In answer to the poster's question: yes, mostly.
Look, Herman had to go. He lost the locker room (see articles on negative recruiting) and lost the alumni/fanbase (see articles on fanbase disgust). He lost a top 10 2021 recruiting class (ranked 17th on average) and lost the crown jewel of the 2022 class (Ewers). The Texas fan base would have expected nothing short of a CFP selection to even consider forgiving Herman. Anything short of this would have brought out the nooses. And where would that have left us next year?
Sarkisian is a recovering alcoholic. Ok. I don't hold his past against him - he appears to have righted his ship under the watchful eye of Saban, who doesn't suffer foolishness. Sarkisian has produced a high octane offense for the Tide and two legit Heisman finalists, one of which should win. The work he did with Mac Jones alone, an overlooked 4* recruit, is remarkable. Coaches that develop high-caliber QBs, hire difference-maker assistants, coach up recruits, and win their conferences play for championships, e.g. Alabama, Ohio State, Clemson, Oklahoma, etc. Herman failed miserably on these counts. CDC has rolled the dice that Sarkisian can take his obvious success as a coordinator (and not too shabby job as HC for a pitiful Washington program) and become a championship Head Coach at Texas.
I'm pulling for him 100%.
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