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I guarantee the fact that he flat out sucks played more of a role in this decision than any "personal reasons".

I'll say it again because I absolutely relish downvotes from the idiots on the site that can't see the forest through the trees. This is outstanding news on so many levels. Everyone should be happy about this.

He sucked off the field as much as much as he sucked on it and now the coaches don't have to expend the effort to babysit his ass and can move forward to coaching someone that is actually productive.

Texas may lose some money from the Lake Travis lobby but will gain on the field which will produce dividends off of it. Imagine if we hadn't made the Garrett Gilbert mistake. There's a few more pieces on the board we have to sacrifice but it will be well worth it. Send 'em packing Mack.

That is so wildly wrong and unfair I can't see straight. Maybe his recruits didn't pan out, but that happens to everyone. He produced some great players. They just happened to be recruited by others. But he was the one that, you know, coached them up.

Wonder what the 09 Class was rated ?

Probably Top 5 - which tells you what bullchit those ratings are.

jjloehr is going to tell you in like 3 hours. He giggled when he saw this thread and is maniacally abusing Excell as we speak.

I looked it up - it's hilarious - it was a Top 5 Class - #5

Here's the blurb on it from Rivals:

5 Texas
Head of the Class: QB Garrett Gilbert, DE Alex Okafor.
Buzz: Texas landed three in-state five-star recruits in Gilbert, Okafor and offensive lineman Mason Walters. Further bolstering that in-state dominance, the Longhorns landed one of the state's best defenders in Calvin Howell, a great possession receiver in Greg Timmons, a jumbo athlete in Chris Whaley and a shut-down corner in Marcus Davis. Texas also added depth to the offensive line beyond Walters with Thomas Ashcraft, Garrett Porter and Paden Kelley and two of the nation's best tight ends in Barrett Matthews and Trey Graham. After Oklahoma snatched up some of the state's best in 2008, the Longhorns locked down the state in 2009.
Big fish that got away: LB/DE Jarvis Jones (to USC).

Me again - WOW - recruiting is a crap shoot at best - and these guys REALLY sucked on their judge of talent.

"Two of the nations best tight ends" "Longhorns locked down the state in 2009"

Yeah right !!!!

lulz

We are now up to 65 votes on this thread. I cannot understand why this development would shock anyone.

false equivalency. the university commited considerable time and resources into him, consequently denying the same oppportunity to others, in exchange for a mutual commitment. he did indeed quit and although it's not a great crime, i'm not convinced of any genuine hardship for a priveledged kid from lake travis who also enjoys a free education.

This is funny on so many levels.

Balogna.

Show me someone, anyone, else who recruits for a prestigious football program who has literally had ZERO of his recruits get drafted and coached for as long as he did. Then realize his recruits make the largest proportion of the players on the field.

His failure as a recruiter is historically bad. His coaching could not be much better. Remember Nebraska '09? Our OL was consistently our biggest weakness once the guys he inherited left.

Trying to defend Macwhorter is laughable. I can't believe you are even attempting it on a Longhorn board. You might as well start a thread claiming that A&M will dominate the SEC or that Bob Stoops should be the next coach here.

If you couldn't tell I'm just going to let everyone know that I'm ecstatic about this news. We have one more worthless Lake Travis player on the roster and a few other similar type offers that need to be "medically" retired to be back to where we need to be.

If you don't realize the eat or get eaten nature of college football you need to wake up. The new Big 12/SEC alliance doesn't allow for wide spread mistakes that the previous staff made. If Texas wants to be successful nationally then trimming the fat is a necessary evil. Embrace it.