...And I'm not sure why you've implicitly described our offensive coaching as inept...
It was time for Charlie Strong to go. He had his chance and only put a handful of BBs back in the box. In some ways Herman's resume was so eerily similar to Strong's that he seemed like an odd choice but he was clearly the best option available at the time.
I want Herman to succeed.
To his credit, Orlando is amazing, but offense and special teams antagonize me. Texas has playmakers on offense who could make a difference if used effectively. But instead of bothering to study their history, learn their strengths and weaknesses and put them in the right place to succeed - which is really what I thought Herman would do - it's like all of us Texas fans are stuck in this terrible groundhog day of having to watch Herman figure out his offensive personnel just like Strong's parade of OCs had to learn the personnel.
We've been here. We've done that. Any of us could tell him exactly what he has with the 30 or so offensive players he has who we've seen.
It's like watching your grandma play with an iPhone. You just want to scream a profanity, slap it out of her hands and show her how it works.
And kick returns.
Stand at the 10. If it comes down in front of you, field it and run. If it goes over your head, pop the hell out of the first cover guy so he won't down it and hope it bounces into the end zone. How hard is that? Every coach in high school, middle school and youth football teaches it.
Honestly the inability to teach that was a very large reason why I finally got sick of Charlie Strong and was ready to see him leave. And now it's the same damn thing.
It's like a punch to the nose.
I was told Herman was smart. I haven't seen it yet. Like I said, I want him to succeed. I really do.