that's what i would be saying to Greg Davis right about now.

'effing right PB.  I was watching the replay of the aTm game from '98 and I remember how much hope I had at the time.  On balance I think we have to say Mack's tenure has been disappoiting.  Had VY not turned out to be freak that he is we'd be without that (really rather glorius MNC - let's not kid ourselves) and Mack's job would be in serious trouble.  As is, barring a shitload of luck I am very dubious about the future.

As I wrote below this is particularly galling when we see what Mangino is doing with vastly inferior talent.  (Long, painful sight).  

I would not say his tenure has been mediocre, but that's not an argument I want to get into.  I say fire Akina - this game was inexcusable.  I thought Greg Davis had a decent game - if the receivers weren't dropping so many passes and Colt didn't turn the ball over three times, we would have put up a ton of points.

I think on offense I was least impressed with Colt.  He played with a ton of heart and made some big plays late in the game.  But overall, he seemed rattled and didn't protect the ball nearly well enough.  Learn how to throw the ball away, especially when we're down 2 scores with less than 3 minutes left.

Well Well ! Perhaps all your critics are right Mack.  No Vince Young and the Texas coaching won't compete with the big boys.  Can you deny it Mack, because I sure as hell can't anymore.  Frankly, I would not be all that troubled to see your backside leaving Austin, AND TAKE YOUR COACHING STAFF WITH YOU!

Screw your ten win seasons.  With the talent Texas brings in, and yes Mack it's Texas the youngsters dream of playing for - not you, our trophy case is a liitle light over the past 11 years, save 2005 of course. Moreover, with this little exposition today all that love from Mr. Scott, or Vince light in Pennsylvania just disappeared.

nearly as much as knowing that absolutely nothing will change after this, and that we will have the exact same season next year and the year after, and every year until Mack hangs it up.

In a few days everyone will calm down, decide that Mack HAS, after all, won a lot of games as our coach, and plus he's a nice guy, so we shouldn't be too hasty - just like every other [non-VY] season.

We'll get all hyped up again next year, but none of our problems from this season will have been addressed, instead we'll get more of the same-ole stuff, and everyone will act COMPLETELY surprised (this part still stuns me every September) when our gameplans aren't what they should be and we aren't using our personnel properly - just like every other [non-VY] season.

By late November, some other key teams will have lost some key games, leaving us inexplicably in a position to do something big (BCS game, conference championship game, or just plain beating a hated rival). And then, in OUR key game, we'll come out of the gates unprepared and uninspired and the fanbase will lose it once again, wanting the house cleaned. Everyone will calm down again, realizing that Mack HAS, in fact, won a lot of games for us, and the cycle will repeat.

And repeat. And repeat.

It has taken yet another disappointing loss, to an inferior opponent, for me to stop lurking and join BON.  I realize that defense is somewhat different from offense in that there is no focal point for playmaking.  Having said that though, who are our consistent playmakers on D.  This entire year we haven’t had someone step up and consistently make plays.  What’s sad is that the biggest plays of the year that I can remember are Foster's picks and subsequent returns.  

What happened to our DJ's and big men up front just swallowing guys when they got to the line? You never hear of opposing O-coordinators worried about a particular defensive player of ours.  Having said that though, even if we had the playmakers, the scheme would still hinder them.  How many aTm receivers caught passes without a white jersey even being in the screen?

One of the knocks on Fran was he had given up being a gambler and become too conservative.  How on earth do you not plan for him to let it all hang out in what is either his last game if he loses (100% chance) or his last game even if he wins (95% chance)?  How could we enter this game expecting a vanilla offense, and why couldn't we adjust?  The blame for the loss belongs on the shoulders of Akina, not Davis.

We were surprised that they came out passing.  We could not stop a simple option play.  We made a lot of bad decisions.  

Our coaching is mediocre.  We had more talent than everyone on our schedule besides OU (probably even) and we lost 3 this year only playing to our potential in a handful of quarters over the course of the entire year.  That tells me, the coaches are either not aware that just because you win doesn't mean you're playing up to your potential or they are aware of this fact, but unable to do anything about it.  Either way, I don't care.  We need staff changes.  

I'm really getting tired of losing games we should win. Especially to OU and A&M! I love Mack Brown for bringing a title to Texas, but something has to change. This team constantly comes out and gets in a deep hole and constantly has to claw its way out. There's something wrong here, this is a disgrace.

Dear Mack Brown,

Texas football was difficult to watch this year.  In fact, Tums sent me some shares because of Saturdays this season.

Your defensive coordinator just got his ass handed to him, yet again.  Troubling is the amount it's happened in a Longhorn's victory.

Special teams has been the jewels in your crown, also lackluster this year.

Your offensive coordinator continues to survive not succeed on the talent you work so hard to recruit.

Speaking of success, another year goes by without a Big XII title.

We will give you a pass on not getting the young guys onto the field enough. We will enjoy (hopefully) another 10 win season.  But frankly, the status quo rather sucks.

If you don't want to start with a fresh staff next year, here is your severance check and we will see you at the naming ceremony for DKR's parking lot in your honor.

Texas was out-coached by a bunch of seniors. Did you see that the game was dedicated to the Aggie seniors? Fran can't coach, but these Aggie players are savvy and know how to play! Just like we turned the offense over to Vince, the Aggie seniors took control.

The game was lost when we didn't sack McGee and let the game get away from us on the first series. So what do we do now? Davis & McCoy didn't get enough snaps to show Davis' inadequacies.  Akina?? Our defense sucks!! Mack hires these old buddies, and where do they take us? We have the money to hire the best offensive and defensive coordinators in the country. Mack needs to see the hand-writing on the wall. Ship up or shape out.

I don't think we have a very good record with the Aggies.

Seriously..... I am absolutely stunned at how terrible this team looks.  I stopped being a Colt fan last year during the A&M game and despite his few decent plays per game, he has consistenly put them in the FRANTIC 4 quarter come backs all year by his subpar play in quarters 1-3.  

There's no silver bullet answer..... because the team has so many flaws.  But I know for sure that unless we want 2 more years instead of just 1... .they'd better go out and find themselves a big time QB recruit.  

I've had to turn off my cell phone due to the outrageous number of A&M fans I know either calling or texting me about how great of a game we played.

F'ing brutal.  Go away Mack.....and take your lame duck assistants with you!

One more rant - If the opposing quarterback has to have a record setting day, shouldn't it be for most interceptions or fewest yards per attempt, instead of most yards ever?  How in the hell do you let McGee set a personal best for yards in a game?
I think the Peter Principle is working here.  Akina is a great defensive backs coach who finally got promoted beyond his abilities.  Now he will be a bad defensive coordinator for the rest of his career.  

and just say that im sick of this mediocre filth. greg davis sucks. duane akina sucks as a def coord, he needs to go back to coaching def backs like before. larry mcduff or wutev is pretty much useless too. mack ABSOLUTELY SUCKS as a motivator, the team looked downright lifeless at certain points this season, and that is inexcusable. for every good play colt makes, he makes about 3 stupidass ones and im sick of that too. with this coaching staff, i dont see how anyone could be optimistic about next season.

A painful loss like this can be less painful if you learn something from it.  I have absolutely no confidence the Texas coaches will learn any more from this than they did from last year's losses to KS and A&M or this year's losses to KS and OU and near losses to just about everyone else.  Mack Brown will publically take the blame without having a clue as to why his team lost to an grossly inferior A&M team for the second year in a row, as they did to an inferior KS team.  Being out-coached by Bob Stoops is one thing; being outcoached by coaches with .500 records who are being fired is something else. Mack need to apologize to every Longhorn fan, figure out what is broke, and fix it.  Earlier this year I believe that Richard Justice of the Houston Chronicle reported that a number of NFL scouts have stated that Mack Brown gets less from his talent than anyone.  Is there any doubt about that now?  Soon that fact will start hurting recruting, Mack's fote, and it is depressing to think what Mack and company will do with a recruiting class that is not in the Top Ten.  

in the maize and blue of Michigan.

just ride this horse until he retires, or shall we go after a Spurrier, or a Rodriguez, .  If i'm Deloss I am on the phone on Monday, while we are still recognized as a contendor, and a recruit magnet. I just cant stomach 1 Big 12 title and 1 NC with the talent Texas pulls!

Hell, even call Jimmy Johnson! I am quite certain that 5,6 million a year will make anyone sit up and take notice !

in Madison Square Garden right now. This rivalry may be taking a turn on all fronts.

Abrams 31, DJ 25