Teryl Austin to Texas: Mack Brown Reportedly Has His New DC

Makes no sense at all. Couldn’t be more underwhelmed and I demand to know what happened with Shannon. He was absolutely perfect for the role, and it looks like we settled for no reason at all.

bleh.

What happened to Randy Shanon?? This is crapt. We were supposed to turn the news cycle from good to bad with this hire. Now its basically no change.

…and most people are being a little unfair to this guy.
We sort of have not much clue about this guy. Maybe he is great, maybe he is not. You cant say that just because he is not one of the biggest name guys around, he is bad.
most of us wanted a big name, we are not getting one i guess. now we have to wait and see how this guy is with recruiting and the Xs and Os…
I think someone said it best, WE WILL SEE (how all this plays out when he is at his job)…

Shannon most likely was gone after two years. My concern is if a similar continuity hire is made on offense side of the ball we’re in trouble. Taking two high risks is most likely not going to work out in our favor.

of not one, but two superbowl teams. . Let’s give this guy a chance to see what he brings to the table. It appears that Shannon was an option, but for whatever reason, it just did not work out. Austin could be better than Muschamp. Try not to judge the guy on his first day in Austin.

And request that no one thaw me out until Texas hires someone good for each side of the ball.

GBR, what is your interpretation of the following entry this morning in David Flores KENS5.com blog post?

Sam Houston defensive tackle Quincy Russell and Stevens quarterback Mykkele Thompson also are holding firm in their commitments to the Longhorns.

Russell said Muschamp gave no hint he was considering leaving UT when he visited him at Sam Houston about a week ago. “He just wanted to know how I was doing and wanted to make sure I still was committed to Texas,” Russell said. "I can’t be too mad about him leaving. He has to look out for his family. “I really liked the defensive scheme Coach Muschamp ran. It was up front and aggressive. But I have faith that Coach Brown will find another good defensive coordinator.”

Or are you just upset that you didn’t know his name until yesterday? I understand the theory that you want a big name to stem the tide, but don’t underestimate the cachet of his NFL experience with recruits.

First off, Austin as DC has not yet been confirmed. Let’s not forget that Dan Mullen was already proclaimed to be the HC at Florida, only to have our former DC wind up wearing the whistle.

Secondly, if Austin becomes our DC, who’s to say we can’t pay to bring in Shannon as our LB coach?

Third, let’s see how whomever comes in performs. If I told you that an OC won one National Champsionship, played for another, and also won a Rose Bowl and a Fiesta Bowl, and had the winningest QB in college history, and had a couple Heisman finalists at he position, and his teams put up a lot of points, would you still be excited if I told you it was Greg Davis?

i just assumes Mack would hire an elite / badass type to replace Muschamp. This is a total joke, this guy is a totally unproven leftover from an unerperforming team and defense. jesus christ has Mack gone senile.

Coach Brown hires top DC’s over many years with head coaching ambition. So now he hires a seemingly quality defensive mind with very solid references, no baggage we know of, and maybe his ambition is to be the very best defensive coordinator in the land first and foremost (read NOT head coach).

What is wrong with this plan again?

Fireterylaustin.com?

he hasn’t done it at all (at least not in some time). Trial by fire I guess.

We are going with basically an “unknown” at a time that warranted we go with a big hire given what has transpired over the last 5 months.

Yes, this is not the “big name” hire that everybody wanted. However, we don’t know anything about this guy. I understand that that uncertainty is disconcerting to a lot of you, and understandably so, but everyone has to remember that Mack has made a slew of fantastic hires in the past, so this guy obviously had something that Bellmont though made him the right man for the job. Big names do not always end up being all they’re cracked up to be. Cite: Rich Rod at Michigan. And many a time an unknown can come out of nowhere and do amazing things.

This may work out, and it may not, but until we’ve given this guy a chance, we won’t know. None of us were in the room when the hire was made, and I would implore everyone to chill the F down, have a drink or two, and realize that we’re not the experts paid to make these decisions. If in a year or two things are still bleak, then we can posthumously look back and say it was a mistake. Until then there are no facts anyone can turn to to say this is a bad hire -only unknown. Unknown ≠ terrible.

But I am not disappointed in this hire. Urban Meyer hiring this guy says volume, and he did pretty well in his first year at DC.

Hiring Austin makes a lot of sense to me and I think having a young guy with loads of NFL experience is pretty darn impressive. I think the recruits are going to love him.

I forgot to say that. All the reports were that he had a great connection with the Florida players, so that is a good thing that his demeanor is suited to his role.

Living in Florida, married to a gator, I have been forced to watch lots of UF games this year. For the most part, I though their D acquitted themselves nicely. It was definitely not a liability (that was the O).

That being said, if his expertise in DBs is an indication that Akina is leaving us, I’ll be even more depressed than I was already.

Franz Beard – Swamp247.com

"Came to Florida with a big time reputation for coaching defensive backs but this was first time as coordinator. Got the Florida job because of his conection with Billy Davis, the Arizona Cardinals defensive coordinator who was Urban’s best man at his wedding to Shelley.

Florida intercepted 17 passes this season, which is tied for 11th nationally. Florida led the country for most of the year.

Coached Ahmad Black at UF, who made second team All-American. Corner Janoris Jenkins, who made first team All-SEC is expected to be a first round draft pick.

Florida defense is ranked ninth nationally in total defense, which isn’t a bad slip considering the Gators were fourth last year and this year Austin had to build a defense without linebackers Brandon Spikes (All-American), Ryan Stamper (All-SEC) and Dustin Doe (three-year starter), defensive ends Carlos Dunlap (All-American) and Jermaine Cunningham (All-SEC), who combined for 17 sacks, and corner Joe Haden (All-American) and safety Major Wright (All-SEC). Dunlap, Haden and Wright were juniors so Florida’s defense would have been substantially better.

Austin prefers about a 50-50 mix in 3-4 and 4-3 schemes. Prefers to get the pressure out of the front four and blitz only for surprise and effect, but this year had to rely more on the blitz than he intended since the Gators couldn’t get pressure from the front four.

Likes big defensive ends, something Florida didn’t have this year. Wants linebackers who can run laterally. More of an attack guy than a read and react.

In the secondary, likes playing one-high with the strong safety in the box to help take away the run. Plays press corners most of the time. Goes zone on third and long.

His schemes are very much NFL which requires plenty of film study by the players.

Soft spoken. Doesn’t raise his voice much. Let’s his assistant coaches do the yelling. Players say he’s easy to play for and they have a lot of respect for him. Very much known as a players’ coach. "

or just more speculation as the other articles that I read where Shannon was definitely the DC hired.

cause I trust Mack. I actually think this area (building staff) is one of his strengths. At the end of the day, nobody here knows anything about anybody. All we can go on is resume and stats, which are great, but they’re not the whole picture. Don’t underestimate the value of reputation in the coaching community, short-term vs. long-term committment, chemistry with the head coach, etc. Those are going to be the deciding factors for a good head coach to use. A “splash hire” gets you bigger headlines for a day and shores up recruiting and from what I’ve read recruiting is going to be okay.

We asked the best source we have if he Austin has been offered the DC position. He said, “No!”

Austin’s wikipedia page is already updated to say he’s the D coordinator at Texas…without any official announcement. We’ve created a monster that just can’t be tamed.

a Bellmont trial balloon, hopefully even they can see it is of the lead variety.

Texas has been at the top of the mountain along with USC, FL, OU, LSU, and tOSU over the past decade. Bama had not done much until Saban got there. The Longhorn community, especially the under 30 crowd, need to understand that dynasties rise and fall. This might be the end of the MB era…or it might be the beginning of some new era on the 40 Acres. But, simply blasting the hire before any results can be evaluated (by fans no less) is juvenile and simply Aggyish. Shake yourselves just a little bit. Hook’em.

and the first guy Mack interviews……he goes with?

my head hurts the more I think about this……..just not making much sense.

a conclusive statement on any board regarding the job posting issue and interviewing rules (5 days, 3 interviews, etc.). I realize they are not necessarily followed, but definitely could shed light on why there is no announcement from the school or scheduled presser. Anyone know the facts on this?

I criticized what I thought to have been a polarized story on player perspectives, and I believe it was correct to do so.

In this case, I hope JS’s source has it right:

BoR meeting to discuss DC and OC openings to occur Friday. Remember we told you OC and DC would go down in the next 48 hours.
24 minutes ago via TweetDeck

We asked the best source we have if he Austin has been offered the DC position. He said, “No!”
about 1 hour ago via TweetDeck

Several VERY GOOD sources claims no offer for DC has been made yet. Stay tuned.
about 1 hour ago via TweetDeck

1) All of us need to take a step back from the ledge and wait for this to actually run its course. Until we get confirmation from Belmont one way or another, we’re doing little more than pissing in the wind.

2) OB, Recruitocosm and UTFootballNews’ sources + $2 will get you a ride on the bus. Seriously, there’s been so much conflicting/false information over the past 48 hours that everything seriously needs to be taken with a grain of salt. Obviously Mack and Deloss have the entire staff on lockdown and are intent on releasing information on their own terms. One has to wonder who these anonymous sources are given that every Longhorn news source claims to be speaking to someone on the inside, yet each person leaking information would likely be in serious jeopardy of losing his/her job if they were found out to be the person passing on information about candidates, timing, etc.

That’s not to say that Austin is not going to be the DC. But until we have solid information, this all seems premature.

DMN is reporting that a source says that Austin was not interviewed today, is not scheduled to be interviewed tomorrow, and that no job offer has been made. For whatever that is worth.

but the regents meeting is a sign that they are ready to allocate the cash needed fore hires. The Longhorn $ subscriber sites have too many “sources” to get any real info. I’m not going to hold my breath on any info from the mentioned websites and won’t consider any info until official announcements are made.

touche Texas. What say you Longhorn faithful about the Teryl Austin hire? I’d be happy to provide some insight as to what I saw of him in Gainesville, however any Gator fan that says they have a firm grasp of how good Teryl Austin is or isn’t would be lying…

Any chance UF (Muschamp) and UT are both targeting Randy Shannon for DC? Regents meeting on Friday could be to approve an offer ($) that Mack and DeLoss were not authorized to make themselves.

any of these pressures playing a part for Mack Brown:
(1) guilty feelings about Austin’s losing his job at Florida because of the Texas guy taking over (like when a company acquires another company and lets go of people, who then need a place to go)
or
(2) as a favor to friend/colleague Urban Meyer, whose best friend was Austin’s ex-boss, the Cardinals DC (which makes one wonder why would a DC suggest one of his staff be hired away, or was he already out or leaving?)

We’re on the way back. Norm Chou? Somehow I doubt that.