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you guys aren't going to believe this, but i may have misjudged the potential floor here.

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Aggie - Fisher - Plan 2024 Synopsis, as I've come to hear about it: Spoilered for the tl;dr crowd that doesn't give a shit and doesn't want to scroll.  

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I have to tell you, I don't know if I can handle this if it is true. They are speculating on the aggie 247 board that, because Elijah Robinson is still an employee at Texas A&M and because he is c

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Okay, so, seriously, Melko came in and reset everything that had been sold due to limited budget. Hence the big time guys pushing back to Feb or decommitting. 

With a limited kitty, Melko wants to focus on quantity in the portal and if big time recruits want to get uppity, ATM was too tough for them in the first place. 

This keeps getting better and better. 

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Okay, so, seriously, Melko came in and reset everything that had been sold due to limited budget. Hence the big time guys pushing back to Feb or decommitting. 

With a limited kitty, Melko wants to focus on quantity in the portal and if big time recruits want to get uppity, ATM was too tough for them in the first place. 

This keeps getting better and better. 

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Terry Bussey after his state title game.  

- waiting until Feb. 😂 

-  "I feel like there's a couple other guys (besides Aggies/LSU/USC/Ala) that will probably step in later on here and make a push."  😂  😂 

- on Elko and Ishmael Aristide: "Great football minded people."  😂  😂  😂 

 

5-star A&M commit Terry Bussey caps state title run with huge performance, updates latest on recruitment

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5-star A&M commit Terry Bussey caps state title run with huge performance, updates latest on recruitment

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Playing in his last Texas high school football game of his career, five-star Timpson athlete Terry Bussey could not have closed on a better note.

The two-way star took home offensive MVP honors after finished with 311 yards passing, 155 yards rushing and six total touchdowns helping Timpson capture their first state title in school history with a 49-7 victory over Tolar.

For the past few months, Bussey has been laser focused on getting the Bears over the hump after close calls the past few years. He set multiple UIL records in the first half with a 97-yard touchdown pass to Dacorian Johnson and a 93-run for a score later in the half as well.  

“It's truly a blessing being able to get this with my guys and for the fans, for the community, for everybody,” Bussey told reporters after about finally getting over the hump. “It's a blessing. God gives me this ability. Me just using to the best of my ability for my team, for the community, for him is just truly a blessing.”

With his high school season coming to a close, Bussey will now turn his focus towards the future. The five-star athlete has been committed to Texas A&M since late September but due to the coaching changes taking place in College Station he plans to wait until February to sign, he confirmed after the game. New Texas A&M assistant Ishmael Aristide and LSU cornerbacks coach Kerry Cooks were on the sidelines for the contest Wednesday nigh and both schools are pushing very hard for Bussey, who mentioned USC and Alabama as two others also making him a big priority.

“It means a lot for them to come out,” Bussey said of A&M and LSU being on the sidelines. “They're a big part of my recruitment, but I feel like there's a couple other guys that will probably step in later on here and make a push. But it's just truly a blessing to see them here.”

Bussey does not have a date set yet but said he plans to visit A&M before making a final decision along with several other programs as well.  

“Not any I need to visit particularly, but it'll be a couple of new ones that I visit and a couple return ones that I'll visit,” Bussey said.

His early conversations with new A&M head coach Mike Elko and others on the Aggies’ staff have been positive though.

“Getting to know new staff has been great. Just building a relationship with Coach Elko, Coach Ishmael Aristide just trying to build a relationship that I already with the other staff,” Bussey said before sharing some early takeaways he has. “They're great guys, great people. They know a lot about football. Great football minded people.”

As the A&M pledge turns his focus towards finalizing a decision ahead of the February National Signing Day, Bussey has plenty he will be weighing.

“Just weighing in everything,” Bussey said. “Future, me, ball, everything really. Just trying to make the best decision for me.”

 

 

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Okay, so, seriously, Melko came in and reset everything that had been sold due to limited budget. Hence the big time guys pushing back to Feb or decommitting. 

With a limited kitty, Melko wants to focus on quantity in the portal and if big time recruits want to get uppity, ATM was too tough for them in the first place. 

This keeps getting better and better. 

It was obvious that those fucktards couldn’t afford to fire Fisher, but they absolutely refuse to think through any decision. Elko and staff will cost them more than they had planned for and they’re going to have to pay up for a lot of their NIL kids. A perfect storm of suck, all brought to you by the university that hasn’t won shit in nearly 85 years. 

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Worst change in the history of name changes 

Ooo this is my actual job, and I disagree. 

Southwest Texas State has great nostalgia and history for people who've heard of it before, but for students/staff who moved into Texas, families who hadn't looked at college before, or OOS students/staff it sounds like a community college in El Paso.

They needed a name to reflect that a) they're a serious 4-year institution and b) they're not actually in Southwest Texas. Anyone around the country knows "____ State" is probably one of the bigger colleges within that state. And it keeps most of the old name.

tl;dr if you'd already heard of SWT, the name change wasn't really for you.

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Ooo this is my actual job, and I disagree. 

Southwest Texas State has great nostalgia and history for people who've heard of it before, but for students/staff who moved into Texas, families who hadn't looked at college before, or OOS students/staff it sounds like a community college in El Paso.

They needed a name to reflect that a) they're a serious 4-year institution and b) they're not actually in Southwest Texas. Anyone around the country knows "____ State" is probably one of the bigger colleges within that state. And it keeps most of the old name.

tl;dr if you'd already heard of SWT, the name change wasn't really for you.

After a night of sleep it's the second worst.

 

UT PanAm going to whatever the fuck it is now is a travesty.

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Ooo this is my actual job, and I disagree. 

Southwest Texas State has great nostalgia and history for people who've heard of it before, but for students/staff who moved into Texas, families who hadn't looked at college before, or OOS students/staff it sounds like a community college in El Paso.

They needed a name to reflect that a) they're a serious 4-year institution and b) they're not actually in Southwest Texas. Anyone around the country knows "____ State" is probably one of the bigger colleges within that state. And it keeps most of the old name.

tl;dr if you'd already heard of SWT, the name change wasn't really for you.

All true and also exactly why TXST instead of TSU is dumb. 

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Ooo this is my actual job, and I disagree. 

Southwest Texas State has great nostalgia and history for people who've heard of it before, but for students/staff who moved into Texas, families who hadn't looked at college before, or OOS students/staff it sounds like a community college in El Paso.

They needed a name to reflect that a) they're a serious 4-year institution and b) they're not actually in Southwest Texas. Anyone around the country knows "____ State" is probably one of the bigger colleges within that state. And it keeps most of the old name.

tl;dr if you'd already heard of SWT, the name change wasn't really for you.

Southwest Texas State Normal College.

FWIW

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Ooo this is my actual job, and I disagree. 

Southwest Texas State has great nostalgia and history for people who've heard of it before, but for students/staff who moved into Texas, families who hadn't looked at college before, or OOS students/staff it sounds like a community college in El Paso.

They needed a name to reflect that a) they're a serious 4-year institution and b) they're not actually in Southwest Texas. Anyone around the country knows "____ State" is probably one of the bigger colleges within that state. And it keeps most of the old name.

tl;dr if you'd already heard of SWT, the name change wasn't really for you.


Plus to outsiders it makes them sound like our little brother, similar to Michigan St, Miss St, Oregon St, Washington St, Mobliehome St, etc.

And…demotes A&M to the podunk ag school of Texas, the reality they have been desperately trying to change for years.  

I mean, they claim the A&M no longer stands for what it stands for, despite the constant bragging about the engineering dept, the hall of champions being full of meat judging trophies, plus multiple courses in chicken farming & other forms of animal husbandry.   You know, agricultural and mechanical focused studies.  

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Plus to outsiders it makes them sound like our little brother, similar to Michigan St, Miss St, Oregon St, Washington St, Mobliehome St, etc.

And…demotes A&M to the podunk ag school of Texas, the reality they have been desperately trying to change for years.  

I mean, they claim the A&M no longer stands for what it stands for, despite the constant bragging about the engineering dept, the hall of champions being full of meat judging trophies, plus multiple courses in chicken farming & other forms of animal husbandry.   You know, agricultural and mechanical focused studies.  

They really should be embracing it rather than running from it. It’s all about STEM these days, and they’re decent at it as long as no critical thinking is required (bonfire).  They have a disdain for the liberal arts anyway. 

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They really should be embracing it rather than running from it. It’s all about STEM these days, and they’re decent at it as long as no critical thinking is required (bonfire).  They have a disdain for the liberal arts anyway. 

Agricultural and not so Mechanical.

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31 minutes ago, Lonestar88 said:

TSU= Texas Southern for a lot of people in Texas.

I’m sure they could’ve bullied their way to being the dominant TSU over the HBCU, but not sure it was a battle worth fighting.

That's the point, that's not even a battle. If you're Texas State because you are going for more national recognition you are instantly the only TSU anyone who is part of the target demographic that @texifornia was talking about will even realize exists.

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That's the point, that's not even a battle. If you're Texas State because you are going for more national recognition you are instantly the only TSU anyone who is part of the target demographic that @texifornia was talking about will even realize exists.

A&M should have become Texas State decades ago, but they couldn't let go of their milkmen. That would have actually been a positive move to get out of our shadow. 

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2 minutes ago, Ricky Butler said:

How could you guys not know how bad the situation is that I’ve been willfully misleading you about for 3 years?

Yep, all those paying subscribers should have pointed out that they might have an idea of the mess Elko was handed if the people they pay to inform them about that kind of thing hadn't been covering Fisher's ass by feeding them BS for the last few years.

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Read this note, people.  Interesting.

Covers Robinson, transfer portal stuff and some '24 stuff.

 

A couple of excerpts:

"The A&M players were promised a final game with Robinson and have bought into that idea. If the Aggies pulled that rug out from underneath them, it would not go unnoticed among the players. It could even be a little messy.

Various A&M players remain undecided on if they want to stay in College Station or leave following this season. There are some players in particular – who I will not name – who are thought to be goners if Robinson was abruptly let go. I am telling you, they do not think it would be good."

"I would be more worried about A&M’s 2024 recruiting class. Based on how things are going right now, I fear the Aggies are in a very precarious spot. Keep an eye on it as the three-day early signing period approaches."

 

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I have been hesitant to weigh in on this whole ERob thing, because it is a weird situation and there is more that goes into it than you might think. But the uproar has been loud and there are some things that need to be addressed and clarified.

Here is what I have gathered, with some context/backstory added at the beginning as a refresher (and stay tuned for some transfer portal updates at the bottom):

The Backstory

After firing Jimbo Fisher last month, the Aggies promoted Robinson to interim head coach. The move made a lot of sense. The players love Robinson and quickly bought into the idea of him in that role. And at the time, the move helped stabilize the A&M team during chaotic circumstances.

Beyond this season, though, the Aggies did not see Robinson as more than a defensive line coach. They never considered him when searching for their new head coach and ultimately hired Mike Elko on Nov. 26. Then, Elko passed on the idea of making Robinson his defensive coordinator.

A&M obviously wanted to keep Robinson. There were talks about retaining him as DL coach and making him the highest-paid non-coordinator in college football. But the Aggies could not have predicted that Syracuse would hire Fran Brown as its head coach, which was announced on Nov. 28. Brown quickly looked to add Robinson as his defensive coordinator and did so.

Even though Robinson would be making way, way, way less money with the Orange, the opportunity intrigued him. He is close friends with Brown. He is from the northeast. He had never been a DC. So Robinson took the job, which people learned on Dec. 3.

How A&M responded

Instead of immediately moving on from Robinson after he accepted the new job, the Aggies chose to keep him in his role through the bowl game. That decision has made the situation grow increasingly awkward over the last couple weeks.

Now, Robinson is still performing his interim head coach duties. He was with the A&M team when they started bowl practice Tuesday. But Robinson has had one foot out the door and is focusing on some Syracuse-related things.

Here is where it gets awkward

Last Friday, Robinson attended a high school football game that featured Lafayette (La.) Acadiana’s Dominick McKinley, a five-star defensive lineman in the 2024 class who has been verbally committed to the Aggies since September. Robinson was seen on the sideline and was not wearing his A&M apparel from Adidas. He instead donned his new Syracuse apparel from Nike, which suggested that he was there to recruit McKinley to the Orange.

Those suspicions were confirmed Monday, when Robinson took part in Syracuse’s in-home visit with McKinley. It is worth noting that before hiring Robinson, the Orange were not in the mix whatsoever for McKinley.

Syracuse and Robinson are also pursuing A&M starting defensive end Fadil Diggs, who entered the NCAA Transfer Portal last Friday. He is still weighing his options but plans to take a visit to the Orange this weekend. Syracuse is considered a major player in his recruitment.

One more thing: Syracuse flipped A&M receiver commit Jaylan Hornsby on Monday. That news might have only added to the bad optics surrounding this situation. However, it should not be considered a big deal. All I have been told is that Hornsby should have never been a take for the Aggies. They were fine with the Orange taking him.

What all of this means

For starters, it is common for a coach in similar situations to shift some of his focus toward his next move. Why wouldn’t they? They need to do what is best for them and make sure they start as well as they can at their next stop. This is not entirely uncommon during a transition period.

At the same time, though, what Robinson has done is not the best look. He is not exactly hiding the fact that he is actively recruiting a current A&M pledge to his next program. And he is using his current platform to gain access to a five-star recruit that the Orange otherwise would not even sniff.

In his TaxAct Texas Bowl press conference earlier this month, Robinson said he would not pursue any Aggie player unless they were in the portal. On the surface, that comment seemed noble. But doesn’t that comment give every A&M player who might want to follow Robinson a reason to enter the portal? Whether it was intentional or not, it was a subtle way of giving them a blueprint. We are seeing it play out with Diggs.

I am not sure anyone can entirely fault Robinson for pursuing Diggs or kicking the tires on McKinley. He wants to do what is best for Syracuse. And it is not his fault that A&M wanted to keep him around. But this is the kind of stuff that can burn bridges.

Why the Aggies can’t move on from Robinson … yet

The Aggies could have moved on from Robinson when he accepted his new job. But they were not willing to make that change. They wanted to keep Robinson through the bowl game in hopes that it would continue to help stabilize their program during a time of uncertainty.

Now, A&M has to live with that decision. People act like the Aggies can easily let Robinson go, because no one cares about the bowl game. They think that A&M could lose 63-0, and it would not matter. They are not wrong about the bowl game being irrelevant in the grand scheme of things. But it is not that simple. There is not an ideal way to cut him before the bowl game.

The A&M players were promised a final game with Robinson and have bought into that idea. If the Aggies pulled that rug out from underneath them, it would not go unnoticed among the players. It could even be a little messy.

Various A&M players remain undecided on if they want to stay in College Station or leave following this season. There are some players in particular – who I will not name – who are thought to be goners if Robinson was abruptly let go. I am telling you, they do not think it would be good.

Think of it like this: What is more risky for the Aggies … keeping Robinson or cutting him? The prevailing perception is that cutting him would be more risky. So unless he does something that is considerably damaging, getting rid of him is not the answer right now.

And that is why, even though Robinson has ruffled some feathers, it is safe to assume that his Syracuse-related activities are not as bad as they appear from a public perception standpoint. Which leads me to …

Why this is not THAT big of a deal … at least so far

The optics are a lot worse than the reality when it comes to this situation, at least so far. Here is why:

1. Syracuse is not flipping McKinley. I know it is unwise to speak definitively when it comes to recruiting (or anything else in this crazy college football world). But this is not happening. Now, could McKinley go somewhere else? Absolutely. He is a major threat to flip elsewhere. But McKinley is not going to Syracuse.

2. Yes, Diggs is in the transfer portal and plans to visit Syracuse this weekend. However, A&M still has a chance of bringing him back. In fact, the Aggies still have a decent chance of retaining most of the top talent on their roster (more on that later). Even if Diggs goes to Syracuse, I am not sure it would be the end of the world.

3. Hornsby is not a player you need to worry about losing. I think everyone already understands that, though.

The Texas Aggies United stuff

You guys probably noticed that Texas Aggies United, the official NIL partner of A&M athletics, has been posting on X about players coming back for the 2024 season. Defensive back Bryce Anderson and offensive lineman Kam Dewberry were announced Monday and Wednesday, respectively.

I received some texts from folks who thought those posts were over-the-top silly. Because, of course Anderson and Dewberry are coming back! They are not draft-eligible and never made it known that they were thinking about leaving the team.

But you guys have to understand two things: 1. Without going into all of the details, retaining your roster and keeping everyone happy is an extremely fluid and ongoing process. Anything can change at any time. And 2. Building momentum with this stuff is never a bad thing.

I expect there will be a lot more of these announcements in the coming days. Some of them might make you yawn. Some of them might make you excited. But it is all about building momentum like you see with high school commitments. Hopefully for the Aggies, it will lead to a domino effect of players opting to stay.

Which leads me to …

The transfer portal

A&M has lost 13 scholarship players to the portal so far: quarterback Max Johnson, offensive linemen Chase Bisontis, Jordan Spasojevic-Moko and Remington Strickland, wide receiver Raymond Cottrell, tight ends Jake Johnson and Fernando Garza III, defensive tackle Walter Nolen, defensive ends LT Overton and Fadil Diggs, cornerbacks Tyreek Chappell and Deuce Harmon, and safety Jardin Gilbert.

There are going to be some guys who the Aggies are fine with leaving. You can probably count the Johnson brothers, Spasojevic-Moko, Strickland, Cottrell, Garza, Overton and Chappell as gone. There will be more players who enter the portal as well.

We will see about Harmon. I don’t see A&M going all out to bring him back. I am not sure Chappell will even be able to transfer anywhere or come back. He has academic issues. I bet he goes to the NFL Draft.

Bisontis, Nolen, Diggs and Gilbert are worth monitoring. A&M wants them back for sure. I am also keeping an eye on defensive end Shemar Turner and a few other guys. I could see Turner going to the NFL Draft. We will see. Nolen is a total wild card. I really have no clue what he is going to do.

Anyway, just because someone is in the portal and visiting other schools does not mean they are not coming back. Again, these are extremely fluid situations. And when it is all said and done, the Aggies could retain almost everyone they wanted to keep.

I would be more worried about A&M’s 2024 recruiting class. Based on how things are going right now, I fear the Aggies are in a very precarious spot. Keep an eye on it as the three-day early signing period approaches.

 

 

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