Agsuffering@bulaw said:
The question is whether it was worth the opportunity cost. Sark has a puncher's chance at being better than Herman.
1. The AD publicly stated that Herman would be the coach in '21 a few days before ESD. Even if technically not false, it was incredibly deceptive. Only a fool would rely on anything out of his mouth now.
2. It will cost $20 million just to get rid of Herman and staff.
3. Any replacement would think long and hard before committing there, after the way they treated Herman.
Eh? I wouldn't trust a word out of any AD's mouth about the job security of their .600 coach give or take. That should be understood from the start.
The $20 million is only a problem if you think it was there already to be spent on another purpose. My understanding is the money was specifically given by donors for the purpose of firing Herman. They hated him that much. It is not money Del Conte had laying around in the coffers and truth be told if he had kept Herman after the South Carolina miscue, he probably would have had less money coming in.
Your last opinion makes no sense to me. Herman doesn't appear to be liked by his fellow coaches. No reason for any coach to decline a high profile job with the compensation to come along out of some 'loyalty' to him. If your point is that they fear his fate or Strong's for that matter, it's easy. Don't lose to teams you should not lose to. Beat OU more times than not. And don't p*** off the people that pay your enormous salary. I don't see the young aggressive types turning down a shot at winning big at Texas.