Here is some good context for Steve Sarkisian as a head coaching hire.
https://sports.usatoday.com/ncaa/salaries/football/coach
Top 15. Not exactly lighting the cfb world on fire. The reality is the second we hired him many tempered their expectations. There is a group of guys that are running things and they have a vision for the future. In the short term, its SEC centric. In the medium/long term, its a 32 team premier league separated from the NCAA. So I wouldnt get too caught up in Texas going to the SEC. Its just a preview.
Urban Meyer told it to us straight. We arent ready to win. College football left us behind. The regional powers around us are way ahead. Our administrative issues are indicative of an organization that doesnt "get it". Even if we paid him higher than anyone else, the work he would have to do wouldnt be worth it. He basically said UT is a really cool old house that he has always wanted to live in, but the costs of just bringing it up to modern standards dont make sense for him at this point.
So what do we do? We hire an SEC guy (kind of) with an SEC staff (so we thought). We struck out on Muschamp and Odom and I cant even remember who else. If it felt like PK came out of left field its because he did. I actually dont hate the hire, but it was far from what we set out to do, and the results have been.......not great.
What personally pissed me off the most though, is getting good information that Sark was really surprised at the lack of alum support he has at Texas. He got to find out what Meyer already told us. And without being too dramatic, I have a pretty big fucking burr under my saddle to let him know that as our coach, he has some shooters out there. That has little to do with Sark, and a lot to do with the idea that we have to start building for the future or we will keep stepping on our dicks with retread coaches or wannabes.