Yep I'm hearing from a lot of people still down there that they all seem to think there's a real chance they'll get him.

Since you so desperately want Bill Self fired, I am anxious to hear your replacements!

Rick Barnes officially out at Texas as expected.

I think Greg Marshall would like to have that job. He would have a decent team, recruiting would be easier than Wichita State or Alabama, and there is no way he could pass up the chance to beat KU/Bill Self on a yearly basis.

Gregg Marshall and Shaka Smart are in the running for the job. They would be fools to say no to Texas. You're not winning a NC at WSU or VCU.

If I were the chancellor at UT I'd give Marshall the blank check treatment.

ESPN now reporting Marshall and Smart have mutually heavy interest in the opening.

If either go there, the coaches in the Big 12 will be just incredible. The league does need to recruit much better though.

A change was needed. Since 2009, there have been 19 top-25 recruits from the state of Texas. The Longhorns landed just two of them (Cam Ridley, Myles Turner). Yikes.

and still not doing shit ...

The league just improved by Rick leaving....

It was remarkable how underachieving Barnes and Brown were. And they coached at the same university at the same time.

Mack Brown? Dude won the NC and won a few other BCS bowls. How can you call that underachieving? Compared to Nick Saban or Urban Meyer sure. But compared to the other 99% of guys, hardly.

Myabe the numbers don't agree, but it seemed like he'd always dump a game they shouldn't (usually to KSU) to take themselves out of contention.

He stayed too long that's for sure. So did Barnes. Fortunately (or unfortunately depending on where you sit) for the League, both are now gone.