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Posted on 8/23/17 at 1:49 pm to CaptainBrannigan
Posted on 8/23/17 at 1:49 pm to CaptainBrannigan
My thought on A&M for the day.
The problem with A&M is that they consider themselves as having all the tools save that one, "establishment" coach is is going to push them over the edge.
I think they would do a lot better to swing for the fences with someone who is new and who will basically INVENT an attitude and an approach for the school.
Harbaugh was head coach at an FCS school before he went to Stanford and he's made a difference that has lasted 10 years. A&M needs a young, charismatic guy with ties to the NFL who can get buy in from tight ends and linemen and try to craft a niche for A&M. The "almost but not quite as good as the others" is not a niche.
A&M is a unique place and it needs a unique football mentality and style and it doesn't have that.
If most Aggies look at the loss to Texas as a way for them to move on to a new coach, and start out the SEC right, then in retrospect, that Alabama win and the Heisman may have in the long run held them back.
The problem with A&M is that they consider themselves as having all the tools save that one, "establishment" coach is is going to push them over the edge.
I think they would do a lot better to swing for the fences with someone who is new and who will basically INVENT an attitude and an approach for the school.
Harbaugh was head coach at an FCS school before he went to Stanford and he's made a difference that has lasted 10 years. A&M needs a young, charismatic guy with ties to the NFL who can get buy in from tight ends and linemen and try to craft a niche for A&M. The "almost but not quite as good as the others" is not a niche.
A&M is a unique place and it needs a unique football mentality and style and it doesn't have that.
If most Aggies look at the loss to Texas as a way for them to move on to a new coach, and start out the SEC right, then in retrospect, that Alabama win and the Heisman may have in the long run held them back.
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Posted on 8/23/17 at 1:52 pm to oman
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The problem with A&M is that they consider themselves as having all the tools save that one, "establishment" coach is is going to push them over the edge.
I think they would do a lot better to swing for the fences with someone who is new and who will basically INVENT an attitude and an approach for the school.
Look at Florida before Steve Spurrier, LSU before Nick Saban, Clemson before Dabo Swinney, Oregon before Mike Bellotti, TCU before Gary Patterson, and Navy before Paul Johnson as examples.
I'm disregarding your Harbaugh example because Bill Walsh was Stanford's coach for a while.
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If most Aggies look at the loss to Texas as a way for them to move on to a new coach, and start out the SEC right
Mike Sherman was gone regardless of whether or not he beat Texas. He publicly spoke out against the SEC move after it happened. So did Bill Byrne. You can't have the head coach and athletic director undermining the university president and chancellor and expect to start right.
This post was edited on 8/23/17 at 1:54 pm
Posted on 8/23/17 at 1:56 pm to oman
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it needs a unique football mentality and style and it doesn't have that.
Unique?
Um stop the run and run the ball.
Nothing unique about that. Idiot.
Posted on 8/23/17 at 2:25 pm to oman
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My thought on A&M for the day.
The problem with A&M is that they consider themselves as having all the tools save that one, "establishment" coach is is going to push them over the edge.
I think they would do a lot better to swing for the fences with someone who is new and who will basically INVENT an attitude and an approach for the school.
Harbaugh was head coach at an FCS school before he went to Stanford and he's made a difference that has lasted 10 years. A&M needs a young, charismatic guy with ties to the NFL who can get buy in from tight ends and linemen and try to craft a niche for A&M. The "almost but not quite as good as the others" is not a niche.
A&M is a unique place and it needs a unique football mentality and style and it doesn't have that.
If most Aggies look at the loss to Texas as a way for them to move on to a new coach, and start out the SEC right, then in retrospect, that Alabama win and the Heisman may have in the long run held them back.
You may be right. I think a proven guy like Peterson would give us a very fresh take on the program while also creating a ton of momentum since he's a big name. He would probably be my top choice of the super long shot guys, but it won't happen
I am sure some interesting mid major and lower major guys will emerge this year along with Morris that will be the more realistic candidates
This post was edited on 8/23/17 at 2:27 pm
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