Came across this article on CBS Sports (in partnership with 247) from exactly 2 years ago to the day that outlined their rankings of all Head Coaches in College Football.  https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/big-12-coach-rankings-2023-oklahoma-states-mike-gundy-dethroned-as-tcus-sonny-dykes-rises-to-top/

Texas had just come off the 8-5 Season, second year under Sark culminating with a loss to Washington in the bowl game.  In this article, posted on July 8, 2023, Sark ranked 37th overall and 8th among the Big 12 coaches according to their internal poll.  This was only 2 f'ng years ago.   Has any coach achieved more and helped their team improve more in the past 2 seasons than Sark and the Texas Coaching Staff?  It's not even close.  

1) Back to Back College Football Playoff Semi-finals.  The only team to make it both years to the playoffs.

2) Final Season Big 12 Conf Championship followed by Inaugural Season SEC Conf Championship Runner Up.  Georgia matched with 1-1 record in past 2 SEC Conf Championships.  No Other team made it to past 2 conference championships.  Georgia with advantage here, given SEC.   Since joining the SEC in 2012, A&M has never even made it to the Conf Championship game. 

3) 25 Wins over the Past 2 Seasons.  Tied with Ohio State for the Most Wins in past 2 years.  Georgia a close 3rd with 24 wins.  

4) 23 Players Selected in the NFL Draft.  The most of any team over the past 2 years. 

5) #1 Recruiting Class.  First time Texas ranked #1 in Recruiting since the 2000s.    

6) Pre-Season ESPN #1 on Football Power Index entering 2025 Season.  https://www.espn.com/college-football/fpi

Some teams (e.g. TCU in 2023 or FSU in 2024) caught lightning in a bottle for one year but it's very different to see the foundation built and sustaining success, getting better YOY under Sark's leadership.  If we go back 3 years, OMG, was it ugly during that 6-game losing streak?  The seeds were being planted and players being developed back in 2021 and 2022 and the results have been paying off ever since on the field.  Lots to be excited about going into this season and even more to be grateful for how far the Horns have come.   Drinking the orange kool-aid on this Monday evening, July 7th with barely more than 50 days till kick-off against OSU.  

Hook em!!  🧡🤘🐂 

We're back, time to win.

Sark is on a very similar trajectory to Mack Brown, who was in the NC discussion in his third year.

Sark learned from the best.