re: Speedy officially suspended - we are all Hodor

Yeah that didn't set right with me, either, and I said as much on here. No excuse for that garbage.

Was more talking about folks having a problem with him being aloof in general.

That said, all the goodwill he'd built up since he's been here (in my eyes) was erased in one nightmarish season. And he has one chance to fix it. Starting with the Music City Bowl, continuing with installing a new OC, and finishing with what had better be a turnaround season next fall.

We've come a long way in the wrong direction since 1997, when we were #44 in the U.S. News and World Report best colleges rating and Texas Monthly completely shite themselves over it (the sips were in the 50's)

Ehh, now that I look back on it, saying Kyler was "home sick" is actually kind of a funny way to describe the situation. Technically speaking, Sumlin never actually said the sickness Kyler was dealing with was health related or due to nausea.

Other definitions of sick include

deeply affected with some unpleasant feeling, as of sorrow, disgust, or boredom: sick at heart; to be sick of parties

"He's at home sick. He is sick of having to earn QB1 in practice. He is disgusted that we won't promise him QB1 going into next year if he plays baseball. He is filled with sorrow for not signing somewhere else. Learning a playbook bores him. He is dejected that we won't do what his dad tells us. He hates being on the field with the offense."

or

characteristic of a sick mind: sick fancies

"He's at home sick. He is busy being delusional about how much control he has. He thinks that we work for him and is mad he wasn't QB1 the moment he stepped on campus."

or

mentally, morally, or emotionally deranged, corrupt, or unsound: a sick mind; wild statements that made him seem sick.

"He's at home sick. The kid is being a drama queen. His dad has him believing he is the best QB in the SEC. He thinks by throwing a tantrum we will kiss his arse even more than we already have. He talks like we would score 50+ a game if he was starter and his dad was calling plays."

or


disgusted; chagrined

"He's at home sick with an acute case of butthurt."



Besides, by simply saying Kyler was sick and not considering a transfer, Sumlin was able put everything Kyler's lap. He would return to practice as the unopposed starter or not. The choice was his.

One could argue that was actually a quite brilliant maneuver that has allowed Sumlin to somewhat galvanize the team around the idea of playing for each other b/c those remaining are the ones who are willing to work for their position instead of being handed it on a silver platter and not peacing out the moment things didn't go their way.

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That got deep

So, bottom line is that we know nothing about Speedy's status?

I don't follow any other teams anywhere near as closely as I follow the Ags. But everything seems top secret with the program. It's like trying to figure out what's going on inside the Kremlin. Do other teams also operate this way, and I just haven't noticed?

I get not discussing injuries, if for no other reason than individual medical privacy.

This Top Secret attitude seems to result more in creating rumors to fill the vacuum than deprive opposing teams of useful information. This tactic may work for Bill Belichick, but I'm not seeing it working well for us.

Eh... hard for me to fault Sumlin on this one. Gigem247 first reported the suspension, quoting... nobody. Nobody on A&M's staff has ever said Speedy was suspended.

Maybe he actually was kinda sorta provisionally suspended but not for weed. It might have been something academics-related that was fixable and was none of our damn business. I've no idea, but I don't think any of us are owed an explanation.

I'd agree 100% if there really was nothing to it. But maybe there was and talking about specifics would only embarrass the player. I have no idea, of course.