You Are Sark...

[mmdaytontexas]

And we fail to make the playoffs once again. After evaluating your program, what changes do you make and why? Hook'em!

Do you go for the Full Monty on your offensive staff and hire an OC/QB coach, or do you just replace a select few? 

[Hank South]

I don’t think Sark is coaching at Texas if he’s not the play caller. 

[Rockin TL]

3 minutes ago, Hank South said:

I don’t think Sark is coaching at Texas if he’s not the play caller. 

 

[AusMOJO]

As Hank said, if Sark can't be the play caller he won't be coaching at Texas. He's said numerous times he won't give it up and that it was the reason he got the Texas job.

[Nate C]

Keep Flood as tackles coach (probably cut his salary) hire interior OL coach. Remove Banks from Special teams and hire a special teams coach. Fire Milwee and hire a real OC and QB coach that has roots in the west coast offense.

[CHorn427]

8 minutes ago, Hank South said:

I don’t think Sark is coaching at Texas if he’s not the play caller. 

He didn’t learn enough from Saban, then. And/or is stubborn to an insane fault.

Coaches ask players to do what is best for the team, not themselves, constantly. But Sark won’t give up playcalling duties because he enjoys it?

I really do like him as our head coach, but his hubris there could very, very easily be his downfall

[TexasFanatic]

Kyle Flood and Banks are gone baring a big run in the playoffs. 

Camara will be retained regardless of what happens with Flood. 
 

Not sure on Nansen. The LBs are playing well. 

[drag worm]

He’ll pin it on Arch and flush him out like they did Ewers. Then it’s off to the Lacey / Dia era with little change to the putrid multi year issues at OL and running game. Maybe Lacey or Dia help early on with their legs in 2027 before they get that coached out of them too. With no running game and no OL to count on we go on another frustrating September and October of inconsistent poorly managed football and eventually the roars from donors spending millions on the program grow louder than the ability to pin losses on quarterbacks. Sark resigns and Major Applewhite triumphantly returns to Austin as head coach with Muschamp as DC in the ironic twist of all ironic twists. Texas goes on to win back to back natties. 

[TexasLonghorns]

12 minutes ago, AusMOJO said:

As Hank said, if Sark can't be the play caller he won't be coaching at Texas. He's said numerous times he won't give it up and that it was the reason he got the Texas job.

Nick Saban, Kirby Smart, and countless others got head coaching jobs because they were elite coordinators, but understood that being a HC requires more than calling plays. Refusing to give up play calling when it’s clearly not working isn’t leadership, it’s ego getting in the way of what’s best for the program.

[whereiend]

24 minutes ago, Hank South said:

I don’t think Sark is coaching at Texas if he’s not the play caller. 

That's ridiculous dude.

There is very little chance Sark is the play caller next year. You have to be kidding me if you think CDC and those funding our NIL operation are going to sign up for another year of Sark's horrible coordination of the offense.

If Sark keeps his job (fairly big if given we likely lose at least two more games), there will be a coordinator hired for sure.

[whereiend]

16 minutes ago, drag worm said:

He’ll pin it on Arch and flush him out like they did Ewers. Then it’s off to the Lacey / Dia era with little change to the putrid multi year issues at OL and running game. Maybe Lacey or Dia help early on with their legs in 2027 before they get that coached out of them too. With no running game and no OL to count on we go on another frustrating September and October of inconsistent poorly managed football and eventually the roars from donors spending millions on the program grow louder than the ability to pin losses on quarterbacks. Sark resigns and Major Applewhite triumphantly returns to Austin as head coach with Muschamp as DC in the ironic twist of all ironic twists. Texas goes on to win back to back natties. 

I don't doubt this might be Sark's preference but there is absolutely no chance the AD and boosters funding the NIL operation will accept this. If Sark is back it will be with an actual offensive coordinator being hired.

[Rockin TL]

4 minutes ago, whereiend said:

That's ridiculous dude.

There is very little chance Sark is the play caller next year. You have to be kidding me if you think CDC and those funding our NIL operation are going to sign up for another year of Sark's horrible coordination of the offense.

If Sark keeps his job (fairly big if given we likely lose at least two more games), there will be a coordinator hired for sure.

He’s telling you they already gave him that ultimatum, Sark already refused once. 

[TexasFanatic]

5 minutes ago, whereiend said:

That's ridiculous dude.

There is very little chance Sark is the play caller next year. You have to be kidding me if you think CDC and those funding our NIL operation are going to sign up for another year of Sark's horrible coordination of the offense.

If Sark keeps his job (fairly big if given we likely lose at least two more games), there will be a coordinator hired for sure.

where is Sark gonna go? 😂😂😂

I agree with you 

[whereiend]

3 minutes ago, Rockin TL said:

He’s telling you they already gave him that ultimatum, Sark already refused once. 

I definitely don't believe that. Sark had goodwill from two semifinal appearances and he got a mulligan for last year.

Short of this team somehow winning out and making a run in the playoffs (😂🤣😂🤣😂) there is not going to be another mulligan.

[Assistant Regional Manager]

29 minutes ago, AusMOJO said:

He's said numerous times he won't give it up

He gave it up at USC to Clay Helton at one point so there is precedent. 

He also never said he’ll never give it up here. He said he wasn’t giving it up 15 minutes after we lost to OU in the middle of the season. There is a difference.

If his options are give up playcalling or stop making $11 million a year, I’ll bet you which one he chooses.

[Rockin TL]

3 minutes ago, whereiend said:

I definitely don't believe that. Sark had goodwill from two semifinal appearances and he got a mulligan for last year.

Short of this team somehow winning out and making a run in the playoffs (😂🤣😂🤣😂) there is not going to be another mulligan.

Sarks mulligan was canning PK and hiring Muschamp because he insisted his offensive issues were because he was baby sitting the defense and could not focus on his offense. 

[whereiend]

4 minutes ago, Rockin TL said:

Sarks mulligan was canning PK and hiring Muschamp because he insisted his offensive issues were because he was baby sitting the defense and could not focus on his offense. 

Agreed. He got a mulligan for 2025. After 2026 there is absolutely no way he is allowed to come back and stink up DKR with his offense again in 2027. If he is back at all there will be a coordinator hire for sure.

 

Edited 1 hour ago by whereiend

[robertcook91]

CDC won't can Sark with the buyout, plus there isn't a guaranteed better replacement, but I do think he would give him an ultimatum.  He needs to replace the OL and special teams coaches and probably hire an OC.  Look at our defense.  They show what can be assembled when you  have UT's resources playing in the SEC in big games every week.  There is no excuse for us to not have one of the best OL's in football.  Whether it's selection of the players, their development, or their scheme, that's all on Flood (and Sark). It's not Sark as a play caller that is the issue but rather that a team at this level deserves an OC that spends 24/7 coming up with ways to beat the next team's defense.  Recruiting, fund raising, interviews, etc are too much.

[whereiend]

1 minute ago, robertcook91 said:

CDC won't can Sark with the buyout, plus there isn't a guaranteed better replacement, but I do think he would give him an ultimatum.  He needs to replace the OL and special teams coaches and probably hire an OC.  Look at our defense.  They show what can be assembled when you  have UT's resources playing in the SEC in big games every week.  There is no excuse for us to not have one of the best OL's in football.  Whether it's selection of the players, their development, or their scheme, that's all on Flood (and Sark). It's not Sark as a play caller that is the issue but rather that a team at this level deserves an OC that spends 24/7 coming up with ways to beat the next team's defense.  Recruiting, fund raising, interviews, etc are too much.

Sark as an OC is like Manny Diaz was when he was at Texas. The "play calls" might be good on paper but they are also absolutely delusional. The team has clearly demonstrated it cannot execute Sark's preferred offensive scheme for multiple years now. You can't call a play that we fail to execute 80% of the time and then act shocked when we screw it up yet again.

You are right about a 24/7 OC, but we also need a new scheme that is easier for college players to execute. This scheme just plain sucks. Then it is poorly coached on top of that lol.

 

[NothinButDaHorns34]

Based on what was said by hank at the top of this thread is what i am really starting to believe. Sark was hired here for his ability to call plays at bama, So getting an OC would be him waving the white flag that he failed. If i am him, But i am too stubborn, hard headed and unwilling to relinquish play calling duties gracefully find a way out through either a job in the NFL or resigning. 

[robertcook91]

4 minutes ago, whereiend said:

Sark as an OC is like Manny Diaz was when he was at Texas. The "play calls" might be good on paper but they are also absolutely delusional. The team has clearly demonstrated it cannot execute Sark's preferred offensive scheme for multiple years now. You can't call a play that we fail to execute 80% of the time and then act shocked when we screw it up yet again.

You are right about a 24/7 OC, but we also need a new scheme that is easier for college players to execute. This scheme just plain sucks. Then it is poorly coached on top of that lol.

 

I do agree with that part, too.  As I watch freshmen contribute all over, we have juniors that are lost.

[whereiend]

2 minutes ago, NothinButDaHorns34 said:

Based on what was said by hank at the top of this thread is what i am really starting to believe. Sark was hired here for his ability to call plays at bama, So getting an OC would be him waving the white flag that he failed. If i am him, But i am too stubborn, hard headed and unwilling to relinquish play calling duties gracefully find a way out through either a job in the NFL or resigning. 

If he really believes that it's just asinine logic.

I do think there is like a ~50% chance we just fire him and eat the buyout. And if he actually thinks what you and Hank are saying then that is probably exactly what goes down.

But again, short of some kind of miracle run to finish the year, I'll be absolutely shocked if Sark is his own OC again in 2027. It will be either a new HC or new OC IMO.

[NothinButDaHorns34]

7 minutes ago, whereiend said:

If he really believes that it's just asinine logic.

I do think there is like a ~50% chance we just fire him and eat the buyout. And if he actually thinks what you and Hank are saying then that is probably exactly what goes down.

But again, short of some kind of miracle run to finish the year, I'll be absolutely shocked if Sark is his own OC again in 2027. It will be either a new HC or new OC IMO.

Two years in a row of his offense looking completely putrid so changes must be made. 

[Bobby Burton]

1 hour ago, mmdaytontexas said:

And we fail to make the playoffs once again. After evaluating your program, what changes do you make and why? Hook'em!

Do you go for the Full Monty on your offensive staff and hire an OC/QB coach, or do you just replace a select few? 

Hire an OC you would want to be play caller if you couldn’t do it.

Separate the job of Jeff Banks into two different divisions of labor. ST and TE.

Figure out what’s wrong with the OL. If it’s coaching or just the fact that you need new blood, then make the call. 

[LostCreekLonghorn]

9 minutes ago, Bobby Burton said:

Hire an OC you would want to be play caller if you couldn’t do it.

Separate the job of Jeff Banks into two different divisions of labor. ST and TE.

Figure out what’s wrong with the OL. If it’s coaching or just the fact that you need new blood, then make the call. 

Which of these jobs is Banks qualified to keep at this point? Our TE room is dreary and our special teams unit is a national laughingstock.