Texas coach Charlie Strong has 'breathing room'.

Greenbacks · Oct 5, 2015

Despite a 1-4 start to the season and a 7-11 record since taking over at Texas, coach Charlie Strong has ongoing support from school officials and key boosters, according to several Texas sources.

"Charlie has a lot of breathing room," one source said Monday. "There is nowhere near the pressure to remove him at this time that there was with Steve Patterson or even Mack Brown."

Patterson was removed as athletic director after a brief tenure, during which he hired Strong.
But sources insist the departure of Patterson does not hurt Strong. In fact it may help him. The task of school president Greg Fenves and interim athletic director Mike Perrin has been to pull a splintered athletic department together, not destabilize the climate further.

"Charlie has the support of the people he needs to be supported by right now," another Texas source said Sunday. "The last thing they want to do is make a change."
Fenves and Perrin have publicly and privately stated their belief in Strong's approach. They have complimented his values, how he treats people and his commitment to discipline and academics.

Sources indicated that a humiliating loss to rival Oklahoma on Saturday or a disastrous finish to the season could lead to a discussion about Strong's removal after only two years.
"The boosters are supportive," one source said. "Of course, they have a push point."

The Longhorns were the subject of a pair of social media embarrassments during their 50-7 loss to TCU on Saturday. The Texas Rangers' Twitter account accidentally posted a "Fire Charlie" tweet, and Longhorns cornerback Kris Boyd had to apologize after he retweeted a fan's transfer pitch at halftime.

Money would not be a critical factor to dismissing Strong, even though he would be owed more than $15 million not to coach.
Strong is frustrated by the Longhorns' slow start, but the people who hold his fate understand that he has had only one true recruiting class, that the best players on the team are freshmen and that there is a player leadership vacuum.

Multiple sources connected to the program said the most important element for Strong's future is just to show some progress.
"They'll hang tight with him," a source said. "He is safe for now."
"They understand there are growing pains," another source said. "Barring something catastrophic, he is on solid ground to return next season."

Greenbacks · Oct 5, 2015

This guy is a failure....How much more do you have to see.

Another 30 point loss coming up Saturday against Oklahoma....At home no less.

razorbackpicks · Oct 5, 2015

Where has he failed? You give the guy one recruiting class and call him a failure? The guy is playing with the biggest egos softest Texas high school players in the state. Give him sometime to change the culture, Mack Brown destroyed the UT stables of talent. There use to be a list of top talent that Mack Brown let leave the state without even an offer from UT. It was hilarious from a hate UT perspective that I have. But I will give the coach a fair amount of time before you call him a failure.

Greenbacks · Oct 5, 2015

razorbackpicks said:
Where has he failed? You give the guy one recruiting class and call him a failure? The guy is playing with the biggest egos softest Texas high school players in the state. Give him sometime to change the culture, Mack Brown destroyed the UT stables of talent. There use to be a list of top talent that Mack Brown let leave the state without even an offer from UT. It was hilarious from a hate UT perspective that I have. But I will give the coach a fair amount of time before you call him a failure.

1-4 this season......7-11 overall......Getting beat by 35 points every Saturday is a FAILURE.....Wake up Bro

MattyMatt · Oct 5, 2015

"$15M not to Coach" -Let's do this. You can have my job, today, right now, this minute...

razorbackpicks · Oct 5, 2015

Greenbacks2 said:
1-4 this season......7-11 overall......Getting beat by 35 points every Saturday is a FAILURE.....Wake up Bro

there is not a coach that could have walked into that sitatuon and succeeded in the first three years. The guy had to dismiss most of his "leadership" and is just one recruiting class in.

You still can't answer my question can you

Willie99 · Oct 5, 2015

it's not always about wins and losses, they're not competing

I've seen that first hand with Paul Pasquoloni, just a miserable hire that set the program back years

Stong did win just before the TX job, so I'm somewhat surprised they're as bad as they are

Willie99 · Oct 5, 2015

and there are coaches that can walk into any situation and improve it from day one, you see it all the time

my favorite being Jim Calhoun, but another one would be Urban Meyer (Larry Brown, Bill Parcels, Jimmy Johnson, Jim Harbaugh)

Greenbacks · Oct 5, 2015

I don`t care what this article says......Charlie Strong is on his way out.....No way this guy will be here much longer.

Oklahoma 55.......Texas 10

This is Texas not Western Kentucky or Florida Atlantic.......His days are numbered.......I`ll save this thread for my library......It will get bumped when he is a goner. :103631605

.....And that will be long.

Willie99 · Oct 5, 2015

Louisville is not Western Kentucky and Florida is not Florida Atlantic either

c'mon man, stay balanced

Greenbacks · Oct 5, 2015

The guy gets blowout on a weekly basis.

50-7
38-3
31-7
48-10
23-0
28-7
41-7
56-10

Greenbacks · Oct 5, 2015

Willie99 said:
Louisville is not Western Kentucky and Florida is not Florida Atlantic either

c'mon man, stay balanced

You`re dumb dude......Get with the program.

Greenbacks · Oct 5, 2015

Willie99 said:
Louisville is not Western Kentucky and Florida is not Florida Atlantic either

c'mon man, stay balanced

Can you read?????......7-11 record since taking over at Texas

Time will tell hot shot......This thread will get bumped.....Then talk.

50-7
38-3
31-7
48-10
23-0
28-7
41-7
56-10

Willie99 · Oct 5, 2015

another village idiot, pissed if there's some dissent, even mild dissent

loser city baby

Greenbacks · Oct 5, 2015

Willie99 said:
another village idiot, pissed if there's some dissent, even mild dissent

loser city baby

Every time I say something you have a wise ass reply.....You think you`re hot shit.......You`re ignorant.

CHOPTALK · Oct 5, 2015

Willie99 said:
another village idiot, pissed if there's some dissent, even mild dissent

loser city baby

No shit

CHOPTALK · Oct 5, 2015

Willie99 said:
another village idiot, pissed if there's some dissent, even mild dissent

loser city baby

No shit reminds me of an economics major that use to post here.

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Cantpickem · Oct 5, 2015

when they come out and say "we support him" it usually means he is out the door and they are looking for a replacement.

Willie99 · Oct 5, 2015

Greenbacks2 said:
Every time I say something you have a wise ass reply.....You think you`re hot shit.......You`re ignorant.

You must not be reading what I wrote

groundhog11 · Oct 5, 2015

He does have breathing room until an ad is hired then he will be on hot seat...at least Iowa st and Kansas are still on the schedule....my prediction is Jurich will jump ship and come to Texas then in a few weeks once philly loses more, the chip to Texas rumors will heat up.

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