Sure. The guy doesn't have an off switch.
There are a lot of qualities that are overrated as far as I'm concerned regarding head coaches at UT. "Classy" is definitely one. "Nice" would be another. I'm not saying I don't want a head coach that's classy or nice. If they win national championships, I'm all for it. But it takes a uniquely driven human being to be able to compete at the highest levels, and those driven human beings aren't always the most joyful to be around.
The fact is, Chris Beard is no longer an option. I hope he fails miserably in his coaching career, outside of murdering someone or some tragedy of that ilk. But that's less to do with him, and more about my failings as a human being and how I entertain myself following sports. If you were a former head coach at Texas, I want you to fail at your subsequent jobs, regardless of why the school and coach parted ways. That's just how it is. No exceptions.
But he was singularly fitted to coach at UT for a number of reasons. He's driven to electrify the student body, and the fans in general, in ways other coaches are not. He's an alum, and was proud (and compelling when he did so) to cite that over and over again. I found him entertaining on a personal level, and I know I'm not the only one.
None of that matters if he can't coach, but he can.
How much he wears on administrators, players, wives, and girlfriends, doesn't even register for me regarding how much I'd want someone as a head coach. Saban famously said he preferred college over the NFL in part because by the time the players were tired of him they'd moved on.
If Terry can make it to the second weekend on a somewhat regular basis, as far as I'm concerned he should be able to stay as long as he wants. I don't think that's going to happen, in which case he will have to go. I'm glad Disu found his joy regarding basketball in part because of Terry becoming the head coach, but in terms of annual performance reviews, that's a checkbox pretty far down the list.
I sure hope it's not a critical part of the criteria for the next head coach.