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re: A&M to hire Mike Elko
Posted on 11/26/23 at 6:10 pm to Aggie in TN
Posted on 11/26/23 at 6:10 pm to Aggie in TN
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It amazes me that you have opinions but you don’t watch football.
Duke was unstoppable over the first 5 games and took major injuries. At full strength they beat Clemson convincingly.
Aggies trying to convince themselves this is a good hire. They should have just kept Jimbo.
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Posted on 11/26/23 at 6:12 pm to JayAg
quote:I have never said a negative thing about Stoops so feel free to keep making shite up like y'all do national championship trophies
You hate your coach and program 24 hours ago. Still talking shît huh lmao
Posted on 11/26/23 at 6:29 pm to panhandlebama
This quote will be iconic a year from now lol and let’s check again 2 years from now as well.
Posted on 11/26/23 at 6:31 pm to panhandlebama
Yea….keeping Jimbo was not an option.
Posted on 11/26/23 at 6:32 pm to Farmer1906
A&M acting like they got their coach. 
Despiration hire.
Despiration hire.
This post was edited on 11/26/23 at 6:33 pm
Posted on 11/26/23 at 7:04 pm to Farmer1906
It’s an underwhelming hire. Glad they decided to just accept their mediocrity.
Posted on 11/26/23 at 7:04 pm to FLObserver
This is who they were wanting to hire to begin with. The fans did at least. But, they were told he wasn't leaving Duke. I have been trying to keep up with them now that my oldest is a freshman there. Many of them felt that the program and Jimbo took a step back when Elko left for Duke.
Posted on 11/26/23 at 7:07 pm to SidewalkTiger
Call me crazy Sidewalk, but what are the odds of both of them as co-DC’s with Elko calling the plays. He’d need to hire a knock out OC then.
This post was edited on 11/26/23 at 7:08 pm
Posted on 11/26/23 at 7:11 pm to LSUgrad88
I feel like there must have been stuff going bad behind the scenes. Jumbo must have majority pissed off some people at A&M. I read that many wanted to get rid of his sorry arse after 5-7 last year.
Posted on 11/26/23 at 7:51 pm to MurphyGator
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This is who they were wanting to hire to begin with. The fans did at least. But, they were told he wasn't leaving Duke. I have been trying to keep up with them now that my oldest is a freshman there. Many of them felt that the program and Jimbo took a step back when Elko left for Duke.
I dont believe that at all. A&M went looking for bigger fish and when none of them wanted the job and stoops said no they got nervous no one else would want the job thus the call back to Elko probably with more money. Remind me again what elko did at A&M as a defensive guy? Dont remember them ever being that great on defense.
Posted on 11/26/23 at 8:28 pm to FLObserver
Have no idea. My kid is a freshman this year. He left for Duke several years ago. I will say no way I'd pay big money for Stoops if it was me. I'd be as mad as the aggie fans if we try to hire him when Nap is fired. He's someone you don't pay 9 million (what he's making at UK) for. He's someone you'd be okay taking on the cheap. But, not for big $$.
Posted on 11/26/23 at 8:30 pm to JayAg
quote:Why would you send Petrino packing?
He’d need to hire a knock out OC then.
Posted on 11/26/23 at 8:31 pm to MurphyGator
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This is who they were wanting to hire to begin with. The fans did at least. But, they were told he wasn't leaving Duke. I have been trying to keep up with them now that my oldest is a freshman there. Many of them felt that the program and Jimbo took a step back when Elko left for Duke.
This is exactly how I would explain it.
Posted on 11/26/23 at 8:31 pm to Farmer1906
aTm is stealing Duke’s football coach.
Let that sink in.
Let that sink in.
Posted on 11/26/23 at 8:33 pm to Frank Thomas
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Much better hire than Kelly.
So Elko winning the West AND SEC championship in year 1?
Got it...
Posted on 11/26/23 at 8:44 pm to Farmer1906
Stoops > Elko.
Elko had success against a garbage ACC. This season he was a miracle win at home against Wake Forest from a 5 game losing streak. His biggest win was his only win ever against a ranked opponent and that was Clemson to start the season. Their ranking was just because they were Clemson. The terrible Clemson who had no QB and were unranked by week 8.
His 2022 season, the one that makes you think he’s great, he was 5-3 in the ACC and played ZERO ranked teams. He got smoked by kansas and barely beat a bad Northwestern.
You all fired a better coach than you just hired & then passed up an even better coach because of trolls. Congratulations.
Elko had success against a garbage ACC. This season he was a miracle win at home against Wake Forest from a 5 game losing streak. His biggest win was his only win ever against a ranked opponent and that was Clemson to start the season. Their ranking was just because they were Clemson. The terrible Clemson who had no QB and were unranked by week 8.
His 2022 season, the one that makes you think he’s great, he was 5-3 in the ACC and played ZERO ranked teams. He got smoked by kansas and barely beat a bad Northwestern.
You all fired a better coach than you just hired & then passed up an even better coach because of trolls. Congratulations.
Posted on 11/26/23 at 9:29 pm to FLObserver
quote:He was basically the sole reason A&M went 9-1 in the all SEC covid year which is why he got hired away as a head coach. Basically A&M is looking at it as hiring an up and coming DC from within without having the on the job head coach learning curve because that was done at Duke.
Remind me again what elko did at A&M as a defensive guy
Posted on 11/26/23 at 9:39 pm to Lil_frog8
Elko is likely to retain more players than Stoops would have. Elko recruited that number 1 class before he left. Elko’s known in Texas, is liked by Texas HS coaches, and knows the school. It was the right hire, not the sexiest hire from an outsiders view point. I’m hearing some staff is going to be retained. Should be interesting to see how he fills out his staff in the coming days.
This post was edited on 11/26/23 at 9:40 pm
Posted on 11/26/23 at 9:40 pm to Farmer1906
From Duke to dookie
Posted on 11/26/23 at 10:04 pm to FLObserver
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Remind me again what elko did at A&M as a defensive guy? Dont remember them ever being that great on defense.
Consistently good to great with poor to great talent.
F+ Ratings DEF
2023 - 24th (Duke)
2022 - 45th (Duke)
2021 - 6th (A&M)
2020 - 27th (A&M)
2019 - 18th (A&M)
2018 - 9th (ND)
2017 - 36th (WF)
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