Thing about it is, a moron could just about coach and recruit at Texas. They are in an easy conference as compared to the SEC. They have about 8 wins guaranteed every year even if they are just avg. Recruits come to Texas. He has a killer staff. To me its basically on autopilot out there in Austin. People like Brian Kelly and Gary Patterson, to me, deserve more due to doing more with what they have to work with. Mack Brown has it easy. And I think Muschump with his sideline antics will not duplicate Brown's success. I really dont care for the dude.
And to answer your last question JA. You know why. Because they're Texas and they'll buy their way to bigger to feel better about themselves. I really hate that school.....
Don't forget, we feel that way because of the consistency that Brown has had there.
But look at the 11 years between Fred Acres and Mack Brown.
David McWilliams was there 5 years. He won 10 games once, but won 5 or less 3 of his five years.
1987 - 7-5
1988 - 4-7
1989 - 5-6
1990 - 10-2
1991 - 5-6
Next was John Mackovic. He was there 6 years, also won 10 games once, but won 6 or less 3 of his six years.
1992 - 6-5
1993 - 5-5-1
1994 - 8-4
1995 - 10-2
1996 - 8-5
1997 - 4-7
Together they were 72-54, or a winning % of .571.
Mackovic's last season was 4-7. Mack Brown came in and went 9-3 the very next year, has never won less than 9 games, and has won 10+ for 9 straight years. His winning % is .830. He's won 55 more games in 12 years than those two guys did in their 11 years before Brown.
1998 - 9-3
1999 - 9-5
2000 - 9-3
2001 - 11-2
2002 - 11-2
2003 - 10-3
2004 - 11-1
2005 - 13-0
2006 - 10-3
2007 - 10-3
2008 - 12-1
2009 - 12-0
So it seems so easy to win and recruit there, but only because he's been so good at it for so long.