After a special postseason run that ended in the Elite Eight on March 26, interim head coach Rodney Terry reportedly now holds an offer to be the full-time head coach for the Texas basketball program. A report from Horns247 on the night of March 26 indicates that Texas offered Terry the full-time head coaching position following the Elite Eight run this postseason.
"If an agreement can be reached quickly, an announcement of Terry being named the head coach at Texas could come as early as Tuesday, the source told Horns247.“Rodney Terry stepped up and did an amazing, classy job leading this program and absolutely deserves this opportunity,” the source told Horns247."
This is the news that a lot of Longhorns basketball fans were waiting for to hear the verdict on the coaching situation heading into the offseason. And judging by the reaction on the message boards and on social media, there are still some mixed thoughts regarding the potential hire of Terry as Texas’ next full-time head coach.
And while it is big news that the Longhorns already reportedly offered Terry the full-time head coaching gig, that still doesn’t mean anything is official and/or announced by the university at this moment.
With that in mind, here’s a look at the reaction from fans and social media in general following the news that Texas offered Terry the full-time head coaching gig.
Social media’s reaction to Texas basketball reportedly offering Rodney Terry the full-time head coaching job
Well deserved https://t.co/sQ6kVnHhEB
— Tyler Shaw (@TylerShawSports) March 27, 2023
Good, he 1000% deserves it
— RC Maxfield (@RCMB323) March 27, 2023
The way he guided the Longhorns through the difficult off the court situations this season was remarkable https://t.co/x3XLva9HqN
Terry is off the board. https://t.co/rdKMwSQFvU
— Sidelines - Temple 🦉🍒 (@SSN_Temple) March 27, 2023
Love hearing the news about Rodney Terry getting the Texas job.
— Keenan Womack (@KeenanWomack) March 27, 2023
A man who earned it.
Details/announcement to come Tuesday. #HookEm @OBWire
A) He absolutely deserves the job
— Sam Federman (@Sam_Federman) March 27, 2023
B) Texas can do better
Both can be (and are) true https://t.co/REx6io2GOI
Hope it works. Not 100% sure it will. Track record very underwhelming prior to assuming the keys mid-season. We’re on Jim Crews 2.0 watch. https://t.co/aL7ol4pUSR
— West Pine Big Ten Haters (@WestPineBills) March 27, 2023
These are still some of the reservations that are being voiced on social media regarding the head coaching gig getting offered to Terry.
Terry seems like a good guy and had a great year taking over after Beard’s firing. I hope it works out well. With that said, this brings back bad memories of my alma mater doing this with an interim coach 10 years ago. That interim coach completely ranked the program. https://t.co/PPMm7jCCHD
— James G (@JimmyG37) March 27, 2023
I...honestly really hope it works out.
— John Parker (@jjparker084) March 27, 2023
The whole season felt like the "chip on their shoulder" thing that failed under Shaka, and Shaka's proven he's still got it. So that's a little concerning for Terry.
Hopefully this year builds some goodwill (and maybe some good publicity) https://t.co/L3ry3ew8th
It doesn’t seem like the strongest take at the moment to say that Terry and Shaka Smart are going to be comparable situations.
All in all, this is probably the move that is best for the Longhorns. There will be varying opinions on the matter, but Texas probably had to give Terry a short at least on a short-term deal. He took this team farther in the postseason than any other coach since Rick Barnes in the 2000s and it looks like he can continue some of the success the Longhorns found on the recruiting trail in the last couple of cycles.
Texas finished up the season with a record of 29-9 (12-6 Big 12) following the loss to the five-seed Miami in the Elite Eight on March 26. Terry and the Longhorns claimed the Big 12 Men’s Tournament crown and finished in second place in the conference standings during the regular season.