month or two. joe mentioned this down in alabama that special main stream republican ran with the tea party. is that a model we can see republicans follow? >> republicans are about national models. i hate to say yes. but probably. i mean i think that the more important force is probably ted cruz, his other home state and i think he's done some interesting things. i'm really curious to see some of his body language or his statements in the coming days and weeks. i think he'll have a significant influence on the outcome there. >> a lot of texas holders are staying neutral so far. is that right? >> interesting. >> coming up, speaking of texas, the texas longhorns looking for a new coach. could it be alabama's nick