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[quote author=stupac2 link=topic=16282.msg182447#msg182447 date=1481651881]
Right now we don't know. He very well could be.

Exactly. I do think it's a bit funny that Charlie Strong, when he came, was greeted by a booster saying he'd make a good defensive coordinator hire. Herman's treated like the messiah. During his head coaching tenure, Herman's had some really nice wins -- but also, seemingly, a record for blowing games where they're big favorites. Things might get better at Texas...but they might not. Shaw looks like a much more certain commodity.
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I don't know how you can look at this season at Houston and think he's a sure thing. Sure, beating OU and Louisville is nice, but their losses were baaaaaaad. And it's not like Houston is some talentless team, either, that always overperformed.

Also, Texas's culture could work against it. Would Petersen have been fired before this season at Texas?

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[quote author=stupac2 link=topic=16282.msg182447#msg182447 date=1481651881]
Right now we don't know. He very well could be.

Exactly. I do think it's a bit funny that Charlie Strong, when he came, was greeted by a booster saying he'd make a good defensive coordinator hire. Herman's treated like the messiah. During his head coaching tenure, Herman's had some really nice wins -- but also, seemingly, a record for blowing games where they're big favorites. Things might get better at Texas...but they might not. Shaw looks like a much more certain commodity.
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I don't know how you can look at this season at Houston and think he's a sure thing. Sure, beating OU and Louisville is nice, but their losses were baaaaaaad. And it's not like Houston is some talentless team, either, that always overperformed.

Also, Texas's culture could work against it. Would Petersen have been fired before this season at Texas?