re: Friend in the AD just sent me this text (Spav/Murray)

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One of my best friends played live music there every Thursday night, so a bunch of us would go grab a drink and support him

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Yep. Firing Spav will have significant recruiting consequences.

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So I've been trying to find out everything I can and I want to be careful to deal in what I actually know to be true (as opposed to hearsay of any kind). From there, I want to offer up my take on the situation as it stands at quarterback. Per several sources and as reported by our colleague John Lopez, there was an incident during last week's Alabama game in which true freshman quarterback Kyler Murray had a brief exchange with OC Jake Spavital, not a heated confrontation, mind you, but an exchange of words. Early in the week, Murray reportedly apologized to his teammates and coaches. During practices leading up to Saturday's game at Ole Miss, Jake Hubenak got the majority of the second-team reps in favor of Murray. I have yet to confirm whether or not Murray was actually 'suspended' for the game against the Rebels or simply suited up and on the sidelines as the third-team signal-caller. I'm going to assume (and have been told by more than one source) that he was simply relegated to third-team status for the game and, frankly, it's tough to imagine any reason he'd be on the team plane to Oxford outside of worrying about perception to have him suited up on the sidelines if there was zero chance of Murray playing. I don't believe that's Sumlin's MO since we have (all too) recent history to go on here. Last year, Kenny Hill was suspended and did not suit up for either ULM or Auburn, nor was he present on the sidelines at Auburn. So on the surface, Murray could have been serving some sort of punishment or was moved down the depth chart in favor of Hubenak for the simple fact that the Ags wanted to see what the JC transfer could do if given the call. At this point, I'm not sure the reasoning matters because it's what happens this Saturday and beyond that will resonate in the short- and long-term. The real matter at hand is what has become a messy quarterback situation and where things are heading at the position. How Kevin Sumlin handles this moving forward will be a defining moment in his A&M tenure and will have repercussions - good or bad - that extend well beyond the final six games of this season. Let me start by saying this: If what I've gathered is true and Murray was in the doghouse, the fact that he apologized and served whatever form of punishment was handed down (if any at all) means that whatever happened during the Alabama game should be put to bed. It's a learning experience and you start fresh. Period. So Sumlin and Spavital have three options at quarterback heading into a must-win three-game homestand that starts Saturday with South Carolina and also includes a rapidly-improving Auburn team in two weeks. After watching Allen struggle so mightily and in so many areas each of the past two Saturdays, it's tough to imagine the Aggies not at least giving one of their other two talented signal-callers an extended chance to show what they can do. I'm not saying Saturday night's abysmal showing in Oxford is the end of Kyle Allen's time as the starting quarterback at A&M but things were so bad at the position against Alabama and Ole Miss that Allen is either hurt more than he's letting on (an admirable trait but still a detriment to both himself and the team if it's affecting his play) or perhaps sitting and watching may be what he needs to settle down and, if he returns to action, just go out, relax and play football again. The list of successful (as in eventual) NFL quarterbacks that have been through similar situations early in their college careers is long and distinguished. Do you open things up completely and make it a three-way competition or allow Hubenak and Murray to battle it out this week? At this point in the season, there probably aren't enough reps to go around to conduct a fair three-man fight for the job. Considering the next two are at home, your starter's confidence looks shattered and your offense has produced two touchdowns in the last 10 quarters of SEC football, now would seem like as good a time as any to figure out if there's a better option. My proposed solution is a simpler one. Give Murray his shot with the 1s and make it a legitimate opportunity to show what he can do. Allen has had 11 games to prove himself. Hubenak can run the offense and is a much better player than folks seem to realize. Still, the bottom-line is that Kyler Murray is a special talent who brings something to the table that neither Allen nor Hubenak offer: He's able to create, make plays on the fly and put pressure on opposing defenders and DCs. He can improvise and is a game-changing running threat which is exactly what the Aggies need considering protection has been so unbelievably bad since the start of the season and since the offense still doesn't have a ground game that commands any real respect from the opposition. Has Murray looked like anything special thus far? Outside of a couple of scrambles against Arizona State and Arkansas, no, he hasn't. However, he also hasn't seen much of anything in the way of first-team reps since fall camp and I've been pretty vocal about his playing time being mishandled from the starts, calling for a more definitive PT formula. The true freshman playing with the shortest of leashes was never going to be the best recipe for early success, for neither Murray nor the team. Drastic times call for drastic measures, and everyone inside the program knows that Kyler is a gifted offensive playmaker who is still raw and devoid of any meaningful experience. In other words, it's not likely to be smooth sailing from the get-go but the down-the-road payoff could be tremendous. Unlike the past two years, the Aggies finally have a defense to step up and help keep some of the pressure off of a freshman under center, something that becomes especially true when you take a look at the next four games on the schedule.

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I've definitely personally run into multiple players drunk in public.

One of our d-linemen from the late Sherman era got a ride home from me and he couldn't even hold his head up.

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Think about what I posted and who I am for a second and you'll put it together, if you do just keep it to yourself.
Are you Batman?!

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Don't get me wrong I like KM

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Seriously? I've never seen Agforlife behave like you are suggesting. He is credible in my book.

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