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I like Sark and I don't want him gone as our coach. I just think he can't be championship level HC, OC, and GM at the same time. At the absolute minimum he needs and OC, and I'd prefer an independent personnel department as well.

Fair point, but let’s be accurate about what these OL guys are. Sark didn’t inherit them — he recruited most of them — but they weren’t recruited to be instant-impact, SEC-level frontline starters. They were taken as developmental depth pieces, guys you hope turn into contributors in Year 3 or 4, not anchors of the line. And that’s exactly the issue right now: Texas is having to start players who were originally projected as long-term depth because the higher-ceiling recruits (the Banks/Campbell/Brockermeyer era guys) either left early, got hurt, didn’t develop fast enough, or didn’t fill out the pipeline the way it ideally should’ve progressed. You can criticize Sark’s offensive roster build — that’s fair. But it’s not fair to pretend he walked into a stocked pantry and somehow burned the ingredients. The truth is he built the OL room with a mix of big hits and long-term projects, and now those “projects” are being thrown into starting roles earlier than planned. That’s why it looks messy right now. Not because he inherited a disaster, and not because he’s a “God King” micromanager — but because Texas is asking depth-grade players to play SEC-grade roles. Big difference.

We could use a little boost of momentum around here.

Poor Quinn 😞

I'm not sure we can say that. The model produced back to back semi final appearances. 10 games in with a first year starting QB and now we need to change everything. I'm not there

It's the portal era, though. Throwing away a season with an inexperienced QB and OL is mismanagement. As Gerry often says there is no longer an excuse for being young.

I'm a massive fan of Sark as a pre-portal/NIL coach. But I think his model is outdated and isn't going to win championships going forward. Roster management in the portal era is a full time job. Coordinating an offense and staying at the top of the game is a full time job. Being a head coach is a full time job. Sark isn't Superman and can't do all of these at an elite level. As long as he tries we will be second place to the programs that do a better job of delegating responsibility.

I do think changes need to be made, and I’m hopeful Sark makes the right calls whatever they may be. But thinking this was a natty contender team with a virtually brand new line and a new starting QB seems naive in hindsight. I remember in the offseason a good chunk of the community (and I’m pretty sure Bobby explicitly said it too) talking about 2026 really being the year. I think a lot of the negativity right now isn’t necessarily warranted and should be save for if we don’t look any better next year.

This is getting real sad. Sark has flipped this program on it's head but that's still not good enough. Decade of nothing but what we have now, is still not enough.

Bobby any additional news and timeline

This will be what happens.

😂 I want it to be so believe me. But the track record shows that this guy can't do all three of these jobs at the level we need.

The God-King Sark is leading us down the narrow path to Victory!

Dan Mullen is a good idea honestly. I didn't even think of that. I would totally do Dan Mullen combined with someone running a professional style personnel department. HC being in charge of both is a bad model.

Quick destination decisions are what a transfer is. It's expedited recruiting in a short window. January and May both have issues. May at least gives schools and coaches in the playoffs the ability to manage rosters properly. Not worried about the athlete having the time to learn scheme compared to the issues coaches and schools are having. They get paid to figure it out.

The problem with that is if it opens in may , your gonna have guys that have to make quick destination decisions and on top of that, does it really benefit a player to come in and have to learn a scheme within 2-3 months?

I agree. I personally think the portal needs to be May only. The window between finals time and summer camps. That would make the athletes complete the academic year, the athletes would have a better idea of roster positioning, and it gives some relief to the playoff teams you mention.

horns are 11-1 vs. sec teams not named geo since we joined. 0-3 vs. geo. we have a geo problem. luckily they're not on our schedule next few years. geo has a bama problem. oh. st has mich problem. it happens. replace a few lineman rb a couple on D and we're back yo. u guys really want dan mullen. hes comin if steve is gone. grass isn't greener on the other side

I am not sure what coach our “fans” think is going to come in and meet all the expectations of all the “fans”? Does Sark need to continue to grow and adapt to the changing landscape of college football? Yes, of course. I think he will. The question is will whatever Sark does satisfy all the “fans” ? Of course it will not. But remember that Sark is not going anywhere next season. Continue to voice your concerns but remember what the program was when he came onboard.

There was a post 3 minutes after his scheduled announcement time and video on YouTube.. Edit: whatever the positive news is timetable changed, not on the OTF staff

I was there and whole heartedly agree. One of the most fun nights ever. Post game campus Waffle House included.

He made a mistake this off season with regards to offensive personnel. Thats not debatable. Whether he admits and fixes it or not is TBD. I think Sark is a great fit for Texas and the SEC but he needs to ironically learn that the pedal is never off the gas at a place like Texas. Beat Arkie. Beat A&M. Fix the roster. But don’t leave over this one season. That would be short sighted on everyone’s part.

Watching Alabama goobers leave Bryant Denny in droves when we beat their butts in Tuscaloosa a couple of years ago.

Favorite Sark memory?

Mismanaged year, But we’re not having a penn state type of season.