re: Define success for Aggie football

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RC won 81 games in the 9 seasons from 1989 to 1997 which is 9 games per season

1989 R. C. Slocum 8–4 6–2 T-2nd L John Hancock 20
1990 R. C. Slocum 9–3–1 5–2–1 T-2nd W Holiday 13 15
1991 R. C. Slocum 10–2 8–0 T-1st L Cotton 13 12
1992 R. C. Slocum 12–1 7–0 1st L Cotton 6 7
1993 R. C. Slocum 10–2 7–0 1st L Cotton 8 9
1994 R. C. Slocum 10–0–1 6–0–1 8
1995 R. C. Slocum 9–3 5–2 T-2nd W Alamo 15 15
Big 12 Conference (1996–2011)
1996 R. C. Slocum 6–6[3] 4–4 3rd
1997 R. C. Slocum 9–4 6–2 1st

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And with a permanent 12 game regular season and a million bowl opportunities that now exists, it would translate to ~85 wins over 9 seasons. That's 9.5 wins/yr in today's landscape.

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What's your personal definition of a successfull coaching career at TAMU?

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A coach that consistently puts a strong team on the field is where I would start. And Sumlin fails that without a doubt. I think realistic expectations for success over a 4-yr cycle would look like:

(1) 8-4
(2) 9-3
(1) 10-2/11-1

And then whatever for bowl games. Just finish ranked more often than not.

As long as Saban is at Alabama, I don't expect an SECW title. But as soon as he's gone, you have to expect a program with our resources to win 1 every 5 years (assuming Auburn gets 1/5, LSU gets 1/5, and Alabama gets 2/5)