Greg Davis Checks Out Of Texas Football
Heads had to roll after the Longhorn football’s first losing season since 1997, and now three finally have.
Offensive coordinator Greg Davis resigned today, ending weeks of rumors about whether he would be fired and when. Two other coaches are leaving as well.
Last week, after OrangeBloods.com reported that Davis had indeed been sacked, the Dallas Morning News reported it as fact — then backtracked within an hour. “No decision made on fate Longhorns coordinator Greg Davis” became the story’s hasty new headline. (The word “of” was tucked in later.)
Ending the relationship with Davis had to be a hard decision for head coach Mack Brown — the two coached together for years, going back to their days at Tulane.
In 13 years at UT, Davis certainly had his great seasons, helping the Longhorns win the national championship in 2005 and contend for one again last year.
But when the Longhorns nosedived to a 5-7 season without even landing in a Toilet Bowl, UT Athletics had to do some cleanup. Offensive line coach Mac McWhorter and defensive line coach Mike Tolleson are also leaving.
Replacements are not expected to be announced until after the bowl season, Athletics spokesman John Bianco tells the Associated Press.
Top: Greg Davis. Photo courtesy of the Daily Texan.
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There is a God afterall and he has heard my prayers for a new OC. See ya greg, and dont let the door hit your ass on the way out!
This is an irrational knee jerk reaction.
Greg Davis played a big part in the development of Vince Young and Colt McCoy, Jamaal Charles, Roy Williams, etc. and put together great offenses year in and year out. He also has a working relationship with Mack Brown going back to the middle ages.
This young offense will be one year older and more experienced next year (and Gilbert will be one year less stinky), and the new OC will get the credit.
One crappy season is no reason to fire a guy/pressure a guy to quit who put together 13 great ones. This is a pretty un-Texas-like way to treat a guy who helped rebuild our football program.
DL, the players you mentioned were great inspite of Greg Davis’ simplified and transparent play calling. Having watched every game for the last 13 years I can say without hesitation that the Horns could have even achieved more than they did.
As a QB, Major Applewhite called an audible on the majority of Greg Davis’ plays. Vince Young would make up his own play on the fly once Greg Davis’ would breakdown. Ricky Williams got a large portion of his yards after contact. I personally believe Jamal Charles never reached his full potential at UT.
Multiple ten win seasons is great until you look at the losses to clearly inferior teams over the years who outsmarted our OC who played ‘not to lose rather than to win’.
Many times a school will recruit a kid who fits into the already established system. This year it was the opposite. Last year Colt McCoy flourished with the short passing routes because of his 70%+ accuracy. That is not Garret Gilberts style but we didn’t change the playbook to fit him.
There is a reason no team wanted him as their head coach. There is no coach in college or the pros who oversimplifies football by repeatedly stating ‘you must establish the run to set up the pass’. It does work both ways!
I just wish we finished 5-7 12 years ago so we would have gotten rid of him earlier.
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