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Hey you leave my coach Franklin 2.0 alone

I have been hearing and thinking about the travels of Lane's family and he has been around a bit. He has Ole Miss working and is the son of a legendary coach in Monte. Here begins what I do not understand. Why is he the top candidate for so many searches? He has a longer history that is neutral or bad- Tenn, USC, the Raiders to name a few.... But he was a Saban rehab project (so is Sark, but when we hired him there were not schools and NFL teams clamoring for him, although Lane had 2 stops as a HC between the 2 events) Here is where that thinking took me- coach rankings based on some categories. These are my impressions and and totally subject to my biases (which I lay out some below). But it also made me think about James Franklin and Sark. Penn St knew who Franklin was. I do not know if there is someone ready to be better. So I decided to rank some known current coaches and some Championship winners to try to keep in context Sark is a great coach (I am no Sark hater, so I continue to root for him) and the number of truly great coaches that are proven and can repeat success is small. I welcome banter/ comments/ feedback or any challenge on how I rated them. My ultimate conclusion was: I would not want to be looking for a coach right now. Some assumptions: 1) Some of these coaches have long runways and some are short. I am not giving a lot of benefit of the doubt to the unproven side 2) I watch Texas religiously, and then the SEC some, and don't watch much from other conferences 3) These are gut reactions and may be a little nuanced by coordinators, schedules, etc, and are my interpretation on how i would rank them in a coaching search. (I don't claim to be right- for instance if Kirby has had more top 5 defenses than Venables) Here is my ranking list:

Can’t fault the man for looking to get a pay day and get some film on a bigger stage for the draft

I’m not sure if this is a tom Herman or Steve Sarkisian saying anymore? Maybe it’s just an offensive genius saying?

No one from Texas follows yet

Saving a year. He was a true senior.

FWIW, he played 37 snaps at RG as a true freshman at ULM against Texas in 2022. He was an opening-game starter as a true freshman.

Is this to gain another year (more money) from a P4 team?

Winning is hard

He's played in four games and has been away from the Texas State team for a couple of weeks.

one of the highest graded pass blockers

beat me to it😭

Trying to think of fun stuff to do not involving having a cold snack lol! I'd say go check out Zilker w/ Christmas lights up, wander around campus. Go to Posse East for a burger by campus. Pool Burger right on Lake Austin Blvd during the day. Definitely shop at the Coop and buy something cool. Usually have some exclusive merch. Wander around the tailgates and if your Dad is going, swing by the alumni center pregame.

Correct. Trace Armstrong (who represented Tom Herman) is Freeman's agent.

he's just down the street

Good god almighty I would hope.

Do we take a look?! 🧐

I love Wisner and Baxter but Baxter will never be what he used to be poor guy cause I loved him but that was a serious injury, Wisner has the heart and will to but he isn’t big enough we need a downhill running back period it has screwed us for the last 2 years

1. OL (At least two interior) 2. RB 3. DB/S 4. WR We're shelling out some serious dough on the guys sitting on the bench. The position is heavily dependent on Pass Blocking and QB play which this season has left a lot to be desired. Deandre Moore was hoping to go pro, no production to do so IMO, Wingo will either portal or return. Livingstone and Mosley are underclassmen. Then we have Lockett, McCutcheon, Ffrench all of whom should press for PT. OL needs to be tuned up on the interior. Tackles are fine. Full stop, the offense goes where it goes.

Good Post— and that’s actually why I’m less panicked about the interior than some folks. Brooks has been cross trained at both guard and tackle, and everyone who’s watched him knows his ceiling is higher inside. He’s got the frame and the power for guard and moving him there stabilizes at least one spot immediately. When you line it up that way, the OL picture looks a lot more functional: LG: Brooks (best natural fit; cross-training pays off here) 😄 Robertson / Cruz (and yes, Cruz is probably a long-term center, not a guard) RG: Kibble (talent is there — consistency just needs to show up) Portal Guard to round it out If Neto gives you anything, that’s gravy. If Cojoe takes a leap at RT, that’s even more cushion. So yeah, Texas needs help at guard — but not because the cupboard is empty. It’s because guys like Brooks have been playing out of position out of necessity. Put him where he belongs, let Cruz grow at center, and add one veteran guard… and suddenly the “gulp” turns into “actually, this can work.”

Definitely agree about baxter. This has become a business now and he’s not holding up the end of his deal. Your best ability is your availability.

Freeman also has a fast pass to the playoffs every year. I dont see why he would leave that 😅

1. WR (all we have are JAGS) 2. RB 3. OG 4. DB 5. OG