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Schlossed and confused: When panic leads to an Earley hire

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3 minutes ago, Rickylovesweed said:

So we know Earley was at least their 4th option based on Kendall's reporting. 

 

“stayed loyal to the school that gave him the keys to the castle.” 😂😂😂 

1)comparing vitello staying at tennessee to schloss leaving shy for texas is hilarious

2)keys to the castle? tennessee had won 48% of their games in the decade prior to hiring vitello. they gave him a bombed out and depleted plot of land he built the castle on top of it 

3)Texas Baseball is the castle. A&M is the dirty, stinky, putrid bog of a moat that people walk over on their way to the castle 

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2 minutes ago, Frank Drebin said:

A&M fans screamed all week about Scloss leaving, then hired a guy that left with him and knew for months they were leaving.

All is forgiven, I guess? 

You haven’t kept up. Early was the only one of the assistants who hasn’t known they were leaving for months. He was told the night of the final game and was ‘furious’. They essentially kidnapped him to Austin and forced him to sign that contract against his will. True aggy through and through. 

4 minutes ago, Frank Drebin said:

A&M fans screamed all week about Scloss leaving, then hired a guy that left with him and knew for months they were leaving.

All is forgiven, I guess? 

they also went hard after vitello who, had he taken the job, would have done to tennessee what schloss did to a&m. and at that point i’m just not sure all of the litigation and prosecutions against vitello would have been worth it. 

Help me understand—

You win a NC at one of the top P4 athletic departments in the country. A school with no national championships thinks it has what it takes to get you to come to them all because of more money when the program you built just achieved the goal of the national title? 

So they basically told Vitello “we know we aren’t on the same level as Tennessee because of the championships but we have a lot of money!” And that was their pitch? 

When was the last time a coach in any sport won the national championship and then left that school for a school with no championships at all?

eArLeY lOoKs LiKE a HoStAGe iN hIs tU pIC!!!1

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Just now, OU Sucks said:

eArLeY lOoKs LiKE a HoStAGe iN hIs tU pIC!!!1

Meanwhile...

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A pay raise of probably 500-1000% will make him feel more comfortable.  Just needs those deposits to begin. 

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Surely every coach gets one, right?

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20 minutes ago, OU Sucks said:

eArLeY lOoKs LiKE a HoStAGe iN hIs tU pIC!!!1

Meanwhile...

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42 minutes ago, Pancho said:

Help me understand—

You win a NC at one of the top P4 athletic departments in the country. A school with no national championships thinks it has what it takes to get you to come to them all because of more money when the program you built just achieved the goal of the national title? 

So they basically told Vitello “we know we aren’t on the same level as Tennessee because of the championships but we have a lot of money!” And that was their pitch? 

When was the last time a coach in any sport won the national championship and then left that school for a school with no championships at all?

I mean, for Aggy that's actually pretty impressive.  Admitted their program is a historical dumpster fire and said it was all about the money (nevermind there was a 0% chance Tennessee wouldn't match if Vitello ever considered it).

9 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

 

If that’s true. Those fuckeheads are stupid as shit and deserve what they get. 

7 minutes ago, Hookem10 said:

If that’s true. Those fuckeheads are stupid as shit and deserve what they get. 

Well, it's true because O'Connor told them he wasn't interested when they called.

It's pretty obvious they went after some big names (Vitello, O'Connor, Link Jarrett) and tried to make a splash hire. Once they realized that wasn't possible it was tier 2 to tier 3 options like (Heefner, Skip, Vaughn). 

I think they missed on Heefner too but Kendall hasn't said anything about him. Once it was down to a bunch of meh options they just decided to hire Earley. 

It was the David Pierce hiring process but without an interim athletic director which makes it even more embarrassing. 

9 hours ago, freyguy said:

So does that mean we're keeping Tulo?

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yeah, I'm quoting myself.  So what. 

44 minutes ago, Rickylovesweed said:

It's pretty obvious they went after some big names (Vitello, O'Connor, Link Jarrett) and tried to make a splash hire. Once they realized that wasn't possible it was tier 2 to tier 3 options like (Heefner, Skip, Vaughn). 

I think they missed on Heefner too but Kendall hasn't said anything about him. Once it was down to a bunch of meh options they just decided to hire Earley. 

It was the David Pierce hiring process but without an interim athletic director which makes it even more embarrassing. 

 

The Heefner miss surprises me actually.... until I remember their AD is Trev Alberts.

There's only 1 major college D1 top tier conference public school that fits his very Christian religiosity. Not judging. It's just something very important to him and aggies seem to have their identities wrapped up in it as well..... at least more than any large public university that I know.

It's A&M. 

He's a good coach.

That's a big miss and like a double fault kind of error by the AD to force out your coach and miss on the best option B level coach who fits your program's 'culture' the best of anyone out there in baseball who's won anything worth a shit AND that knows the Texas baseball landscape.

 

After I type this I kind of think it's a quadruple fault really.

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2 minutes ago, Dnaguy said:

The Heefner miss surprises me actually.... until I remember their AD is Trev Alberts.

There's only 1 major college D1 major conference public school that fits hits conservative Christian values.

well, I think the Oklahoma schools can now be added to the mix.

Alberts bascially invited Schloss to leave, so of course, he was going to fuck this hire up completely. However, it's pretty obvious that the aggy athletic department has serious money issues due to the Jimbo contract.

6 minutes ago, Dnaguy said:

 

The Heefner miss surprises me actually.... until I remember their AD is Trev Alberts.

There's only 1 major college D1 top tier conference public school that fits his very Christian religiosity. Not judging. It's just something very important to him and aggies seem to have their identities wrapped up in it as well..... at least more than any large public university that I know.

It's A&M. 

He's a good coach.

That's a big miss and like a double fault kind of error by the AD to force out your coach and miss on the best option B level coach who fits your program's 'culture' the best of anyone out there in baseball who's won anything worth a shit AND that knows the Texas baseball landscape.

 

After I type this I kind of think it's a quadruple fault really.

Wouldn’t surprise me if they can’t do some of the things that heefner requires, like mandatory Bible study, since they are a public school. 

3 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Wouldn’t surprise me if they can’t do some of the things that heefner requires, like mandatory Bible study, since they are a public school. 

Oh sure, Ken Paxton would sue them to Bolivia for that...

3 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Wouldn’t surprise me if they can’t do some of the things that heefner requires, like mandatory Bible study, since they are a public school. 

Idk, Patty Gasso runs her program like a year round vacation bible school 

17 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

Alberts bascially invited Schloss to leave, so of course, he was going to fuck this hire up completely. However, it's pretty obvious that the aggy athletic department has serious money issues due to the Jimbo contract.

I had an aggy this weekend swear that they fundraised the entire jimbo buyout. He is shocked it was all lies I guess.

Gotta say I'm not convinced they went after Vitello or O'Connor.  Feels like spin from the mouthpieces to make the legions feel good that they "took their shot".   Heefner was their best option, and the dumbass Alberts couldn't close that.  Watching that entire program burn because of the Jimbo fiasco is so satisfying.

 

I’m gonna be honest and duck after this post. THEY SHOULD HAVE JUST HIRED PIERCE HONESTLY. He would be a god there even when fired here. His years here would be their best. 

32 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

Alberts bascially invited Schloss to leave, so of course, he was going to fuck this hire up completely. However, it's pretty obvious that the aggy athletic department has serious money issues due to the Jimbo contract.

 

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7 minutes ago, Hookem10 said:

I’m gonna be honest and duck after this post. THEY SHOULD HAVE JUST HIRED PIERCE HONESTLY. He would be a god there even when fired here. His years here would be their best. 

aggy has way too much hubris to hire a corch we fired. We ain't bringin' in no tu reject!

55 minutes ago, MIkeHoncho said:

Gotta say I'm not convinced they went after Vitello or O'Connor.  Feels like spin from the mouthpieces to make the legions feel good that they "took their shot".   Heefner was their best option, and the dumbass Alberts couldn't close that.  Watching that entire program burn because of the Jimbo fiasco is so satisfying.

 

"going after" = we asked their agents if he'd be interested and they said no.

2 hours ago, HOOKEM4 said:

I had an aggy this weekend swear that they fundraised the entire jimbo buyout. He is shocked it was all lies I guess.

No they really believe that.    My neighbor is a an aggy donor and just last weekend was insisting they had the cash to get the ballpark renovations done and write Schloss a check to keep him in Collie Station.   He hasn’t spoken to me since then.  lol. 

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Yeah my neighbor swears aggy has 'loads of money', 'more than enough to hire anyone', etc, etc. She's not hardcore ag though and probably doesn't follow that shit too much, so I don't bother explaining the realities of their situation to her. 

9 minutes ago, wood said:

Yeah my neighbor swears aggy has 'loads of money', 'more than enough to hire anyone', etc, etc. She's not hardcore ag though and probably doesn't follow that shit too much, so I don't bother explaining the realities of their situation to her. 

Name me one school a $77 million buyout wouldn't fuck over. If there is one, it ain't aggy. 

9 minutes ago, Deej said:

Name me one school a $77 million buyout wouldn't fuck over. If there is one, it ain't aggy. 

Texas has actually been surprisingly conservative on coaching salaries the last 7-8 years. Not sure Schloss’ salary but sark is only now getting to the top of coaching ranks. 

37 minutes ago, Nueces River Rat said:

No they really believe that.    My neighbor is a an aggy donor and just last weekend was insisting they had the cash to get the ballpark renovations done and write Schloss a check to keep him in Collie Station.   He hasn’t spoken to me since then.  lol. 

Where do you live ?  Sounds expensive for aggy grad. 

Yep. I think the ags are fucked for a while. Trev will try and skimp by and keep it running but will get fired. Who do they get after that?

Gotta love the spin from Aggy media.

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14 minutes ago, UTEE97 said:

Gotta love the spin from Aggy media.

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Someone didn't get the memo on Tulo. Sorry, aggy, there is no cherry.

50 minutes ago, TrashMaster G said:

Someone didn't get the memo on Tulo. Sorry, aggy, there is no cherry.

There's always a wayward sheep going into heat around BCS, so for aggy there's always a cherry bro.

 

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That's evidence that he's not a moron? Interesting opinion considering they hired a HC who was an unpaid assistant just a year ago.

 

9 hours ago, HtownHorn said:

Alberts bascially invited Schloss to leave, so of course, he was going to fuck this hire up completely. However, it's pretty obvious that the aggy athletic department has serious money issues due to the Jimbo contract.

Maybe he was sure he could save a million a year from a non-revenue sport and still attract a good coach because of their fabulous facilitiesfacilitiesfacilities, that great Aggie homefield advantage, and his own brilliance as a negotiator salesman.

48 minutes ago, TrashMaster G said:

Someone didn't get the memo on Tulo. Sorry, aggy, there is no cherry.

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No cherry for you, Aggie.

I have heard more than one aggy brag about "the big 20" or wtfever they call it, supposedly a group of superrich alums who can finance any disaster.  So where were they this time?  Trying to digest their last coaching salary screwup perhaps?  GOOD

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1 minute ago, AnTiM said:

I have heard more than one aggy brag about "the big 20" or wtfever they call it, supposedly a group of superrich alums who can finance any disaster.  So where were they this time?  Trying to digest their last coaching salary screwup perhaps?  GOOD

When listening to an aggy, you must always start with the premise that they are lying. 

1 hour ago, UTEE97 said:

Gotta love the spin from Aggy media.

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It's always good to have that cherry on top of your shit sundae.

 

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10 minutes ago, Herpa Derpa said:

When listening to an aggy, you must always start with the premise that they are lying. 

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I can see a logic to their approach- offer big $ for a proven winner, and if you strike out, don’t overpay for a less-than-sure-thing. Instead, go cheap. They can’t afford to pay over-market salary for average results. 
 
Of course, a better strategy is to take care of your program and AD so that it’s attractive to proven winners. That takes time, though. 

Olin (OB) and his moderator can't keep from criticism of Schloss this morning on TexAgs...

OB ripping Brian Davis for his posts about Schloss -- then admits Brian Davis made him mad in the past, but claims they're friends.  Says Schloss "went to Snook cemetery where the truth goes to die" 😋

Dumbasses should be focused on new Coach and moving on, but they can't help themselves... 😂😂😂 

 

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