For a school with as much history and prestige and money, Texas certainly has a poor reputation as a conference partner.
from rigging up beneficial contracts, to pushing their weight, to an outright arrogance in athletics...they got it.
In fact, that's why a lot of schools just said forget it and left the conference.
Heres part of the problem Texas has created...they've not been to a relevant game post season any since they won it all quite a few years ago.
Media now reports that certain NFL teams, GMs, coaches have a category they call the Texas attitude....plenty of talent, lot of swagger, lot of attitude....but not built for the long haul, hard to develop, and questionable work ethic.
Texas gets talent. Tons of it. All the time. But there have been a string of pretty good coaches that havent brought the Longhorns back to glory, and that revolving door is starting to look like....well...Tennessee.
Writers agree the Texas athletic department will have to have a serious attitude change going into the SEC...or Big10 if that happened. They are no longer in the position to get what they want when they want it. There are already 4 SEC teams that are far better, and one from their own state that has rebuilt for SEC football.
Most media analysts when pushed say the Longhorns as it stands today may be the 7th best team in the SEC....
Maybe. No higher.
When the league meets Thursday I think it would be hilarious if Sankey took A&M aside and told them they were the watchdog over Texas....just to make sure they remember they're the new kids in school now, and there are a bunch of established bullies in front of them.
from rigging up beneficial contracts, to pushing their weight, to an outright arrogance in athletics...they got it.
In fact, that's why a lot of schools just said forget it and left the conference.
Heres part of the problem Texas has created...they've not been to a relevant game post season any since they won it all quite a few years ago.
Media now reports that certain NFL teams, GMs, coaches have a category they call the Texas attitude....plenty of talent, lot of swagger, lot of attitude....but not built for the long haul, hard to develop, and questionable work ethic.
Texas gets talent. Tons of it. All the time. But there have been a string of pretty good coaches that havent brought the Longhorns back to glory, and that revolving door is starting to look like....well...Tennessee.
Writers agree the Texas athletic department will have to have a serious attitude change going into the SEC...or Big10 if that happened. They are no longer in the position to get what they want when they want it. There are already 4 SEC teams that are far better, and one from their own state that has rebuilt for SEC football.
Most media analysts when pushed say the Longhorns as it stands today may be the 7th best team in the SEC....
Maybe. No higher.
When the league meets Thursday I think it would be hilarious if Sankey took A&M aside and told them they were the watchdog over Texas....just to make sure they remember they're the new kids in school now, and there are a bunch of established bullies in front of them.
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