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Post by Ticket Mouse on Nov 26, 2007 8:25:18 GMT -5
Discuss.
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Post by cowtownmike on Nov 26, 2007 9:30:40 GMT -5
Sorry, but this hiring does absolutely nothing for me as an Aggie fan.
Looks like Bill Callahan-South.
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Post by sully on Nov 26, 2007 10:18:24 GMT -5
Does nothing for me either. They didn't even give any other guys a shot? Did they not think anyone would be interested?
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Post by P. Marf on Nov 26, 2007 10:46:19 GMT -5
I agree Mike, I hope your wrong though.
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Post by fischer on Nov 26, 2007 11:10:25 GMT -5
Sully,
They have looked at everyone. This did not just happen overnight. This has been an ongoing process ever since the miami game and VIPgate.
Sherman is not my first choice by any means, but maybe he will surprise me.
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Post by Ticket Mouse on Nov 26, 2007 12:11:03 GMT -5
I think the fact that they didn't want to get any further behind in recruiting was a big factor in the decision. They couldn't afford to wait another month/month and a half.
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Post by sully on Nov 26, 2007 12:37:39 GMT -5
The timing is perfect. Sends a good message.
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Post by sully on Nov 26, 2007 14:43:00 GMT -5
It's official.
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Post by sully on Nov 27, 2007 12:50:59 GMT -5
UPDATED: November 26, 2007
Coaches Hot Seat Coaching Changes Analysis
We are going to evaluate every coaching change this season, and in addition to our Commentary we are also going to have two ratings on the coaching changes. The first one is our Quality of the New Hire rating which is based on a 1-10 scale, with 1 being an Unmitigated Disaster and 10 being a Home Run! Our second rating is the Opposing Coaches in the school's conference on how they feel about the new hire and the thought of coaching and recruiting against the new coach. The Opposing Coaches ratings will break down as:
Loving It! - Not good for the hiring school
Doesn't Matter - Neutral for the hiring school
Damn! - Great for the hiring school
Texas A&M
Fired - Dennis Franchione
Hired - Mike Sherman
Commentary
When you go 32-28 in 5 seasons at Texas A&M you should be fired. Forget the "Secret VIP Newsletter" which was only window dressing to the main reasons that Franchione was sent packing. Franchione was a bad hire by A&M from the word go, and we surely thought that A&M would hire someone that would change a football culture that is badly in need of change. Which brings us to Mike Sherman, who was hired to be the next head coach at Texas A&M today. If you have ever entered your house and thought that something was just not right, then you know how we feel about Mike Sherman. Something just doesn't feel right about this hire, and that is always a very troubling feeling. Many of us felt the same way when Bill Callahan was introduced in Lincoln, and John Mackovic at Arizona, and both of those hires were unmitigated disasters. Yes, Mike Sherman is a nice guy, and he did have a nice run as head coach of the Green Bay Packers (on the arm of future Hall of Famer Brett Favre many would add), but he is not the right hire for Texas A&M at this moment in time.
Standing on Kyle Field leading up to a Texas A&M football game is not only a very special thing, it is pretty damn near a religious experience, and in so many ways embodies all the best in America. First you have the Corps of Cadets, and then the Fightin' Texas Aggie Band, and always there with a passion unequaled anywhere else in this game are the Aggie fans. The lead-up to an A&M football game could bring tears to the hardest of men, and swell up the heart of even the most cynical American. The Aggie War Hymn, the Ballad of the Green Berets, and the theme to Patton fill the air and the thought crosses your mind for a moment that you just might suit up and hit someone. Anyone with a heart cannot help but stand in amazement and awe as the A&M football team enters Kyle Field and the Aggie Nation rises up in support of it's boys, and it is that very passion of the Aggie Fans that so badly needs to be harnessed by an A&M head football coach. Not in our memories has any coach at A&M been able to lasso up the power of Kyle Field and direct it towards the opposing team, and that is a mighty force that has been very badly misused. This is the problem we have with Mike Sherman, who is little different than his predecessors, Franchione, Slocum, and Sherrill. At the very moment that A&M needed to strike and hire a change agent that could bring passion and fire to Aggieland, along with uniting the fan base and alumni, Mike Sherman shows up at the podium. What really is the point in replacing Franchione with another Franchione, and that is why we think this is a terrible hire for A&M, and one which we feel will lead to another coaching change within 4 years in College Station. We fervently hope that Mike Sherman proves us wrong, because there are coaches we cannot help but root for, Ron Zook and Ty Willingham come to mind, and we do hope that Sherman and Byrne makes us look foolish. Finally, it really is unbelievable that Mike Sherman is being allowed to finish the NFL season as the Houston Texans offensive coordinator, when he should be devoting all of his time to his new job in College Station. Does anyone really believe that the Texans need Sherman to finish the season for a last place team, who has a head coach in Gary Kubiak who was an offensive coordinator with the Denver Broncos for 11 seasons? Not only was the hiring of Mike Sherman a mystery to us, the fact that Texas A&M is allowing him to continue coaching with the Texans defies all explanation.
Quality of the Hire: 2
Opposing Coaches: Loving It!
Coaches Hot Seat Bottom Line - Mike Sherman is a terrible hire for Texas A&M.
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Post by cowtownmike on Nov 27, 2007 12:55:07 GMT -5
This guy must read this message board. He stole my line about Bill Callahan.
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Post by fischer on Nov 27, 2007 17:52:05 GMT -5
yes, but he is obviously not very well versed in Aggie history...Jackie Sherill made his money by embracing the 12th man and the fans and Kyle Field. RC followed suit. They are the reason that the 12th man has the reputation it did/kinda still does.
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Post by cowtownmike on Dec 2, 2011 5:56:04 GMT -5
/close thread
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Post by fischer on Dec 2, 2011 9:39:36 GMT -5
He didn't surprise me.
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Post by The River Assassin on Dec 6, 2011 2:33:39 GMT -5
Wow! That article was pretty nails as far as Sherman's career at Aggieland.
Took a break from studying to read up on the coaching search. As much as it pains me to say this I'm starting to get the feeling we are going to screw this up. I really really hope the powers that be do their homework and make the right hire. Obviously that is easier said than done, but I don't think I can handle 4-5 more years of unrealized expectations.
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