[Cactus Jack]

Wanted to pose a question that may get some interesting answers. All things considered, which is a better job: 2007 Arizona or 2025 Texas?

I'm inclined to say 2007 Arizona because of the tradition and never being second to football; but he had to be the guy to replace the legend (which you never want to be), he couldn't pay players, and it was in the midst of three Final Fours for UCLA.

2025 Texas has the obvious benefit of being able to pay players from a strong NIL war chest, but the other Texas programs (Houston, A&M, and Texas Tech) have probably never been collectively stronger. Also think that regardless of how messed up it may seem, any Texas coach is going to be compared to Chris Beard and the 'what-ifs'.