From 2001 to 2009 the Texas Long Horns were routinely one of the best teams in the country. During those nine years they never won less than 10 games and were only two times ranked lower then 10th in the country when the season ended. Texas played in two National Championship games, winning one in 2005 and losing to Alabama in the other in 2009. However, since that loss to Alabama in the National Championship in 2009, the Longhorns seem to have lost all identity as a team, despite fielding one of the most talented squads in the country yearly.

When looking at the head coach of the University of Texas, he isn't just a head coach. The head coach is also a politician and Mack Brown has played that role well. It seems however, that lately Brown has had to be more politician than football coach and it is showing up in the results on the field. Texas has created a TV network that no one can watch, held the Big-12 hostage as talks of them leaving were flying around and fought with A&M as they left for the SEC and their rivalry left with them. Texas and Brown have had a lot on their plates and it seems to be effecting them on the field.

Since 2009, Texas hasn't won ten games in any of their three seasons. They went 5-7 in 2010, 8-4 in 2011 and 9-3 in 2012. They lost all three games to Oklahoma in that span to, by an average of 29 points per game. The Longhorns have still been fielding one of the most talented teams in the nations, but it just isn't clicking on the field. Most of the time when the talent isn't reaching it's potential it comes back to the coaching.

Now it might not seem fair for Brown to be on the hot seat, he has won a National Championship and finished runner up in another in the past eight years. However,things haven't been going great for Texas these past three years. Texas has installed a new, up-tempo offense with Major Applewhite now calling the plays. This is a big year for Mack Brown and Texas. There isn't the the gap in talent between Texas, Oklahoma and the rest of the Big-12 anymore. There are about six teams that have the talent to win the Big-12. Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, TCU, Baylor, Kansas State and Texas could all win the Big-12 this year and it wouldn't be a surprise. If Texas finishes in sixth of those teams listed it could be time for them to bring in a new head coach to change things up. Is it BCS or bust this year? I'm not to that point yet, but if Brown doesn't get Texas back in the elite team and BCS birth picture, it might be time to find someone who can.