I’ll admit to being a big Texas fan. Have been ever since Ricky Williams played there when I was a kid. I think Strong gets through to next year. IMO there are only two coaches Texas rolls out the full court press for: Nick Saban, whom Texas was willing to offer $100 million last year if you believe Paul Finebaum, and Chip Kelly, assuming the Eagles fire him at the end of the year. Texas is a very young team right now. Strong has two recruiting classes under his belt and a LOT of them are starting or seeing serious minutes.
Keep in mind also that Texas has an interim athletic director running the show right now in Mike Perrin. He’s a former football player for UT dating back to the glory days of Darrell Royal and he’s already doing a lot to repair the damage that Steve Patterson caused. If he stays past this year I think Strong may get one more season. If Texas brings in another AD then I wouldn’t be surprised to see him clean house, but I think given the situation with the youth on the football team Strong gets one more year to see how his guys develop.