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Great post. Add to the list: Bruce Berque - Men’s Tennis (Conf Champs 5 out of 6 years with 1 natty and top 5 finish 6 out of last 7 yrs Stein Metzger / 2023 - Beach Volleyball formed, already Top 5 after taking UCLAs coach Bob Bowman - Won natty in first year while replacing legend with a legend.

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Miller has 50% success in Sweet 16. Painter has 25% win rate in Sweet 16, losing multiple times as heavy favorite. It’s Miller Time!! Hook em!! 🧡🤘🏼🐂🏀

Here’s a clear side-by-side comparison of Sean Miller (Texas) and Matt Painter (Purdue) based on their full March Madness coaching histories (updated through the 2026 tournament run so far). Data draws from official records on Sports-Reference, Wikipedia tournament summaries, and program histories. Overall NCAA Tournament Records • Sean Miller: 25-13 (.658 win %) across 14–15 appearances (Xavier 5, Arizona ~7–8, Xavier return 2, Texas 1). No Final Fours. • Matt Painter: 25-17 (.595 win %) across 18 appearances (1 at Southern Illinois + 17 at Purdue). 1 Final Four (2024 runner-up). Miller has the edge in winning percentage despite fewer trips; Painter has more volume and the lone deep Final Four run. History in Sweet 16 Games (Record in the Round of 16 Matchup Itself) This is how they’ve performed once they reach the Sweet 16—wins advance them to the Elite Eight. • Sean Miller: 4-4 in Sweet 16 games (4 advances to Elite Eight out of 8 prior appearances). • Advances (wins): Xavier 2008; Arizona 2011 (upset #1 Duke), 2014, 2015. • Exits (losses): Xavier 2009 & 2023; Arizona 2013 & 2017. • He’s now in his 9th Sweet 16 (including this year’s Texas run). 50% advance rate once there. • Matt Painter: 2-6 (or 2-5 depending on exact count) in Sweet 16 games (2 advances to Elite Eight out of 8 appearances). • Advances (wins): Purdue 2019 (then to E8), 2024 (then to Final Four + title game). • Exits (losses): Purdue 2009, 2010, 2017, 2018, 2022 (notable: lost to 15-seed Saint Peter’s—the first 15-seed ever to win a Sweet 16 game). • He’s now in his 8th–9th Sweet 16 (Purdue’s recent streak is elite). ~25% advance rate once there. Edge: Miller has been markedly better at winning the Sweet 16 game and advancing (4x vs. Painter’s 2x). Painter’s teams get there often but stall more frequently. Sean Miller’s History Coaching as an Underdog in March Madness There isn’t one single “official” aggregated stat for “record strictly as underdog” (betting line or seed-based), but Miller has a well-documented track record of thriving when his team is the lower seed or not favored—exactly the spot Texas is in Thursday. Key examples of Miller pulling upsets or deep runs as underdog: • 2011 Arizona (5-seed): Upset defending champion #1 Duke 93-77 in the Sweet 16 (explicitly noted as an underdog win), then reached Elite Eight. • 2008 Xavier: Mid-major program to the Elite Eight (won their Sweet 16 game). • Multiple Round of 32 wins: Miller is a perfect 9-0 all-time in the second round across schools—often as the lower seed or against higher expectations. • 2023 Xavier (lower seed in bracket): Sweet 16 run. • 2026 Texas (11-seed): Already three upsets in five days (First Four + wins over higher seeds including #3 Gonzaga) to reach this Sweet 16—his latest underdog masterpiece. Miller has never reached a Final Four, but his underdog success rate in big spots (upsets of 1-seeds, deep runs from 4/5/11 seeds) is notable and gives hope in mismatch games. He simply has more experience winning when the pressure and seeding are against him. Painter, by contrast, has almost always been the favorite or high seed (1–4 seed in most deep Purdue runs). His notable moments as “underdog” are rare; instead, his history includes a few shocking losses to underdogs while favored (e.g., 16-seed Fairleigh Dickinson in 2023, 15-seed in Sweet 16 2022). Bottom line for Thursday: Miller enters as the clear underdog (11-seed vs. 2-seed Purdue), but this is the exact scenario where his history shines—4-4 in Sweet 16 games overall and proven upset wins when not favored. Painter has the Final Four pedigree and more Sweet 16 trips, but lower success rate advancing from there. Texas has a real shot if they play to Miller’s underdog strengths (physicality, rebounding, momentum from the Gonzaga win). Hook ’em Horns—history says Miller knows how to make these moments count! Enjoy the game.

Agree. Would love to see Venables and OU struggle but that seems unlikely given team the Sooners will have this season. BV seems to have them pointed in right direction. Speaking of Top25 Football Coaches…..Will be fun to watch Sark this season go head to head against BV and Elko to try and make it a 3-peat against both coaches, start the season with Sark getting payback for last 2 losses to Day (that semi-final loss really hurt) and get his first win over Lane in Nov. is it possible Sark could go 4-0 against those 4 coaches next season? I’m thinking big f’ing YES with the team he’s put together. Hook em!! 🤘🏼🐂🧡

I’d flip Sark and DeBoer. Not sold on him being the guy at Bama, time will tell.

Graduated HS in 87 and UT class of 92. Loved the Tom Penders Runnin Horns with BMW and completely enjoyed many of the teams from 2003 to 2011 under Rick Barnes but the greatest period for College Basketball imo was the 80s into the 90s. Indiana and Bob Knight, NC and Dean Smith, Georgetown and John Thompson, Duke and Coack K, Syracuse and Jim Boeheim, Kansas and Larry Brown then Roy Williams, Michigan and the Fab 5 plus all the other incredible teams in the Big 10 from Illinois, Iowa, Purdue and Gene Keady!!! great times!!

With Muschamp now leading the defense and Sark going into 6th season, I predict this will be Sark’s best coaching year yet at Texas. He has the talent now to unload his full arsenal of creative play calling. Will it match his last year at Bama as OC? Will be fun to watch!!

Agree. Coach rankings should be based on more than most recent year but recency bias is real.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7101958/2026/03/12/college-football-coach-rankings-stewart-mandel-2026/ Stewart Mandel and Bruce Feldman each came out with their Top 25 Coaches List for 2026. I'm a sucker for these Top25 lists, love the debate and seeing what others think. Stewart Mandel has Sark at #6. Probably about right; although, I'd take Sark over a few others in the Top 5. Thought it funny to see Bruce Feldman drop Sark down to #13, laughable to see names like Dabo Swinney, Kyle Whittingham, Mike Elko, Matt Campbell, Jeff Brohm all ranked ahead of Sark on Feldman's list, wtf? Two semi-final playoff appearances in past 3 years. 3 year aggregate record of 35-8 and finished the last 3 seasons ranked #3, #3 and #13. Pretty solid when our off year finishes at 10-3 and #13. Will be funny to see how much Sark 'rebounds' in the theoretical coach rankings after this season. What matters more than anything is that we've got a rockstar coach with a brilliant offensive mind, strong culture, great front-office, huge upgrade in defensive leadership and overall top to bottom coaching staff with high stability and consistency that is extremely rare. Love and appreciate what Sark has brought to the 40 acres, going into year 6. Much to be grateful for as we prepare for our run to the playoffs and potential national championship this season. Love the team Sark has put together and his upgrades on the coaching staff. FWIW, my Top 10 Best Coaches Currently would be..... Curious how others would rank their Top 10. 1. Kirby Smart 2. Curt Cignetti 3. Ryan Day 4. Steve Sarkisian 5. Dan Lanning 6. Marcus Freeman 7. Kalen DeBoer 8. Lane Kiffin 9. Matt Campbell 10. Mario Cristobal Hook em!!! 🤘🏽🧡🐂

Love it!! 🧡🤘🏼🐂

Love it Jeff!! Fired up to see our defensive attack this season.

Why do these kids’ “representatives” think legally binding contracts aren’t enforceable? So important for schools like Cincinnati to pursue contract enforcement aggressively.

Would love to see him land in Dallas with Cooper Flagg.

Hate seeing news like this. Self inflicted. Only 25. https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/article/vikings-wr-rondale-moore-dies-at-25-014933769.html