The thing is, all the stuff that the fans are griping about are things almost all teams who aren't elite do. Look around, any team who isnt 9-1, 8-2, 10-0, 7-3 right now have big issues, coaching and otherwise.
The problem to me is the fan base has become so frustrated, demanding and at times unrealistic that anything short of a 10-2 season with only "pretty losses" will do or they will go nuts. (And they would still go nuts at the 2 losses and how they happened)
Guess what?? There are very few pretty losses in football.
You usually lose because you make stupid mistakes that drive fans nuts. Welcome to reality. We aren't a top 5, top 10 program now...and I think it would be alot more fun if we just humbled ourselves a bit, grew an ounce of patience, and watch and see if this thing can grow into something.
And I am certain it would alleviate some unnecessary pressure on the boys. Would I rather see perfection? Of course. Should we ask for and hope for better? Yes. Hold the staff accountable? Of course. You want UT to be elite? I get it.
I'm just saying this fan base needs to chill a bit and quit acting like the petulant, narcissistic self-serving public-at-large we see around us today. There's enough already. Lets enjoy our sports please.
I wonder if the ISU fan base has been constantly criticizing their team and coach this year? Wonder if they've been as negative? Wonder if our fans were their fans if they would have still won that game Saturday? Oh yeah, "We are UT, right? Don't talk like that. We are The University of Texas...not ISU."
I think you'll find part of the problem right there if you look.
Pretty soon no decent coach or player in his right mind will want to come to Austin.
Hook'em.
Last edited: Nov 18, 2019