy doesnt work out. But no, we are so concerned with optics we tied a deadweight around our necks for 5 years so people wouldnt write mean tweets about us. #winning Five years? Come on.
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