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Only if I were to confuse 11 years of dedication to the program with 3 weeks of dishonest intentions to coaches, players, and parents.

Oh, so if someone ditches another job after three weeks in favor of UT, that's different?

It occurs to me that a very talented and well qualified coach was truly torn between two "dream jobs". The better of the two jobs is obviously the higher paying NFL DC position. I would surmise that taking the Titan's job was not that difficult of a decision and that Mack fully understood the dilemma Jerry faced. At the same time, he knew that Akina would come home at the drop of a hat. I doubt that it took a week for Jerry to make his mind up. IMO Mack, Jerry, Munchak, and Akina were all working out the logistics of their respective moves.

As far as Jerry notifying the players via text, that seems to be the preferred method of communication for the younger generation.

Good Luck, Jerry and Hook'em Horns.

Yes, that is different, because as Aristotle said, Akina sweated and bled 11 years for the program. More importantly, I don't care what happens to Arizona, just as I don't expect anyone from the Titans fan base or organization to shed a tear for us. But if Arizona should want to put Akina on the persona non grata list, I can certainly understand that.

sadly too many OB immature type posters landing here

Kirk Bohls report--
1. Jerry Gray is the new defensive coordinator of the Tennessee Titans for several reasons, not the least of which is much more money and a title. But he also left his position as Longhorns secondary coach because he and boss Mack Brown never thoroughly vetted each other or felt comfortable together.

No one made Gray leave the Seattle Seahawks and accept the Texas job. Gray truly wanted to come back to his alma mater and help it win another national championship, but he didn't know his $425,000 salary would be so low on the current staff — tied for fourth with offensive line coach Stacy Searels — and that he would make $200K less than defensive coordinator Manny Diaz despite being more qualified.

Gray also worried privately that Brown is still trying to bring back his football ops director Cleve Bryant, who has earned about $80,000 from the university since he took paid leave in October during the school's internal investigation of accusations made by a former female employee.

Gray is a terrific coach, and I think if Brown had made him defensive coordinator, Gray would still be in Austin today. But he started to have misgivings about the Texas program and began talking to new Titans head coach Mike Munchak two weeks ago, even before Munchak had the job.

But remember this: Mack is all about family, and Gray was looking after his family. I know it hurts the Longhorn Nation, which feels betrayed, but this is probably the best outcome for all parties. I'm told former Horn Van Malone will be high on Brown's list of possible Gray successors.

If a person likes his boss, the boss gives him almost complete autonomy, it is a big plus.

TexShoe - if you don't consider a DC position in the NFL(only 32 of these jobs in world) that pays $1.3+ million a great opportunity then we will just agree to disagree. The NFL changes each year and just because a team had a down year doesn't mean it's a terrible job. Especially if the guy has any aspirations at all to becoming a HC.

Does anyone actually "talk" on a cell phone anymore? Texting is the preferred mode of communication for Gen Y.

you have no reason to be upset. if Fisher doesn't get fired Jerry doesn't get the opportunity he got. You can't be upset at an opportunity for a promotion.

We can agree to disagree on this. Intellectually, I know I have no right to be upset, but emotionally, it's a different story.

Frankly,we're all fans of the school, and to be totally honest with you, I'm a little surprised at how strongly I feel about this. I didn't have nearly the reaction when Perriloux played us. I didn't feel this way when Muschamp left, or when Akina first left. I don't work in sports, but I think I have a vague understanding of how the business works so i understand when coaches move around. Also, I firmly believe that good coaches will always be in demand, so I don't see the need to forsake your own personal reputation while selling someone out to jump at the next opportunity. It's just not worth it to me.

Fundamentally, I think here's the difference: those of us that are near sick to our stomach over this probably would not make the same move ourselves if we were presented with a similar opportunity, where as those that don't see any issues with what Gray did would probably jump on the chance if they were in a similar situation. Either way, this is over with, and we came out okay. it's Gray (and Akina) that have to live with their decisions.