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As time goes on, the more I think Gary Patterson would be a terrific fit at Texas. He has the respect of every HS coach in Texas because of the person he is and the success he has had at TCU. He and his staff have evaluated extremely well, because they have had to not having the ability to go select from the top 20 in Texas.

He just knows the landscape, has the respect of the correct people and has proven he can evaluate and develop players and plays good defense.

Patterson is solid. Harbough would be my number 1, but I think we would have to pay him very excessively to make sure he didn't go pro. I see no logical reason why we couldn't offer him $8MM a year given that percentage of our overall revenue, but i know we won't.

After that, I would want Chip Kelly but he woudl be difficult to peel from Oregon too, without going over the top with money. Again, we should go over the top with money to get our guy, but for some reason in a department that profits in the $10s of millions, they act like 1s and 2s of millions are a big deal.

My problem with Kelly - and it is my perception based on some facts and some rumors - is that Oregon plays the street agent game. That would never fly here and not sure we want to be associated with that game.

Harbough would be solid. My preference would be for a coach with roots in the state of Texas - or he had a staff with solid roots in the state. I think Patterson would work but I am not sure about his management style. Does he get too involved in the X's and O's? The UT job will eat you up, especially going forward with the ESPN deal and the drive to keep revenue streams moving upwards. We do need a manager, CEO style of coach (IMO).

there was a great series on barkingcarnival a while back on cheating. It basically said every institution cheats as much as they perceive necessary to leval the playing field. So teams with natural advantages that put them head and shoulders above do not mcuh or at all. Those in the next cut, do a little. Those in the next cut down, do a little more, etc.

Mack was once an assistant at OU. Do you think he knew nothing of, nor never bent some rules?

I don't know what "playing the street agent game" actually means. Does it mean paying street agents, or just dealing with them? I suspect there is a lot less paying and more accomodating of their wishes. Like showing up for camps or making facilities availabe. Little stuff.

Playing the game means all of the above. When they show up for camps - and are paid for their appearance - that is part of the game. When kids from Houston start showing up at Oregon, and many of these kids workout with or train with certain people in the state of Texas, that is playing the game. When street agents are paid for delivering kids to make visits to campus, that is playing the game. None of it would be tolerated at Texas. Perhaps because we have so many built in advantages.

But we digress from the topic at hand. A suitable next coach. Interesting topic and one I hope we get to revisit soon, because I fear our program is sinking in the wrong direction.

What a spectacular fall from the top of the mountain....

Thanks for all the replys. I don't think Chip Kelly is a realistic choice and doesn't make nearly as much sense as Patterson.

Obviously things change on a year to year basis...but Gary Patterson just seems to make a ton of sense to me. I'd be very excited if thats how things play out.

Keep your eyes on Dan Mullen. He has real potential.

I don't see Urban Meyer being out of coaching forever. I don't like all of his methods but I am impressed by his results. I wonder if we'd go after him if the timing all lined up.

I think that Gary Patterson, Pete Carroll or Urban Meyer would be cool.

Keep an eye on Paul Rhodes career, he is well thought of by a lot of people.

He should definitely be on the list to be considered as well as Paul Rhoads if his teams continue to improve.