Originally Posted by
Dawg06
Why would anyone want Applewhite anywhere near our program?
Applewhite has pretty much been a failure almost everywhere he's been as both OC and HC.
He was the OC who engineered UT's downfall to get a national championship winning coach fired. Mack had to fire Manny as the scapegoat because he couldn't fire the Texas legend Major Applewhite.
He was also the OC at Bama who could only manage 14 points in a loss to ULM, and then Saban fired him.
Not only that, he would bring baggage involving his scandal as a coach with a UT student.
The only time Applewhite was really successful was a couple years as UH OC with Herman as HC, and I'm pretty sure that had a lot more to do with Herman than Applewhite.
He was a major underachiever as HC at UH (no pun intended).
He got his jobs due to his popularity as a UT QB, especially in Texas, and for whatever reason, his popular reputation is still primarily the result of his playing career, not his coaching prowess. Or maybe it's just because he has a cool name.
I wouldn't touch him with a 10-foot pole.