"John Chavis says people 'are afraid of Texas A&M making the next jump"

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"It's kind of like politics. You can take this swing or that swing," he said. "There are so many more things going on that are more newsworthy than what we've been talking about. But what I see, I see young men that are developing. Why don't they talk about our graduation rate and what Coach (Kevin) Sumlin has help these young people not just come to Texas A&M, but leave here better, leave here with a degree, leave here better spiritually? The leadership we have, coaches put in place. He's put it in place. Our kids are leaving here with degrees, some going to the NFL, and they're leaving as better men. You don't get a chance to see that, because you don't see the inner-workings.

"If you want to dig, and there's enough stuff to pick here and pick there, listen, NCAA violations, you don't see that. We're doing things the right way. Coach Sumlin has put that in place. Our football team is getting better. I talk about defense, but I get excited when I talk about our offense and (new offensive coordinator) Noel Mazzone and (new offensive line coach) Jim Turner. You're talking about two areas where we're taking a big jump. That's exciting to watch. There are a lot of things going on.

"Let me say this: He's got a .700 win percentage, and that's good. We want to win championships. But people want to find a reason to pick at Texas A&M, because they understand when this program continues to grow and gets to the top with all the facilities and everything, people supporting us... they are afraid of Texas A&M making that next jump. We're going to make that jump."

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