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Urging players' parents to be positive on social media isn't where Tom Herman's focus needs to be

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Chuck Carlton, Big 12 beat writer for SportsDayDFW.com and The Dallas Morning News, answered your questions about the league in a live chat Friday. Here are some highlights.

Isn't Herman telling parents to be positive on social media and not to talk to reporters just ... silly? Is he ready to be under the fire that comes with being UT's head coach? He didn't always seem to handle Houston media so well.

Chuck Carlton: It's understandable that Herman would channel his inner Urban and try to control every detail of his program.