PHLaggie

This type of contract setup will indeed only attract small time college coaches who will indeed salivate at trying to make it big time on the back of UT's program and name. Is that really what you want? For UT's football program to become the nursery for the up and coming, hot, sexy, young football dudes to test out their coaching and program management skills? So UT football becomes a proving ground for football corches? Right now, at least going by all the rhetoric on the football boards, UT fancies itself a blue chip program that only looks at "proven" coaches and guys like Jamey Chadwell are beneath you. On paper, your setup sounds good. But the type of "proven" coaches UT (and, tbh, A&M's) fan base wants will not return your AD's phone calls, forget about Korn/Ferry International or some other executive search firm. Tack on all the program management requirement aside from being a gameday X's and O's master... glad-handing BMDs, keeping media circus happy including by spending time on LHN, etc etc. Which "sitting" (to smirkingly channel one of the Aggie board writers) or "standing" championship corch is going to drop their program or golf-retirement life and come take the helm at UT for that sort of structured contract that puts on the onus on the corch and his team to prove themselves once again? UT's program sure seems to have come at a fork in the road; it'll be interesting which way the program turns. Or, channeling Yogi Berra-- let's see if UT takes the fork now that it has come upon it.

Covid is contagious, but so is bad mojo in the locker room.

wait, I didn't know UT went after Jimbo! I wonder how strongly... what $$/year and how long the contract, etc. And this would have been before he won his national championship at FSU, or after? I think before. Interesting that he turned you guys down.

Nevermind; I was thinking of Ainias Smith... very underrated, as it turns out: https://247sports.com/PlayerSport/Ainias-Smith-at-Dulles-183243/RecruitRankHistory/?history=composite And Devon Achane was recruited basically for same/similar position. And now I see Achane's 247 rating versus his composite rating. 247 really gave him a big bump at the end of his senior season... kudos to them.

Perhaps I'm not looking at the right place, but this one says his last ranking was 137, and that was a very late bump; most of his senior season he was ranked from 243 to 216, never breaking that 2 handle. I guess I was wrong and maybe thinking of another recruit that was a 3-star; Devon was a low 4-star thru most of his last year in high school. https://247sports.com/PlayerSport/Devon-Achane-at-Fort-Bend-Marshall-217105/RecruitRankHistory/

Achane was a high 3-star... playing like a 5-star. Meanwhile, still nothing from Demas... that seems very weird, considering guys like Hez Jones starting and playing significant minutes. Chase Lane was a 3-star speedster coming out of high school but at least he has proved himself to be a pass catcher. But mostly it is Anias Smith, the TE (Wydermeyer), or RB screen pass, or some dinky dunky passes to Chase Lane or Hez Jones...and Hez JOnes seems to drop more than he catches. Really surprised that Dylan Wright nor Demas nor a guy like Moos Muhammad have any playing time... hopefully Jimbo can talk all of them off the ledge and they stay and become starters next season. That's a lot of talent, at least on paper, that seems to be on sideline.

That's 3 TE's with injuries-- a coveted 5-star and a high 4-star who are already enrolled but haven't played a meaningful down yet, and a 3-star recruit. That's brutal.

I give all the respect to ol' Rodney for this one.

I was told A&M would have the inside track on all the Ewes and Ewers... :D

He and Darrell Dickey have extended offers to the top few DT and PRO QBs in each of the cycles, so it's not that they don't even bother with the PRO-style QBs out there, but there has to be a level of mutual interest; out of 3 classes so far, has has landed two DT types and his very first one was a PRO... and he might not play any meaningful snaps if he can't prove himself in spring/fall 2021... i'm talking about Zach Calzada. The amount of good QB talent Texas produces, there should be one good pick for each of the FBS schools in state. But the best ones seem to leave the state lately.

Sounds like Demas will get playing time against Auburn. haha Interesting times. Maybe he'll catch a few balls for the first time this season if Mond can make adequate throws in Demas' general direction.

Don't know that this is a WR for DT kind of scholarships maneuver. Victory Vaka was an early take and maybe there is still some chance for getting a higher caliber DT who is also more along the lines of most others already in the DT group; they've been getting taller dudes, not just squat cubes. 6'1 and 350 is too much. Most Ags were quite happy to also see Desmond Watson, at 6'5 but 380 frickin pounds, go from almost picking A&M to picking Florida. Would be awesome if Ags suggested Vaka to look around because they have good indications from a guy like Tywone Malone out of New Jersey. 6'3" and 300 pounds of muscle. Elijah Robinson ties coming in handy once again? Get Malone and Jeudy and Shemar Turner-- that's a stout DL haul. As for WR, seems JJ Henry would like how Ainias Smith and Devone Achane are used. Jo Jo Earle, if he wants to flip from LSU, probably would be welcome with open arms for the same spot. The taller, possession WR would be Brian Thomas if he wants to jump aboard. Too many strike outs on the WR recruiting trail this year, could use a nice surprise but not holding my breath. Jimbo brought in 7 WRs in the last cycle...in an offense that doesn't go 4 wide. Plenty of logjam and not surprised if higher rated guys don't want to come this year. Develop the talent already on campus and they'll be alright next year.

How many of such guys end up in the NFL and making real money? Nobody wants to deal with headcases if they can help it. Demas didn't even play his senior year of high school, right? He transferred and then wasn't healthy. If he expects to play but finds getting passed by someone like Chase Lane and Hez Jones for playing time, and he is pissed because of that, then good luck to him and to whichever team that is the landing spot. He had every opportunity to step up...but doesn't realize he needs more time to develop.

Dylan Wright hasn't done much either. Anaias Smith is getting all sorts of playing time already. It's about showing what you've got in practices. Just high rating shouldn't be the ticket.

LSU always seems to land cover corners and shit. It feels especially worse when A&M had many years of maybe landing some safeties but never any actual corners. UT at least gets your fair share... although I guess the problem in Austin lately seems to have been talent development.

He has turned Mond into more of a pocket passer with a view of trying to get him passed off to some NFL team. He supposedly reduced Mond's throwing arm motion and brought it higher up toward his shoulder. He has also made Mond progress through at least his first two reads before getting run happy. It would be much better if Mond had more of the grey matter between the ears to be that cerebral and be quick with decisionmaking... but also fluid with his runs, picking his spots. But it is what it is. Supposedly he is getting graded well by some NFL types. In this game, I don't know why Jimbo got away from the steady diet of running the ball. And he hasn't even rotated the deep bench of running backs. Let Spiller have some time off, bring in fresh legs and pound the ball. The deep passes from Mond aren't there, maybe the ball is too wet due to the rain or maybe it's just Mond having his usual off night. I suspect we'll see more outside run game and the shorter passing game in second half with a few lobs over the top just to keep the safeties outside the box.

Yes. He has been a hot name the last two off seasons, but he is one of the highest paid coordinators. And he is still quite young. Maybe he doesn't want to take HC job. Some guys don't want that.

A&M receivers can't seem to get open against that man, press D. Mond is getting plenty of time in the pocket but still can't find anybody to catch the ball... partly because there are only about 2 guys-- Wydermeyer and Anais Smith. Hez Jones was a 4-star but has been injured throuhout his career and is starting now only because so many other receivers ahead of him are gone or injured. TL; dr: it's about matchups in a given game. The matchups in this one aren't working out so well, so far. I expect some changes at the half... let's see.

A&M Dline is actually very good... just like the OL, the DL too is loaded with upper classmen and bulked up guys.

honestly, don't think we want very many of the ones committed to you guys. different systems and all.

Most of those guys starting were 3-stars and "WTF" or "JAG" picks that were panned on the recruiting board here as "bread"... I think most were Sumlin's picks, no less. They've gone through 2 or 3 OL coaches too. Carson Green was a low 3-star; Jared Hocker was too, and so was the center McCOllum. Only Green is 5-star and though supposed to play OT, is playing guard right now. I think Henson has done a great job of picking a good mesh of starters and sticking with them last season and now. It also helps that 4 of the 5 are seniors.

HAHA PSU big money guys ready to trip up the 0-4 corch Franklin? funny how these stories pop up at appropriate times... same as with LSU. not that i'm complaining. and not that there's anything wrong with it. except of course, market value of CUM going up up up... potentially.

your sentence structure reminded me of Frank Costanza. "This guy....this is not my kinda guy" Frank Costanza speaking Korean

why no respect for the cowboys from Stillwater? I guess we'll find out soon if they're worth anything... when is that OU game? this weekend or next?

I guess the Flipadelphia reference in the OP was left up to me to fill with the right gif. Ewe are welcome, horns.