Jon Lovitz.
That is Jon Lovitz as Tommy Flanagan, pathological liar. In his caricature of Tommy Flanagan, Lovitz had a catch phrase when he tells his far fetched stories...."Yeah, That's the ticket!" That quote, that is the window into the inner workings of Charlie Strong's brain.
Do you think his 5 core values, that he knows he copied from dozens of other coaches, do you think he really thought that would be the legacy that defines his first 20 months plus on the job at Texas? Because it certainly didn't define him at Louisville. Successful coaches don't change what they do, the are repetitive. See Nick Saban and his process. See Urban Meyer and his process. See Bert Bielema and his process of banging his head against a wall in Arkansas, losing something like 16 straight conference games, and now he is moving forward. People that change their process lose their way, see Fran and his 2005-2007 option offense with Reggie McNeal and Stephen McGee. Stupid.
So do you really think Charlie had an idea in his mind, Michael Crabtree style, that he was going to make himself out to be a behavior saint when he took the job in Austin, and promote it in front of the media? Or is he channeling his inner Jon Lovitz. Did he pay it lip service last year, until he figured out it might buy him some political capital? Perhaps when the Board of Regents endorsed his policy right before Baylor ripped his ass. Or maybe it was Kay Bailey Hutchison feeling up the alums for money based upon Charlie's rigid behavior policies that were finally raising their boys right?
There is another event that took place, and Charlie's reaction to it that convinces me that he is channeling his inner Jon Lovitz. The Helmet decals in 2014. There really isn't a college in America that has helmet decals on their lids in August camp. I'm sure there is, but the vast majority don't. When Texas showed up in 2014 without helmet decals, someone asked Charlie if he was making them earn their horn logos. He responded with an inquisitive look. Huh? But he didn't respond one way or another to a question that made no sense to him. But then the team kind of latched onto it with the help of their internet army. After it became, "A Thing" Charlie latched onto it in true, "That's the ticket" style of Jon Lovitz.
The two situations can not be more similar. The media makes a couple of afterthought things into positives for Charlie, and all of a sudden, these become actual plans and policies that Charlie had long ago, things he designed to be actually focused on by the media. I didn't buy it then, and I'm not buying it now.
Dale Hansen didn't buy it last night, and hit up the masses with a truth bomb that he thinks Charlie won't live up to the core value hype. Because Dale knows, like all of us, that Charlie will eventually pray to the altar of winning, like every coach does. And when your coach goes out of his way to discuss things, it is fake and contrived. Charlie couldn't not talk about it, there was too much for him to gain. Him and Ketch are perfect for each other. Mouth breathing nincompoops who happened to be in the right place at the right time. Ketch with the internet and rivals, Charlie with Louisville and Clint Hurtt/Teddy Bridgewater.
Next thing is Charlie playing 15 true freshmen in a loss to Cal. "Charlie, are you showing recruits how much playing time there is available at Texas?"
"Yeah, That's the ticket!"
Charlie Strong is literally making it up as he goes along as the head coach at Texas.
That is Jon Lovitz as Tommy Flanagan, pathological liar. In his caricature of Tommy Flanagan, Lovitz had a catch phrase when he tells his far fetched stories...."Yeah, That's the ticket!" That quote, that is the window into the inner workings of Charlie Strong's brain.
Do you think his 5 core values, that he knows he copied from dozens of other coaches, do you think he really thought that would be the legacy that defines his first 20 months plus on the job at Texas? Because it certainly didn't define him at Louisville. Successful coaches don't change what they do, the are repetitive. See Nick Saban and his process. See Urban Meyer and his process. See Bert Bielema and his process of banging his head against a wall in Arkansas, losing something like 16 straight conference games, and now he is moving forward. People that change their process lose their way, see Fran and his 2005-2007 option offense with Reggie McNeal and Stephen McGee. Stupid.
So do you really think Charlie had an idea in his mind, Michael Crabtree style, that he was going to make himself out to be a behavior saint when he took the job in Austin, and promote it in front of the media? Or is he channeling his inner Jon Lovitz. Did he pay it lip service last year, until he figured out it might buy him some political capital? Perhaps when the Board of Regents endorsed his policy right before Baylor ripped his ass. Or maybe it was Kay Bailey Hutchison feeling up the alums for money based upon Charlie's rigid behavior policies that were finally raising their boys right?
There is another event that took place, and Charlie's reaction to it that convinces me that he is channeling his inner Jon Lovitz. The Helmet decals in 2014. There really isn't a college in America that has helmet decals on their lids in August camp. I'm sure there is, but the vast majority don't. When Texas showed up in 2014 without helmet decals, someone asked Charlie if he was making them earn their horn logos. He responded with an inquisitive look. Huh? But he didn't respond one way or another to a question that made no sense to him. But then the team kind of latched onto it with the help of their internet army. After it became, "A Thing" Charlie latched onto it in true, "That's the ticket" style of Jon Lovitz.
The two situations can not be more similar. The media makes a couple of afterthought things into positives for Charlie, and all of a sudden, these become actual plans and policies that Charlie had long ago, things he designed to be actually focused on by the media. I didn't buy it then, and I'm not buying it now.
Dale Hansen didn't buy it last night, and hit up the masses with a truth bomb that he thinks Charlie won't live up to the core value hype. Because Dale knows, like all of us, that Charlie will eventually pray to the altar of winning, like every coach does. And when your coach goes out of his way to discuss things, it is fake and contrived. Charlie couldn't not talk about it, there was too much for him to gain. Him and Ketch are perfect for each other. Mouth breathing nincompoops who happened to be in the right place at the right time. Ketch with the internet and rivals, Charlie with Louisville and Clint Hurtt/Teddy Bridgewater.
Next thing is Charlie playing 15 true freshmen in a loss to Cal. "Charlie, are you showing recruits how much playing time there is available at Texas?"
"Yeah, That's the ticket!"
Charlie Strong is literally making it up as he goes along as the head coach at Texas.
