re: State of A&M Football

I say it’s unfounded because this is a new staff. We haven’t even seen the final product they’ll put on the field in 2024, I just think it’s way to early to hit the panic button. Let’s at least get to spring

It really is every bit as dire as that, and I actually like the Elko hire.

A&M will never win a football conference championship in my life time, let alone a national one. There’s simply too many top level programs in the conference now, and the ags ain’t one of ‘em. Maybe a drastic sea change takes place when this current “leadership” dies off, and the next generation emerges with new ideas, but I can’t see it.

Apparently Jimbo just did an interview on Pardon My Take with Barstool recently. Should be released in the next week or so.

I dont listen or watch much barstool content, but i'll tune in to that one. I doubt he says much negative about A&M as dont contracts usually have something in them about non disclosure for a certain period of time? But I'll be curious about what they do ask him and he says about his future.

Spot on guess, they don’t even talk a ton about A&M, but what they do he’s complimentary and nice about it. And yeah, I’d be fishing hunting every day for the rest of my life too, but he says he’s interested in getting back into it. Sounds like he will coach again.

YouTube link

Here’s the link for anybody interested. Starts about an hour and a half in.

One interesting note is they discuss the national championship game and what makes Michigan and Washington successful to get there. Jimbo goes on about player lead teams and how you have to have buy in from the kids to filter down from the coaches and whatnot… kinda ironic considering he was star chasing on the recruiting trail and ignored a lot of character risks.

Gets asked about yell leaders and defends them saying they’re good guys.

Says he was surprised by the firing and thought they were just a couple of injuries away from a good season.

Said he wants to write a book on the NIL/Sliced bread debate. Said that first year A&M NIL deals only totaled about 1 million across all the sports on campus, nowhere close to 30 mil for just the 2022 football class.

I will say, I have to give Elko a solid A grade on how he’s done so far. Went to the portal and filled holes on the roster, avoided desperation moves like bringing back Denver Harris, did a good job on the recruiting class considering the transition and held on to Bussey. Hired a good staff around him as well. Very pleased with how he’s started off the first three months.

Long way to go and we will see how it all translates in the fall, but I like it so far.

Quote on Texags interview from player - damning of the former regime

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“I love that because everyone is doing what they need to be doing now,” tackle Trey Zuhn said. “There’s no room for ‘who’s doing what, who’s doing what?’ They were kind of letting … not letting stuff slide last year … but now we’re really strict on that. I like that because everybody is doing the right things. It’s showing up in football, too.”

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If nothing else, it will be nice to have everybody rowing in the same direction.

Yep, every single time

It’s obligatory

Actually, we already know from ESPN that many players didn't regularly attend practice. Some got special consideration.

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You hear comments like that all the time after a coaching change.

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Yep. While I like the progress I’m seeing so far under Elko, it’s completely cliche at this point. “The old regime was easy, new one is way tougher”. “More accountability”. Etc. etc.