mack brown = terrible coach, but amazing recruiter

[swish1]

mack brown: worst in game coach ever, or worsest in game coach ever?

[FHSU92]

He's a nice guy...Kinda like Wooly, but can recruit like a sunuvabich -- he just missed on his qb this yr.   I have to think that OB would have his talent winning at least 10 games this season.

[KSUTOMMY]

The UT fans I know down here are pimping Will Muschamp (DC) and it's well known that he's HCIW... but their D this yr has been pretty suspect IMO. BTW, how hard is it to recruit to Austin with all of the things UT's got going for them? I think it's one of those places that recruits itself.

[Saulbadguy]

Worst phog.net talking point ever.

[steve dave]

Worst phog.net talking point ever.

[scottwildcat]

Worst phog.net talking point ever.

[PowercatPat]

I wouldn't say he is a really good recruiter. Almost anyone could get the recruits he gets to come to Austin. That's a very easy place to recruit to.

[john "teach me how to" dougie]

I wouldn't say he is a really good recruiter. Almost anyone could get the recruits he gets to come to Austin. That's a very easy place to recruit to.

[felix rex]

It's weird how everyone says "college is all about the Jimmys and the Joes" and then knocks on Mack for being awesome at that. Weird in a stupid way (<--just to clarify).

[doom]

The UT fans I know down here are pimping Will Muschamp (DC) and it's well known that he's HCIW... but their D this yr has been pretty suspect IMO. BTW, how hard is it to recruit to Austin with all of the things UT's got going for them? I think it's one of those places that recruits itself.

That's what happens when you lose out on NBAF.  Everything is slowly deteriorating in Autsin.

[steve dave]

Yeah, anyone could win/recruit at Texas.....as long as their name is Mack Brown or Darrell Royal

[Pett]

Dude,  I love Mack Brown. Great coach/guy. The recruiting does itself in Austin.

[felix rex]

Yeah, anyone could win/recruit at Texas.....as long as their name is Mack Brown or Darrell Royal

Yeah. It's like the Phil Jackson "can't win without Jordan/Kobe/Shaq" talking point.

[jtksu]

Gilbert was like the #1 qb in his class.  UT didn't miss in their recruiting.

[Rage Against the McKee]

Gilbert was like the #1 qb in his class.  UT didn't miss in their recruiting.

Gilbert sucks, so UT (and rivals, scout and espn) definitely missed when evaluating his talent.

[jtksu]

Dude has a ton of talent.  If Mack missed on his eval, so did about every coach in the country.  Freems had games like yesterday and last I checked he's doing pretty weel for himself.  Gilbert is young, this is still his first season as a starter.  By the time he graduates, he'll be very good and (at least) get a cup of coffee in the league.

[wetwillie]

jt really owning nuts kicked in this thread

[Rage Against the McKee]

Dude has a ton of talent.  If Mack missed on his eval, so did about every coach in the country.  Freems had games like yesterday and last I checked he's doing pretty weel for himself.  Gilbert is young, this is still his first season as a starter.  By the time he graduates, he'll be very good and (at least) get a cup of coffee in the league.

I suppose you think that Jason Bennett is a hell of a basketball player, too.

[jtksu]

I must have missed the time when Bennett started for a team that was a year removed from the MNC game and had consistantly brought in top 5 talent for like a decade. 

[Rage Against the McKee]

I must have missed the time when Bennett started for a team that was a year removed from the MNC game and had consistantly brought in top 5 talent for like a decade. 

 

You must have missed the part where Gilbert took over a team that just played in the MNC and couldn't even lead them to a bowl game the very next year.

[jtksu]

Lotta things wrong with Texas right now, it's an awful lot to ask a young QB to be the savior.  Plus the whole "replacing a 4 year starter" thing.  But nice job comparing Gilbert to Bennett.  You can literally hear the mouth breathing in your posts.

[Rage Against the McKee]

I tried to look up Garrett Gilbert's passer efficiency rating here, but since he is not one of the best 100 (out of 120) QB's, he does not appear on the list. The dude has thrown 7 touchdowns and 14 interceptions. Just keep telling yourself that he is good, though.

Back on topic, Mack Brown is a hell of a coach, and winning at Texas is not as easy as most people think.

[swish1]

I wouldn't say he is a really good recruiter. Almost anyone could get the recruits he gets to come to Austin. That's a very easy place to recruit to.

hes a good recruiter.  he got good recruits to go to north carolina, for football.  look how many rules butch davis has broken to get the same types of recruits to go there...

but the guy cant coach his way out of a paper bag.

[unleashthemob]

I will give Mack some credit for showing some class when walking out on the field and seeing how RD was after the cheap shot, unlike Pete Carroll's high fiving after A Lockett got blasted

[Brock Landers]

Worst phog.net talking point ever.

Is it worse than the "Can't win without Vince Young" talking point?