Tell Me About Texas a&m

[MH BEVO 1265]

3 hours ago, Sir Ulrich said:

 

No mention from him that this was a Boeing 737. Or that it went to Philly the next day lol

 

https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/HWA3315/history/20231111/2000Z/KCLL/KEUG

They’re trying their best… no way they reach the level of evaluating curtains on zoom calls 😏

[Fastbreak 3985]

Dabo would be about the aggiest corch to hire, so that's who I'm going with. It would be an aw shucks, bible thumping repeat of Jimbo's tenure, and it would be glorious to watch. 

Has anyone paged Urban Meyer at the B/CS bus station?

[Jebus 1308]

5 hours ago, DanTheHorn said:

Give it 5 years and they may take the #2 spot.

Yeah, by knocking Jimbo down from #1

[Ghost of Shag 2609]

31 minutes ago, Pancho said:

Campbell is out per CBS Sports

Motherfuck I didn’t realize what thread I was in and thought you meant our RG was out.

Shit.

Edited November 15, 2023 by Ghost of Shag

[Wulaw Horn 19070]

4 minutes ago, Ghost of Shag said:

Motherfuck I didn’t realize what thread I was in and thought you meant our RG was out.

Shit.

Ha. That happens all the time to me when threads go on massive divergences. Not usually when the thread is on point. 

[Deej 76796]

New aggy coach is Deion Swinney.

[TrashMaster G 17557]

47 minutes ago, ousux said:

Traylor is who I think they ultimately end up with, and that means they will stumblefuck backdoor into what I think would be a good hire and the best fit for the whole aggyness that comes along with the job.

That doesn't mean he's going to overcome 84 years of culture holding them back, but still a solid coach they don't really deserve.

Traylor is a good dude. I'd hate to see him at aggy. He deserves better.

[brown water 3777]

20 minutes ago, Deej said:

New aggy coach is Deion Swinney.

Coach Subprime 

[txhorns 2409]

They will fuck around enough chasing big names that Traylor will have taken a job at Florida or Auburn or elsewhere by the time they call him.

[YGIFS 19450]

Just gotta throw this in the mix.  

Sec. Gates (also former CIA Director and President of A&M).  On campus at UT tonight speaking with LBJ's Mark Updegrove about all things Israel/Hamas, Ukraine/Russia, Taiwan/China.  Absolutely insightful, unabashed, non-partisan, and decade upon decade of experience.  Updegrove has no way of closing it out really because it's just a buncha dangling hypotheticals so he says, "If ever there was an Aggie leader deserving of $75mm on the way out...it's you Mr. Secretary."  Standing ovation.  There is literally, and remember this for all of your days, literally nothing that Texas A&M cannot fuck up.  But for guys like Robert Gates, that place would be every bit as shitty as we joke it is...and worse.

[nnm 36409]

2 hours ago, Pancho said:

It feels like they are trying to get Dabo.

- country bible thumping bumpkin

- talks like a hick

- won NCs so they can (again) boast about how they stole a NC coach.

 

And in the end, they won’t win jack shit. 

I agree. I’ve been saying this for a while.  It’s out-jimboing Jimbo. 
 

My God, I wonder what the contract will look like for him. 

[Deej 76796]

29 minutes ago, nnm said:

I agree. I’ve been saying this for a while.  It’s out-jimboing Jimbo. 
 

My God, I wonder what the contract will look like for him. 

10 years, 150 million dollars. No buy out. Fully guaranteed. He can fuck Reveille on their sacred grass and they would have to pay him in full.

[Handcruser 2805]

 
My God, I wonder what the contract will look like for him. 

I’ll take a stab at it-

Base: 10 years and 200 million
No buyout
Paid upfront day one
If Dabo decides to quit he gets to keep all of it
If Dabo goes to coach anywhere else Aggy will pay his salary for that school for 10 years
If he beats texas he gets a 25 million dollar bonus
Free Corvette for life every year
10000 acre ranch
Free blowjobs on Gameday from Looch
10% of faculty salary deposited monthly in Cayman Islands account

[Deej 76796]

1 minute ago, Handcruser said:

Free blowjobs on Gameday from Looch

You don't even have to coach aggy for that.

[Deej 76796]

If you splash enough money, you can have anyone.

 

[Deej 76796]

What destroyed college football?

[Gil Bang 25960]

54 minutes ago, YGIFS said:

Just gotta throw this in the mix.  

Sec. Gates (also former CIA Director and President of A&M).  On campus at UT tonight speaking with LBJ's Mark Updegrove about all things Israel/Hamas, Ukraine/Russia, Taiwan/China.  Absolutely insightful, unabashed, non-partisan, and decade upon decade of experience.  Updegrove has no way of closing it out really because it's just a buncha dangling hypotheticals so he says, "If ever there was an Aggie leader deserving of $75mm on the way out...it's you Mr. Secretary."  Standing ovation.  There is literally, and remember this for all of your days, literally nothing that Texas A&M cannot fuck up.  But for guys like Robert Gates, that place would be every bit as shitty as we joke it is...and worse.

Gates is a good man.

[nnm 36409]

Some of y’all have speculated that TAMU may not honor the buyout. It’s an interesting proposition, to be sure, and TTU showed that a sovereign immunity claim in these circumstances can work. 
If I were the agent for the new aggy coach, I would absolutely not have my client sign until aggy shows that it is going to honor Jimbo’s buyout. If there’s the slightest sign that they’re not going to pay it, then I’m going to make aggy post a bond, or put money in escrow subject to immediate forfeiture, or provide some other sort of security. 
Yet another wrinkle to this absolute cluster aggy got themselves into. 

Edited November 15, 2023 by nnm

[Brisketexan 105143]

Some of y’all have speculated that TAMU may not honor the buyout. It’s an interesting proposition, to be sure, and TTU showed that a sovereign immunity claim in these circumstances can work. 
If I were the agent for the new aggy coach, I would absolutely not have my client sign until aggy shows that it is going to honor Jimbo’s buyout. If there’s the slightest sign that they’re not going to pay it, then I’m going to make aggy post a bond, or put money in escrow subject to immediate forfeiture, or provide some other sort of security. 
Yet another wrinkle to this absolute cluster aggy got themselves into. 

Yeah….an attempt by aggy to avoid paying out based on immunity would fail (doesn’t mean they won’t try, but they’ll fail). The legislature waived immunity for claims for amounts due and owed under a contract for goods or services.

Jimbo gonna get paid. And if aggy tries to get out of it, his lawyers are gonna get paid too.

[ATXhorn17 1617]

Some of y’all have speculated that TAMU may not honor the buyout. It’s an interesting proposition, to be sure, and TTU showed that a sovereign immunity claim in these circumstances can work. 
If I were the agent for the new aggy coach, I would absolutely not have my client sign until aggy shows that it is going to honor Jimbo’s buyout. If there’s the slightest sign that they’re not going to pay it, then I’m going to make aggy post a bond, or put money in escrow subject to immediate forfeiture, or provide some other sort of security. 
Yet another wrinkle to this absolute cluster aggy got themselves into. 

I bet A&M lets 2-3 years go by and waits for the story to die… Then we’ll start seeing articles saying that Jimbo’s payments aren’t coming in… Prolonged court battle ensues, and the aggies either play the sovereign immunity card or get Jimbo to settle…

[jimmyjazz 45957]

Trying to get out of the buyout is so stupid that one can imagine them trying it.

[msucolt45 4062]

We’re all not going to be laughing when Jeff Traylor is high-fiving the “Milk Men” in the Endzone, wearing his burgundy addidas shoes, after beating our foes asses on a weekly basis. Hell his daughter already played volleyball at aggy, so he already has a little tie to aggy.

Just saying!

Hook’em!!!

[CHEF RIBS W/ THE HAMM YALL 1259]

Can’t wait til they sign their coach and claim it was their “top choice” all along. 

[Blotto 23515]

13 minutes ago, msucolt45 said:

We’re all not going to be laughing when Jeff Traylor is high-fiving the “Milk Men” in the Endzone, wearing his burgundy addidas shoes, after beating our foes asses on a weekly basis. Hell his daughter already played volleyball at aggy, so he already has a little tie to aggy.

Just saying!

Hook’em!!!

I'll be laughing my ass off. I honestly have no idea how Traylor found the time to suck so many dicks that he has thousands of boyfriends on the internet. I'm guessing his next win over a ranked team will be his first, and I'm supposed to believe he's gonna be the chosen one to finally get it turned around at aggy? 

Edited November 15, 2023 by Blotto

[Dbeasy 15051]

42 minutes ago, Gil Bang said:

Gates is a good man.

[NoRagrets 1125]

Traylor’s resume is way less impressive than Herman’s when we hired him.

My money is on Elko, and that it was already a done deal. 

[Hagbard Celine 10865]

On 11/12/2023 at 5:22 PM, Vermin said:

aggy AD throws aggy under the bus, "It's was an institutional decision but I take full responsibility" for Jimbo raise and extension.

like he had any say in the matter

tard

[msucolt45 4062]

You must be
Hook’em!!!

[msucolt45 4062]

You must be
Hook’em!!!

Fng edit.

You didn’t read, as in my opinion Traylor would bring the best/immediate impact to aggy, unless they got somebody like Dabo. We’re all on the same team and I won’t lose sleep on either of their decisions going forward. Traylor is the best overall “Texas” bet for them, regarding TXHS FB coaches of over 40 years old that know Traylor.

Just my opinion.

Hook’em!!!

[Cairn Horn88 8264]

1 hour ago, nnm said:

I agree. I’ve been saying this for a while.  It’s out-jimboing Jimbo. 
 

My God, I wonder what the contract will look like for him. 

2nd verse, same as the first…..could get better, but will probably get worse!

[chainsaw 9869]

57 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

Yeah….an attempt by aggy to avoid paying out based on immunity would fail (doesn’t mean they won’t try, but they’ll fail). The legislature waived immunity for claims for amounts due and owed under a contract for goods or services.

Jimbo gonna get paid. And if aggy tries to get out of it, his lawyers are gonna get paid too.

I must have missed the news. When did the Lege do that?

[crash_davis 23113]

59 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

Yeah….an attempt by aggy to avoid paying out based on immunity would fail (doesn’t mean they won’t try, but they’ll fail). The legislature waived immunity for claims for amounts due and owed under a contract for goods or services.

Jimbo gonna get paid. And if aggy tries to get out of it, his lawyers are gonna get paid too.

If aggy didn't pay Jimbo then no coach worth a shit would ever coach there in any sport. That's a precedence and reputation that no self respecting entity wants to have.

Edited November 15, 2023 by crash_davis

[Pimphand 5752]

22 hours ago, Helobious said:

Please god let them hire Lanning. He’d have Oregon at 5-5 right now without bo nix. Definition of a fraud.

Holy fuck that numbnuts Lanning is the greatest coach in history...

[chainsaw 9869]

I don't see how any clear-thinking person would fire Jimbo right now unless a clearly better option were (1) available and (2) attainable. The people who are available might be better than Jimbo, but it's certainly not clear that they are, and despite his mediocre track record in College Station I would still say his resume beats everyone else's save maybe Dabo's. This all is to say nothing of whether any of those options are even attainable (even Looch admits Lanning is not willing to come).

[chainsaw 9869]

13 minutes ago, crash_davis said:

If aggy didn't pay Jimbo then no coach worth a shit would ever coach there in any sport. That's a precedence and reputation that no self respecting entity wants to have.

I don't see this happening until it comes time to find the later payments and nobody wants to cough them up.

[BurgleBro 787]

Just wanted to say as a DFW P1 it's been hilarious and awesome watching Bob Sturms full ride on the ag furk coaster over and over

Edited November 15, 2023 by BurgleBro

[Horn80 6123]

aggy HC selection committee 

[Brisketexan 105143]

I must have missed the news. When did the Lege do that?

Quite a few years ago. That waiver didn’t apply to Leach, because the amount wasn’t due and owed upon termination, it was only owed if/when he actually coached.
Since then, you can be certain that every coaching contract for a position at a state university has been drafted to avoid that pitfall (presuming the coach has enough leverage to get that term).

[mdleast 8295]

aggy HC selection committee 

“Fought Dicks!”

[chainsaw 9869]

1 minute ago, Brisketexan said:

Quite a few years ago. That waiver didn’t apply to Leach, because the amount wasn’t due and owed upon termination, it was only owed if/when he actually coached.
Since then, you can be certain that every coaching contract for a position at a state university has been drafted to avoid that pitfall (presuming the coach has enough leverage to get that term).

only thing i could find applies to construction contracts and goes out of its way to exclude employment contracts.

[TrashMaster G 17557]

30 minutes ago, chainsaw said:

I don't see how any clear-thinking person would fire Jimbo right now unless a clearly better option were (1) available and (2) attainable. The people who are available might be better than Jimbo, but it's certainly not clear that they are, and despite his mediocre track record in College Station I would still say his resume beats everyone else's save maybe Dabo's. This all is to say nothing of whether any of those options are even attainable (even Looch admits Lanning is not willing to come).

Your analysis is very logical and reasonable. 

Therfore, it does not apply to aggy.

This decision had nothing to do with logic. It had everything to do with Big Brother. 

[Brisketexan 105143]

only thing i could find applies to construction contracts and goes out of its way to exclude employment contracts.

I’ll be damned - yeah, I deal with the local government waiver mostly, not the one for state govt units. Sure enough, it excludes employees.

Surely there’s a waiver or workaround on that, as it’s so regularly in play for coaches.

[chainsaw 9869]

Just now, Brisketexan said:

I’ll be damned - yeah, I deal with the local government waiver mostly, not the one for state govt units. Sure enough, it excludes employees.

Surely there’s a waiver or workaround on that, as it’s so regularly in play for coaches.

I think it's basically uncharted waters because nobody's been dumb enough to test them. But if anyone would be that dumb, it would be the brain trust that conceived the $76M non-offset buyout and the firing of the same guy without first having a clear plan for his replacement.

[Handcruser 2805]

I’ll be damned - yeah, I deal with the local government waiver mostly, not the one for state govt units. Sure enough, it excludes employees.

Surely there’s a waiver or workaround on that, as it’s so regularly in play for coaches.

Didn’t orgeron have an llc or something?

Maybe that’s the way around it.

[chainsaw 9869]

8 minutes ago, TrashMaster G said:

Your analysis is very logical and reasonable. 

Therfore, it does not apply to aggy.

This decision had nothing to do with logic. It had everything to do with Big Brother. 

Exactly. I had a long-ass post a few pages back where I was able to deduce that this was the product of impulse and not strategy, and I speculate that the impulsive decision was motivated by fear, the timing of which, I believe, reveals that their specific fear was that Sark would beat Jimbo next year which would be too embarrassing.

3 minutes ago, Handcruser said:

Didn’t orgeron have an llc or something?

Maybe that’s the way around it.

The way around it would be for someone other than the state of Texas co-signing on the debt.

[hornian 5219]

7 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

I’ll be damned - yeah, I deal with the local government waiver mostly, not the one for state govt units. Sure enough, it excludes employees.

Surely there’s a waiver or workaround on that, as it’s so regularly in play for coaches.

 

27 minutes ago, chainsaw said:

only thing i could find applies to construction contracts and goes out of its way to exclude employment contracts.

Well, I mean obviously it’s a rebuilding project. So of course it’s a construction contract. 

[Tex Pete 20354]

They always act on impulse and emotion. Better din sip. Tee hee. Whoooop!

[Blotto 23515]

3 minutes ago, Tex Pete said:

They always act on impulse and emotion. Better din sip. Tee hee. Whoooop!

Did you hook your foot behind your other calf and spasm backwards with your O face as you typed that? Didn't think so, sip.

[Modessit 5601]

I've always imagined their Hall of Champions is just full of all those letters the visiting fans write about how great the experience at Kyle Field was.

Or maybe those are in the bathroom.

[Brisketexan 105143]

I've always imagined their Hall of Champions is just full of all those letters the visiting fans write about how great the experience at Kyle Field was.

Or maybe those are in the bathroom.

….rolled up and tucked into glory holes.