re: After Sumiln gets fired next year, pay the new HC $10 million per year.

SmokingAces isn't as connected as he pretends IMO. I believe he has access to the players but he's not someone I'd trust with coaching info. Can't decide which is more ridiculous- that Sumlin would get an NFL gig based off his coaching the last 2 seasons or that he'd resign and leave $20 mil in the table.

IMO, we aren't firing Sumlin this year, so ppl are making up stories about Sumlin resigning because thats what they hope happens. This is the same delusional thinking that whorn fans believing that Strong would resign.

For starters, Herman actually won a title.

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IMO, we aren't firing Sumlin this year, so ppl are making up stories about Sumlin resigning because thats what they hope happens.

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Probably. It is a sign that people are giving up hope in a Sumlin regime, aka the same logic that made people think Charlie would go to Miami.

Honestly the real problem is that we fooled ourselves into thinking we could buy our way into being an elite program. When that plan doesn't work out quite like what we expected we blame Sumlin.

The harsh reality is that we can't just buy our way into the elite. Okie Lite couldn't do it, Oregon couldn't do it, and neither can we. The college football caste system is too entrenched to overcome it with just money. It will take patience, luck and timing as well.

We look at Sumlin to be our scapegoat to not accept that fact, and then we will melt when (just like Sumlin) Herman or whoever the magic bullet is gets hired by the NFL- or has his staff poached to pieces- after one good year here.

I really believe our best chance to do anything significant anytime soon is a man named John Chavis. He is the real advantage that our money bought us, as he would have never come to A&M a decade ago. If we run him off trying to chase the next pipe dream we deserve our natural mediocre place in the world.

Stability really helps in a program. But that takes a head coach who wants to be there and a fanbases that wants him to be there. I'm skeptical that we are trying to buy him out. That's a lot of money. But I'm not some insider who knows what's going on.

I think Chavis is on his way to building a pretty decent defense. I have a lot of confidence in him. That's not blind faith, he's got a proven record of achievement.

We just have to fix whatever is ailing the offense. If Sumlin can land someone who can better utilize what we have on hand on offense, things would look better. I don't know who that OC might be, and it doesn't have to be some big name guy.

Who does Houston have committed that we would take?

Ed Oliver's brother is on the team and his/tyrie's HS coach is on staff.

Who else?

We were really limited in our rushing game this year. Carson lacks the speed to get around the edge. So our runs were restricted to inside the tackles.

Murray is quick enough to threaten to get around the defensive end. And we'll have some speedier options at RB next year. We really need an effective rushing attack next year to take pressure off Murray having to do too much though the air. That's how I see it. Who is the OC that can improve the run game?

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Lark was a TCU commit who decomitted because he can't qualify. He's not a guy we have any interest in. Nor is that Community College offensive lineman.

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Do you really trust our offensive staff to evaluate talent, after the shite show that happened this season?

DAMION RATLEY STARTED 6 GAMES. Let that sink in.

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We have better WR committed than Courtney fricking Lark.

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Greg Ward was a 5'10 165 lb low 3-star wide receiver when he committed to Houston.

He's now one of the most dangerous offensive players in the country.

By the time Herman and his staff are done with Lark, he'll be better than any receiver on our roster not named Kirk or Reynolds.

Unless he doesn't qualify, then neither Herman, nor the staff they hire next year will ever do anything with him.