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Football coaches bounce around like pingpong balls. It's the world they live in. Sometimes, it's their choice. A lot of times, it's not. Jim Mora was over the bouncing, or as he calls it, the perpetual climb that's as much a part of the coaching profession as calling plays and motivating players. If not, Mora could just as easily be strolling the Texas sideline instead of leading his No. 12-ranked Bruins when they take on the Longhorns on Saturday night in Arlington, Texas. Had it been 10 years ago, maybe even five years ago, he would have jumped at the opportunity to coach the Longhorns. But not now. Not at this juncture of his life. And not with his family all so close by on the West Coast. "That's No. 1 in his life, his family," said Mora's dad, Jim E. Mora, who spent 40 years in coaching at 10 different stops. "His job's important to him, and he's good at it. But it's not No. 1 in his life. That spot belongs to his family." The Longhorns came after Mora...