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Charlie Strong was officially introduced as the new University of Texas head football coach Monday replacing the outgoing Mack Brown.

Strong, who helped turn Louisville into more than just a basketball school released the following statement:

I’m excited and my family is excited to have the chance to lead one of the premier football programs in the country. Texas is one of those places that is always on your radar and a program anyone would dream of being a part of because you have a chance to compete on a national level every year. It’s special because it has such great history, pride, tradition and passion for football.

A lot of people are happy by the hire. Strong (53) is presumably in his coaching prime coming off a 37-15 record during his four-year stint at Louisville, including a 23-3 record over the past two seasons. He may also be credited with the emergence of Teddy Bridgewater on the national level.

However the happiness doesn’t boil over to his now former players at Louisville who weren’t too happy to see them spurned for the bigger program in Texas.

For instance defensive end Lorenzo Mauldin accused Strong of lying to his face.

Safety Calvin Pryor took a different approach saying it was the players and not Strong who made Louisville football what it is.

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Cornerback Andrew Johnson also tweeted multiple times on how Strong wasn’t ‘real’ while taking a shot at Strong’s bald head.

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He changed his tone though when tweeting directly to his former coach. Who’s fake now?

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Other players tweeted on the frustration over the lack of communications between them and Strong when it came to the Texas job, which I guess is understandable.

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Louisville athletic director Tom Jurich reportedly also spoke to the players in an attempt to fire them up and keep their spirits high.

Again the frustration is understandable but so is leaving a school like Louisville for a school like Texas while getting paid millions of dollars and having just about every resource available to succeed.

Welcome to the real world Louisville.