Firing Tom Herman was one of the best moves the Longhorns have ever made

Six years ago, and for a few years leading up to that point, the Texas football program was in a... sad place.

Only a few years removed from Mack Brown's era and fresh off Charlie Strong's abysmal stint on the 40 Acres, the Longhorns hired Tom Herman to turn things around. Well, he kind of(?) did.

Ultimately, Herman won four bowl games with the Horns, but Texas was never better than a 10-4 team, with a loss to Oklahoma in the Big 12 Championship, and a surprise win over Georgia in the Sugar Bowl.

After just four years as the Texas Longhorns' head coach, Herman was ushered out the door, and the Steve Sarkisian era began. Nobody looks back on the Herman era fondly, other than maybe quarterback Sam Ehlinger, who slightly oversold the fact that Texas was "back."

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However, none have spoken out quite as loudly as former Texas running back Chris Warren III recently did.

Chris Warren III lambasts Texas's Tom Herman era

After an old clip of Warren running the ball was posted on social media, one Longhorn fan reposted it and said, "I’ll never forgive Tom Herman for sitting him on the bench all year in 2017 behind Toneil Carter and Daniel Young."

Well, Warren had quite the response.

"Man, if you only knew half the s--- that was going on in 2017, man, y'all would be surprised we even won games," Warren wrote.

Unsurprisingly, Warren doesn't look on that season very fondly, but it sounds like it goes beyond the fact that Texas went 7-6 overall, even though the Horns won the Texas Bowl over Missouri.

Warren played third chair to fellow Texas running backs Toneil Carter and Daniel Young in 2017, despite it being his third year with the program. Herman afforded Warren just 71 carries, which he used to produce 314 yards and a whopping six touchdowns.

For reference, recent Texas running back Roschon Johnson played second chair to legendary running back Bijan Robinson. Despite playing the supporting role to a running back who was on the field for nearly every single play, Johnson earned 93 carries in the pair's final season with the Horns.

Furthering the context, with Warren finding the end zone on nearly one of every 11 carries, Carter and Young simply compare. Carter earned 53 carries in 2017 for just 252 yards and a minimal three touchdowns. Young had the most carries, at 81, for 373 yards and just three touchdowns.

Simply put, Herman's decision-making didn't make sense, even when it came down to the position-by-position choices he made.

Other than that, it sounds like the team was far from being in an ideal situation based on Warren's statement. No matter what else "was going on," the Texas Longhorns weren't up to snuff with where the Texas Longhorns needed to be.

Beyond Texas's seasons falling short every single year, with the Longhorns failing to win a Big 12 Championship and always missing out on the College Football Playoff, Herman was far from the right man for the program.

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Warren's statement is only further proof that Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte made the undeniably right decision in firing Herman.

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