Welcome to the Audible.

I'm Stuart Mandel, joined by Bruce Feldman.

It is Monday of Thanksgiving week.

This is going to be our only episode this week because of the holiday.

And Bruce, for your sideline game this week, tell people where you're going to be and just how awkward that might be.

Yeah, so this week I have got Texas hosting TCU. I have, this is the third time in the last four

games. I'll have done a Texas game game the game i didn't get to do

was this past weekend when they lost at kansas and obviously uh the drama around the texas athletic

program and certainly around charlie strong is at an all time high you know as we taped this podcast

charlie strong just had his monday press conference, and there's a lot to get into.

So let me ask you this.

What was your first observation from hearing him speak today or just about what's going on there?

Well, you know, we've spent, we got that email last week kind of mocking us for always talking about the Texas job and Charlie Strong and Tom Herman.

And then that was before two events.

One, Tom Herman, Houston destroys Louisville.

That listener is going to have to sit this podcast out today's back in a couple episodes.

In this past week, it went from being a speculative thing to legit news.

I mean, when Tom Herman did what he did against Louisville, you immediately saw the reports

the next day that the boosters are pressuring Texas to go ahead and make a change.

And at that time, there was still some thought that he could save his job

by winning the last two, though I didn't think that would be the case. And then, you know,

basically there's no decision now. They lost to Kansas. All hope is gone. And I'm just a little

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