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Texas Football: Five reasons why the Longhorns will stink in 2017

By Andrew Miller

AUSTIN, TX - NOVEMBER 25: Paul Boyette Jr. #93 of the Texas Longhorns sits on the bench as his team defeated by the TCU Horned Frogs 31-9 at Darrell K Royal -Texas Memorial Stadium on November 25, 2016 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Chris Covatta/Getty Images)
AUSTIN, TX - NOVEMBER 25: Paul Boyette Jr. #93 of the Texas Longhorns sits on the bench as his team defeated by the TCU Horned Frogs 31-9 at Darrell K Royal -Texas Memorial Stadium on November 25, 2016 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Chris Covatta/Getty Images) /
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5. Tom Herman has momentum going in the wrong direction

Tom Herman did not leave the Houston Cougars football program in a good state. After starting the 2017 season 5-0, Houston lost four of their final eight games. While Herman was the hottest head coaching candidate for any team to land last year, he seemed to abandon Houston before he was finished there.

Charlie Strong did not have a fun three years in Austin. If Herman does not win now, his tenure could be just as bad. So many people are talking about how good the Horns will be with a new head coach but there’s little to back up that talk.

More than anything, Herman needs to make something out of nothing with Texas this season. That’s not something that is easy for any coach to do coming from a Group of Five program to maybe the most prestigious and influential program in the country.

Texas fans expect nothing less than greatness. While an eight win season would be considered improvement, fans would not be truly happy with anything less than double-digit wins.

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