But the Texas fan base doesn't hire and fire the coaches.
As I think I see it, the question is whether or not coaches like Bo Davis can last long enough to clean out the guys who enjoy wearing the uniform.
I've rehashed recent (like 10 years is recent?) history several times already, but there were reasons that Texas did really dumb stuff with the last few coaching hires. Similarly, there are reasons why this one is different.
Sark has to play a football season. He has to get new kids involved. You get a roster with maybe 20 gamers and 60 jokers, you can't just start running kids off. You need those jokers to play games. Prospects don't want to see you clearing space like that. Bo Davis is telling me that the coaches know there's a deficit of "ganas" on the team.
A coach can put you in schemes. He can get you strong and trained. He can tell you how to run the play, how to adjust, and how to read a defense. The other side trains, too. During a game, shedding a block to make a tackle takes heart. You have to "want to" more than the other guy. Those other guys love beating Texas. They "want to". The players with "Texas" on their chest have to love the team and their buddies enough to hate losing. Angry people win football games (someone good at coaching football, I think, said that once). The Texas players have to start being angry at losing. That anger should drive them to shed a block, or pancake their man, or find an extra gear.
Football, as I understand it, is a tough game. The Texas players have to hate losing and find the pride in working next to their teammates.
This season isn't going to result in meaningful hardware. Time to train for next year. I don't care who laughed on the bus, or who shot the video. I'm willing to put last week behind me. Anyone willing to get on board after that rant is welcome on the train with no past recriminations. Going forward, though, only those with ganas will play. Everyone else can start preparing for that "life after football" that keeps being discussed.
