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Schlossed and confused: When panic leads to an Earley hire

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2 minutes ago, Js1 said:

I can’t fault him for snapping at that reporter. You just lost a 1 run game for the title after being up 1-0 in the series and it’s been all of 5 minutes. Bohls would have absolutely done that same shit too

#1: it's a highly emotional time to be asking the question. You can't be surprised when the reaction you get is hostile. We have a history of that being the case.

 

#2: Coaches already don't want to talk to you, and REALLY have a deep disrespect for those types of questions being asked just on principle.

 

So now, not only is the coach emotional and hyped up and upset about the game, now he's pissed because your dumb ass asked that lazy-assed question, all so you can walk around and get pats on the back by your media pals for asking the hard question, and being a good journalist and blah blah blah. 

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2 minutes ago, Valmy77 said:

Didn't Schloss deny leaving TCU for A&M exactly the same way? 

Oh you stupid sip. TCU's season ended June 6th and A&M announced hiring Schloss on June 9th. 

Plenty of time to do things The Right Way, The Aggie Way! WHOOP!

2 minutes ago, Valmy77 said:

Didn't Schloss deny leaving TCU for A&M exactly the same way? 

Yes he did.   He also did a big thing snubbing us when Augie was ice-floed, mr purple pen (which is actually what I am maddest about) we should have already won a few national championships with him already.

1 minute ago, Longhornlove said:

Satay away from my daughter and wife,

Ok, but they don't know what they're missing. 

 

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19 minutes ago, petscii said:

I think this is the last time I'm going to post on this.  I also think I am going to take a break until schedules start dropping.  He's been a shitbag everywhere he's coached.  What he did to the reporter (and a&m) is in character for him. I guess he won't ever do it again now that he's with "us".  Hopefully he can deliver on the expectations you all seems to have for him.  If not I see this getting really ugly.

 

Just win baby and it’ll all work out. He’ll be our asshole. We’re the Tony Montana of college athletics already. The world needs a bad guy. UT baseball is coming and hell is following 

18 minutes ago, petscii said:

I think this is the last time I'm going to post on this.  I also think I am going to take a break until schedules start dropping.  He's been a shitbag everywhere he's coached.  What he did to the reporter (and a&m) is in character for him. I guess he won't ever do it again now that he's with "us".  Hopefully he can deliver on the expectations you all seems to have for him.  If not I see this getting really ugly.

 

I care how he treats the players, not the reporters.

And what did he do to A&M that doesn't happen dozens of times every year across the country? Switching jobs at the end of the season is how it is normally done. What was the nice way to do this? Walk off the job the second he decided to leave?

I will say this, if he is as only as good as Pierce was here then he's going to implode like the little bitch he appears to be.

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I told you guys 4 days ago it would be him. Not Villeto

Schloss 10 years 32 million 

27 minutes ago, petscii said:

I think this is the last time I'm going to post on this.  I also think I am going to take a break until schedules start dropping.  He's been a shitbag everywhere he's coached.  What he did to the reporter (and a&m) is in character for him. I guess he won't ever do it again now that he's with "us".  Hopefully he can deliver on the expectations you all seems to have for him.  If not I see this getting really ugly.

 

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20 minutes ago, petscii said:

I think this is the last time I'm going to post on this.  I also think I am going to take a break until schedules start dropping.  He's been a shitbag everywhere he's coached.  What he did to the reporter (and a&m) is in character for him. I guess he won't ever do it again now that he's with "us".  Hopefully he can deliver on the expectations you all seems to have for him.  If not I see this getting really ugly.

 

1) If people are ever looking for some sort of moral inspiration or sense of congenial camaraderie with head coaches of college or professional sports, that's their fucking problem. Getting tied to a highly paid employee, expected to win at the highest of levels, in an emotional way is fan idiocy at its finest. Win or get the fuck out. 

2) Texas Baseball is a place where the "win or get the fuck out" mentality should be absolute. There's history and trophies to support that. With the portal and NIL, the expectation should always be to "win now". 

3) Is there some sort of time in which high expectations are not met and yet circumstances didn't get ugly? What in the fuck are you even handwringing about, grandma?

6 minutes ago, petscii said:

I will say this, if he is as only as good as Pierce was here then he's going to implode like the little bitch he appears to be.

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1 minute ago, closetojumping said:

 

3) Is there some sort of time in which high expectations are not met and yet circumstances didn't get ugly? What in the fuck are you even handwringing about, grandma?

Shaggy therapy is the best therapy.

3 minutes ago, petscii said:

I will say this, if he is as only as good as Pierce was here then he's going to implode like the little bitch he appears to be.

That's great news.  It's way easier to move on from an underachieving dickhead than an underachiever that everyone likes.

Pierce also did something evil and low character when he left Tulane to come here. No coach with any decency ever switches jobs.

1 minute ago, Valmy77 said:

And what did he do to A&M that doesn't happen dozens of times every year across the country? Switching jobs at the end of the season is how it is normally done. What was the nice way to do this? Walk off the job the second he decided to leave?

It's easier to leave some places than others. There is no clean exit from A&M as a desirable coach, because they are such whining, petty babies who will use ANY excuse to throw a fit.

Of the Aggies I have talked with in real life today, 2 had a good sense of humor about it and 2 are talking about "legal action". These are not, generally, stupid men. These are successful men who are competent at their jobs, good family men, and not complete mouth-breathing rubes in most aspects of their lives. When it comes to Aggieness, they're fucking morons. It's like this switch in their heads flips and they turn into drooling idiots.

3 minutes ago, Js1 said:

I can’t fault him for snapping at that reporter. You just lost a 1 run game for the title after being up 1-0 in the series and it’s been all of 5 minutes. Bohls would have absolutely done that same shit too

Absolutely.  It was the 800lb gorilla in the room. Had to be asked.

As I stated in a previous post, it was my belief that this deal was in the works for possibly years and would be pursued if the circumstances broke in the right way.

Now if I can believe that, right or wrong, then aggy admin was certainly aware of it and took a calculated risk that just didn't work out for them, but was nevertheless the right call for them based on my loose evaluation of the odds.  Still aggy picked the one coach in all the world that had the highest likelihood of being poached by Texas however small that likelihood was.

Additionally, a bunch of circumstances had to break the right way too: Aggy not winning it all, other top notch coaches availability, Texas' own performance, aggy admin relationship with JS, timing of aggy and UT facilities projects, the Jimbo factor, NIL, and CDC/JS relationship.

Who knows, in the end, it may have aggy's own goofiness in the AD and school cult that ultimately sealed the deal.

Damn some of you guys are the ultimate buzz killingtons. Y'all could fuck up a threesome with Kate Upton and Sydney Sweeney I swear.

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I must say that coaches getting asked about job rumors is always a fascinating thing to watch. It's a no-win situation but there are different approaches to take. 

Getting angry at the reporter isn't a good look for sure. However, I wonder if there is a little more context to the situation: The reporter was apparently from TexAgs and maybe Schloss knew that the reporter knew he was leaving. In which case, yeah he's pissed that the reporter pushed it out in the open at a time when the players and fans are already hurting. 

But more likely, that's an orange-colored glasses view and he's just an asshole like most college sports coaches.

3 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

1) If people are ever looking for some sort of moral inspiration or sense of congenial camaraderie with head coaches of college or professional sports, that's their fucking problem. Getting tied to a highly paid employee, expected to win at the highest of levels, in an emotional way is fan idiocy at its finest. Win or get the fuck out. 

For real. This Schloss move is just example 3,452 of how college sports coaches are sociopaths. Obviously you don't want someone doing real criminal shit but no one should expect any of these guys to be bastions of morality.

2 minutes ago, bad_teammate said:

It's easier to leave some places than others. There is no clean exit from A&M as a desirable coach, because they are such whining, petty babies who will use ANY excuse to throw a fit.

Of the Aggies I have talked with in real life today, 2 had a good sense of humor about it and 2 are talking about "legal action". These are not, generally, stupid men. These are successful men who are competent at their jobs, good family men, and not complete mouth-breathing rubes in most aspects of their lives. When it comes to Aggieness, they're fucking morons. It's like this switch in their heads flips and they turn into drooling idiots.

I have a lot of aggy acquaintances like this. Normal, intelligent people. The second you bring up the aggies their brains switch off and the cult programming takes over. 

2 minutes ago, Wilcox Cummingtonite said:

Damn some of you guys are the ultimate buzz killingtons. Y'all could fuck up a threesome with Kate Upton and Sydney Sweeney I swear.

Yeah, you are right... I mean I can't cheat on my wife/girlfriend, but luckily you have just the guy for the threesome...

I'm a bit surprised he didn't have a canned response ready for that question at the post-game presser

Just now, petscii said:

Yeah, you are right... I mean I can't cheat on my wife/girlfriend, but luckily you have just the guy for the threesome...

You have a wife and a girlfriend?? Better not let them find out about each other. 

3 minutes ago, The_Great_Hornsby said:

I have a lot of aggy acquaintances like this. Normal, intelligent people. The second you bring up the aggies their brains switch off and the cult programming takes over. 

A&M seems like a parody school. The you see other schools doing it too, but they all laugh and point at aggy for being regarded. 

1 minute ago, The_Great_Hornsby said:

You have a wife and a girlfriend?? Better not let them find out about each other. 

It's her sister.  (or do I go for the bi-polar joke?)

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1 minute ago, closetohumping said:

Tulane 

To be fair, Tulane : A&M :: A&M : Texas

None of these guys actually wants to be left behind at A&M if they can go to Texas, whether they like Schloss or not.

Count me in the camp of not giving a single fuck about him treating a texags reporter like shit. Fuck that ragged ass site.

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3 hours ago, Pescado_Rojo said:

Goddamn, I woke up hungover from too much aggy misery only to find the party is still going. I'm going to need detox after this. 

Seriously, I got back home yesterday at about noon and got on surly.  About an hour later the hiring was announced, spent the rest of the afternoon reading texags and SECRant and surly, and then noticed I was hungry as hell, and holy shit, it's 7:30pm.  Ordered pizza, smoked some, got back online and didn't log off until midnight.  

But it was an awesome day!

3 minutes ago, ConferenceRoom said:

This doesn't sound like dynasty talk. 

Wait for the portalling to commence.

 

 

 

 

Actually, it almost certainly has already commenced, just wait for the nooze to start flying.

12 hours ago, GTX Horn said:

Apparently Schloss belongs in jail for this move

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Taking another job after the season ends is "at least equal if not worse" than throwing the World Series to make money? I don't know why I'm constantly amazed by how fucking stupid they are, but this is an exceptionally hot take. 

WHAT I NEED IS A GOD DAMNED BASEBALL SCHEDULE

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1 hour ago, F250 said:

Imagine being used to this at TCU.

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Then arriving at aggy.

"Hey coach, this is Jaxxon he is your designated snuff boy."

 

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It may be even worse than that. I saw the fat guys in the stands leading their cheers at the CWS. I assume they're former aggy cheerleaders.

They're the only thing more tragic than current aggy cheerleaders.

38 minutes ago, Valmy77 said:

Didn't Schloss deny leaving TCU for A&M exactly the same way? 

of course....but it was fun to them then. They are a bunch of cult nut hypocrites...that's why this is so funny. Didn't they also just steal a coach from Mizzou? an in-conference brother?

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1. He just lost the national championship to another program in-conference team that is led by a guy he mentored and has one of his former players and student assistants as the hitting coach.

2. He got asked a no-win question by a “reporter” from a fan site that is looking to sell more $9.95 subscriptions and owned by a complete buffoon.

In this particular case, I’ll give Schloss a pass. I can’t imagine being forced to sit at a table being peppered with questions after the emotional toll of losing a championship series.

9 minutes ago, petscii said:

WHAT I NEED IS A GOD DAMNED BASEBALL SCHEDULE

So you'll be waiting about 5 months for the whole thing.  The SEC is probably still finalizing the conf schedule, but you know we playing @ aggy.

34 minutes ago, Blackcat00 said:

I told you guys 4 days ago it would be him. Not Villeto

 

We obviously should have listened to you, because you have such a firm understanding of the situation and Villeto.

57 minutes ago, petscii said:

I think this is the last time I'm going to post on this.  I also think I am going to take a break until schedules start dropping.  He's been a shitbag everywhere he's coached.  What he did to the reporter (and a&m) is in character for him. I guess he won't ever do it again now that he's with "us".  Hopefully he can deliver on the expectations you all seems to have for him.  If not I see this getting really ugly.

 

Fuck outta here with that. It was a stupid question that the reporter knew would not and could not be answered in an acceptable way. It was to draw attention upon himself and whatever outlet he worked for, nothing else. It was bullshit, he knew it, and Schloss answered with the dignity and respect due to such a hack. 

1 minute ago, SquishMitten said:

Fuck outta here with that. It was a stupid question that the reporter knew would not and could not be answered in an acceptable way. It was to draw attention upon himself and whatever outlet he worked for, nothing else. It was bullshit, he knew it, and Schloss answered with the dignity and respect due to such a hack. 

It's a gotcha question, simple. Coaches don't like talking to the media to begin with, and then you ask them a gotcha question less than an hour removed from losing the final game of the CWS? Absolutely zero awareness of the situation by the journalists who ask these self-serving questions. 

Just now, UncleBuck said:

Absolutely zero awareness of the situation by the journalists who ask these self-serving questions. 

Disagree. He was fully aware of the situation and what he was doing. He fully intended to bait him.

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1 minute ago, UncleBuck said:

It's a gotcha question, simple. Coaches don't like talking to the media to begin with, and then you ask them a gotcha question less than an hour removed from losing the final game of the CWS? Absolutely zero awareness of the situation by the journalists who ask these self-serving questions. 

Calling the sycophants at Texags "journalists" is insulting to the profession.

They're a bunch of fanboy grifters.

1 minute ago, royiv said:

Disagree. He was fully aware of the situation and what he was doing. He fully intended to bait him.

Absolutely quite possible, I guess I'm just speaking on how I normally see it. I know these journos sit around their water coolers talking about this type of stuff. They can't wait to get back and hawk-tuah'd by their coworkers for asking the tough question, not really realizing why it's such a shitty question, and why they get the response they do. They just know they get it. 

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35 minutes ago, Tex-19 said:

For real. This Schloss move is just example 3,452 of how college sports coaches are sociopaths. Obviously you don't want someone doing real criminal shit but no one should expect any of these guys to be bastions of morality.

Stop giving this nonsense any light of day. Nothing he did was immoral. It's a fucking job. Whether he moved for more money, his good relationship with CDC, his bad relationship with the Aggy AD, his obvious annoyance with their fan base at times throughout the season, or something else entirely, it doesn't fucking matter. He clearly didn't give up on the team or sabotage shit. The deal was in place long before Monday night. If he had given up on the team, it would've shown much earlier than the final two games of the season. He took them to within an out of their first national championship. Nobody accused him of making any questionable personnel calls. They just got barely outplayed by a more talented Tennessee team. I would argue that a coach leaving mid-season isn't even "immoral." Shitty, yeah, not immoral though. But taking the team that close to a title and then moving on to his new gig after the season was over isn't the slightest bit immoral AT ALL. Would waiting a week make it better somehow? Two weeks? Because that delay affects your new employer while causing equal damage to your old one. Or is staying in your job until retirement the only acceptable path these mouth breathers deem acceptable?

He's killing this press conference.  Basically defused all the press conference stuff while staying positive towards Aggy while letting slip that it's obvious Texas is better.  All we need is for our coaches to win but it's nice when they can conduct themselves with aplomb.   

Poor OB.  You can feel the butthurt coming off him in waves...

Schloss just said he had a specific buyout specifically for Texas in his contract. Holy shit l did not know that lol

Well, he just killed that press conference. Welcome to the 40 coach!

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