Looks like things are getting ugly over in Austin during the off-season... Greg Davis resigns from Texas Associated Press December 6, 2010 Comment on this story AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas offensive coordinator Greg Davis has resigned and two other assistant coaches are retiring after the Longhorns' first losing season since 1997. Davis, who has been with coach Mack Brown for 13 seasons at Texas, had been under fire all season as Texas finished 5-7 and didn't qualify for a bowl. It was Brown's first losing season since 1989. The Longhorns finished last in the Big 12 South and went 2-5 at home, losing four in a row at one point. Offensive line coach Mac McWhorter and defensive line coach and special teams coordinator Mike Tolleson are retiring. "These are three special people who have given a lot of themselves and their families to the University of Texas and its football program," Brown said in a statement. "They are not only great coaches, but men who handled themselves with tremendous integrity, class and dignity on and off the field during their time here. I want to say thank you and wish them well because they will be missed," Brown said. Texas spokesman John Bianco said Monday that Brown was not likely to announce replacements until after the bowl season. Brown and Davis have been a coaching team dating back to the 1980s at Tulane and at North Carolina in the '90s before Brown brought Davis with him to Texas before the 1998 season. "I've had a great 13 years here and enjoyed every minute of it," Davis said. Under Davis, the Longhorns had some of the most prolific offenses in program history with a Heisman Trophy winner (Ricky Williams in 1998), two more Heisman finalists (quarterbacks Vince Young and Colt McCoy), two Big 12 championships and the 2005 BCS national championship. Texas also played for the 2009 national championship and won 10 games every year from 2001-2009. But the Longhorns dropped off dramatically in 2010 and Brown's desire to revamp Texas' spread passing offense to include a power running game never materialized on the field. Texas ranked No. 59 in total offense and just 87th in scoring at 24 points per game. Davis also tutored Longhorns quarterbacks, and first-year starter Garrett Gilbert struggled to replace McCoy, whose 45 career victories are the most for a starting quarterback in major college history. Gilbert, a national player of the year at nearby Lake Travis High School when Davis recruited him, threw only nine touchdowns and his 17 interceptions were two shy of the school record.
Please forward this to our head coach. I'd have so much respect for him if he'd clean house like this on the offensive side of the ball here.
It seems like Davis got a raw deal. I don't know much about him but this is the first time in a while I've seen UT with offensive trouble. If Crowton were to go, would he be a viable replacement?
Greg davis would be a very good replacement for crowton....but, unfortunately thats only a pipe dream...it might happen but, i just dont see les kicking crowton to the curb........:geaux:
I've been following Texas football for about ten years or so now.....and I cant tell you how many of those years I have picked texas to win it all....and it just never does! Coach Mac Brown does less with MORE talent than any other coach in america! Texas gets most of the best kids comming out of highschool because UT really does have the perverbial fence around texas, but yet they seem to loose games they are not supposed to year in and year out......I know alot of you are saying look at how many 10 win season mac has....and thats true....but he really should have more champioships than he does...by far! Now I think Mac is more of a ceo...he lets his cordinators do there jobs.....so just becarfull when thinking that Greg Davis would be an upgrade....and I am NO crowton fan! Texas ALWAYS gets soooo much talent they could always just hand the ball off and say go get it son.....well times are changing now....so be carefull what you ask for.
