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re: Welcome back Jackie? (update: A&M A.D. Byrne not fired yesterday)
Posted on 4/18/12 at 9:41 am to DMagic
Posted on 4/18/12 at 9:41 am to DMagic
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One of the biggest pieces of shite to ever come through the SEC.
didnt jackie have a 4 game in streak against Auburn at one point in time?
This post was edited on 4/18/12 at 9:49 am
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Posted on 4/18/12 at 9:55 am to parrothead
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didnt jackie have a 4 game in streak against Auburn at one point in time?
yes
Posted on 4/18/12 at 10:09 am to Smoke Ring
Byrne is toast, and I'm happy about that.
Posted on 4/18/12 at 10:11 am to gatorprincess815
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Why are they getting rid of Bryne?
There's several reasons to get rid of Bill Byrne.
1. As previously mentioned, he pays top dollar for non-revenue sports and often goes to the bargain bin for the revenue sports...all while raising ticket prices to ridiculous levels (A&M ticket face value is higher than that of USC or Florida).
2. Byrne single-handedly ruined the gameday atmosphere at Kyle Field. EVERYTHING is scripted now and it doesn't allow the yell leaders or the Aggie Band to capitalize on momentum during the game and keep the crowd energized.
3. Caustic and arrogant attitude towards those who don't agree with him (I'm better than you).
4. As previously stated, not on board with the SEC. The decision to fire Sherman came from above him.
Posted on 4/18/12 at 10:31 am to CGSC Lobotomy
CGSC--Sounds like he'd be a perfect fit to replace DeLoss Dodds.
Posted on 4/18/12 at 10:34 am to CGSC Lobotomy
He gets a $75,000 bonus for each championship, regardless of that sports ability to produce revenue for the athletic program as a whole.
He was never on board with the SEC move as mentioned. The A&M brass basically told him to get with the program or get the hell out. He chose not to do that and has since been treated like a mushroom: fed shite and kept in the dark. He hasn't been involved in any major decisions in quite a while.
I guess to look on the bright side we fricking horse champions.
He was never on board with the SEC move as mentioned. The A&M brass basically told him to get with the program or get the hell out. He chose not to do that and has since been treated like a mushroom: fed shite and kept in the dark. He hasn't been involved in any major decisions in quite a while.
I guess to look on the bright side we fricking horse champions.
Posted on 4/18/12 at 10:40 am to Greg09Ag
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He gets a $75,000 bonus for each championship, regardless of that sports ability to produce revenue for the athletic program as a whole.
Whoever agreed to that deal should be fired. It's one thing to get a bonus for a non-revenue sport national title (otherwise there's no incentive to improve them, thus leading to potential Title IX discrimination lawsuits) but clearly the bonus payout should be sliding scale with football and men's basketball the largest.
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He hasn't been involved in any major decisions in quite a while.
So who made the call to dump Sherman? Dr. Loftin?
Posted on 4/18/12 at 10:42 am to Quidam65
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So who made the call to dump Sherman? Dr. Loftin?
Donors, who Loftin happened to agree with. Money did the talking in the firing though.
Posted on 4/18/12 at 10:53 am to Ball Gravy
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Money did the talking in the firing though
It's said "money talks, b.s. walks". And with many of the newer alumni (1970's forward) getting into the prime of their earning (and giving) capacity, and being tired of A&M being a football also-ran among the large universities, it makes sense. Especially with all the talk about a new or significantly renovated Kyle Field.
Posted on 4/18/12 at 11:01 am to Quidam65
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As previously mentioned, he pays top dollar for non-revenue sports.
Without Track & Field, what will A&M have to brag about, Meat Judging Championships?
Posted on 4/18/12 at 11:07 am to Big12fan
Equestrian brah. Deal with it.
Posted on 4/18/12 at 11:16 am to Greg09Ag
Under Byrne's watch (2003) A&M has won:
3 Track & Field National Championships (Men)
3 Women's Track & Field National Championships (Women)
1 Golf National Championship
1 Women's Basketball National Championship
8 Equestrian National Championships
3 Big 12 Baseball Championships
2 Big 12 Women's BBall Championships
5 Tennis Championships
1 Sweet 16 in Men's Basketball (6 straight NCAA appearances)
1 CWS in Baseball
2 CWS in Softball (one national championship appearance)
4 Elite 8s in Womens Soccer
Too many to count Swimming & Diving championships and NCAA final appearances
2 Cotton Bowls
1 Holiday Bowl
1 Alamo Bowl
1 Independence Bowl
1 frickyouinyourmouth Muffler Bowl
NO BCS BOWLS
3 losing seasons in Football
It's all very meh to me.
3 Track & Field National Championships (Men)
3 Women's Track & Field National Championships (Women)
1 Golf National Championship
1 Women's Basketball National Championship
8 Equestrian National Championships
3 Big 12 Baseball Championships
2 Big 12 Women's BBall Championships
5 Tennis Championships
1 Sweet 16 in Men's Basketball (6 straight NCAA appearances)
1 CWS in Baseball
2 CWS in Softball (one national championship appearance)
4 Elite 8s in Womens Soccer
Too many to count Swimming & Diving championships and NCAA final appearances
2 Cotton Bowls
1 Holiday Bowl
1 Alamo Bowl
1 Independence Bowl
1 frickyouinyourmouth Muffler Bowl
NO BCS BOWLS
3 losing seasons in Football
It's all very meh to me.
Posted on 4/18/12 at 11:24 am to CGSC Lobotomy
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3. Caustic and arrogant attitude towards those who don't agree with him (I'm better than you).
This. I have never heard of an Athletic Director get his panties in a wad over something so stupid as this:
LINK
Tha Aggies won all those bowl games?
This post was edited on 4/18/12 at 11:26 am
Posted on 4/18/12 at 12:52 pm to bigDgator
You can't blame Byrne for all of A&M's football ills.
Fran was not his hire nor did he have control over his fate until the newsletter thing gave him enough ammo to power past the big money Ags who brought him in.
Sherman may have ended up disappointing short term but he had a hell of a hole to dig the program out of and always represented the school with class and dignity. Sumlin is far better off following Sherm than Sherm was following Fran.
Fran was not his hire nor did he have control over his fate until the newsletter thing gave him enough ammo to power past the big money Ags who brought him in.
Sherman may have ended up disappointing short term but he had a hell of a hole to dig the program out of and always represented the school with class and dignity. Sumlin is far better off following Sherm than Sherm was following Fran.
Posted on 4/18/12 at 1:13 pm to Greg09Ag
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I guess to look on the bright side we fricking horse champions.
:inb4bestialityjoke:
Posted on 4/18/12 at 2:00 pm to ehidal1
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Troublesome JUCO players in the south rejoice!
We had some awesome JUCO guys back when JWS was our HC.
Our whole D-Line was guys from Mississippi Delta and Hinds it seemed like and they all played in the NFL we also had some good JUCO players from Co-Lin as well
Posted on 4/18/12 at 3:03 pm to bigDgator
Yea man, of course we won all those bowl games! 
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