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Under Fred Akers:

  • 1982: 10-1-1, Cotton Bowl champions, No. 2 ranking
  • 1983: 11-1, SWC champions, No. 5 ranking
  • 1984: 7-4-1, plummeted from No. 1 to unranked

Under Steve Sarkisian:

  • 2023: 12-2, Big 12 champions, No. 3 ranking
  • 2024: 13-3, Peach Bowl champions, No. 4 ranking
  • 2025: 3-2 so far, plummeted from No. 1 to unranked

I think we're going to look back on the 2023 and 2024 seasons as the high-water mark of Sark's tenure at Texas, just as the 1981 and 1983 seasons were the peak of Fred Akers' tenure here. In fact, so far this year is looking very similar to our 1984 season, when we plummeted from the No. 1 ranking to unranked by season's end with a 7-4-1 record.

Maybe some of the old-timers on Surly can speak to what caused such a big dropoff back then, because it sure seems to be happening again. Presumably the culprit was poor recruiting and long-term planning.

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Just now, satyanash said:

Under Fred Akers:

  • 1982: 10-1-1, Cotton Bowl champions, No. 2 ranking
  • 1983: 11-1, SWC champions, No. 5 ranking
  • 1984: 7-4-1, plummeted from No. 1 to unranked

Under Steve Sarkisian:

  • 2023: 12-2, Big 12 champions, No. 3 ranking
  • 2024: 13-3, Peach Bowl champions, No. 4 ranking
  • 2025: 3-2 so far, plummeted from No. 1 to unranked

I think we're going to look back on the 2023 and 2024 seasons as the high-water mark of Sark's tenure at Texas, just as the 1981 and 1983 seasons were the peak of Fred Akers' tenure here. In fact, so far this year is looking very similar to our 1984 season, when we plummeted from the No. 1 ranking to unranked by season's end with a 7-4-1 record.

Maybe some of the old-timers on Surly can speak to what caused such a big dropoff back then, because it sure seems to be happening again. Presumably the culprit was poor recruiting and long-term planning.

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7 minutes ago, satyanash said:

Under Fred Akers:

  • 1982: 10-1-1, Cotton Bowl champions, No. 2 ranking
  • 1983: 11-1, SWC champions, No. 5 ranking
  • 1984: 7-4-1, plummeted from No. 1 to unranked

Under Steve Sarkisian:

  • 2023: 12-2, Big 12 champions, No. 3 ranking
  • 2024: 13-3, Peach Bowl champions, No. 4 ranking
  • 2025: 3-2 so far, plummeted from No. 1 to unranked

I think we're going to look back on the 2023 and 2024 seasons as the high-water mark of Sark's tenure at Texas, just as the 1981 and 1983 seasons were the peak of Fred Akers' tenure here. In fact, so far this year is looking very similar to our 1984 season, when we plummeted from the No. 1 ranking to unranked by season's end with a 7-4-1 record.

Maybe some of the old-timers on Surly can speak to what caused such a big dropoff back then, because it sure seems to be happening again. Presumably the culprit was poor recruiting and long-term planning.

Poor recruiting caused by an uneven playing field with everyone but rice throwing huge bags at recruits.  That's not the problem today.

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