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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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5 hours 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.

The difference in that time and this one I hope is that there not be any UT fans out there trying to negatively recruit against Coach Sark like they did against Coach Akers. That will not happen again as long I am living. That is why the drop off occurred. That and the fact that there was cheating and dirty recruiting going on in the SWC at the time. I remember that when I reported for UT football back in 1984 as a student manager the overall lack of high quality talent in the 1984 recruiting class. The collapse in the 1984 season occurred because of a locker division between the offensive and defensive. By the time I caught onto what was happening, it was too late. I apologize to all Longhorn fans for letting that happen.

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6 hours ago, satyanash said:

Wasn't Neal Brown hired as an analyst in the offseason to fix our redzone issues? Did he just fall off the face of the Earth or what?

I mean wasn’t our red zone offense actually 2 for 2 on Saturday? It was one lone bright spot. Not saying it’s fixed.  But at least it wasn’t the root of this past weekend’s suck. 

6 hours ago, satyanash said:

Wasn't Neal Brown hired as an analyst in the offseason to fix our redzone issues? Did he just fall off the face of the Earth or what?

I mean wasn’t our red zone offense actually 2 for 2 on Saturday? It was one lone bright spot. Not saying it’s fixed.  But at least it wasn’t the root of this past weekend’s suck. 

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I’ve seen some references the past couple days of “Sark had his early success with Herman’s players”. There is some truth to that.  
 

Is Sark going to end up comparing to Sumlin?  There were quite a few NFL draft picks those first couple years he was there, especially on the lines. 
 

Those were Sherman guys.  Even Mike Evans and JFF were Sherman guys who had redshirted.  
 

This is all looking familiar. 

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20 hours 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.

How long did it take to recover from that firing? This is not the comp to go to.

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15 hours ago, Surly Bevo said:

I mean wasn’t our red zone offense actually 2 for 2 on Saturday? It was one lone bright spot. Not saying it’s fixed.  But at least it wasn’t the root of this past weekend’s suck. 

I mean wasn’t our red zone offense actually 2 for 2 on Saturday? It was one lone bright spot. Not saying it’s fixed.  But at least it wasn’t the root of this past weekend’s suck. 

Exactly.   It’s tough to please these fair weathered fans

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