Posts posted by Pancho
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7 minutes ago, Lonestar88 said: This feels empty when the team is actually worse. Its obviously early, but in the transfer portal era, I don't' think coaches deserve as long of a leash as they did in the past.
I can see your point. With that said, if the notes are true at basketball is in the lower/lowest level of NIL in the SEC, then what are you expecting?
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42 minutes ago, Derka said: i like the honesty and the challenge for accountability. that’s an important part of building a winning culture. i’ve never been around a winning program where the players couldn’t handle being publicly held accountable.
Maybe this will take a year longer than we want?
I’m trying to remain positive, though I understand the frustration in not being at least a pretty decent team right now with the portal.
Like I’ve said, Miller wasn’t my first choice but he’s a huge upgrade over RT. If we couldn’t get who I really wanted (Beard to return, then Oats, then the tech guy) then I do wish we would have discovered a lower level coach with upside. That, to me, is where the “Texas pride” comes into play where we don’t hire coaches who haven’t been HCs already.
Like you, I like some of the positives I’ve seen from the team/culture such as the accountability piece, but this is going to be a frustrating season.
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11 minutes ago, David Dennison said: In hindsight, we should have just kept Rick Barnes.
/ducks
Barnes changed his coaching/style because he was let go at Texas. It didn’t just magically become different. Had he not been fired there’s no guarantee he would be getting the results he’s getting at Tennessee now.
I’ve said it before and I’ll wait it again—they should have suspended beard for the season with community work and then let him return.
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Texas WBB 2025-26: Return to the Final Four
in UT Sports
They get another tuneup on Thursday before you know who: