Myers certainly had an interesting 14 years that saw him boost the basketball and football programs.

He took a gamble in hiring Bobby Knight after he was fired from Indiana, and he turned the basketball program around.

He also hired Mike Leach and later fired him in what was one of the more controversial college stories over the past year.

After firing Leach, Myers then hired Tommy Tuberville, who had a lot of success in his previous stint at Auburn.

Despite not yet coaching one single game, Tuberville’s style has been applauded by many fans and players.

The players like the sense of professionalism that Tuberville brings to the football field every day.

Meetings start on time, earrings are outlawed; you either follow the rules or you won’t play.

The players no longer feel like they are part of a weird program, which was how it felt under Mike Leach. 

Tuberville was reprimanded for comments he made about the way money was distributed in the conference.

He believes that there is too great of a disparity in the way that revenue is divided up among the teams in the Big 12.

It’s no secret that schools like Texas and Oklahoma get a considerably larger chunk of the money than Baylor and others.

Tuberville has expressed concern that he isn’t sure how long the conference can last with just 10 teams.

Leach was fired after allegations surfaced that he locked a player suffering from concussion symptoms in a dark closet for hours.

He has denied any wrongdoing in the treatment of the player in question, wide receiver Adam James, the son of former college star and current broadcaster Craig James.

The head coach already had issues with the administration before his firing and barely received a contract extension despite his popularity and success at the school.

Leach alleges that some of the regents were so angry with his conduct during contract negotiations that they secretly decided to fire him when the opportunity arose.

Texas Tech led throughout the first half and early in the second before Texas seized control. The Red Raiders came out smoking from distance, making eight 3-pointers over the first 20 minutes, which was more than the Longhorns had allowed in a single game all season. But the defense tightened up in the second half, allowing just one 3-pointer, and the perimeter play of Damion James, Justin Mason and Dogus Balbay proved to be too much to overcome. James finished with a game-high 28 points.

James’ performance negated a career-best effort from John Roberson, who poured in 27 points for Texas Tech. Mike Singletary recorded his sixth 20-point game of the season, but it wasn’t enough to prevent the Red Raiders from losing their 13th consecutive Big 12 road game.

The new coach received a five-year deal worth about $2 million per season.

Tuberville was the head coach at Auburn for several years before suddenly announcing his resignation a couple of years ago.

It was clear for quite some time that he wanted to get back into coaching but was just waiting for the right opportunity.

He replaces Mike Leach, who was fired just a couple of weeks ago because of reports that he made a player with a concussion sit in a dark closet for hours at a time.