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Posted by: Issac On: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 7:26 PM

Comment Title: Recruiting
miller58, thank you....looking forward to A & M being added to the list of competitive teams in the Big 12 South.
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Posted by: miller58 On: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 5:24 PM

Comment Title: ANSWER!
TAMU must average recruiting 14 four and five star players each and every year just like both tu and ou have this complete decade. Nothing else! Only then will TAMU win 10 plus games every year. miller58
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Posted by: Issac On: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 5:17 PM

Comment Title: Serious Question
miller58, Seeing Stars andf/or jlag95 give me your personal opinion as how Texas is doing and what TAMU can do to take a page out of Texas' play book to improve their situation to become football successful again (compare and contrast)? Texas has been doing well consistantly since Mac Brown came on board. Texas has had great success in the 1990's conversely in the 1980's it was up and down (they didn't suck in the 90's and they had some real good seasons in the 80's -- see link http://www.gordonlonghorns.com/seasonrecords.asp
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Posted by: miller58 On: Friday, October 10, 2008 12:51 PM

Comment Title: Shiner
Did you find the 17 decommts list at: SportingNews.com ? Search: Ranking the big 12 best players by position> scroll down. miller58.
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Posted by: On: Thursday, October 09, 2008 10:31 PM

Comment Title: RE: spud87..I'm outta here
Just like life, we are where we are because of the choices we made. hope to see a little movement in the positive direction this saturday but to quote jackie sherrill (take him or leave him) from the houston chronicle earlier this month; ".....you can coach a mule all you want but when he meets a thoroughbred he loses every time". I'm outta here.
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Posted by: spud87 On: Thursday, October 09, 2008 9:54 PM

Comment Title: re seeing stars
yep, it's fun to sit here and conjecture, read and rethink positions. it would totally suck to have to do it for a living. people like us always bitchin' and moanin'. guess it's true you can't please everyone. spike dikes once said a coach loses 10% of his fan base every year, no matter what. better hope to start off with 100% support. sherm may be at what- 50% now- he better turn this ship around quickly. obviously, if you're an aggie fan (or a fan of any sport) we've all seen this play out before. look at tu and ou in the 80's and 90's-they were probably going thru what we are now-uncertainty with a (or many) new coach. i'm too am scared of the results-but what else do we have (but this forum to vent and postulate) so prepare for the worst and hope for the best. and start saving your pennies to help pay for that buyout.
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Posted by: Seeing Stars On: Thursday, October 09, 2008 8:17 PM

Comment Title: RE:spud87
Man I'm just looking for improvement. Give me a .500 season next year and I'm all in ! You're right though, nothing is a sure thing and they are ALL gambles when you hire them. I'm glad I just get to second-guess all the decisions and I'm not in charge of obligating about 25 million of someone elses money. Seriously, I think if sherman can show improvement year to year he will convert some of us. I've just seen this play out this way before and I am scared of the results.
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Posted by: spud87 On: Thursday, October 09, 2008 6:55 PM

Comment Title: re seeing stars
chump change-at least for some. but you have to convince whoever hired sherm to buy out his contract (same ones with all the change). interesting how the 2nd year boys (stoops, tressel meyer, and miles who all won a national championship in their 2nd year) did so with the prior coaches players, and have yet to sniff another championship (at least stoops and tressel). don't get me wrong, those two have played in the big one again - but both got trounced with their own talent. (stoops may prove me wrong later this season). so my point is-nothing is a sure thing. we get meyer in (oh and he ain't winning the natl championship with our talent in his second year) and how many years do we give him??? what if he is a one and done guy????
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Posted by: Seeing Stars On: Thursday, October 09, 2008 2:43 PM

Comment Title: REspud87
p.s....the price of alligator isn't that bad. The December '08 buyout is $3,000,000.
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Posted by: Seeing Stars On: Thursday, October 09, 2008 2:31 PM

Comment Title: RE:spud87
Spudster.....I still gotta believe we are a sleeping giant in the grand scheme of things. If I let go of that I just about have to let go of everything and I'm not ready for that yet. On the idea of coaching interviews.....I gotta believe it was just the one. Byrne's track record says he would have had the Bowling Green man on his list somewhere especially since he was available at that same time. At least a short interview.........the whole evolution just has a bad smell. I dunno'.
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Posted by: spud87 On: Thursday, October 09, 2008 2:10 PM

Comment Title: re seeing stars
you may be right on about it not being byrne's style. it may have been political..if i recall there were other coaches on the short list, some of which were intriguing i must say, but i don't know if any other coaches on the list were even interviewed. i find that odd for an AD trying to make the best educated guess in what must be his most important hire. "they" might have thought it important for the new coach to have aggie ties. oh what a tangled web we weave.
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Posted by: spud87 On: Thursday, October 09, 2008 1:42 PM

Comment Title: re seeing stars
have we tried to lure a spotlight coach coach in the past 10 years? i don't think so, but i think it's easier on one's (collective aggie) soul to live in the fantasy that we are a power, just struggling to regain the glory, rather than have the possible ugly truth pop it's head out and say we never have been.
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Posted by: Seeing Stars On: Thursday, October 09, 2008 1:27 PM

Comment Title: You know, I'm not sure..........
(Sorry about that spud. That was from me.)
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Posted by: On: Thursday, October 09, 2008 1:21 PM

Comment Title: Re:spud87
You know, I'm not sre we have even tried to lure a spotlight coach in the last 10 years. When I speak of a good environment I mean facilities, fan base support,etc. I also mean not having to park behind the basketball coach, having the resources to offer the top salary in the nation, and (with success) being treated like a king most places. Who this is I do not know yet. I think I do know who it isn't.
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Posted by: miller58 On: Thursday, October 09, 2008 12:56 PM

Comment Title: Re; spud87
My peronal opinions: spud87 thanks for your reply on coaches. Sorry I couldn't give you the answer you wanted, but I honestly don't know, and would have to spend weeks researching and interviewing about 1300 coaches to get you some decent suggestions. Everybody on here can pull nanes from their rear, but I don't operate that way. As I said I would have to explore someone like Butch Davis a lot more. I like what little I know ; Dallas cowboys, miami, Even the Brown's, North Caroina, Age, Profile, past success's, recuiting, hiring John Blake, relates well to high profile difference makers, hate he's fighting cancer, but I would have to research and talk to him a heck of a lot more. My experience has been that 3/4's of the people I've hired were "not available", so don't let that be a deterent in your consideration.
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Posted by: Pablo (Austin, TX) On: Thursday, October 09, 2008 12:22 PM

Comment Title: Rest Ags...
Seems like Miller58 is shooting his mouth again and we all know he loves the reaction. Seriously though, I like Mike Sherman and look forward to better days. Recruit class rankings are not a true prediction of success or failure, so get over it. A system is more important than a bunch of egotistical primadonnas. Once we start winning, we'll recruit better and we'll be in the mix (just like when I was there in the early 90's). Go Ags!
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Posted by: spud87 On: Thursday, October 09, 2008 12:21 PM

Comment Title: RE seeing stars
ok-my questions to you-do you honestly think we have one of the best environments in college football? fans? yes. tradition? yes (as long as it isn't actually playing good football). b/cs? looks pretty good if you're coming from provo, utah, but so. cal, or (fill any city in here)? actual football school? you tell me honestly what we have done as a football powerhouse to lure a top ranked coach in? and what have we done in the last 10 years? yes, we had a good blip on the radar when i was there with sherrill, and slocum continued that, but it all started going downhill fast as soon as a coach who could recruit moved in 90 miles away. until then all the top players who wanted to play in state pretty much ended up at a&m by default. throw stoops in the equation, and now miles is pulling kids away. it's not the same environment as the 80's and 90's. so do you honestly think overall we have what it takes to lure in a top coach? or stand behind sherm, hope he gets on a winning track,THEN have a better shot at the hot coach?
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Posted by: spud87 On: Thursday, October 09, 2008 12:06 PM

Comment Title: Re: miller58
sometimes coaches don't offer a kid ascholarship because we a overloaded at that position to begin with. think we need another 2-4 running backs on our roster? or would those offers be better spent on d linemen and linebackers? it's not the good old days where scholarships are unlimited. oh, and as far as your response about coaches we could lure to aggieland, your "no coach would be eliminated from being looked at" to butch davis wasn't exactly the answer i was hoping for. give me some real possibilites-tedford at cal? that kind of thing.
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Posted by: Seeing Stars On: Thursday, October 09, 2008 10:20 AM

Comment Title: RE: spud
Again, what I'm saying. Fran was not byrne's hire...no question. The timing of events, and all the talk that had to go before just does not fit. Also, I've said before that I am not sure that sherm was his either. He just does not operate that way.....like you say, look at his other coaching hires here. Politics from above may have had a heavy hand on the rudder if it was. Now, who next, if this doesn't work? I don't know but it better be someone that recruit will run to while overlooking our other shortfalls. I'm thinking a pete carroll/ urban meyers type but that may be the wrong choice if the recruits are not impressed. If it is, then we cannot be afraid to ask. Why would they look at our program ? Well if we have that attitude, if we don't think we have one of the best environments, how can we expect a pete or urban to ??
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Posted by: miller58 On: Thursday, October 09, 2008 10:17 AM

Comment Title: A&M's terrible recruiting?
My personal opinions: Coaches keep posting cases where schools like ou, lsu, tu. etc. are hot and heavy on one of their kids, but A&M hasn't even contacted him by letter, phone or in person. Is this a major part of Sherman's and Cassidy's problem in our terrible recruiting in the last two classes? This latest one was a junior from the DallasFw area in district 8 5A and said the kid wanted to hear from A&M, and was being swarmed by other major schools? How can this be happening in a 5A metroplex school? A&M's board shows 2010 offers went out last month to :DE Corey Miller 6-4 230 4.7; CB Adrian White 6-0 180 4.4; C Jake Mathews 6-4 270; DT Brandon Willis 6-4 255 4.8; Anybody seen them play, or know who they will commit to? miller58.
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Posted by: spud87 On: Thursday, October 09, 2008 9:23 AM

Comment Title: RE:seeing stars
i hear what you are saying about bringing sherm into this"mess" but don't most coaches get hired to clean up "messes"? and while i will disagree with you on giving him thru next season to turn things around, such is the life of a modern day football coach. now to your point about bringing in a winning coach with a proven recruiting track (and throwing huge jack and long term contract). just where is this coach? are we talking D1? someone like a pete carroll, urban meyer, or 'the ol ball coach'? what makes you think they would even give us the time of day. unless they are a HEAD coach (or have been at some point) not sure you can offer the big buck and contract to who a d-coordinator? that's spotty at best. while stoops at ou DID work out, brother stoops at arizona isn't going so well, as is chizic (sp?) at iowa state. so, it's all a crap shoot, and given this is byrne's 1st (according to you) or possibly 2nd football coaching hire, give it AT LEAST 2 years. he does have a better track record of hiring good coaches in all sports than groff or crowe. take a look at the director's cup rankings (ranks most successful college athletics), and i think bryne is taking us in the right direction. crowe was 24th in his last year here (1st for rankings), groff was 37,20,30,38,39,27,26,37 and 28 in his 9 years, and byrne is 16,22,23,18 and 12th this past year.ok, does this mean he hired the right coach? was it even his hire?i don't know, but it appears he has the stuff to hire good coaches. if it is his hire why would he be able to evaluate coaches in all other sports, but not football?
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Posted by: On: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 9:45 PM

Comment Title: Sorry jlag95
Sorry about that, I didn't mean to go get the exact name one or two kids give you. I mean that we just need to listen to them a liitle closer in their casual conversation about football and coaching. Have your trusted people in the field do the same. Talk to those high school coaches whose input you respect. You'll get a picture of who this guy is (young/old. cool/mean, dictator/dad, forgiving/hardnosed, established track record over several years or up-and-comer,etc). But, if you drop a name, and the prospect says "WHO"...have sense enough to know you may be on the wrong track.
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Posted by: Seeing Stars On: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 9:21 PM

Comment Title: RE: Whoa-down there jlag95
Most of us thought it was time for fran to go as well. He had a season or two but for the most part we were going nowhere fast. However, consider some things before you just "shoot at movement". Fran was let go with an annual compensation package which would be reduced dollar for dollar if he were to be picked up by another school. If he chose to work outside of coaching the package would not be reduced and the new job salary would be added income. Once the severence package ran out he could return to coaching without being "financially penalized". Financially, he is in the best position with broadcasting. Secondly, and most importantly, stop with the absolutely irrational statements about that newsletter. If that newsletter was such a damning piece of evidence why didn't someone say something sooner? The 12th Man Foundation, whose mission is to fund scholarships for athletics, and who is associated closely with the athletic department, SAID NOT ONE WORD while TWO of their highest ranking members received copies (one complimentary and one paid) of this letter WITHOUT the knowledge of the athletic director or president !!! Would they NOT be concerned about compliance. www.mysanantonio.com/sports (9/20/2008) if you want all the names. How many "frans" do we have to go through. This is not fair to mike sherman and his staff and we did not do them any favors by bringing them in to this mess. I think he deserves through the first class and on the outside through next season but guys, unless he can find a way to beat tu, ok,tt etc with "second tier" players we have just sent another otherwise good man down the tubes. We have given this man an impossible task that has cost two people their jobs since we joined the Big-12.
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Posted by: jlag95 On: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 8:54 PM

Comment Title: Thanks Spud
It's all good. I read Cessna's stuff (and therefore Miller's stuff) regularly. Had a few hours to kill this morning and thought it would be fun.
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Posted by: jlag95 On: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 8:48 PM

Comment Title: Hear you Seeing Stars
I hear what you are saying Stars, but how wise is it to hire a coach based on the opinion of a 16 or 17 year old? Does every talented prospect want to play for the same coach? What if next year's 5-star prospect hates the same coach this year's 5-star prospect wants to play for? New coach every season? Personally, I think the young recruit is rejecting our program right now because we haven't had very much success. Recruits don't care about 1939 or 1957 - in most cases their memories of the relative success of college football programs only goes back 4 or 5 years. That means our current recruits are remembering the FRAN era - marked by wasting of talent and lack of results. The real solution will take time. Some, after consuming 58 Miller Lites, might believe you can turn a program around in a day. Even OUR OWN successful coaches took time to turn things around. Thanks for your reasonable, considered response. I knew there were a few normal ags out there.
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Posted by: jlag95 On: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 8:34 PM

Comment Title: Heard of Malone?
Yes - I've heard of Malone. Heard of Hines, Cromwell, Rossley, and all the others, too. Why? Are you Van? Did you single-handedly drag Fuller to campus and sign his name for him? According to others posting here, Sherman is such an awful recruiter and coach, no prospect in his right mind would consciously sign at A&M. You point about Van is valid, but moot. Others started the process, but if Fuller, Gray, and Hunter had issues with Sherman, THEY WOULDN'T HAVE SIGNED. My opinion: I don't care if Fran had 25 5-star recruits lined up for next year. He didn't field a competitive team in 5 years, and after five seasons of TERRIBLE coaching, almost brought the whole program down with his gamblers newsletter. I don't believe for a second he would have turned things around with 100 5-star recruits. Want the proof? What's he doing now? Turning down high dollar offers from D1 schools? Oh yeah - calling games on the radio, and lobbying K-State and TCU for another chance. I just have a few more questions and piece of advice. Do you even watch games? Or do you just sit in front of your computer all day, repeatedly checking Rivals to see who decommitted? Do you have any intelligent input on what you've seen on the field so far? Or would you rather just sit around and predict the end of Aggie football as we know it because you're still bitter we didn't hire your preferred coach? The advice is - don't sit around and wait for my rebuttal/surrender. First - I have a job. Second - I have a life. And Third - swapping message is amusement for me.
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Posted by: miller58 On: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 8:14 PM

Comment Title: Auburn fires first year co-ordionator, blog meltdown thinking who is next?
My personal opnions: Love it! Tubberville just fired their first year co-ordionator, and seemingly thinking Sherman might be next, the undrafted ex football players are in complete meltdown mode, Posting things like, it's too soon, give him more time , you cant turn things around in a short time, you cant recruit right away, etc. All untrue of course because there are current examples of coaches that do turn it around in the first year and recruit well. miller58.
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Posted by: On: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 8:07 PM

Comment Title: Gray/fuller/hunter
Sherman is hired 11/26/07. Fuller commits 12/9/07. Hunter commits 12/18/07. Gray commits 1/27/08. WHO NEEDS A YEAR. Maybe someone else involved sooner ???????
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Posted by: miller58 On: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 7:42 PM

Comment Title: Recruiting?
My personal opinions: jiag95, Fran had committed a five star safety, and 2 four star safety's last year, so he wasnt looking at 2 star hunter. Fran was in the final cut for a five star receiver, and Fuller had been recruited for a year by Fran but was sort of a fall back position, slow played! Fran wanted a bigger back for A&M and same story on gray. A&M had 14 difference makers committed last year, and fran had 2 five star and four 4 star players, we were in the final cut for. Unfortunatly none of the 6, and half of the other difference makers chose not toplay for Sherman, when told Fran was leaving by negative recruiters. Byrne could have prevented this by confirming support for Fran, but in his inexperience, chose to make a political hire, not a coaching and recruiting hire for the good of A&M. miller58.
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Posted by: On: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 7:08 PM

Comment Title: TO: jlag95
How did those players get convinced ?? Ever heard of Van Malone ???
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Posted by: On: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 7:03 PM

Comment Title: bobby,bobby,bobby
The poster said nothing about stars. He said there were high schools running the pro offense and 4/3 defense and he is correct. So these kids ARE familiar with these sets. By the way all you rivals.com and scout.com naysayers, where do you think these coaches start their recruiting efforts ? With a phone call to billy-bob ?
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Posted by: jlag95 On: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 6:44 PM

Comment Title: Back from my Kool aid break
Ahhh - that was refreshing. You are right, miller. I was wrong. It wasn't 4 months - it was 3. You've proved you have access to a calendar, now try to follow along. The three players I first refered to (Fuller, Grey, and Hunter) didn't know Sherman was going to be A&M head coach before November 2007. No one did. Between November 2007 and February 2008, Sherman convinced them to sign. How, you may ask, anonymous poster? I have no idea. If I did, I wouldn't be wasting my time here. Regardless of who started the recruiting process with these players, Sherman closed the deal. Period. And those three players in particular have shown some potential, given their age and experience. Still with me? As far your question of whether or not Sherman will still be "sucking" (apparanetly Rivals #9 overall is sucking?) by February 09, my only answer is HOW DO I KNOW??? A more important question you should consider is HOW DO YOU KNOW??? As you can't truly judge the quality of a class until at least a few YEARS after they have signed, where do you get off concluding this class sucks FOUR MONTHS BEFORE SIGNING DAY! Apparently you know every HS football player in the state. Why don't you use your powers for good instead of evil?
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Posted by: miller58 On: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 6:30 PM

Comment Title: ANswers? spud 87, shinner, jiag95?
My personal opinions: Spud87, I answered your coaching question same day( within 24 hours) it was ask on this forum, full page, so please just read it! Shinner I 've answered your decommit question twice on this forum in a timely manner, so please just read it? jiag95, I came back to read your answer, can't seem to find it yet? miller58. "not buying an A&M ticket to any sport until after A&M signs 14 difference makers in (some future?) February!"
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Posted by: Bobby On: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 6:28 PM

Comment Title: RIVALS??!!
People actually believe the hype behind these so called recruit ratings? They are high school kids! 5 stars, two stars..give me a break! Those stars never take into consideration the heart and fire of players willing to learn and strive in College Football. Stars..GEEZZ!!
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Posted by: On: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 6:18 PM

Comment Title: TO: SHINER
Be care ful shiner. You need to take a look at how many high schools run pro-set offenses and 4-3 defenses. A good place to start is the rivals site where it lists (database) the schools and the quarterbacks running this offense for example.
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Posted by: Shiner On: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 5:31 PM

Comment Title: Shiner
Did any of the naysayers ever think that Sherman may not be having as much success as other first year coaches or other coaches in general because most coaches are running the same offenses and defenses that these kids played all through high school. sherman is putting in a completely different system that r3equires a whole new body of knowledge. It takes more time to do that and he believes it will pay off in game 6 - just kidding - in a realistic period of time. Oh by the way, Miller 58, please name them.
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Posted by: Shiner On: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 5:00 PM

Comment Title: Miller 58, Please name them
Name the 17 decommits you profess to have happened since Sherman became head coach. What shred of credibility you have (being generous) you have left depends on whether you can.
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Posted by: Seeing Stars On: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 4:42 PM

Comment Title: RE:spud87
Not trying to start one of those "word" wars here but let's review. We agree (I think) that we face a tough road ahead. The young recruit is rejecting our program for several reasons. Some include our locale (no beaches, night life, bling, etc) and our past performance in the won/lost column. We have been over this many times before...you know, the "rock star" treatment thing. Now we have the facilities, the money, and the fan base to match up with just about anybody however, the missing factor is the "in spite of" coach. The coach that could get a kid to come here in spite of our other, above stated shortfalls. It is not who I think that may be, who you think that may be, or who miller thinks that may be. It is who that recruit thinks it may be. In other words, find out from that kid who he would play for if that coach were at A&M. Now the harder part....dig deep, offer him the highest salary in the nation, a long-term contract, and use your best people to lure him away from where he is now. Tough job, you bet, but it's just not fair to the program to continue with these "good" coaches when the recruit can choose from so many others who have good programs in place. We have a wealth of talent in this state and they would like to stay as close to home as possible I'll bet to play for an "in spite of" coach. Let's quit being unfair to the shermans of the coaching world. We have everything here.....the only thing the coach has to do is coach and recruit. There are not many places in the nation like ours.
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Posted by: spud87 On: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 3:53 PM

Comment Title: re:jlag95, et all
hey man, it's futile to actually try and discuss anything with miller 58. i agree with what i've read of your posts and i'm still waiting on miller's idea of viable options of who would actually replace sherm if he had his way. this was probably 20 posts ago and i'm still waiting.... another post has called on him to list the "17 decommits" from last years class and he is still waiting. seems miller58 bad mouths sherman with nothing behind it to substantiate his arguments. give it up now, man, before you waste days and weeks of your life trying to have a rational discussion with this DUDE.
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Posted by: On: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 3:10 PM

Comment Title: HEY MILLER
Why do all these topics end with the sherman non-supporters having the last word. Seems like after two or three posts the cool-aid drinkers are in a corner. eg. have you seen jlag95?
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Posted by: On: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 12:50 PM

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And one last thing...sherman has been here longer than 4 months even though our program may indicate otherwise!!!
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Posted by: miller58 On: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 12:45 PM

Comment Title: Four Months is not true, and weak?
My personal opinions: Cassidy and Sherman were hired in November 07. The current class which sucks so bad, will be signed in Feburary 09. Sherman and Cassidy have a hell of a lot more time than four months to put this class of leftovers together by my calculations? December 07, January 08, February 08, March 08, April 08, May 08, June 08, July 08, August 08, September 08, October 08, November 08, December 08, January 09 and Februrary 09. And how many difference makers will he sign? Sherman has only three now, and one visiting 'bama. jiag95, Will He still be sucking this bad with this recruiting class in February 09? miller58
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Posted by: On: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 12:30 PM

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Oh, by the way. How are those other coaches able to recruit so well their first year visiting the prospect?
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Posted by: On: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 12:24 PM

Comment Title:
Good so far. Now those few sentences on why I should come play for your program ???
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Posted by: jlag95 On: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 12:20 PM

Comment Title: Re:jlag95
The obvious difference would be he won't be meeting recruits for the first time 4 months before signing date, as opposed to Brown, Stoops, Miles, etc who have been talking to the same recruits for 2 years.
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Posted by: On: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 12:08 PM

Comment Title: RE;jlag95
You are pretty much a recruiter (salesman) right out ofthe box. If you disagree, then tell me what sherman will do or say taht will make him a significantly better recruiter next year than this year? Remember, our W/L record this year will preceed his efforts next year. I am a 5*, speedburner....why should I come play for you?? Just one or two sentences please.
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Posted by: jlag95 On: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 11:50 AM

Comment Title: Who said successful?
My personal opinion: Re-read my post. I said NOTHING about the SUCCESS of any fish. It would be STUPID (to use your word) to make that judgment after 5 games (foreshadowing here). My term was "potential". As in, for being 17 years old and having been in a college program for all of 2 months, the players I mentioned are showing some POTENTIAL. These also happen to be players that Sherman brought in. Your statement "A&M's 33 difference makers vs OSU's 20 over the last 5 years" essentially makes my point. Who, exactly, had more of an impact on these 33 difference makers? The guys who coached them over the last 4 years, or the ones who've coached them for the last 6 months? Why are so many of those 33 difference makers on the bench? Maybe because they can't block, can't catch, can't remember or fulfull assignments? No, Sherman's inability to sign every 5 star recruit in Texas during his first 8 months of recruiting and his inability to get the GB Packers beyond the NFC championship game are probably to blame. Once again - how about letting Sherman finish at least ONE RECRUITING CYCLE before we talk about boycott? Any rational opinions out there?
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Posted by: On: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 11:31 AM

Comment Title:
Hey jlag95. What's your definition of the best? The one's with the most skill or the one's who are getting played .
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Posted by: On: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 10:39 AM

Comment Title: RE:jlag95
Who the best talent is and who is getting played are two different things. Talent evaluation (uh-oh, back to those words) kept green bay from ever getting out of their division (even with favre at QB) and got that guy David Carr the starting job at houston. Just something to think about.
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Posted by: miller58 On: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 10:24 AM

Comment Title: Successful?
My personal opnions: jiag95, most people would not consider fish even minimally successful when they participate in lop-sided coaching losses like 56-28, miami, a fourth ranked sunbelt tean, and 2 barely lucky wins over teams that A&M completely outclassed on talent. Also, A&M has signed 33 difference makers to osu's 20 in the last five years, so talent wise we win, but poor coaching that doesn't play or coach that talent even in spring training loses every time! Actually, I cancelled my newsletter subscription when I first saw Sherman's terrible recruiting that is already losing A&M games in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013. Now I'm watching Sherman's 2010 recruiting class to see if he's winning or losing more games in 2014. I'm not buying another A&M ticket to any sport until after a new A&M coach signs 14 difference makers in (some future?) February. miller58.
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Posted by: jlag95 On: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 7:52 AM

Comment Title: Oh, my bad
Right, the coaching. My bad. What was I thinking. I laid out a few observations of games actually played, rather than forming my opinion purely on the Scout or Rivals rankings and heresay, or out of spike because the coach I liked got fired. You are right - I'm stupid. My opinion: You are right. It IS the coaching. The complete and utter LACK of coaching by the previous regime that has put us in a spot where we have virtually NO skilled upperclassmen, NO speed, and NO "FIVE STAR RECRUITS!!!!" Come on - admit it. You're just mad because you sent in your $1,200 and haven't yet received your copy of Aggie Insider directly from the new coach....
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Posted by: miller58 On: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 12:33 AM

Comment Title: "IT'S THE COACHING STUPID"!
My personal opinions: It's the coaching stupid! miller58.
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Posted by: jlag95 On: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 11:36 PM

Comment Title: miller58 and j-train
My personal opinions: Rather than speculate on the success of players based on someone's star ranking, why don't we consider Sherman recruits we have actually observed. Cyrus Gray, Trent Hunter, Jeff Fuller...hmmm...seems like those guys might have some potential, given that they were IN HIGH SCHOOL this time last year. Sherman hasn't even been through a full recruiting cycle yet. But hey miller, you didn't want him in the first place. No point in applying any logic and giving him a REALISTIC opportunity to succeed - just go ahead with your boycott. While you are at it, please consider boycotting posting your opinions. I'd like to get some A&M news without your constant negativity. As far as J-train goes - seems to me that j-train would see the field more if he LEARNED HOW TO BLOCK rather than just plug up one of the running lanes. The more reps he got during the game, the more opportunity there would be to get him the ball - passes to the flat, belly plays, etc. But he can't stay in the game because LaMantia is a better blocker than he is, and we REALLY can't afford to play 10 vs 11. During the only situation this season when we needed to kill clock, Sherman ran him 7 times in a row. Seems like Sherman knows how to use him to me. We've got no scholarship TE. Our offensive line has all of 5 games' worth of experience. Our best fullback is a walk-on. Our best wide receivers are both freshman, one's a QB. Our only two LBs with any experience both graduated, and we don't have enough on scholarship to run our new scheme. How exactly is any of this Sherman's doing?
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Posted by: Florida Mike On: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 10:53 PM

Comment Title: Ho Hum
Who really give a rat's *^$ about rankings. Face it, we suck. Our team coaching staff looks like the AARP of football analysts on ESPN. Bill Byrne has never hired a successful D1 football coach. All Bill has brought to the table is higher ticket prices, weak opponents to get 6 wins and a crappy product on the field. You can't change anything without change at the top. Bill Byrne is the worst hire of the century.
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Posted by: On: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 8:41 PM

Comment Title: Option
Ever considered, A&M going to Division II ? Too, bad; It can't be done. TAMUK would probably kick our behind !
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Posted by: On: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 8:26 PM

Comment Title: RE; DUDE
Correct. TO has a contract and lane is a college kid. You can get rid of lane with the stroke of a pen. He won't be back next year so I assume if you are keeping him on the roster then you plan to use him, not sit him. If you are through with his social skill discipline stage then use his athletic skills to help the team. If you don't want to do that then use the pen on him. I just assumed sherman was not wanting to remove him because I still see him on the sideline. What's up with that DUDE ???
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Posted by: On: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 7:42 PM

Comment Title: re: DUDE REPLY DUDE
You are a prime example of my post. J. Lane should be off the team for his antics and poor weight control. Actually, where were his coaches while he was ballooning up to Sherm's plus size? As for T.O., it's apples and oranges. I guess both are being paid and maybe that's why you're mad, but T.O. has a contract. J.Lane is not disciplined and that is just coming out. Franny played him because that's all he had. Sherm said no, good for Sherm. You however, think play him anyway. Whatever DUDE. Instilling discipline now and while they struggle is the best time to do so. Giving in and allowing this to further only enhances the problem and its future removal. Winning at all costs is not the answer to this issue. The aggie football team is at ground zero. Build it properly from the start and the rewards are longer lasting. Look at K-State. They jumped on the juco bandwagon. They got players with grade issues, and other problems to fill their needs for quick success. Yes, it can help quicker, but it's not sustainable. Are they still a power with that mindset? Dude? Whatcha got for me?
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Posted by: miller58 On: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 7:32 PM

Comment Title: Let's not lie by taking things out of context. please?
My personal opinions: Rankings of teams today (rivals). Every good coach is not expected to win big the first year. #1 Sherman has coached gross against hugely lesser talented teams. #2 Every good new coach is expected to recruit well that first year; we have recruited crappy this year. Let's look at the four teams mentioned with new coaches and some of our Big 12 south competition. A&M is ranked 3.0 stars and is done with 24 commits; except the four star lb visiting 'bama? All these other teams still have 1 1/2 to 2 times the number of players left to recruit to improve: New coaches- ucla 3.5 stars, ark 3.3, mich 3.7, neb 2.9, and tu 3.7, ou 3.3, osu 3.6! The new coach teams are recruiting very well except neb which is at A&M level of suckingness, except they still have about 16 players to recruit and will end up better than A&M. Then in our division tu, ou, and osu are killing Sherman and ou and osu still have room improve. Bottom line, every team, new coach or not, leaves Sherman way behind today except neb. miller58.
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Posted by: On: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 6:38 PM

Comment Title: TO: "DUDE"
No DUDE, keeping Lane OFF the field and ON the team is the issue. He is far from the only reason for the problems but his circumstance is ONE of them. If his discipline is that bad, remove him from the team. That REALLY works if you want to send a message. Just looking for as many ways as possible to improve this pathetic performance. Not trying to win all the games yet, just trying to be competitive especially in games where we just flat out out-talent the opponent. May not be many chances like that. By the way, ever heard of a player called "T.O." ?? Ask Romo if he wouldlike him removed from the line-up. You have to deal with these guys or get em off the squad. If they are that bad don't keep them around to spread the attitude.............DUDE.
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Posted by: On: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 6:25 PM

Comment Title: Bitching Aggies
It is well known that Aggies are chronic whiners. Several prominent schools have new coaches. Let's take a look at how they are doing. Rick Neuheisel at UCLA-having a disaatrous year Bobby Petrino at Arkansas- having a disastrous year. Rich Rodriquez at Michigan- having a bad year. Bo Pelline at Nebraska- bombed by Missouri 52-17. All of these coaches are installing new systems and all are having major problems. Maybe this explains why Coach Sherman is having problems? I wonder if the above coaches are being villified as much as Coach Sherman? I don't believe that having trouble the first year is unique to Coach Sherman. Of course I must realize that he is having to deal with Aggies. One last word. Miller58, just go away.
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Posted by: On: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 6:21 PM

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Boy oh Boy !! We lose to k-state at home this weekend and this blog will light up like a chinese new year !!!!
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Posted by: WHATEVER DUDE On: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 6:19 PM

Comment Title: in case you forgot..........,
While the masses seem to think J.Lane is a savior, or the missing link, let's just reflect shall we? Wasn't it Lane who drew criticizm from some of you supporters last year with his poor effort and bad attitude toward the team? Wasn't it Lane that didn't want to play and was throwing his helmet around? All great attributes of a team player. What I see is alot of searching. Many of you think its just the missing of Lane that has kept the aggie football team from success. None, and I mean none, of those teams should have been close to winning. However, they were. This team is far worse than Lane not playing. If he was playing more, would that keep the defense from being porous? Would it keep Mcgee or Johnson from making pathetic passes? Would it keep the o-line from missing blocks? This is just water cooler talk and an excuse. This team is awful. There is no easy answer nor a single reason for it.
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Posted by: On: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 6:16 PM

Comment Title: To BOBBY
They already have !!! Not many thought they would get past Army.
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Posted by: Seeing Stars On: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 5:22 PM

Comment Title: Lane
I can speak to this one. If you have a player like Lane it seems you would find a place to use his talent. Reason being, he seems to be a motivator. When he comes on the field the crowd starts buzzing, the payers perk up, effort increases, blocks become a liitle better, etc. He is a leader by example and gosh knows, with the younger players, we need all that we can get. It is almost an insult to the team to hold him out.
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Posted by: On: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 4:57 PM

Comment Title: Sherman
Sherman certainly has not met my expectations as a coach. His reluctance to utilize the crowd favorite is particularly annoying . His excuse that "He" is overweight is not received very well in my book and for that matter he should look into the mirror. He is beginning to look like Mangino. Unfortunately Dollar Bill signed him to a long term contract which leads to long time suffering on my part.
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Posted by: On: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 4:43 PM

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Seems like we could have been griping about all of them after 4 years in the Big-12. You mean we have to wait that long again or has anybody learned anything out there?
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Posted by: On: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 4:26 PM

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Oh yeah, SIT DOWN BUS DRIVER.....I must have overlooked that catchy phrase. Add that too! Rah, Rah, Rah.....
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Posted by: On: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 4:21 PM

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I watched the '98 game and wondered the same thing. Still living in the past.
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Posted by: On: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 3:40 PM

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I watched the 06 Kansas game on FSSW last night and noticed a funny thing. The team was making the same kinds of mistakes, having the same problems with negative plays, etc. It makes me wonder if Sherman is not only having to teach his system but also overcome a load of bad habits the players already had. Miller58, if we're this bad in 3-4 years, gripe all you want. Until then SIT DOWN BUS DRIVER!!
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Posted by: On: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 2:12 PM

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SUCCESS is a LONG way down the road. We don't expect it for a while. But if it is to come, we do expect COMPETITIVENESS now ! We have not seen it yet and therefoe have ruled out SUCCESS until we do.
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Posted by: Jay Goode '70 J-school grad On: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 2:09 PM

Comment Title: Give Sherman a chance
Regardless of what we feel about how the season is going, we have got to give Sherman a chance to make it work.
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Posted by: Bobby On: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 1:59 PM

Comment Title: Patience!
I'm as frustrated as anyone, but I can actually see progress! PROGRESS!! This will not happen overnight. Ya, ya, ya, I know everyone wants the instant success; it's not going to happen. I will tell you this group will beat a team no one thought we could this year! You heard it here first. GIG EM!
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Posted by: On: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 1:34 PM

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Beats the hell outta the plan you guys have used for the last 15 years. Rah, Rah, Rah, and that's it. You are a joke on national tv now (see ESPN)....oh let me say this for you; 2%, hiway 6 runs both ways, get out of town, stay away from the games, and countless other grade school remrks because that is all you have left you mindless little twerps. Oh yeah, bear bryant, wrecking crew, jackie sherrill, rc slocum.....return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear. Shut up and give us some facts to back up your remarks. Facts do not include anything that happened more than 2 years ago. There's a couple in there, can you find them?
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Posted by: On: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 1:12 PM

Comment Title: Miller58 plan
Drink 58 Miller Lites then bash the A&M coach with drunken nonsense! Nice plan you came up with, moron! Go away!
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Posted by: baylor bear On: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 1:00 PM

Comment Title: miller58 is a moron
Crappy recruiting class? Scout has the 2009 A&M class currently ranked at 8th in the country. http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=9&c=14&yr=2009 You really need to get a clue Miller...you're a waste of everyone's time.
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Posted by: miller58 On: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 10:58 AM

Comment Title: Do you have any idea, what is Shermans plan?
My personal opinions: A good Division ! coach explained that, in A&M's situation, you normally play the less talented fish, and red shirt the more talented one's, especially the difference makers. Maybe that's what Sherman is doing. That way, the coach explained, when you bring in a good class this year, you add them to those really good red shirt fish from last February and have an extra strong class to go forward with. At the same time those less talent players are a class ahead, and you get rid of them sooner. But he didn't cover what the plan is, when you add those really good red shirts to a really crappy recruiting class like were bringing in this year? Do you have any idea what our resident nfl genious' plan is? miller58.
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