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BurntEyes

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  1. Freeman hasn't beaten aggie this year, he lost to them. Freeman did last year and so did Sark. The strength of your argument that Freeman is better than Lanning and Cignetti because he out performs Sark (which the data doesn't support)? Freeman can beat Georgia, neither of them can beat OSU. So Freeman is better against Georgia. That's it. Are you even aware of what my position is in all of this? That is a redundant and sarcastic question for the record. I know the answer.
  2. We disagree slightly on the capabilities of X. I feel Sark was pushing Quinn more into passes he wasn't comfortable with rather than X being the primary issue. X's NFL performance in some ways confirms it. However, that's the details. Outside of that one aspect we are in full agreement. The issues of both QBs lays squarely at the the feet of Sark and I would argue that their performances occurred despite Sark outside of rare instances when Sark is forced to alter the offense to align with the strengths and talents of his QB and other offensive players.
  3. Don't forget, they also lost to Aggie this year at home, lost by similar margin to the same team that eliminated Texas by a similar margin in the playoffs last year, and has never won an NC. But he's way better than Sark and all other potential candidates. It's not even close, so I am informed.
  4. In your entire post you repeated the only data point you referenced in your prior post. Saying things multiple times doesn't make them double value in data.. Above is the data. Dispute why Freeman is better than Lanning or Cignetti and why it, to quote you, "Isn't even close".
  5. This has been discussed, Surly is no longer kink shaming. Shame on you! You seem like a TMZ gossip girl. (Credit to @Skipper for the inspiration)
  6. Well, if you take your positions on Texas from Kirk Herbstreit this might be the wrong forum for you. If you don't like a thread, you have the god given right not to click on it. I love rage bait posts on Surly about how much someone hates Surly. Even better when it's a rage bait post about the topic in the thread of the topic about the topic and Surly. You might take some notes from @David Dennison on rage bating with contrary mofo, rage bate posting. He's way better at it than you and much more entertaining. He's an artist. I'm a fan of his work. Speaking of, where is that little devil.
  7. I'm not exactly supporting Sark as a premier HC either.
  8. And you seem to hate national metrics and instead base your opinion on one single data point. Solid deductive reasoning.
  9. I would say the majority of fans here dislike Arch. In an interesting note, his #40 ranking in QB total yardage is the single highest metric of any offensive statistic for Texas offense. This despite a horrible offensive game plan by Sark, horrible rushing, near most rushed QB in college football, WRs and TEs dropping passes and no running game. So, he is the singular bright spot on an otherwise putrid offense.
  10. And lost to OSU by 11 points which is admittedly 3 points less that the 14 Texas lost by to the same team. You've convinced me.
  11. Freeman based on what data? Are you saying his resume is superior to Lanning and Cignetti? Is he better because he lost to Aggie? I'm confused by your intentionally obtuse post.
  12. I have no clue how or if we could get Lanning or Cignetti. But... I would like to. I've banged a 10 before. Yeah, I average about 5 for my career but.. shit has happened.
  13. The most reliable broad team metric for discipline is penalties. Of the names we've seen thrown around for Texas including the current head coach only Indiana, OSU and Oregon are in thr top 20. In 2024 Oregon and OSU were top 20. Indiana was 28, but it was his first year. If discipline is your top metric those are probably your top 3. In total offense for 2025 Oregon, Indiana, Ole Miss and Notre Dame are top 20. OSU comes in at 25. In 2024 only Oregon and Texas made the top 25 none top 20. In total defense for 2025 OSU, Oregon and Indiana are all top 5. Georgia and Alabama are in the top 20 and Texas comes in at 23. In 2024 Indiana, OSU and Texas were top 3, while Ole Miss, Oregon and ND were top 20. If discipline, defense and offense is your goal the data point to Lanning, Day and Cignetti. Freeman would appear to be a distant 4th with Lane following not to far behind. That is without consideration of SOS or SOR. However, those have near zero impact on discipline or penalties in broad terms. The metrics for Texas/Sark in penalties is... not good in 2025, 2024, 2023 with the highest ranking twice being 73 out of 133 and considerably lower at 119 this year. Also this in no way spells out who Texas COULD get as an HC. In that instance Lane appears the most open to a change.
  14. I will never defend Ole Miss' horrible OOC schedule and it is something to consider in the comparisons. That said we played UTEP and SHSU this year, cellar dwellers of C-USA and as well as SJSU. So.. glass houses and such.
  15. Let me make this easy for everyone. I don't want Sark nor Lane to be the HC at Texas next year.
  16. I don't know what this is even in reference to nor why it's in this thread the week before we play Arkansas.
  17. And both are mid. The greatest achievement between both their careers combined is a single Big XII championship.
  18. Its a team in the SEC, it's the data we have to go on. Lane isn't who I would pick. You like Lane fantastic. I prefer a proven winner at the highest level. Does that mean we will get one, history says no. There is an entire thread about the future coach. My entire premise is Lane is mid and more importantly I think Sark should be gone. That is it. That's all. Thats why I'm not posting in the next head coach thread. While I think Lane is lame and don't want him as Texas HC, would he be more consistent that Sark? Probably.
  19. It was. Turns out it was neither of them.
  20. I put out the career stats on the last page of both in stats, put up the bowl records, and put up his time at Ole Miss vs Sark at Texas. The results are remarkably similar. Neither has won an SEC title. They have a total of 3 conference championships between them. They are both close to .500 in bowls. They both have some big wins and inexcusable losses to subpar teams. They both seem to lose in the biggest games they play. They truly are mirrors of one another in career metrics. Want to read those metrics and come to the opinion that Lane has a lower floor, I will acknowledge I can see why you come to that conclusion. However, I would counter with they do appear, based on all measurable data, to have a similar ceiling.
  21. Lane's record is pretty fucking mid and if Texas is getting a new HC, I have no interest in another mid.
  22. Lol.. you do know Kiffin also coached at USC and Washington is essentially equivalent to resources, history and success as Old Miss. Career: 116-53 .686 Tennessee 2009 7-6 .538 (Kiffin Stepped in after the massive mess Fulmer left and still got them to a bowl game) LANE: USC 2010–2013 28-15 .651 (SARK: USC 12 wins and 6 losses .667 winning percentage) Florida Atlantic 2017–2019 26-13 .667 Lane at Ole Miss 2020–present 55-19 .743 Sark at Texas (2021–present): 45 wins and 20 losses (.692 winning percentage as of November 2025) Sark has 4 bowl wins: Holiday bowl vs Nebraska x 2, Clemson and ASU. Loses: Baylor, Boise State, Washington, Washington, OSU Lane has 5 bowl wins: Akron, UAB, Indiana, PSU, Syracuse Losses: VT, GT, Baylor, Texas Tech
  23. The career mirroring between Sark and Kiffin is pretty wild. Sark has the 1 BiG XII title and 1 SEC appearance above Lane but otherwise, they are remarkably similar with a nod of success going toward Sark outside this year. Those that want to keep Sark and hope for change, fine. Those that want him fired and replaced by Lane baffle my logic buttons.
  24. Nope Lane is 5-4 in bowl game wins and Sark is 4-5 with 2 of those coming last year. Lane has never even won a Holiday bowl, much less 2 of them. Both over blue blood Nebraska in 2010 and 2014 at Washington and USC respectively.
  25. Career: 91-55 .638 Washington (2009–2013): 34 wins and 29 losses (.540 winning percentage) USC (2014–2015): 12 wins and 6 losses (.667 winning percentage) Texas (2021–present): 45 wins and 20 losses (.692 winning percentage as of November 2025)
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