After hiring Major Applewhite, Houston’s president says school will fire a football coach for going 8-4
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“Whether it was a joke or not…”
It was a joke; many at the party said it was a joke. Reporters ran with it thinking it was serious.
Tell Tony Levine that it’s a joke…
We fired Levine because he lost to UTSA and Tulane at home his last year in a season where they should have easily gone 10-2 or better with their schedule.
Not all 8-4 records are equal.
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This is just another example of the media putting us in our place for having high aspirations. We just can’t get it through our thick skulls that we’re not in a P5 so it’s unrealistic for us to shoot for 10 win seasons on a regular basis, or dare to think that a coach might consider this a job worth keeping. It’s a good thing we have media members watching to make sure we stay in our place.
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So many media organizations put getting clicks above everything. So frustrating.
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So many overreactions to this and it’s pretty innocent. Is it normal that someone’s remarks at a holiday party hosted in their home are recorded and sent out to the press? Seems tacky.
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Nonsense like this is yet another reason why nobody has confidence in any form of media.
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Well said. Tillman said in one of his interviews that over the 5-year contract that there might well be 8-5 season or two. You don’t hire a new coach and immediately threaten his job security. But UH does expect, and rightfully so, to have some really big seasons and become a fixture - not every year, but regularly - in the NY6. You win the AAC and you can generally expect to be playing in a NY6 bowl. Much ado about nothing.
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