If Houston Nutt was coaching that team, we'd have won 10 games. Heck, if MIKE SHERMAN was coahing that team BUT had hired an OC like he was asked to, we would have won 10 games.

All he had to do was get out of his own way.

Sherman is a good person, and I've got no ill-will towards the guy - I hope his life continues to be awesome.

BUT, he ain't the saint some of his worshippers among our fanbase made him out to be. Stubborness and excessive pride are big character flaws, and he has those in spades.

He was begged before last season to get an OC and he refused. It's not that he's dumb, he's too smart. He couldn't see the forest for the trees, which is WHY teams have an OC in the booth.

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Posted by CGSC Lobotomy

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Posted on 7/26/12 at 12:01 pm to Cooter Davenport

The trend during the season wasn't just present during the losses either:

Game 1 (SMU)

End of 1st: 20-7
End of 2nd: 33-14
End of 3rd: 43-14
Final: 46-14

Game 2 (Idaho)

End of 1st: 7-0
End of 2nd: 27-0
End of 3rd: 37-0
Final: 37-7

Game 3 (Oklahoma State)

End of 1st: 10-3
End of 2nd: 20-3
End of 3rd: 20-24
Final: 29-30

Game 4 (Arkansas)

End of 1st: 14-7
End of 2nd: 35-17
End of 3rd: 35-27
Final 38-42

Game 5 (Texas Tech)

End of 1st: 10-7
End of 2nd: 31-20
End of 3rd: 38-30
Final: 45-40

Had Frederick not returned the blocked FG for a TD, A&M loses that game.

Game 6 (Baylor)

End of 1st: 3-7
End of 2nd: 24-14
End of 3rd: 41-28
Final: 55-28

Game 7 (Iowa State)

End of 1st: 3-7
End of 2nd: 20-7
End of 3rd: 30-17
End of 4th: 33-17

Never put them away

Game 8 (Missouri)

End of 1st: 7-14
End of 2nd: 28-17
End of 3rd: 28-17
End of 4th: 31-31
Final: 31-38

Game 9 (Oklahoma)

End of 1st: 3-7
End of 2nd: 10-13
End of 3rd: 10-41
Final: 25-41

Scored 2 TDs in garbage time

Game 10 (Kansas State)

End of 1st: 0-0
End of 2nd: 14-14
End of 3rd: 21-14
End of 4th: 31-31
Final: 50-53

A&M blew a 10 point lead with 6 minutes left.

Game 11 (Kansas)

End of 1st: 23-0
End of 2nd: 44-0
End of 3rd: 61-0
End of 4th: 61-7

Sumlin might have scored 100+ were he head coach.

Game 12 (Texas)

End of 1st: 10-0
End of 2nd: 16-7
End of 3rd: 16-24
Final: 25-27

Forget the screw job, how about not getting outscored 17-0 in the 3rd??!!

Bowl Game (Northwestern)

End of 1st: 3-0
End of 2nd: 20-7
End of 3rd: 30-7
Final: 33-22

DeRuyter tried to follow the Sherman plan, nearly blowing a 23-point fourth quarter lead.

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