On the fence about Herman, because I can’t figure out if the fact that he was “hated” in Austin was because he’s a shithead or because that entire program and all its boosters are toxic
He's a smug asshole. The only thing toxic about the Texas program/boosters is that we're not willing to play the game like our special needs little brother in College Station and our other future cousin fucking conference mates. We are going to have to shit or get off the pot if we want to compete going forward, be it NIL or bag game or whatever.
But back to Herman... he is universally disliked and abrasive. He made no friends in Austin, which is a remarkable achievement as the Texas coach. He thinks he's the smartest guy in the room and isn't afraid to let you know it, but he's really a meathead in mensa's clothing. His teams played undisciplined, stupid, losing football. He had a blank check to hire the best assistants in the country and hired all of his buddies, many of whom had never coached D1. He had lame gimmicks like creating fake competitions within the team and feeding the losers burnt toast and runny eggs. He made the team do daily piss tests -- not for drugs, but for urine color to make sure they were hydrating enough. He has a rep as an offensive innovator, but he's really not one -- unless you consider running the QB until he gets CTE innovative.
In fairness, he did do some good things at Texas with regard to upgrading our facilities and modernizing some things with social media, and lord knows he was eons more competent than Charlie Strong, but at the end of the day he punched way below his weight as a Texas coach. He's a decent coach and if he had any likeable traits he would probably still be coaching in Austin (at least for this year). You guys could do worse, but you could also probably do much better. Either way, be sure to piss like a champion!
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