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What is a good comparison for Schloss to Texas?
Posted on 6/26/24 at 3:26 pm
Posted on 6/26/24 at 3:26 pm
Texas has 6 championships and 6 runner ups. This was A&M’s first ever runner up in baseball.
I briefly thought Roy Williams leaving for UNC after taking Kansas to the natty (mainly because of the way they handled reporters after a National Championship), but Kansas basketball is a more historic program than A&M baseball and not a rival of UNC.
Maybe Chris Beard to Texas, but Texas basketball doesn’t have nearly the accolades Texas baseball has.
Bob Bowman just left Arizona State who won their first ever swimming NC to go to Texas who has a great program historically. Not rivals obviously.
Sonny Dykes left SMU for TCU, but A&M baseball was far more committed to being great than SMU’s football team was based on money they were willing to spend to get better.
I honestly can’t think of a great comparison and am curious if someone here has one.
I briefly thought Roy Williams leaving for UNC after taking Kansas to the natty (mainly because of the way they handled reporters after a National Championship), but Kansas basketball is a more historic program than A&M baseball and not a rival of UNC.
Maybe Chris Beard to Texas, but Texas basketball doesn’t have nearly the accolades Texas baseball has.
Bob Bowman just left Arizona State who won their first ever swimming NC to go to Texas who has a great program historically. Not rivals obviously.
Sonny Dykes left SMU for TCU, but A&M baseball was far more committed to being great than SMU’s football team was based on money they were willing to spend to get better.
I honestly can’t think of a great comparison and am curious if someone here has one.
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Posted on 6/26/24 at 3:30 pm to Dawgsontop34
Lincoln Riley, if Riley went from Oklahoma to Oklahoma State.
Posted on 6/26/24 at 3:32 pm to Dawgsontop34
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I honestly can’t think of a great comparison and am curious if someone here has one.
I can't think of another one that compares. It's not the fact that he made the move but the manner in which it was done. He and his agent could have told Texas to contact us after the season is over and we'll talk then. This was obviously in the works behind the scenes while he was taking A&M on a national championship run.
Posted on 6/26/24 at 3:32 pm to Dawgsontop34
Saban to Bama. All I got
Posted on 6/26/24 at 3:33 pm to Dawgsontop34
Kalen Deboer earlier this year. They're not rivals with Alabama obviously, but he left Washington 4 days after losing the national title game. Johnny Majors left Pitt for Tennessee right after winning a national title, but he played at Tennessee so it's also not the same.
There's not a good comparison for a coach leaving in this circumstance and going to a bitter rival, much less like 12 hours after the national title game. It's pretty unprecedented
There's not a good comparison for a coach leaving in this circumstance and going to a bitter rival, much less like 12 hours after the national title game. It's pretty unprecedented
This post was edited on 6/26/24 at 3:36 pm
Posted on 6/26/24 at 3:36 pm to Dawgsontop34
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What is a good comparison for Schloss to Texas?
40 years ago
March 28, 1984
Robert Irsay moves his football team from Baltimore to Indianapolis is the middle of the night to the shock and anger of an entire city and catching the fan base completely off guard.
That’s the best I could come up with at least.
Posted on 6/26/24 at 3:37 pm to BeachDude022
Saban to Bama if he left LSU and went straight to Bama. No going to pros first.
Posted on 6/26/24 at 3:37 pm to Dawgsontop34
I mean the only reason this is a big deal is because he went to a rival. Had he been a HC at say clemson him moving on to Texas would not that big a deal. There are only a few college baseball programs you don't say no to and Texas is one of them. Was it handled the right way ? no but even had A&M matched the offer you still go to Texas.
Posted on 6/26/24 at 3:38 pm to Dawgsontop34
Reily from the Knicks to Heat
Posted on 6/26/24 at 3:38 pm to Dawgsontop34
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I honestly can’t think of a great comparison and am curious if someone here has one.
Craig Counsell going from the Brewers to Cubs is the only comparison I can think of in any sport to this.
Posted on 6/26/24 at 3:40 pm to FLObserver
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I mean the only reason this is a big deal is because he went to a rival. Had he been a HC at say clemson him moving on to Texas would not that big a deal. There are only a few college baseball programs you don't say no to and Texas is one of them.
This is true
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Was it handled the right way ? no
I don't get this part, what's the "right" way to handle it?
Posted on 6/26/24 at 3:41 pm to Dawgsontop34
Paul Dietzel to Army from LSU after winning the natty in 1958? But Army wasn’t a big rival and was arguably the most prestigious coaching job at the time.
Posted on 6/26/24 at 3:41 pm to Dawgsontop34
Biden magically winning the presidential election.
Posted on 6/26/24 at 3:42 pm to Dawgsontop34
George Plantagenet to Warwick. Hopefully it turns out the same way for Schloss,
Posted on 6/26/24 at 3:45 pm to FLObserver
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I mean the only reason this is a big deal is because he went to a rival.
It was also immediately after he gave a big speech and was an a-hole to the media. He didn’t help himself.
Posted on 6/26/24 at 3:47 pm to Dawgsontop34
Benedict Arnold
Judas
Those are the only comparisons I can think of.
Judas
Those are the only comparisons I can think of.
Posted on 6/26/24 at 3:54 pm to AggieArchitect2004
I don’t know a good comparison but if Gavin Grahovac leaves for tu, it will definitely be my “Et tu Brute?” moment.
Posted on 6/26/24 at 3:58 pm to Dawgsontop34
Judas to the Sanhedrin?
Posted on 6/26/24 at 4:01 pm to DeafJam73
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Paul Dietzel to Army from LSU after winning the natty in 1958? But Army wasn’t a big rival and was arguably the most prestigious coaching job at the time.
That move happened 4 years after he won a national title. He won a national title in 1958 and didn't coach at Army until 1962. There are plenty of national title winning coaches across college athletics who have left for other jobs.
This post was edited on 6/26/24 at 4:02 pm
Posted on 6/26/24 at 4:03 pm to CGSC Lobotomy
Closest thing I can think of might be Saban to Bama and telling everyone to frick off, I'm not going to be the Alabama coach.
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