Houston Experience and Other Thoughts
Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2015 11:53 amHouston is older, faster, deeper team. It would be like your high school Varsity team playing your 14/15 year old freshman team. They should win easily, especially on short week at home, not because their coach is necessarily better but he has better kids right now. The rosters aren't comparable. If they don't win easily may say more about them.
Hermann I'm sure is great coach but if Chad played Tennessee Tech and Texas State instead of Baylor and TCU he might have one or 2 more wins, and if vice versa Hermann may have one or 2 more losses. Hermann also this year gets to play UCF when they are way down, and then UConn instead of Temple. His won loss record should be better at end of the season, doesn't mean Chad is less of a coach. Chad with that roster and schedule would do well also.
As to recruiting, I don't post just to post but I've pointed out before my relative who resigned from U of H admissions because of what was being done for their athletes (think of the WR who came back from UCLA few years ago, and of the LB who had problems reading). The AD from Miami knew the importance of athletics and the commitment it takes. I'm sure Stallion and others will point out we can take same kids now as others which may or may not be true, difference is we can't stash our kids in some of the majors they have (like Hotel Clerk/Hospitality, etc.) so it is harder to keep them eligible. I don't criticize Houston for doing it that way, but if you are really objective they can get and keep some kids that we simply can not. Also, they get that you have to do so to be competitive and their academic side does not provide the push back.
As far as the one Houston guys post about facilities they are building, you can build all you want there but the reality is the location is still a horrible one not in the best part of town. When my son played at Perfect Game baseball tourney there this summer, there was gun fire at the McDonald's behind left field wall at noon time, not in the evening. Reality is the campus is in shady part of town and that may be distraction for some.
Hermann I'm sure is great coach but if Chad played Tennessee Tech and Texas State instead of Baylor and TCU he might have one or 2 more wins, and if vice versa Hermann may have one or 2 more losses. Hermann also this year gets to play UCF when they are way down, and then UConn instead of Temple. His won loss record should be better at end of the season, doesn't mean Chad is less of a coach. Chad with that roster and schedule would do well also.
As to recruiting, I don't post just to post but I've pointed out before my relative who resigned from U of H admissions because of what was being done for their athletes (think of the WR who came back from UCLA few years ago, and of the LB who had problems reading). The AD from Miami knew the importance of athletics and the commitment it takes. I'm sure Stallion and others will point out we can take same kids now as others which may or may not be true, difference is we can't stash our kids in some of the majors they have (like Hotel Clerk/Hospitality, etc.) so it is harder to keep them eligible. I don't criticize Houston for doing it that way, but if you are really objective they can get and keep some kids that we simply can not. Also, they get that you have to do so to be competitive and their academic side does not provide the push back.
As far as the one Houston guys post about facilities they are building, you can build all you want there but the reality is the location is still a horrible one not in the best part of town. When my son played at Perfect Game baseball tourney there this summer, there was gun fire at the McDonald's behind left field wall at noon time, not in the evening. Reality is the campus is in shady part of town and that may be distraction for some.